Thanksgiving Day nung Thursday here, we went to my sister-in-law’s house but hay naku, I did not eat anything kasi di ko naman type ang turkey. Wala namang lasa kasi, pati nga yung timpla nila dito nung gravy medyo walang lasa masyado so ginawa ko nagmukmok na lang me and anyways I wasn’t really feeling [...]

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Bawal umihi sa tabi- tabi, madaming restrooms dito since almost all business establishments provide these comforting rooms..
When you pay bills, buy food, groceries,  you can do it by credit card, debit card or checks, bihira yata ang cash gamitin dito. Pwede ka din bayad online.. or thru phone .. (c) 2005- [...]

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Just when I thought I can finally rest my mind from the bills coming in, my hand held another one from John’s doctora when he had his shots. My gas, aapat lang na immunization shots $170? May insurance pa yan huh? Hay naku, ano ba naman? Di ko pa nga nababayaran yung doctor’s fee na [...]

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Kakamiss ang ulan sa Pilipinas noh? Ako miss na miss ko ang ulan sa Pinas. Yun bang sound sa bubong na yero na ang lakas , kaya feel na feel mo mamaluktot at magtalukbong ng kumot sa sobrang lamig ? Hay naku Inay, wala po nyan sa states buti na lang I found [...]

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“Chari, magkano na nga ba ang minimum wage sa Pinas ? “, tanong ni Dan na katrabaho ko.
“Parang 300 yata. Bakit mo natanong ? ” , say ko naman habang abala sa ginagawa ko .
“Eh kasi parang 150 pesos lang yata dinig ko sa TV patrol. Ano yun eh di hindi man lang makapag [...]

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Magki Christmas na naman pala, grabe, kakalungkot huh? Ewan ko ba, kinukurot pa din puso ko pag may mga celebrations dito like Christmas at New Year. I’ve been here for a year and a half but I still do miss Pinas, my family, my relatives and friends. Basta everything about the Philippines miss ko. I [...]

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