Surviving on guaifenesin & Vicks vapor rub
I still feel awful from this damn cold! I’ve been taking prescription strength guaifenesin and slathering Vicks vapor rub on my neck and chest just so I can BREATHE! Ugh. Fortunately, this cold ain’t as bad as the cold I had during the month of January! Lords, that cold was so bad, I couldn’t breathe [...]
Nun here!
My aunt from the Philippines arrived yesterday for a one month visit. I haven’t seen her since my 2008 trip to the Philippines. She’s my mom’s oldest sister (second mother! Haha! 18 yr difference in age between them). She is a sister of the Daughters of Charity. She’s actually not a nun. I asked her [...]
Native bags from the Philippines
This post is for my friend Cara Myiah! Here are pics of the 2 bags my friend Erline sent me through my parents: This purse is a tad smaller than the one my cousin bought for me when I was in the Philippines in 2008! I think it’s made with abaca as the fibers are [...]
A piece of the American South in the Philippines??
My parents are back from their month-long stay in the Philippines. As usual, they brought back a bunch of things they had bought while in Manila and in Bicol. When they buy things, they always wrap it in Manila newspapers so it’s interesting to look at once the newspapers are unwrapped. One of the newspapers [...]
Shopping in Legaspi, Albay!
After one of my aunt’s saw the purses my cousins bought for me on my first trip to Legaspi, she decided she just had to have one of her own! This time, we didn’t have the luxury of having our own car to make the trip. We took one of the many commuter vans from [...]
