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Date: 30th December 2008
Hi I'm a Filipino and I really liked your entry. Knowing your perspective on the travel you experienced here in the Philippines is really interesting. It must be really hard for you to stay here. But I guess God has his own way of balancing things out and he had gave you instead the coolest sister you could ever have. =)
From Blog: Nicole and Laura's Adventures in Tiny Horses, Petting Tigers and the 5 Sisters Department Store
Hi I'm a Filipino and I really liked your entry. Knowing your perspective on the travel you experienced here in the Philippines is really interesting. It must be really hard for you to stay here. But I guess God has his own way of balancing things out and he had gave you instead the coolest sister you could ever have. =)
From Blog: Nicole and Laura's Adventures in Tiny Horses, Petting Tigers and the 5 Sisters Department Store
Date: 11th December 2008
well Nic there are not to many sleep night,s until we see you . take care . love gram
From Blog: Seperation Anxiety or Re-entry Anxiety: The Exciting World of Competing Psychoses
well Nic there are not to many sleep night,s until we see you . take care . love gram
From Blog: Seperation Anxiety or Re-entry Anxiety: The Exciting World of Competing Psychoses
Date: 27th November 2008
LOL!!!
"Nicole on fast forward"! I suddenly had a visual image of you in one of those old black and white silent movies with the insane racing piano music as the soundtrack. There you are! Zipping through the market. There you are again racing by in your office while passersby leap over desks and out of the way of lightning fast Nicole! ROTFL! I need to get out more. :D
From Blog: Nicole's Adventures in Estrongene Experiments
LOL!!!
"Nicole on fast forward"! I suddenly had a visual image of you in one of those old black and white silent movies with the insane racing piano music as the soundtrack. There you are! Zipping through the market. There you are again racing by in your office while passersby leap over desks and out of the way of lightning fast Nicole! ROTFL! I need to get out more. :D
From Blog: Nicole's Adventures in Estrongene Experiments
Date: 25th November 2008
hi
what have you disliked? what are things you found difficult to understand? you seem to be resilient--don't you worry.
From Blog: Reassured by Norwegen Hospitality
hi
what have you disliked? what are things you found difficult to understand? you seem to be resilient--don't you worry.
From Blog: Reassured by Norwegen Hospitality
Date: 25th November 2008
That's good
Hi. Good to know that you don't lose yourself. God Bless
From Blog: Reassured by Norwegen Hospitality
That's good
Hi. Good to know that you don't lose yourself. God Bless
From Blog: Reassured by Norwegen Hospitality
Date: 29th October 2008
Thanksgiving
I just read your report . And I just hope that you do not get your self stressed out to much , Do what you can but do not over do, As you only have one body and mind and that comes first ,Keepsaying your prayers as I do for you , love you gram
From Blog: If only I could eat crane as my Filipino turkey-like substance
Thanksgiving
I just read your report . And I just hope that you do not get your self stressed out to much , Do what you can but do not over do, As you only have one body and mind and that comes first ,Keepsaying your prayers as I do for you , love you gram
From Blog: If only I could eat crane as my Filipino turkey-like substance
Date: 20th October 2008
Thanksgiving
Makes.me.cry.
From Blog: If only I could eat crane as my Filipino turkey-like substance
Thanksgiving
Makes.me.cry.
From Blog: If only I could eat crane as my Filipino turkey-like substance
Date: 16th October 2008
he long time no see!
hello nicole, hey girl! how are you doing? still in baguio? wow it must be pretty heavy with the disappearing of james balao..well i just got back to amsterdam two weeks something ago, and i can tell you i was missing it like crazy, since i have been back my first two weeks were great and it was great to see all my family, friends and my spanish guy, but now since everybody is very busy, and it is rainy and cold, and everything is the same again, and i have to get back to my normal life again, i start to miss asia again! well hope you are doing fine in baguio, give my regards to manya and audrey! we should email personally sometime, i would love to hear more stories about your life in the philippines! i have to go now, but ill sure scroll through your blog one time soon! looks very cool! ok ingat palagi :) kisses maris! ps do you still see maureen (the medstudent), if you do please give my regards to her too. ps my blogaddress of asia is http://www.risje.blogspot.com!
