just another personal blog of a bisdak
Vietnam was cheap once you get used to a lot of zeroes (2.6 million dong something for 100 euro). Walking around the old quarter, you need to be careful with motorcycles. They own the street as well as the sidewalk. Vietnamese likes to sit on this small wooden chair and eating their meals along the…
Our dinner for tonight depends on my girl catching a fish. 🤭 There were a lot of old people fishing too (my girl was the youngest fisher at that time) and they were able to catch really big fishes and then selling it to passerby. Not bad for a retirement I must say. They had…
We are planning to invite my parents back in Germany again next year for several reasons including my boy’s Schulanfang. Checking the Embassy of Germany in Philippines, an invitation letter is one of the documents that must be submitted. Below is a sample of letter I made for my parents using our family’s letterhead of…
We had big plans today that involved hiking and exploring the beach area, metro hopping, etc etc. But everyone is feeling jet-lagged still and was awake by 11 only. Then it was raining cats and dogs so we spent the early afternoon sweating at the UpWall in Downtown East instead. First of all, it seems…
Both the message and the soulful voice in the song “like my father” hits the right spot for me. Every freaking time. It does not apply to me because my father is special. Not entirely his fault considering how he was raised but I have great hopes for my girl. Here is me, hoping my…
Mann sent me a text and a call, urgently demanding that I watch the trailer of Season 4 from Bridgerton. And that is how we are currently on a marathon series starting from season 1 because the last half of season 4 is still on February 26. 😵💫 Mann said that I cannot tell anyone…
So hopefully everyone was glued to this Forum held in Switzerland as I was and agrees with me that there was only one person who stood out. “middle powers must act together because if you are not at the table, you are on the menu” – canada’s prime minister mark carney I wonder if he…
We thought of flying to Finland, renting a car plus a boat to Estonia to cover 2 countries but we decided on a road trip instead and hit 6 countries over the span of 3 weeks: Czech Republic Slovakia Italy Slovenia Croatia Austria So hotels have been booked and in the meantime, I have work…
