I was surprised to know that veggies and spices here in Panglao were more expensive than in Manila. Hubby and I went to the nearest wet market last Monday to buy some ingredients for the fish he bought in Tagbilaran. I was really shocked with the prices of tomato, ginger, onion and petchay. All of them cost 7 pesos per…
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Great Deals At Buy.Com
December is the month of 13th month pays and bonuses in Philippines. Hence, this is also the time for shopping galore for most. Unfortunately, not all of the shoppers have the luxury of time to mall-hop to scout for best deals and that includes me. I don’t even have the time to visit a local photo print shop to have…
Cigars and Cigarettes
My ignorance! All the while I thought cigars and cigarettes are just one, cigar is just a short way of saying cigarette. But I was wrong. Although cigars and cigarettes are both from tobacco they have some differences. First, they differ in size. Cigarette is smaller than cigars. They also differ in the way they are rolled. Cigar is tightly-rolled…
The Karaoke, Bow!
I am amazed how karaoke becomes popular here in Philippines. Almost every household have their own karaoke set at home (except us :D) and almost everyone wants to sing using their karaoke except me, LOL! Weekends and family gatherings are not complete without the karaoke. I am also amazed how karaoke songs evolved. Before only oldie songs are available in…
Fifth Wheel Vehicles
I always wonder why semi-trailer trucks are also called Fifth wheel vehicles while I don’t see any fifth wheel rolling, LOL! You may call me stupid but that is true! It was only recently that I realized that the fifth wheel being referred to in such vehicles is the device used to connect a truck tractor and the semitrailer van…