A personal collection of stories about life, travel, family, food, faith, and the little moments worth remembering.
first published here It was an early November respite and I was excited to hike with cheerful friends. It was also a perfect day, not warm and not chilly either. Just the soft, cool breeze that offered welcome relief when the body warmed up from the unexpected steepness and challenges of the hike. We didn’t really know how… Read More Inwangsan Trail: Hiking with a Twist
also published here: Philippine-Korea Bilateral Relationship and the Participation of the PEFTOK in the Korean War 2019 marks as a special year in the Philippine-Korea bilateral relationship. This is the 70th year anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations. For those who have not known about it yet, the Philippines was the fifth country to… Read More Philippine-Korea Bilateral Relationship and the Participation of the PEFTOK in the Korean War
(also published in Korea.net: Seoul Kids Fashion Show) The venue at Hyundai Department Store Cheonho was bustling with parents and kids excited for the 3rd Seoul Kids Fashion Show (SKFS) to begin last Sunday, October 19, 2019. It was the kids turn to shine in the runway on Sunday after the highly anticipated Seoul Fashion… Read More Seoul Kids Fashion Show
(reposting from my old post) I live in the World Cup Park Apartments, very near to Haneul Park, one of the must-go-to places during Autumn. I have always wanted to go up there to take pictures but strangely, the nearer we are the harder it seems to have the time to go to a place that… Read More Fiery Autumn Sunset
It was in November last year when I got hold of my F-2 visa and I wrote about it, in case someone else finds it useful: Requirements for Visa Change from Dependent’s Visa to F-2 visa. I also wrote about How do Minors of Permanent Resident Visa Holders Get the F-2 Visa since my children… Read More Extension of F-2 Visa
I am glad Seoul implemented the Ecard for waste disposal. Throwing the food waste was my least favorite thing to do. I had to manually open the lid and the pungent smell would follow. It has all the food waste combined from all the households that had been thrown before I did. Let’s leave it… Read More Electronic Card for Food Waste Disposal
I can’t remember a time when I got so engrossed with a Korean drama. While everyone talks about K-dramas that invaded the world (hmmm… a little bit of exag here!), I have nothing to contribute. I can’t even say the actors’ names without checking the net. And I can’t put a face and a name… Read More A Decade Late for Coffee Prince’s Sanmotoongi Cafe
Heavenly Father, Look down on us your humble obedient expat wives who are doomed to travel this earth following our loved ones through their working lives to lands unknown. We beseech you, oh Lord, to see that our plane is not hijacked or doesn’t crash, our luggage is not lost or pillaged and our overweight… Read More Prayer of an Expat’s Wife
(first published in my other blog: My Rocking Cradle) I was a freshman. I was honored to be invited by a group of “cool” girls to be one of them. I was flattered, yes. But I can’t remember saying my final “yes” nor remember setting a date to start our initiation rites. But they never… Read More Confessions of a Sorority “Quitter”
(published in Korea.net: Market Day at my Seoul Apartment Complex) I have always been fascinated with the once-a-week Market Day happening in our apartment complex here in Seoul. You see, most apartment complexes here in Seoul have designated market days once a week and these are patronized by residents living in the area. I am… Read More Market Day in Apartment Complexes in Seoul
