Archive for October, 2005

Heaven Sent!

I almost went berserk! when I again saw this Filipino stall in Rotterdam’s Saturday market. I actually have seen this stall in the past (about 3 months ago) and I even bought a mango puree. But that was at the end of the day, I was already tired and taking no mental notes, besides… the [...]

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Ang hirap!

Maging nanay, yaya, taga-labas sa kanya pag gusto nya mag ‘may i go out, please?’, at higit sa lahat mahirap magtrabaho kapag iisa ang kamay mo!
Kasi naman, ganito porma naming mag-ina tuwing umaga hanggang lunch time at alas otso ng gabi (trabaho ulit) hanggang sa malapit na akong matulog.

Basta’t hindi pa oras ng pagtulog [...]

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

for a while

Last week I was surprised to receive a non familiar (or so i thought) email from a lady asking me to give her a quick call & that she’d call me back. It was a filipina, and I couldn’t quite place her name, nevertheless I rung her. I heard this jolly and friendly voice from [...]

Monday, October 24th, 2005

cork

Buong linggo, hindi naalis sa isip ko ang tanong na ito. Para sa kababaihan lang po.
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Stranded ka sa isang island, puro puno ng buko, buhangin, tubig dagat, maliit na crabs sa dalampasigan at sea shells lang nakikita mo, o kaya naman…. kagaya ng hindi inaasahang kalamidad tulad ng lindol at baha, yan ang scenario.
Wala ka’ng [...]

Monday, October 17th, 2005