Margaret Pagaduan
i am a 28-year-old american girl with filipino roots. born and raised in the san francisco bay area, i wish to stay out here for the rest of my life, but wouldn't mind making pit stops around the world. i think that the map on my profile page is just too gray and not red enough. i hope to change that... SOON.MaggyPaggy
Travel Blog Posts
Unable to come up with a clever title for my time spent in Bangkok
Published: January 23rd 2007Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok
July 1st 2006
I'm writing this as I prepare to leave Bangkok for what I hope to be is the much cooler Chiang Mai. First impressions of Bangkok? First glance, the people, the weather, reminds me much of the Philippines. Or what the Philippines could be if the government spent money on building tourism. Although I have to say that the Philippines is much cleaner than it was during previous trips. Much less litter; still there, but much less. Although Europe is used to travelers of all nationalities, there I felt I stood out. Ni Hao. Konichiwa. Those were often said to me in passing. Forever that I am neither Chinese or Japanese. Or the fact that my skin by that time had a bit of brown tinged in with the yellow. But here in Bangkok... I feel I ... read more
June 29th 2006
I've arrived in Bangkok!!! Sorry I haven't been keeping up to date with my travel blog entries. Have much to share about the past two weeks spent in the Philippines, but I've had some major technical difficulties. For one, my camera died! Another, couldn't hook up my laptop in the hotel in Makati yesterday. But luckily, I've snagged a camera to take with me to Thailand and for the rest of my time in the Philippines. But it all means an added expense when I get home- I have to buy another digital camera... If you guys plan to contact me, my cell phone from the Philippines isn't working here, but you can probably call me after the 4th when I get back to the PI. It's +63-921-566-8001. Will update with a real entry sooner or ... read more
June 26th 2006
Humidity (hu·mid·i·ty): 1. a moderate degree of wetness especially of the atmosphere 2. the concentration of water vapor in the air 3. the freakin' Philippines Damn, it's hot here. I know, what should I expect? It's the Philippines, right? But when I was 19, I was here around this time, and it wasn't hot like this. I mean.... this is unbearably hot. The kind of hot that makes me super cranky. The kind of hot where you can't even move. You don't know what to do when the power goes out and the fan is no longer moving. I don't even want to write in my journal. That would just take... effort. So here I am, about to take off for Bangkok, finally writing about my time here in the PI. So what have I been ... read more
June 16th 2006
*An excerpt from my journal as I wasn't allowed to hook up to the internet during the flight (duh!)* I am now on the plane to the Philippines. We boarded the plane early so that we could enjoy some moments in Business Class. As take-off time was fast approaching, a male attendant came up to us and asked us to leave. At first, I was thinking, "Great. What did we do now?" But nope, he didn't come to reprimand us, he came to take us away... away to FIRST CLASS, BABY! How did we manage getting bumped up from Business to First Class? Because we're traveling during the peak season, PAL like any other airlines overbooked and bumped up people from Fiesta/Economy to Business and Business passengers to First Class? And we were the lucky recipients ... read more
June 16th 2006
... Lounge, that is. Mom, Dad, and I are waiting for our flight to Manila to leave SFO. It hasn't sunk in yet that we're on our way to the Philippines again and that I will be in Thailand at the end of the month! I think it's cause I had to work today and ended up seeing 15+ patients. That's a lot. Fortunately, I'm flying with my parents, so we have the luxury of flying Business Class again. Of course, it's a paid privilege, but if you know me, I'm mostly like not going to fly anything beyond Economy on my own. As a Business Class passenger, we get to wait for our flight in the Mabuhay Lounge. Here, we get to sit on leather couches, feast on smoked salmon, clam chowder, and other finger ... read more
March 16th 2006
After leaving Seattle, we headed straight for the Canadian border. The drive to the border seemed shorter than the actual wait to chat with border patrol. We found ways to amuse ourselves, i.e. listening to Chris butcher the French language as he read the English/French signs all around. The weather had brightened up but it was still a little chilly as we sat in our rented Volvo waiting to pass through. Finally, we got through to the other side. We listened to the monotone female voice of our GPS navigation system as we made our way to Port Moody. There was a bit of traffic (probably cause there are no freakin' highways! Everything is a back road!), so we arrived close to the rehearsal time. The rest of the weekend was spent preparing for Claire and ... read more
Spending time in San Francisco's twin
Published: April 12th 2006North America » United States » Washington » Seattle
March 16th 2006
I wanted to make sure we made the most of our days off work. I convinced my dad to buy tickets for the very first plane to fly out of Oakland. The plan was to arrive into Seattle early enough to have coffee at the very first Starbucks ever opened and have some fresh oysters for lunch at Pike Place Market. Easier said than done. What I didn't count on was that in order to leave Oakland on the first plane out at 6:30AM, we had to get to the airport by 5. Which meant we had to leave the house by 4:30. Which meant I had to wake up and get ready by 3:30. In. The. Morning. I can barely get up by 8:30AM to get to work by 9:00. It probably didn't help that ... read more
September 30th 2005
The pictures I took don't do this city justice. I have so many photos to share... again, there are more than 750 of them. I still have more coming from Michelle's camera. However, if you would like to see them all, let me know and I can email you the album from Snapfish. ... read more
September 30th 2005
As bad a rap as Rome gets, I really enjoyed the time I spent here. I was very sad to leave to the point of eyes tearing... or maybe that was the hangover I was sporting?... read more
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