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Showing posts with label ofw blog. Show all posts
Monday, August 15, 2022

Home on Mondays: Is Shipping Your Home Items to Your Home Country Worth It?

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We did the big move back home in November last year. We choose between sending our items via LBC or by shipping it. It was 10 years worth of...
Friday, November 5, 2021

We're Home!

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I shed a tear when we touched down in Manila. I was weirdly smiling from ear to ear under my mask. We're finally home after 22 months! I...
Sunday, October 31, 2021

Our Last Month in Singapore

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I guess I was really exhausted and drained. I slept for 12 hours! I haven't had a day where I could just chill. We've been very busy...
Saturday, October 30, 2021

I Hate Goodbyes

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Oh boy the next few days is really going to be hard for me. I hate goodbyes. We started yesterday by saying goodbye to our cleaner. She was ...
Friday, October 29, 2021

The Reset Button

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I was a bit disoriented when I woke up to an empty apartment. Surprisingly found Sweetie on the couch and not the dining table where he usua...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

Epic Move

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Whew! The movers are almost done boxing our things. They had to custom build some of the boxes and I'm amazed how fast they could do it....
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Packing Day

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The shipping company moved our packing day earlier. We had to cram sorting and arranging the things we're sending back home in the last ...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

The Last Week Checklist and Keeping it Together

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I just saw the last doctor I have to check-in with today. She's truly one of the best doctors I have and we were surprised with her fare...
Monday, October 25, 2021

Our Last Week in Singapore

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Our trip back home is looming! The mover called this morning to let us know that they're coming a day earlier to pack and load our thing...
Monday, October 18, 2021

What's Next?

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  The past 15 years I lived my life crafting annual and quarterly OKRs. I would always ask my team, "What big achievement do you want t...
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Friday, October 15, 2021

10 Years in Singapore!

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Ten years ago today I moved to Singapore! I must say that life has changed a lot! I'd like to say there's been a lot more plusses th...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Tita, My OFW Inspiration

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Yesterday I asked a friend when she plans to go back home. She said she hopes her contract gets renewed because what she earns here she can ...
Monday, October 4, 2021

The Journey

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October 15, 2011 flight I officially moved to Singapore on October 15, 2011. That's almost a decade ago already. I never planned to be a...
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Saturday, October 2, 2021

Optimistic October

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Oh boy, I just realized how busy this month is going to be. I promptly fell asleep after our hospital visit yesterday. I got exhausted after...
Thursday, September 23, 2021

Delirious Dreams

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I have been having delirious dreams of eating my favorite food from home. It's been 21 months since I've been home. The longest time...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Organized Chaos

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I'm taking a bite-sized approach to sorting the decade I've been in Singapore. I started with a shelf and I'm tackling it by row...
Sunday, September 12, 2021

Sorting Out a Decade

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October 2011, moved to SG. Where do you start sorting 10 years of your life? Our apartment is a huge mess right now because we've starte...
Monday, September 6, 2021

Comfort Food

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One of the things I had a hard time adjusting to here in Singapore is the food. It was always difficult to choose what to eat because I'...
Friday, January 22, 2021

What I Miss Most from Home

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This day a year ago Miggy and I flew back to Singapore. I'm glad I was able to take a break and stay home for six weeks. We were also ab...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

How Filipinos Shine Abroad

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Yesterday I was telling my doctor how my usual day goes working from home. He was surprised how much I do in a day and asked several times h...