There's a big difference between living with friends and living with a stranger. When I worked in Manila, I shared a two-bedroom condo with 5 friends. I know, that seems quite a lot of people for one small condo, but we had no choice because we couldn't afford better. And yet, the place wasn't crowded, because everyone was a friend. When someone was...
The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) is an annual sale that runs from end of May until end of July, and almost all the stores in the entire country has sales during that time. It's ending this week, so of course I had to go shopping before it did. I found myself walking all over the malls with Patricia, her sister Andrea, and their...
Hi all! So sorry this is late. I was so exhausted the entire weekend that I was not able to carve out time to blog. :-/ The reason I was so tired was because we moved. Patricia's friend Michelle and I finally found a furnished condo we both loved after about the fourth viewing. I am so in love with the place! Can...
When I was seventeen, my life changed forever. That’s a line from one of my favorite books, but it doesn’t mean I can’t use it, right? Coz it’s true in my case. A lot of important things happened when I was seventeen. I entered college and met Sam, Angelo, and Yvette in class, and we became best friends. Remember when I said in...
I have a new friend. Actually, she's an old one. Patricia is my high school classmate who has been working in Singapore for over a year. We were not close, in fact I don't think we ever hung out together outside of class, and I had not even seen her since we graduated from high school, but it's okay. At least I have...
I survived my first week as an official OFW. Whew! On my first day at work, our manager, who is British, treated the whole team out for my welcome lunch. He kinda looks like Pierce Brosnan but with blond hair, and instead of a gun, has a phone in his hand, and definitely has no fire blazing behind him. So I'll call him...
Testing, Testing, 1 2 3… Well whaddya know, this thing works. I think. Hi there. My name is Maria Bianca S[REDACTED] and I’m not an alcoholic. I am, however, the newest citizen of Blogspot and Singapore. Okay, I’m technically not a Singapore citizen, just a resident, and not a permanent resident, but an employment pass holder to be. I don’t have the card...
