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Go as a guest; act like one, and you’ll be treated like one. Travel, as in the rest of life, you reap what you sow. – Rick Steves Believing that I have always been an organized-bordering-on-obsessive-compulsive traveler, I never thought of picking a travel skills handbook for myself. Ok, I toyed with the idea, looked […]
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CasesWoman is the companion of man, gifted by equal mental capacities. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man’s superior. – Mahatma Gandhi Filipinas in The Netherlands gathered for a day of salu-salo, women workshops and talks on Saturday, March 17 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Here’s the story. Error: Embedded data
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Published workMy article on the Filipinas’ reaction to reality TV show Exotische Liefde, published on GMA News Online. Error: Embedded data could not be displayed.
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Published workPhilippine cargo ship MV Aztec Maiden ran ashore the coast of Wijk aan Zee in The Netherlands around 4:45 in the morning of January 20, 2011. 21 crew members aboard the ship are all Filipinos. Again, social media has done its fair share in updating the public.
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Published workI joined the Dag van de Dialoog two years ago and can still vividly remember my experience. Tables all over the country will be set up again to encourage people from different cultural backgrounds to dicuss certain issues. To celebrate this initiative, I wrote the article, “Home in a Paper Bill” for Iamexpat.nl. Read it
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CasesFilipinos and foreigners alike were treated to the heavenly voices of the Loboc Children’s Choir in The Netherlands for three nights in a row. They performed in Hoofddorp on Wednesday evening, The Hague on Thursday and Venlo on Friday. The 22-song repertoire is part of a series of fund-raising concerts which will culminate in Spain where they are to take part in the Certamen Coral de Tolosa competition from October 29 to November 1.
Philippines own Loboc Children’s Choir wowed Holland Read More »
Published work1999 Eskrima World Champion Leonora Stroeven strives to promote the art of eskrima throughout the world by offering free workshops such as these. She shares the love for the Filipino martial art with husband and Doce Pares Eskrima World Concept Founder Frans Stroeven.
Former Filipina Eskrima World Champion promotes sport in Holland Read More »
Published workIt’s Blog Action Day and this is my contribution: photographs of food from different countries.
“Since 2007, Blog Action Day has focused bloggers around the world to blog about one important global topic on the same day. Past topics have included water, climate change and poverty. This year, Blog Action Day will be held on October 16, which coincides with World Food Day, so naturally our 2011 theme is FOOD.” (source: blogactionday.org)
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Cases[ad#Adsense 468×60 (horizontaal)] The Azkals win 4-1 against the Bonner team in their second match against German football teams. Bonner SC U19 is the football team of Bonn, Germany where the games were also held. The games are part of their two-week training in Germany in preparation for their match against Sri Lanka on June
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Published workOne of the biggest challenges that a highly-educated professional may face when moving to the Netherlands is the fact that Dutch is the language used in this country. Of course, that is not the case if the professional is coming from the northern part of Belgium where Dutch is widely spoken, like English to Filipinos.
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