I started this draft last week, and only got to finish today.. So, the weekend is over. Almost. Unfortunately for us who support Canada expats, we do not follow Philippine holiday. Long weekend will rarely happen. Tomorrow, back to the office. I had already accepted the difficulties of this work, but I wish I could […]
Tag: Travel
It’s been two weeks since we landed back in Manila, but I am still feeling lazy and hesitant to get back to reality. Do you also feel that after a vacation? In our case, we didn’t go on a holiday. We traveled more than 17 hours, crossed timezones and got all frozen in Toronto, Canada […]
Before you grab your luggage and head to the airport, please take time to read these travel tips I learned from travel buddies, online sources and from my previous travels, experiences and mistakes. I was supposed to write this list last month, especially that we had new travelers on board.. BUT, crazy schedule didn’t permit […]
My room is overflowing with shopping bags and good finds! Now my worry is if my baggage allowance can accommodate the shopping bags, and whatever are inside the shopping bags! Before I start sharing my good finds, let me just share the 10 things I learned from shopping in Toronto. 1. Sales Staff Just Love […]
I grabbed chopsticks, and ended a good meal with a fortune cookie for lunch. Our partners brought us to Mandarin Buffet in Ontario. We got to eat something healthy – especially we are craving for rice. And extra rice! Even with Fall clothes on, we cannot deny that we are Asians 🙂 I wouldn’t let […]
A blog series about my in-country assignment to Makassar for IBM Corporate Service Corp. Follow along https://www-146.ibm.com/corporateservicecorps/ #ibmcsc #teamindonesia3 It is been a while since I wrote about my assignment in Indonesia. I am back in Manila for more than 3 months, but the memories are fresh like it was just my dream last night. I […]
I finally got the time to visit The Mind Museum! Weeee!!! Last year, I remember blogging about it here. There had been a lot of opportunities to visit the museum, but schedule conflict didn’t permit me. It was timely that I was invited to the event held in The Mind Museum; and even if I only […]
When I woke up this morning, my first thought was – What’s for breakfast? I remember the breakfast we had in Hotel Kempinski. They say that one should get a heavy breakfast to start a day – and I think Hotel Kempinski took it too seriously. We were not only served with the usual cereals, […]
Arriving in Jakarta, Meeting the IBM CSC Team and Staying in Hotel Kempinski
April 15, 2012A blog series about my in-country assignment to Makassar for IBM Corporate Service Corp. Follow along https://www-146.ibm.com/corporateservicecorps/ #ibmcsc #teamindonesia3 I am home (in Manila) for a week now, but I still think and remember the great memories and experiences I had in Indonesia with my team – and all other people I met in Jakarta and […]
Good Morning Beijing! It was officially our first day in Beijing. I cannot remember if we actually slept that night. When we arrived in the hotel, we were still awake at 4:00AM but we had to get up and eat heavy breakfast for today’s trip. We were planning to visit the Temple of Heaven which is […]




