Pleasant surprise number 1: Instant cash! The other day while Dad was preparing my bedroom wall for drilling (for a woven wall décor to be hanged), Mom and I moved my bed and as I lifted up the foam, I saw a white envelope tucked under. I curiously opened it and found Php1,500 (about $30) […]
…where was I and what was keeping me busy? Year 2004 brought with us major family changes. We left Cebu, a place we made our second home, where we rented an apartment along a busy highway, where we studied, worked, established our business, made lots of close friends and breathed for many years. Going back […]
Working at home brings with it many advantages for freelancers and self-employed individuals – freedom from a fixed timetable and location, the flexibility in accepting work projects and being with the family at home. It’s not a bed of roses though when one decides to work at home. There would always be distractions, both offline […]
Here are some photos of our lazy afternoon at the Petrin Hill. These shots were taken while I was resting on the ground. 🙂 The weather was fine though partly cloudy. (Oops, I didn’t mean to sound like the weather newscaster.) It would be hot and sunny for a while so I had to take […]
I love weekends and this Sunday, we had another fun day in Prague. After the usual noon Mass at the famous Our Lady of Victorious church (home of the Infant Jesus of Prague), we had another yummy lunch at Sbarro this time. It was buffet style where you choose from their varied dishes and salads, […]
While waiting for some printing jobs, I had a chat with an elderly man to keep myself ‘busy’. I didn’t expect our conversation to move on to something heartbreaking – his wife recently died. It was a tragic one that happened without any warning. It was already late in the evening and they were in […]
This afternoon, we were at the city of Kutna Hora, where its center is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The main tourist attractions are the Cemetery Chapel with Ossuary, the early Gothic Cistercian monastery with the Church of the Assumption of our Lady, St. James Church and St. Barbara’s Cathedral. At the Ossuary, there where […]