just another personal blog of a bisdak
First expenditure in Singapore is to buy an EZ-Link for $5 for the card alone + $5 stored value to be used for the MRTs with a total of $30 for three of us. My 8 year old girl is counted as an adult while my 5 year old boy got his card and ride…
Back in Germany for 2 weeks now. From Copenhagen, we drove to Gedser for 2 hours and took a roro called Scandlines Ferry and after 2 hours, we are back again in Germany. But before going home, we made a stopover in Uckermark to visit important places like the Wasserburg where we got married, Mann’s…
Trang an cost less than 500 pesos / 8 euro per adult. Compared with Philippine Palawan’s underground river tour, we see more here for the price we paid. And the boat woman were professional. No haggling or bothering you. Really lovely with all the mountains on the side, the underground caves and seeing several temples…
The Philippine Embassy in Berlin is now located in Luisenstrasse (Mitte). The new location is much better because it is just a walking distance to other serious looking German government offices like the Reichstag. I am happy to see my flag and visit the embassy. Unfortunately, we were restricted to the small consular room for…
A cousin who currently resides in Cologne got his job because of his friend’s recommendation and assistance. Cousin was grateful of course except that friend now thinks that my cousin owed him his life. After all, if it’s not because of this so-called friend, his life will not improve at all. And because my cousin…
Boss sent a meeting invitation and enclosed in the E-mail are two resumes of two people from Cebu and currently working at the same company I worked for prior to moving to Germany. My opinion was requested. We needed an external freelance team who knows the topic like the back of their hand. We currently…
I have to go through 4 different types of training on safety/security at work with topics ranging from first aid, what to do when there is fire, preventing accidents, hygiene, health, blah blah blah. At the end of the training is a test and I am allowed up to 2 mistakes only otherwise, I will…
Our oldboy turned 52 today. But in all fairness, Mann looked better at 52 than other guys who are even younger than him. I guess you would know if a man drinks/smoke/take drugs in their youth by how they are in their 50s. His cake must be a mango float of course with a candle…
