Kat's Notebook

With the grave economic recession right now, we need to be more conscious on our budget. I got this tip from an email: Effective immediately, the following economizing measures are being implemented in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” subsidiary: 1) The partridge will be retained, but the pear tree, which never produced the cash crop [...]

Ever since we discovered Havaianas slippers 4 years ago (yup we’re kind of late-bloomers), our number 1 choice for flipflops is always Havaianas. Ipanema, Dupe, Crocs…I would still go for Havaianas. In the Philippines, I believe the authorized dealers are All about Flip Flops and Rustan’s. A pair costs around P795-P1200 depending on the style.  [...]

In my earlier post, I wrote that my camera, Canon Powershot SD500, suddenly died on me. The problem was the lens won’t go down after turning the camera on. It seemed stuck even switching off the camera. So I brought the camera to the CANON service center here in the Philippines. It was to my [...]

I’m doomed! The camera I borrowed from my parents went broke on me! I wasn’t even able to use it. I don’t know what happened. I wondered if the altitude or being in the airplane caused it to malfunction although I didn’t use it when I was in the plane. But that’s highly an unlikely [...]

Now that I’m back in the Philippines I won’t be able to watch my fave shows!!!! Dancing with the Stars, Grey’s Anatomy, Top Model, Samantha Who, Top Chef, Amazing Race, Desperate Housewives…..I can’t even watch the episodes online because the TV’s website has restrictions. What am I to do????? Well I’ve got to be resourceful [...]

Do you feel the buzz around the air? It’s going to be a history in the making this election year. Who will win: Obama or McCain? Someone told me that by the end of the day, the US will know who wins the election. When the winning candidate has a far margin from his competitor, [...]

I just recently traveled to the Philippines from the USA and it took me 16 hours. It totally drained me. I have traveled this route and duration 4 times already and it got worse everytime maybe because I’m getting old and my tolerance wasn’t the same as before. Because of my previous experiences, I became [...]

With the nearing elections, American voters won’t just elect their next president but also get to vote on certain state proposals which if it wins, will be passed as a bill/law/policy. On TV, there are lots of commercials for different propositions that we sometimes get confused on what to vote on. Yes to prop 2, [...]

How do you spot or identify a Filipino in an airport? That’s easy – they always carry a big 20x20box, which we call balikbayan box. It’s taped like a mummy and has names on all sides to prevent it from getting lost. As much as I don’t want to carry a balikbayan box when I [...]