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 […]
Bucketlist unlocked: I went to Oktoberfest alone!!! But just as with any solo travel, you’ll never be truly alone in the journey. Just look at the featured photo I chose for this post. Anyway, I’ve been looking forward to Oktoberfest since day 1 of my language class. This is actually one of the reasons why […]
To date, I’ve been studying German for a total of ten long months, seven of which under the instruction of full-blooded German teachers. The world stereotypes Germans as strict, serious, and humorless. From experience, my strict German language teachers demand organization in the classroom, tolerates no bullshit, pays great attention to punctuality, and expects that the […]
I’ve written it before and I’ll write it again: living in Germany is expensive. I recently got a pedicure and paid a whopping 30€ for it! Yes, that wasn’t a typo, 30€ for a pedicure. Oh my, I could’ve gotten 10 of which with that amount back home *tsk tsk. Good thing I keep a […]
I love travelling, but I also love saving money! Sometimes, these two interests of mine don’t go along very well. In my first two months here in Stuttgart, my priority was not to travel, but to feed myself and figure out how to budget euros instead of pesos. Luckily, I always find ways to keep […]
