The Wedding

So my brother is finally married. The wedding was lovely by the way with the bride crying hard and who knows why. Either because she finally is out from her father and stepmother’s clutches or because she seemed to be trapped still in that Filipino culture/ expectation/ manipulation even though she is already married. A…

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A Cursed Book

My girl kept telling me that her Sachunterricht book in school is hunted or cursed. Not understanding what she meant, I went through the book and saw this picture. Coming from Philippines where this topic is a taboo back in the 80s, it was a bit vulgarish for me for a school book. I do…

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Ampalaya Dream

One of the prizes in a game during this pinoy picnic gathering is an ampalaya. Not money or anything grand but ampalaya or bitter gourd. And I tried hard to win it but unfortunately, my stubby legs can only get me so far within a given time. Thankfully, a Pinay who will be travelling to…

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Breakfast

is Puto Cheese because we had picnic gathering again with other Pinoys who live within the vicinity of Dresden, Sachsen. And I brought a lot of food after the picnic of course. 🫣 Most did as well. Someone actually brought ziploc for this very important activity. The german husbands were sitting and wondering what is…

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