From Vigan to New York

Review of Bare

2009-03-10T23:51:00.000Z

Review of Bare by Blue Rep

Review of Kwentong Bata

2009-03-10T23:48:00.000Z

Review of Kwentong Bata by PHSA

2009-02-17T07:44:00.005Z

Trawling through Children's Wear for a Frostings Cupcake

2008-10-05T06:35:00.001+01:00

Whoever heard of putting a cupcake stand inside the children's wear section of a department store? That would make sense if the owners of Frostings Cupcakes had thought to inform the guards and the Information Booth of EDSA Shangri-la where they are, but since nobody knew they even existed, it took me nearly an hour of going up and down the escalators and going around the food court before I

Organizing in Pockets

2008-10-03T03:08:00.004+01:00

My sister and I stumbled into this bag organizer from Pockets several weeks ago. She's using them now to keep her keys, MRT card, flash drives, lipstick and coin purse portable. It's a good thing for people like me who hardly change bags because it's such a hassle trying to figure out if I forgot anything, and my sister has been known to leave the house without her wallet because she left it in

The Beetle is Back

2008-10-02T01:12:00.001+01:00

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Living in a Car

2008-10-01T21:07:00.003+01:00

Watching all the news about the collapse of so many investment banks, I wonder how the middle-class and the barely surviving are coping with the sudden loss of their jobs and probably also their homes. With the mortgage due, rising debt, a depressed job market and no more paychecks to look forward to, how do they cope? Do they all pack up their belongings and live in their cars like this woman

Color Me Pink

2008-10-01T02:57:00.005+01:00

Since starting at my new office, my inner girly girl has been awakened. I didn't use to dress up, and I was always in a pants suit because it was the easiest thing to put together in the morning. Besides, if I wore a skirt to my former office, I would have stood out among all those suits. I was starting to send out Hilary Clinton vibes when the person I really wanted to be was Tina Fey. My new

Things to Do, Part 1

2008-09-28T21:01:00.003+01:00

Two weeks to go before I leave and I still have to do the following:Go to the dentistGo to doctorBuy pearls from QuiapoHave photographs developed for A as souvenirAsk when checks will be processedBuy dollarsBuy an Asus EEEpcBuy rubber shoesBuy sandals or walking shoesBuy underwear (I never leave on a long trip without new underwear)Meet up with C and M for their gifts for ASubmit my pending

A Long Wait for Furniture

2008-09-28T07:21:00.005+01:00

Our Home finally sent assemblers to put together the wardrobe I bought from their furniture sale at SM Megamall last week. While the pieces were delivered promptly the next day, it actually took them a whole week to get back at us even though they promised me that the assemblers would come one day after delivery. If I hadn't called up last Friday, I doubt if we would have heard anything from

Building Up My Travel Fund with BPI Direct Save-up

2008-09-28T02:29:00.009+01:00

BPI is offering a new product called BPI Direct Save Up, an automatic savings account that you can program to deduct a certain amount from your main account once a week, every other week, once a month or twice a month.I first became interested in this product because it provides group insurance coverage. I wanted to get one for the parents but they only cover up to age 60. I get coverage, I guess

Poll

2008-09-27T20:06:00.001+01:00

Baby Welcome

2008-08-20T01:42:00.002+01:00

Thanks to The Little Window Shoppe, I stumbled upon a fabulous gift that would be perfect for my goddaughter's new sister: baby slings by Mod Mum. The Little Window Shoppe is actually holding a contest for them right now.

Amazing Thailand

2008-07-15T01:30:00.001+01:00

I was in Thailand!

Healthcare is so hard to find

2008-06-12T08:08:00.000+01:00

I have taken a violent dislike to health care agent assigned to me because he doesn't use Please and Thank You in any of his texts to me. Also, he uses txtspk. And, despite telling him that I will not be sending any sensitive information by fax, he still insists that I do so. We haven't sealed the deal yet and I do not want to have to deal with him in the future in the event *knock on wood* I

Ploning

2008-05-08T20:42:00.000+01:00

Watch Ploning, it's the bestest movie evah!

