When I posted that I went on a 6-day Scandinavia trip, I received messages from people asking the same thing: ‘Is it really expensive to travel in Scandinavia?’ Last Spring, together with my friends Kurt, Jean and Lemuel, I visited Copenhagen in Denmark, Oslo and Skien in Norway, and Gothenburg in Sweden. It was, in […]
When you travel, you face the weirdest of things. When my friends and I found ourselves needing a place to stay in Sweden, we ended up making a last-minute booking for the cheapest room we could find; in Linné Hostel Gothenburg. For only 19 EUR per person for one night, one couldn’t really complain. We […]
SKE, NO, 26th April 2019 – 90’s Boyband A1 performed as a four-piece before a live audience after almost 17 years. It was the first time they sang with the original member line-up after Paul Marazzi left the band in 2002. They did sold-out reunion concerts in Asia last year and kicked off its European […]
A few weeks ago, I initiated a survey through Facebook and ask my followers if they would be interested in consuming German news in English. Knowing that many of my readers are German learners, it’s quite surprising that a huge percentage answered ‘Yes, I am interested’ in the said survey. Since you asked for it, […]
September 1, 2018 – On one side of the planet, ten thousand kilometers away, Christmas has already begun. Choirs singing merry carols are on TV, malls everywhere play Jose Marie Chan hits, and many are getting started on decorating their homes and shopping for gifts. ———— Oh, you might be wondering why I’m publishing this […]
Rottenburg am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany – The Filipino community in this part of the world is definitely alive. Sinulog Festival, one of the grandest and most colorful religious festivals in Cebu, Philippines, was also celebrated here last January 12. Done in honor of the Sto. Niño or the child Jesus, this year’s Sinulog Festival in […]
Here we go again. A very special tradition I have on this blog is what I call the people of my year. It’s an annual list of special individuals who have greatly influenced me in the year that passed. I tirelessly put up this post year after year to extend my appreciation for whatever they […]
Many cities take pride in their beautiful churches, majestic castles, and interesting museums, but not all of them have a student prison like Heidelberg in South Germany. Oh yes, they lock up students here! That’s how ruthless Germans are, no kidding. Continue reading before you react please, LOL. So, Heidelberg University, one of the oldest […]
Answering the question how to start a blog is rather easy, but to maintain one? That’s a different story. And to actually keep one for eight long years is something I’d never imagine I can do. This blog has been like a surname to me: whenever I meet new people, I make sure they know […]
This blog post goes to one of my good friends who’s now slowly overcoming his excessive shopping habits. You know who you are, I just want to say I’m proud of you *mwah In photo is Königstraße, one of Stuttgart’s longest shopping districts. Those stores are beautiful, right? I don’t know, but sometimes, I believe […]
