Category: Wandering thoughts
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Excess baggage, overbooking and seat 17G
I fail at packing lightly. Knowing that I will be flying in a plane full of Filipinos who are no doubts bringing home heaps of pasalubongs, I still tried my luck at having an excess of 5 kilos for my check in luggage. My big luggage had a Twister DVD board game, Lundby Doll House…
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Lonely Planet Travel Journal Winner!
We were so busy yesterday that I totally forgot to post about the Lonely Planet travel journal winner. gah Congratulations Estan! Breaking that sacred ritual made you a winner. As the judges and I agree, it’s not a travel story unless you commit a cultural faux pax XD A big thanks to Shubert, Karla and…
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Thankful for twenty-seven years
I woke up on my 27th birthday, and my first thought was “what the crap? Is that sunlight streaming through my window?!” Not the best way to wake up, I admit, but there’s a reason for that. You see, I have something grand planned for my birthday, but due to weather concerns and scheduling conflicts,…
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Kinder Surprise
I’ve been seeing Kinder Bueno chocolate bars in Manila, but never the Kinder Surprise. So when I read Peter Moore’s Vroom with a View, where he went through several Kinder Surprises to get the elusive green Vespa, the first question that came to my mind was, where can I get one? I chanced upon a…
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Brain freeze
No talks about travel today, too pooped to get my brain to function properly, much less write anything coherent. There was this thread over at the Pinky-street.com forums, about exchanging parcels for Christmas. Basically, those who wish to participate list down the things they can send from where they live, and if a member is…
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What’s in my bag?
Though my Pinky case is big and bulky, my external hard drive a bit heavy, I still feel they will be safer with me, than in my check-in luggage. To help me pass the time waiting for my flight, I have Bill Bryson to keep me company, as well as my MP3 player, camera, pens,…
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Back from computer hell
Ugh, that’s one trip I don’t want to go through again. I’ve been with my beloved computer, an IBM Netvista since 2002. It’s been good to me throughout the years, but last Saturday, something overloaded my AVR, busting its fuse. Three AVRs and 5 busted fuses later, I thought I finally figured out the problem.…
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Out for the weekend
I am off for a mini-break this weekend to recover from the stress of the past week and to steer clear of any Harry Potter spoilers I might come across online. I plan to swim, maybe a get a massage, and indulge in glorious buffet food. Hopefully, by the time I come home, my cousin…
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10 Places I want to go to in the next 2 years
As you may have surmised, I am terribly uninspired lately. Blame it on PMS, cabin fever or depression over my perpetually empty bank account, this month has so far been terrible. In an attempt to cheer myself up, I’ve started reading up on places I want to visit from now until 2009. Hey, it’s never…