If you’re a foreigner looking to take the medical exam (because you want to get a residence permit for a multiple entry student [X] or working visa [Z]), living in China for an extended period ...
Lent is never really that hard in the Philippines (in general), because we’re a predominantly Catholic/Christian country. It’s only now that I’m on my 2nd or 3rd time away from the ...
Today, the world celebrates women everywhere. Happy International Women’s Day. Here in China, it’s called 三八妇女节 (Sānbā fùnǚ jié). In my 23 years of existence as a woman, I had yet to expe...
I’ve always found myself to be a person with weird sleeping habits. I find myself the most productive nearing midnight to around dawn. Whether it’s cleaning, or writing blog entries, playing console ...
Banica River. Picture above taken by my aunt. December 17, 2011. Around 11am. Just a few minutes ago, I spotted Dumaguete (where I’m presently living) on the news. Why? We, together with places...
Because I’m more or less ignorant to the local happenings here in Dumaguete, and I’m not really familiar with fiesta days and the like, I had to hear the sound of the parade and my aunt i...
Sometimes I just like to add links to my sidebar but forget to actually go through the sites, even the ones that belong to friends. And yes, I don’t exactly know how RSS feeds go, but I think I...
分心的我,你现在哪里? 孤独的你,请找到me。 浪漫的我,不要想多的梦, 王侯的你,请不要让我等。 ♥黄绮思 – Pinyin version of poem above: Fēn xīn de wǒ, nǐ xiànzài nǎlǐ? Gūdú de nǐ, qǐng zhǎodào me. Làngmàn de wǒ, bùyào xiǎng duō de mèng, Wángh...
I don’t know if most of you know, but back in my days in elementary school…I hated studying Chinese. It was one of those daunting tasks you had to do at school because it was a class. It ...
Don’t get any wrong ideas from the title. Haha, I’m just dropping by for a while to say hello to any friends and readers out there. I’m currently out of Manila, living in the provin...
So, ever since I got back from Beijing, I’ve had this sudden fashion frenzy phase with shoes, bags and clothes. I was a huge Bayo fan before I went, but I rarely went shopping for clothes or sh...
Though I constantly frustrate my friend by not choosing a macbook for my laptop last year and not really considering an iphone as a cellphone of choice while I was reviewing what new phone I should b...
Stripes Top from Beijing; Blue and Brown bag from H&M Beijing; Soft black boots from Westlink Beijing Hello Manila and Hello Xiamen. After 7 years of being away from my ancestral hometown…....
Going off to Xiamen in a few hours. I’m very excited since I haven’t been back there since 2004, which was my first trip to China. I’ll only be staying for a few days, so no worries...
Oh the first of September. The first of the BER months. To some people, it’s a hurried reminder that Christmas is approaching, and christmas gifts have to be prepared. To some, it’s just ...
Marvel comics top from Samuel and Kevin Beijing; Cargo pants from UNIQLO Beijing; Velcro flats from Bench Manila; Hoop earrings from Beijing; Headband straps from H&M Beijing Last Monday, a frie...
Mascot Drawing Contest After the inauguration of its new offices in Makati last September, the Confucius Institute at the Ateneo de Manila University takes another step in crafting a stronger tradema...
Insomnia. It’s what greets me as each day comes to pass and another comes to greet me. Yesterday was unbelievably bad, much worse than the usual. Instead of falling asleep somewhere at 6 in the...
Never knew that losing my Beijing weight and fat would be so hard. I thought it would be as easy as going back to my diet from pre-Beijing, plus Manila weather, and my natural metabolism. But it̵...
You know how when you were a kid, and you thought you knew what you were going be when you grew up? That was me then. And then, there’s the me now. Unemployed and not exactly sure what she want...
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