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Why yes, I am Martha Stewart
From An American in the Philippines, 3 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I have noticed that since moving here, I tend to be more "crafty". This is not to say I have any skill at it, it just comes as a surprise since I really did not do ANYTHING craft related before moving out here. Here, life seems to be opposite of the states in some regards. I feel like in the states, I was of the mindset of why do something if I can pay for it to already be done. Why make coffee in the morning when I can just grab a cup on the way to work' Why iron when the dry cleaner...
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The Return of Halloween!!!
From An American in the Philippines, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Halloween is back this year! We received notice that trick-or-treating was planned again this year which was great for us as we love Halloween. Last year the trick-or-treating was canceled due to the typhoon so we just had a party at home. What I failed to mention was during the party, which was held in our garage, there was a small group of maybe 10 kids who were peaking over the wall which were from outside the village (and hence had no idea that the holiday was canceled). We felt bad...
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Online Shopping
From An American in the Philippines, 2 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles
Back when I lived in San Francisco I was a big fan of online shopping. I was working a billion hours and often did not have the time to go. Plus it seemed so easy--just go to amazon.com and I could find just about anything I needed. Same with the stores where I already knew my size. Add sephora and zappos and I was pretty much set. Oh, and ebay. I was a big fan of Pottery Barn crap from ebay.Since moving here, I do very little online shopping namely because the shipping/customs costs are...
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Updates
From An American in the Philippines, 2 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles
Well, a lot has happened and at the same time nothing has happened. But here goes:1. We ended up not buying a dryer. We wanted to buy one for the rainy season but I only wanted LPG due to the extremely high cost of electricity here. The only model I could find was a Whirpool which ran on a 110V ignition. This means that I would still have to buy a large transformer for the dryer. Cost (not including transformer) was ~Php34,000 (about $755). Instead we decided to send our laundry out to a...
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Teeth
From An American in the Philippines, 2 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles
The other day at a party I was playing with one of the kids and noticed that his teeth had large black marks in between each tooth (not the picture above). I asked my brother-in-law about it and he told me the kid was, "Just at that age". So, we all know, there is no age where kids teeth should be rotting. It shouldn't happen at all. While it is true baby teeth will fall out, you have the same gums your whole life. Letting teeth rot on the assumption that they will fall out anyways can...
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Aclimation Failure
From An American in the Philippines, 2 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles
I went into SM Appliance today to inquire about a clothes dryer since rainy season is starting and last year the clothes would sometimes get a funky odor to them. I asked the salesman if they had any "drying machines" which is how I have heard a bunch of people refer to them. I was trying to be cool and fit in. The salesman gave me a pitying smile and gave me a look like I was was an idiot, and politely asked, "M'am, do you mean a dryer". Blech! Massive failure on my part.
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Too Funny
From An American in the Philippines, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
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Did I Mention it is Hot'??
From An American in the Philippines, 3 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
It is summer. Morning to night, it is hot. Constant sweating. Two showers a day is no longer enough. I cannot wait for rainy season. We had fiesta last weekend in my in-laws neighborhood. Just remember when looking at the pictures that it is a million degrees.There are always random fire dancers every fiesta.The kids had a dance contest. This was the winning team.This chicken just amused me because the head was held up with a mini flag.
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Back from San Francisco
From An American in the Philippines, 3 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Every year we take a trip to San Francisco in April/May. The trip has three purposes: 1) file US taxes & check on properties, 2) my grandma's birthday, and 3) GET OUT OF THE HEAT OF MANILA. April and May are the hottest months here and although we just got back a few days ago, I am already dying. It is a hot summer. Right now at 6:30 am, I can already feel a little trickle of sweat behind my knees.San Francisco is always fantastic for me. I love, love, love seeing my family and friends...
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Visitors
From An American in the Philippines, 3 year ago, Read 2 times. Similar articles
We drag a lot of family and friends out here to visit us. When people come from abroad, there are always a few places we are sure to visit.The first, and most obvious, is Intramuros. We almost always go there with visitors. It is gorgeous and there is a lot of history there. The most recent time we (for the first time) took a calesa which was fun. Horse's name was Rambo which was awesome, especially for a kinda scrawny looking horse. We also went to Casa Manila which we had not done...
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