Cazuelas are traditional Spanish earthenware that have been around for thousands of years. These are either hand-thrown or mass-produced terracota cooking dishes that come in various sizes. They say the ‘magical’ thing about cazuelas is that the food cooked and served in one will continue to simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, long after you’ve […]
“Wow, that was hell!” I overheard a girl say as I was freshening up in the restroom. We just came from a 5-hour ordeal inside the DFA building– she a few minutes ahead of me– so I could certainly relate to what she said. Done properly using DFA’s new system, passport processing shouldn’t really take […]
Hubby and I have a scheduled trip to Malaysia next month. I already knew at the beginning of the year that I needed to renew my passport months before it expires in October. Passport renewal requires personal appearance at the DFA and since March and April were quite hectic months, I decided that May would […]
This is my writing and dreaming space. It’s also where I dump all the souvenirs I bring home from my travels.:) The apple green wall is meant to keep me awake. 😉 The painting above the table is by my cousin Pet, and the collage is by my good friend Jazel Kristin who recently had […]
The following is an entry from my 2000 journal. Onyok, my baby brother, was ten at the time. Reading this made me feel so nostalgic.:) 20 April 2000, Aboard M/V Virgin Mary, on the way to Aklan It’s Holy Thursday. We’re down here in economy class—Nanay, Onyok, Auntie Gloria and I. After a thousand years […]
