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Food Trip | Viewsite Restaurant Tagaytay
Tagaytay has been our in-between stop whenever going home to Batangas. Traveling home is longer via this route especially considering the traffic and distance but it has lots of dining places to choose...
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Manila | 10 Things to See and Do at The Walled City of Intramuros
Intramuros is a huge part of my work journey here in Metro Manila. My first job used to be situated in one of the historical buildings inside the walled city, the Palacio del Gobernador. But as I said...
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Random | 6 Things I Realized About Life In My 40s
It's been a while since I wrote a story here. I posted a short one last August about a quick tour in Intramuros and another one in January and that's it, nothing more. Two posts for 2019, 3 if only I...
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Gadgets | Garmin Venu: Thoughts/Opinions/Review
Garmin Venu, black/slateI'm not an athlete or a sports-minded person. In fact, I'm a couch potato. But recent developments in my health prompted me to go out and move more. This 2020, I renewed my...
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Financial Wanders | Easy Investing For As Low 50 Pesos with GCASH Invest
from GCASH InvestMy GCASH journey started as a game with office friends last year (2019). Although I'm a GCASH subscriber years ago, I didn't actually use it. Last March 2019, we chanced upon this...
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Photo Wanders | Monasterio de Tarlac: Statue of the Risen Christ
Photo Wanders will be a new section of this blog. It will consist of photos I took during my travels that I haven't posted in this blog yet. It may contain a short description of the photo and the...
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Photo Wanders | Chasing Sunset in San Jose, Tarlac
Sunset at San Jose, Tarlac“Because the sunset, like survival, exists only on the verge of its own disappearing. To be gorgeous, you must first be seen, but to be seen allows you to be hunted.” ~Ocean...
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Photo Wanders | Mt. Pinatubo Day Hike in Photos: The Crater
the beautiful Mt. Pinatubo craterIt was almost 29 years ago when one of the world's largest and most explosive volcanic eruption happened. I was then a part-time sewer in a small garment sub-contractor...
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Random | Ala Eh! Interesting and/or Funny Batangueño Words and Expressions
Batangas: Lalawigan ng Magigitingphoto source: Google street viewAs I have mentioned in my About page, I am a Batangueña, though I was born in Pangasinan (my mother is a Pangasinense). My father is a...
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Random | Work From Home, Life During Lock down, 6 Things to Keep Your...
fortunate to be able to work from homeThe Philippines (and the whole world) is going through very trying times. COVID-19 outbreak that has started in one country has now spread to so many countries in...
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Guest Post | One Hundred Days of Summer
I will always be grateful to The Pinay Wanderer for this opportunity as a guest blogger. I have my own blog, ofliea.com, yet, I need to collaborate with other blogger to expand my blogging experience....
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Random | I am one of the 45% Jobless Filipinos
"Be strong and don't be afraid! God is coming to your rescue." ~Isaiah 35:4Last August 16, I became officially part of the 45% jobless Filipinos, a number that one government official finds as...
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Food Trip | TPW's 5 Best Milk Teas in the Metro
FRNK's cinnamon miruku I'm not really a fan of tea, especially those hot tea varieties. I usually only have them if it feels like I'm gonna be having a sore throat or if I'm not feeling well. Hot...
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Random | Simple Life in Batangas, Pros and Cons of Living in the Province
If you have read one of my previous posts, you know that I recently lost my job. It is such a big blow financially that staying in the Metro and continue renting while looking for a new job is not an...
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Financial Wanders | BDO Nomura Trading Platform Review
BDO NomuraI've been using BDO Nomura for several years now, since the start of my stock investment/trading journey. I even wrote how easy it is to apply for BDO Nomura account back in 2017. For the...
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Random | Home Alone! Christmas in the New Normal
It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎶🎵🎶Yes, despite the ongoing pandemic and the many struggles that 2020 has brought to us all, Christmas still remains the most wonderful time of the year. Our...
View ArticleRandom | 2022 Wishlist and Resolutions
Time flies really fast! It’s already two weeks past the start of 2022, before we know it and given this continuous rise of Covid cases, December will be here once again without notice, just like last...
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Financial Wanders | UITF investment and Investment Risk Profile
If you read my blogs, you already know that I mentioned my UITF journey in several of my posts. A note to the reading public though, I am not a financial advisor and certainly not an expert in...
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Food Trips | Batangas Lomi
Being a Batangueña, a visit to my home province would not be complete without visiting a lomi house and having a taste of pancit lomi, or simply lomi to most Batangueños. Lomi is an egg noodle dish in...
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Food Trips | A Taste of Mary Grace
dory and saffron cream - Php 432I see Cafe Mary Grace as one of those restaurants that’s frequented only by the ‘can-afford’ middle-age (or older) adults. I seldom see young adults whenever I pass by...
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Random | I Was Blindsided by ‘I/We got your back’
Last October 4, I got another blow on my professional life. I was once again laid off. The first one (check here) was in 2020 when the company I was then connected with was affected by pandemic;...
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Food Trips | Pho Hoa Noodle Soup, A Healthy-ish Cravings
sticky rice w/ ice creamHealthy lifestyle is a big thing nowadays, especially since the pandemic. Almost everyone became aware of their lifestyle, particularly, the eating habits. Everyone tries to...
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Looking Back at 2022, Looking Forward To A Much Better 2023
I will have to say 2022 was such a challenging year for me. I resigned from a somewhat stable job to pursue a more financially rewarding option in another company. I joined the new one last May but...
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Financial Wanders | Investing on MP2, How to Apply, Who are Qualified, Why...
For ordinary Filipinos like me, investment equates to being rich. That in order to invest, you have to have lots of money to spare; you have to have big savings in the bank. Now that I read a lot of...
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Fitness Wanders | Walk! And Get Younger Everyday
one of the joys of going to the park for a walk - you get the chance to see God’s beautiful creations;and you get to photograph them, too. 😊There are two topics that interest me the most these past few...
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