From Blog: You Can Take the Girl Out of Canada, but You Can't Take the Canada Out of the Girl
he long time no see!
hello nicole, hey girl! how are you doing? still in baguio? wow it must be pretty heavy with the disappearing of james balao..well i just got back to amsterdam two weeks something ago, and i can tell you i was missing it like crazy, since i have been back my first two weeks were great and it was great to see all my family, friends and my spanish guy, but now since everybody is very busy, and it is rainy and cold, and everything is the same again, and i have to get back to my normal life again, i start to miss asia again! well hope you are doing fine in baguio, give my regards to manya and audrey! we should email personally sometime, i would love to hear more stories about your life in the philippines! i have to go now, but ill sure scroll through your blog one time soon! looks very cool! ok ingat palagi :) kisses maris! ps do you still see maureen (the medstudent), if you do please give my regards to her too. ps my blogaddress of asia is http://www.risje.blogspot.com!
From Blog: You Can Take the Girl Out of Canada, but You Can't Take the Canada Out of the Girl
Date: 1st October 2008
Thank you Nicole...
In behalf of my family and my mom specially, we would like to thank you and the rest of the HRA and CPA for all the support you are unconditionally giving us. For the ears you lend us when we need someone to listen to what we are going through, and for the words that keep us going when things get tougher. Thank you so much
From Blog: Day 14 and the Search for James Balao Continues
Thank you Nicole...
In behalf of my family and my mom specially, we would like to thank you and the rest of the HRA and CPA for all the support you are unconditionally giving us. For the ears you lend us when we need someone to listen to what we are going through, and for the words that keep us going when things get tougher. Thank you so much
From Blog: Day 14 and the Search for James Balao Continues
Date: 27th September 2008
Great entry! You know I will visit you wherever you are. We may be very different people but we are sisters and I love you. I learned from you also while I was there. I think we will continue to learn from each other the rest of our lives...we will learn tolerence, understanding and patience. Miss you and the Philippines!
From Blog: Nicole and Laura's Adventures in Tiny Horses, Petting Tigers and the 5 Sisters Department Store
Great entry! You know I will visit you wherever you are. We may be very different people but we are sisters and I love you. I learned from you also while I was there. I think we will continue to learn from each other the rest of our lives...we will learn tolerence, understanding and patience. Miss you and the Philippines!
From Blog: Nicole and Laura's Adventures in Tiny Horses, Petting Tigers and the 5 Sisters Department Store
Date: 24th September 2008
Travel
If I ever visit the Philippines, I will follow all of your very informative travel tips!
From Blog: Baguio to Vigan to Laoag, Oh My
Travel
If I ever visit the Philippines, I will follow all of your very informative travel tips!
From Blog: Baguio to Vigan to Laoag, Oh My
Date: 1st September 2008
Things to avoid
You can't even get worm pills in the USA. Stock up on them while in Asia. Take them on empty stomach with lots of water, once then again 5 hours later. Some still might not be killed. They like to hang out in the transverse colon and they don't show up in xrays.
From Blog: The Karmic Price for Arrogance? Parasites.
Things to avoid
You can't even get worm pills in the USA. Stock up on them while in Asia. Take them on empty stomach with lots of water, once then again 5 hours later. Some still might not be killed. They like to hang out in the transverse colon and they don't show up in xrays.
From Blog: The Karmic Price for Arrogance? Parasites.
Date: 27th August 2008
always wear sunscreen
well, i love fishballs right from the cart too, but i don't eat those habitually. i can always buy a pack from the grocery and fry them myself and make my own sauce. balut is no doubt good for you and actually tastes pretty great if you don't mind the fact that it's duck fetus, and its preparation is sanitary actually. Hope the price of learning isn't too painful. Get well soon.
From Blog: The Karmic Price for Arrogance? Parasites.
always wear sunscreen
well, i love fishballs right from the cart too, but i don't eat those habitually. i can always buy a pack from the grocery and fry them myself and make my own sauce. balut is no doubt good for you and actually tastes pretty great if you don't mind the fact that it's duck fetus, and its preparation is sanitary actually. Hope the price of learning isn't too painful. Get well soon.
