wander, woman

It's airline food, why are we even expecting a lot from it, right? Well, I believe that if you are riding on a 'premium' steed that been listed as among best in the industry, expecting them to provide good service (and food should be part of it) should never be understated. So far with my son, on the non-budget airline category (because we've already flown Cebu Pacific for Christmas Holidays when A was a year old) we have tried Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific Air and Emirates and here are a few notes on their selections. (to be constantly updated) - Singapore Airlines 1. SIN-MNL-SIN, Economy, 3+ hrs flight with a 6 month old infant Baby Meal: Is the usual bottled baby food, mostly flavored apple sauce and if you're lucky (like on A's first time), wider variations such as turkey with squash and corn, or pear. *Now the problem with that is--our son does not eat bottled baby food. Having said this, I think it is still our responsibility, as parents t...

"that's it, i'm staying here". donostia, bizkaia, 2011. A friend and I were talking over the weekend, about plans, upcoming trips, more plans. "The thing I hate most about travel is that after-feeling." She confessed to not being able to go back to productive work for a week or so, post-trip. The relishing, that ache and longing for it not to end. I was nodding my head the whole time as I knew of that feeling. I remembered how it took months for me to let go of my first European adventure, not to mention the efforts to 'extend it'-- that endless googling for work opportunities, overseas scholarships, projects. Boy, that "European holiday withdrawal syndrome" is a bitch. However, having once in my life--been able to successfully get into everyone's dream sequence of an extended holiday, I thought I should give insights on how to cure this "decease". 1. Have something to look forward to, upon coming back My uncle...

Yesterday, on our way back to Singapore from Manila I had, for the first time in a year and hours to 5 months-- I had my me time. It dawned upon me an hour or so midflight, With the two loves of my life beside me, and there I was, flipping through a magazine. I finished reading two. I even made it halfway through Walter Mitty. It was the quiet, that moment of peaceful bliss. Things are unfolding, just so you wait.

ze itchy feet eez itchy! oh look, i even plotted our train route. (dork)

i finally found something i would write about in this series! i know its not the sexiest thing ever, writing about nursing rooms and baby-friendliness (although a friend of mine just made 'clean, hygienic, discrete and comfortable' sound like a place to get ehem). i failed at sexy many years back anyway. motherhood is something new to me, so i guess it would be an interesting study. Here's a few things on top of my head: 1. plane travel for babies 2. plane travel for older babies whose parents are on a tight budget 3. commuting with a baby in Manila, for those who do not live there. 4. an oasis called the nursing room. 5. Tokyo 6. Hakone 7. Bangkok 8. um-Aura sa SM Aura For more than one week! Harabas* lang. tagalog word of the day (thank you, SBP !) : *Harabas:  pronounced hah-rah-bahs. Verb:  root. 1. to wear out.  Inf.:  maharabas.  Conj.:  naharabas, wore out; nahaharabas, is wearing out; mahaharabas, will wear out. 2. to strike ...