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Finances Shopping

Frugal shopping

While most of the people are looking forward to the coming Christmas season, some are quite hesitant about welcoming it. They’re terrified just thinking about the soaring expenses during the holidays especially now that prices have gone up. We were at the grocery last night and the price tags on some goods we usually buy […]

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Blogging

October Top 10 Entrecard droppers

Better late than never! 🙂 Here’s some linky love to last month’s top Entrecard droppers. Sorry this has been really late… this list was still on my drafts as soon as October ended but I’ve been busy since the first day of November and yesterday something big came up. Thank you Lord!!! Anyway, here goes… […]

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Computers Environment Shopping

Shopping with environmental awareness

Do you prefer buying environment-friendly products over those that are not? Somebody recommended to me a cellphone brand which supports Greenpeace Foundation, an international organization which aims for environmental protection and conservation and promoting peace. While most consumers support these global concerns, their purchasing habits are still not that totally dependent on whether a product […]

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Career

Why I love my previous telecom job

I used to work in the quality control department of a telecoms firm and just reminiscing about those years gives me that feeling of thankfulness. Yup, I could ramble endlessly about how my previous telecom job was fun and challenging despite some personal discomforts like having to wake up early or wearing some stiff corporate […]

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Travel

Photohunt: Scary

This is the Cemetery Chapel with Ossuary at Kutna Hora, in Czech Republic where the bones of about 40,000 people were kept, and some were made into intricate decors – chandeliers, candelabras and other wall and ceiling moldings. It felt creepy as I walked inside despite the many tourists inspecting the details of the unique […]

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Travel

Nature tripping for a vacation

It’s exhilarating when one goes out into a vacation; he leaves his usual daily routine, forgets deadlines, or the dull regular office tasks, and enjoys the new refreshing sights and sites. I love being with nature, and for me, few days of relaxation would be best spent being on a beach or high up in […]

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Information

On get-togethers, growing old and having joint pains

It’s fun meeting up with former schoolmates whenever I’m in Manila. Having a get-together dinner would always be our way of catching up on updates about our careers, travels, hobbies, love-life (or the lack of it) and even politics. One favorite topic that we all loved to discuss was health, especially since one of my […]