From Blog: The Karmic Price for Arrogance? Parasites.
Date: 17th August 2008
Try Filipino delicacy balut
Yes, that nice little duck fetus swimming in its cooked egg placenta is quite yummy, and nutritious too!
From Blog: The Karmic Price for Arrogance? Parasites.
Try Filipino delicacy balut
Yes, that nice little duck fetus swimming in its cooked egg placenta is quite yummy, and nutritious too!
From Blog: The Karmic Price for Arrogance? Parasites.
Date: 17th August 2008
Mabuhay ka, Nicole
It was great meeting you, sweetie! I hope to find you in Baguio around Pride season! My picture site is progay.multiply.com I got more pride pictures there!
From Blog: Prettiest Pink Princess at Pride
Mabuhay ka, Nicole
It was great meeting you, sweetie! I hope to find you in Baguio around Pride season! My picture site is progay.multiply.com I got more pride pictures there!
From Blog: Prettiest Pink Princess at Pride
Date: 15th August 2008
HAHAHA !
Thanks for the good laugh ! :> ... cheers !
From Blog: The Reason Why Plungers are Not Toys... or Maybe Why They Should be.
HAHAHA !
Thanks for the good laugh ! :> ... cheers !
From Blog: The Reason Why Plungers are Not Toys... or Maybe Why They Should be.
Date: 4th August 2008
love of freedom, freedom to love
hi nicole! bruce here. i'm the one wearing the black shirt with the slogan "love of freedom, freedom to love". let me invite every Filipino, living in and outside the Philippines, to support the international lgbt sport movement by participating and representing the Philippines in Copenhagen 2009 World Outgames in July 25 next year. for more info, email teampilipinas.org@gmail.com. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
From Blog: Prettiest Pink Princess at Pride
love of freedom, freedom to love
hi nicole! bruce here. i'm the one wearing the black shirt with the slogan "love of freedom, freedom to love". let me invite every Filipino, living in and outside the Philippines, to support the international lgbt sport movement by participating and representing the Philippines in Copenhagen 2009 World Outgames in July 25 next year. for more info, email teampilipinas.org@gmail.com. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
From Blog: Prettiest Pink Princess at Pride
Date: 23rd July 2008
Princess
And here I thought Aunt Linda was the princess of the family....we now have a new Princess Linda, look out!!! Looks like it was a lot of fun. Aunt Edie
From Blog: Prettiest Pink Princess at Pride
Princess
And here I thought Aunt Linda was the princess of the family....we now have a new Princess Linda, look out!!! Looks like it was a lot of fun. Aunt Edie
From Blog: Prettiest Pink Princess at Pride
Date: 14th July 2008
better
better to be this close to the dolphins :) http://tobyx99.multiply.com/photos/album/1/Philippine_Travel_Photos#49.jpg
From Blog: In this Episode Nicole Feels the Warm Breeze in her Leg Hair
better
better to be this close to the dolphins :) http://tobyx99.multiply.com/photos/album/1/Philippine_Travel_Photos#49.jpg
From Blog: In this Episode Nicole Feels the Warm Breeze in her Leg Hair
Date: 26th June 2008
really..
i totally agree with what you said because its just how things work in the philippines. people are just tired of blaming the government because everything just fallen to deaf ears, nobody's listens. the philippines is a such a beautiful and wonderful country and yet its like a piece of hell. we can't blame these people to feel hopeless in the midst of wide-spread corruption, political instability, surging price commodities, rising oil prices, unemployment, diseases, natural calamities, etc. all contributing to worsening filipino lives. many believe there's no hope in the philippines already, ad if the govt still blinds itself into the state of the nation and with all of these man-made and natural calamities becoming unpredictable and inevitable, there will soon come a time where everything doesn't exist in the philippines..
From Blog: Death Toll in the Typhoon
really..
i totally agree with what you said because its just how things work in the philippines. people are just tired of blaming the government because everything just fallen to deaf ears, nobody's listens. the philippines is a such a beautiful and wonderful country and yet its like a piece of hell. we can't blame these people to feel hopeless in the midst of wide-spread corruption, political instability, surging price commodities, rising oil prices, unemployment, diseases, natural calamities, etc. all contributing to worsening filipino lives. many believe there's no hope in the philippines already, ad if the govt still blinds itself into the state of the nation and with all of these man-made and natural calamities becoming unpredictable and inevitable, there will soon come a time where everything doesn't exist in the philippines..
