Herbstfest @ Toom

Herbst is for Autumn and Fest for Festival. Autumn festival at Toom is just a small event really but our girl has a paper making project so we went there to get some stuff while kids got busy choosing their pumpkin and carving it. I love halloween more than Christmas when in Germany because it…

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Odong, Sardines and Rente

I checked the pension department and asked for a Summary of how much monthly taxable pension I will receive when I retire at the age of 70. And the feedback was depressing. Unlike some Filipino parents who made their children as their retirement plans, this is not the case with my parents. And I would…

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My Time with Mr. Butler

We found ourselves walking around shops in a civilization on Saturday. Living in a remote small town most of the days, I really appreciate going to the city once or twice a month. The kids asked what we were doing there and I said “Lakaw-Lakaw lang”.  Or in German we say Spazierengehen or simply go…

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Piknik sa Setyembre

Last picnic for the year I suppose with the Filipino community in Dresden. More than 20 people came and some even travelled 3 hours to join the group. Dragged Mann to join with the games so we can win a prize of Ampalaya but unfortunately, we did not win at all. Thankfully, some of the…

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