Wait… Me? A COVID-19 Frontliner?
In a matter of days, even faster than how my limited German can understand, my dear Diabetes Station was turned completely into a COVID-19 Station.
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THE PEOPLE OF MY 2019
A yearly tradition I have on the blog is a special post where I list and thank those people who have been dear to me for the year that has passed. I’ve been writing this list since 2011. [Here’s 7 years’ worth of the People of my Year series] It’s no secret that I’ve written […]
I Learned to Fly and Watched A1 Boyband in Norway
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 […]
The Local: German News in English – Review + Giveaway
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, […]
From Maynila to Alemanya: Filipino Expat Spent Christmas 10,000 KM from Home
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 […]
THE PEOPLE OF MY 2018
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 […]
Peng and Paper turns 8: History, How to Start a Blog, and More
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 […]
STRICT German Language Teachers for Filipinos: Yay or Nay?
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 […]
Journey to Germany: the Triple Win Project
This post is dedicated to sharing how I landed a job as a nurse here in Stuttgart, Germany. I was one of the Filipino nursing professionals deployed by the Triple Win Project and I arrived here in June 2018. The Triple Win Project is a joint initiative of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) and […]
How Being a Nurse Made Me a Better Writer and Vice Versa
People lose it when they learn that I am a nurse. The instances leading to this may be through a show of my PRC ID, a throwback photo, or when someone significant to me introduces me as a Registered Nurse. And the usual reaction I get? “Oh you’re a nurse and you work as a writer? […]