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Year End Wrap Up: 12 Highlights of 2013
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Year End Wrap Up: 12 Highlights of 2013
Time to tick the Automatic Out-of-Office replies for next week.
Finally. I’m hearing the Singapore National Anthem playing in my head right now
– seems like SG is excited to get rid of my workaholic ego out of here. Lol.
Heading back to a different reality. Packing stuffs, eating grubs, and meeting
the old and the favorite people back home. But before we hit the sack,
it’s probably a fitful time to do a year ender wrap up on all the favorite awesome things that’s happened this 2013.
This year has been double the awesome, both for the expat life
and travel. Lots of level ups and unlimited road widening on so many aspects.
From first time traveling alone in one of the least travel friendly places in
Asia, to traveling to the most idealistic cities on Earth; interesting
year, indeed. Hope you had a lot of fun checking this space from time to time.
You’re the best bunch of readers. Appreciate it! I pledge to share lots of fun
stuff for next year and I can’t wait to share them to you folks real
soon.
Are You Still There?
Expat life is hard, and just like the rest, all is still
ongoing. All should be well. All will be well. That’s a guarantee. Still
doing this, expect new changes and more life honeymoons. I’ll still be here for
that – will you?
First Time Traveling Alone
Now I understand why it is written in bucket lists and all those
must-do things; it’s life-changing to say the least. Difficult to put into
words; better felt than said. You unearth a different side of you, either an
aspect or a whole new person out of the experience. It takes a whole lot of
life out of you, but at the same time, it brings more of life to you.
One Kampong Bahru Treats
It’s at a corner street, where main roads and quaint streets
collide; it’s a place where it’s not too obvious but it actually could be, if
you know where to find it. It’s a compact and contemporary place, mixing
bottles and books, good food and intimate ambiance.
Two Blur Guys
If there’s anything I don’t quite like about burgers is that it
always gives you that temporary pleasure after eating one. Pleasure, yes.
Temporary, BIG YES. To get a lasting exhilaration out of great burgers is
almost next to impossible, given the amount of fat and ungodliness it often
portrays. But, there are always a few exceptions.
The Great Singapore Haze
It’s not the typical city smoke from cars and buses. Singapore
has pre-Armageddon skylines and post-war fog effects from every corner. Every
person bids each one with gloomy stares and unanimous smoky smell. Everything
seems unreal but they actually are.
Blog Got Featured
I got featured in some of the most extensive and busiest travel
sites I’ve ever seen. Knowing that this bunch caters to all things budget and
inexpensive, without compromising quality and awesomeness of course, is just
absolutely great. Thank you to everyone who read, have reread or have
mistakenly clicked these things.
5 Must Try Filipino Foods in Singapore
Now, to cut the long story short, I have a guest post in their
awesome site, which is a Travel & Lifestyle portal with over 1,000,000
unique Singaporean visitors yearly. They’re currently the biggest online Travel
& Lifestyle website in Singapore.
The Best Things in Zurich, Switzerland
Filled with a complete course of airplane food, and a whole lot
of time-zone induced catnap, braced ourselves for some Zürich adventure. Here’s
a wrap up of some of the best things - the best must do, must go, must try,
must experience things - you should experience in the Land of the Alps.
Singapore Photo Essay: First Month as a Singapore Expat
I find myself
traveling back in time and tracing all the steps I did when I moved here in
Singapore. Time flies! Sharing a few pictures of the first month of chronicles
and discovery around the red dot. Pictures around the Red line – from Yew Tee,
which has been the best transition place for Filipinos, because of the chicken
adobo and beef caldereta just below the MRT station.
Thailand Photo Essay: Phuket Downpour
It was one of those spontaneous trips. A result of some human
miscalculation. And by miscalculation, I mean, we forgot to get a travel visa
for Dhaka. Who’s the retard who forgot all about that? You may ask.
Can you see me raising my retarded right arm? Lol.
Philippines Photo Essay: Few Days in Manila
Manila is always all fun in a “riot” kind of way. So much chaos,
corruption, and insurgence. But, these things are, more often than not,
breathing grounds for character building. And, the successful ones are either
really excellent, or really riot-ready. I don’t know if it’s because of the
calamity, traffic, people, and really good food that gave me a refreshed
perspective of the Phils.
Europe: Travel to the Other Side
No amount of budget travel and an experienced travel mindset
will be enough to not appreciate and enjoy Europe. I’ve been traveling
throughout Asia to know that this continent is incomparably beautiful. But
Europe, incomparable, period. Dang it, it sure was costly but, it sure is
priceless too. Guaranteed, wanderlust certainly won’t ever be whole without
Europe, and certainly would have a different kind of wholeness once you experience
this other side.
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