If you’re a Filipino citizen living abroad, you still have to report major life events to the Philippine government – such as when there’s a marriage, birth, or death. This is not common knowledge. I only found this out from a chance meeting with a Filipino who got married to a foreigner outside the Philippines.… Continue reading Report of Marriage for a Filipino Citizen Married to a Foreigner
This was one of the best things that I’ve done with any given two hours of my life on a weeknight. The Hammer Museum hosted a forum on intersectional activism with Kimberle Crenshaw and Eve Ensler as speakers. I watched the Vagina Monologues when my university staged it about ten years ago, so… Continue reading Intersectional Activism
We got married in the Philippines. There were several reasons for this, and I will elaborate on them in a separate (future) post, but this was the decision that we ended up making. Specifically, we had in the island where my mother was born. I myself was not born and raised there, but I have fond memories of… Continue reading Wedding Reflection [1]
I don’t know where I got this. I wish I could remember, but my memory fails me. Just that this isn’t originally my idea, but I wrote down the prompts because I like prompts. And I like how your answers change when you do it again in two weeks, or two years. Hearing: Lots of whirring… Continue reading At the moment [1]
One thing that will never be absent in a Filipino kitchen is soy sauce. It is a key ingredient in adobo – the most stereotypically Pinoy dish, if there ever was one. It is the base for most stir fry dishes. And it is also a popular choice for sawsawan, or dipping sauce. We love… Continue reading We love soy sauce
I first came to Nepal on a tourist visa that I got on arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport. We were able to register our marriage before that visa expired, so by the time I needed to renew it, I was already eligible for a spouse (non-tourist) visa. This is how we did it. DISCLAIMER: This… Continue reading HOW TO: Switch from a Nepal Tourist Visa to a Marriage Visa
This picture looks like a cross between exercising and sleeping. These were the things I needed for my session of yoga for period cramps. I was wondering about whether I should write about this or not. But maaaaan, this thing works, and if I can just point one other person suffering from cramps to a possible… Continue reading Yoga for Period Cramps