From Blog: Death Toll in the Typhoon
Date: 26th June 2008
God Save Us!
You are absolutely right. This government and all previous governments of the Philippines failed to address the grave housing problem in the country. The very few housing projects that were built by the government are barely affordable to the average wage earners. If the money was spent for housing instead of giving out those billions of pesos they call pork barrel to the "honorable lawmakers" of the Philippine legislature for their own "projects", very decent housing woud have been freely available all over the country. A lot of politicians are corrupt and so are the bureaucrats. It's so difficult to open a business in the Philippines because of too much red tape. This red tape is usually the cause of corruption. And I just wonder what kind of corruption goes on with all the paper work needed for sea travel. It seems that people's prayers were not enough, or those prayers might have been addressed to the wrong Entity, or those prayers have not been heeded at all. I hope God is not angry.
From Blog: Death Toll in the Typhoon
God Save Us!
You are absolutely right. This government and all previous governments of the Philippines failed to address the grave housing problem in the country. The very few housing projects that were built by the government are barely affordable to the average wage earners. If the money was spent for housing instead of giving out those billions of pesos they call pork barrel to the "honorable lawmakers" of the Philippine legislature for their own "projects", very decent housing woud have been freely available all over the country. A lot of politicians are corrupt and so are the bureaucrats. It's so difficult to open a business in the Philippines because of too much red tape. This red tape is usually the cause of corruption. And I just wonder what kind of corruption goes on with all the paper work needed for sea travel. It seems that people's prayers were not enough, or those prayers might have been addressed to the wrong Entity, or those prayers have not been heeded at all. I hope God is not angry.
From Blog: Death Toll in the Typhoon
Date: 25th June 2008
Humor
I was gretaly entertained by your blog... :)
From Blog: Manila Comedy Hour
Humor
I was gretaly entertained by your blog... :)
From Blog: Manila Comedy Hour
Date: 25th June 2008
Corruption
I would say corruption is one of the major causes of poverty in the Philippines... The country is blessed with great resources, but why do they stay poor? The Philippines has a trickle up economy wherein the money of the poor goes to the rich, while the money of the rich stays with the rich. Corruption is very prevalent in this country. You can say that it is quite normal and given already. The government's and most of the official's priority and focus is on how they could corrupt more and have the country's wealth be placed in their own pockets. too bad.... they simply dont care about the poor... they simply care about themselves. http://vitzy.net/forum/Philippines-f55.html
From Blog: EDSA I
Corruption
I would say corruption is one of the major causes of poverty in the Philippines... The country is blessed with great resources, but why do they stay poor? The Philippines has a trickle up economy wherein the money of the poor goes to the rich, while the money of the rich stays with the rich. Corruption is very prevalent in this country. You can say that it is quite normal and given already. The government's and most of the official's priority and focus is on how they could corrupt more and have the country's wealth be placed in their own pockets. too bad.... they simply dont care about the poor... they simply care about themselves. http://vitzy.net/forum/Philippines-f55.html
From Blog: EDSA I
Date: 5th June 2008
look at the government
Look. the government of the country should look after their people. I at the age of 28 a single parent raisdes $3 milliondollars and built a hospital and university for the land mine victims and to educate all.I sold my house and have never owned a house since then and had to put my daughter through University. I am so glad i did it. Please do not taken in by the politicians
From Blog: Migrante
look at the government
Look. the government of the country should look after their people. I at the age of 28 a single parent raisdes $3 milliondollars and built a hospital and university for the land mine victims and to educate all.I sold my house and have never owned a house since then and had to put my daughter through University. I am so glad i did it. Please do not taken in by the politicians
From Blog: Migrante
Barbara Bostrad
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thanks for the information
Planning to go to baguio and Vigan next year...i have no clue where, how, and what to do, but I am thankful for the very useful infos in your blog.
From Blog: Baguio to Vigan to Laoag, Oh My