Grumpy Dispatch from Hanoi

2008-05-05T12:49:00.004+01:00

Apparently, the people who use Hostelworld are easily pleased. Otherwise, they wouldn't have given high points to Hanoi Guesthouse for service. The staff assured us by email that our booking was okay and that they were sending an airport car for us, which was important because it was our first time to go to Vietnam. Since our plane was coming in at midnight, we didn't want to deal with taxis

Slight Detour

2008-04-26T17:12:00.003+01:00

Haven't been blogging as I have been busy organizing a trip to Vietnam next month. I haven't booked a hotel yet as the reviews on Hostelworld and Asiarooms are paralyzing me. Why are there so many unhappy people with their hostels? How can I be sure that where I'm staying will be clean, safe and honest? I can't and the internet is not helping!!! I've quit looking at the sites that cater to

Lolcats

2008-04-13T12:15:00.005+01:00

Here are our kittens doing a Lolcat. In a tree!

$40!

2008-04-10T02:13:00.002+01:00

I earned $40 turking for the past two days. Whooop! Most of it were from the Are These Items Different hits which at one time reached 130,000, which is one of the highest in recent history. Checking to see if all those batteries and cables and screws were different nearly drove me to tears, but look! Shiny! *points at $40*Of course, I am a mere amateur next to my fellow turkers. One was able to

The Things We Think: Freaky Little Schools

2008-04-07T14:37:00.007+01:00

Last weekend, blog roulette led me to discover Bob Jones University and Pensacola Christian College (PCC). I got there because in the course of Obama-news, I learned that inter-racial dating was formerly not allowed in BJU.Further sleuthing led me to discover this page detailing BJU residence hall rules. While students are allowed to bring cars to campus, "underclassmen (freshmen and sophomores)

Things to Do in New York: 2

2008-04-06T17:52:00.003+01:00

Living in an area where the transportation system is erratic at best, I am eager to try out the NY Subway System. I have always been fascinated by trains: they seem to be the most efficient and fastest way to get from one place to the other and they do not involve any exertion on my part. No traffic, no traffic lights, controlled stops, and well-lit rooms that allow uninterrupted

Mixed Tapes

2008-04-06T17:48:00.001+01:00

Today, I discovered Muxtape and Mixwit, two sites where you can create and share your mixed tapes. Mixwit has a more nostalgic feel to its design: creators can dress up their own cassette tape whose rollers turn realistically as the music plays. Aside from the play and pause and jump forward and back buttons, there is also a tracking button for easy refrain replays. Muxtape only features a

Things to Do in New York: 1

2008-04-06T17:31:00.000+01:00

What will I do with my Mturk money once I get to New York? Why, be Wicked, of course. Except that even for matinee tickets, Broadway is still expensive: Front Mezzanine: $139.50Orchestra: $139.50 That’s a lot of transcription jobs right there.

The Russian Connection

2008-04-06T17:29:00.000+01:00

Art Lebedev has a story about the role Russia played in the US Declaration of Independence of 1776 and how one of the pillars of the US national pride happened to wind up in the Kiev archives, and why the document of historical importance was entitled “United States of Жmerinca” According to him, Timothy Matlack, Assistant to Charles Thomson and noted calligrapher, was assigned with

Trawling for Pennies

2008-04-06T17:25:00.003+01:00

Right now, my challenge is to see if I can use Mturk as the sole source of income for my New York trip. But sometimes Mturk hits can often lead to other money-making opportunities.I made a blog in preparation for AdSense revenues before I realized too late that WordPress doesn't allow AdSense revenues. Durr. I liked the WordPress interface better, and it allowed me to set degrees of anonymity to

Amazon Bullies Small Printing Houses

2008-04-06T17:25:00.001+01:00

WritersWeekly, a site I frequent for leads on writing markets, is sounding the alarm against an Amazon business decision that will prove detrimental to small printing houses. In an article, Angela Hoy of WritersWeekly talks about how Amazon is now requiring print on demand (POD) publishers to use Amazon subsidiary BookSurge to print their book orders or else “the ‘buy’ button on their

6 Months to New York

2008-04-06T17:22:00.000+01:00

I have six months to raise $800 for a New York trip in October. Right now, I have $117.17 earned through Mturk.Let's see how fast I can achieve my goal.