Prost Neu Jahr von Berlin! (Happy New Year from Berlin!)

and before i forget to greet y'all a great Happy New Year from all the crayy parties here in Berlin! Have a Great One too!

Watch me Dance to the Holiday Beat!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1801931203


double click here! hehehe

A Day Before Christmas in Brussels

Walked around the Brussels Christmas Market along the Bourse (Rue de la Bourse) and these are the scenes from Brussel's own brand of Christmas. Happy Holidays!

a Grand Merry Christmas and an Absolutely Great New Year to All

Click click for a bigger view!!

2nd Christmas Away from Home

This will be my second Christmas away from home. The first one was when I was studying in Spain and I spent it in Barcelona back in 2002. This time, I really can't hack going home even if i decided to spend on the outrageous prices because I just assumed my post here last November 6th and I am supposed to fly to Manila in late January for a Meeting.

I thought it will be a bit away from the mad christmas dash for me this time but no. Right now, I'm panicking with Christmas shopping online for my dear ones at home, and also for my newfound family and friends here in Brussels.

So last night after work, we had to rush to Chausee d'Ixelles for some major Christmas shopping for gifts, and I had the chance to use my brand new Belgian ING Bank gold visa. hehehe. I din't bye anything for me because after the holiday's they'll have a great big sale at about 40% off, plus my 21% diplomatic exemption from the VAT that's a whole lotta shopping for me hehehe but soon not now.

I got invited to an all expat yuppie party (kuno), - mostly made up of europeans, brits, germans, etc. - get together tonight at Club Mirano by my young and pretty realtor, Marie of Foncia Immobilie (Real Estate Agency). ( I transacted my 3 year pad rental from them. ) So I'm also going out tonight. My first real clubbing in Brussels since I got here. The pass is your calling card and they decide if they'll let you in hahaha. I guess they won't decline entry to a Commercial Attache? hehehe. Am in black suit and silver tie and with my best watch nyaks.

My posts have been scarce lately because of all this kaguluhan. hehehe.

In case I don't get to post before (which I doubt), Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Spunkin' Brand New Year!

Happy Holidays Mates!

Pasko sa Brussels

Whew, just a day after I got back from a sleepless week in Madrid buzzing like a worker bee, we have Pasko sa Brussels at the Salle Le Fanal for the Filipino Community. A Pinoy Christmas that made us feel a lot closer to home indeed. I'd choose a pinoy Christmas over a white Christmas anytime.

I-i-i-iiit's freeezzinnnggg he-errrre in Brrrrrrussels

Look What we have to put up with. Madrid was a very welcome respite from this kind of cold. While I was enjoying full sunny days over there at 11 to 15 degrees in the evening. Here in Brussels, it's from one to four degreez, below zero. And that's only during the day, at night we get up to minus fourteen for pete's sake. I shot a screengrab of my widgets particularly the one showing the temperatures and the weather. Yikes.

Oh well, we gotta heat it up fast folkies.

Perfect for Chanukah! - (What? What? ano Daw?)

Photos taken by blogger Nancy Kay Shapiro at the Balducci's on 8th Ave at 14th Street, on Sunday, 12/2. Hahaha.

Chanukah daw hahaha.

Chook Chuck, Channukah!!!!

Il Signorino en el Palacio de El Pardo

Christmas Season in Madrid

Christmas is now in the air in Madrid as they put up the christmas lights and decorations all over the metro. No one beats our penchant for putting up Christmas lights and playing Yule songs in October palang. hahaha.

Here I go again. . .

That's me in the Salon del Catedral in El Pardo Palace, Madrid. hehe

barely even having warmed my arse in cold brussels, I was off to madrid last Sunday. I'm still here after what seemed to be an eternity of all work and no play. It's crazy I sleep at 5am and wake up at 730 or even seven.



anyway, if it's any consolation i have:

1.) actually walked around and stayed for a total of about 12 hours in the Palacio El Pardo in Madrid. (500 years old, approximately)
2.) been chauffer driven in a benz 5 series limo from the hotel to the palace.
2.) hobnobbed with a crowd where King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia and Isabel Preysler were present.
3.) eaten heavenly cuchinillo.
4.) earned an extra day.




Geeez, I hope the next flying I'll be doing anytime soon is back to Manila.

Sigh the life of a veritable slave. . .

The Very first Thing I bought for my New House in Brussels - Fine Bone China from Villeroy & Boch

I got the service for 6 starter set from world famous Fine China makers since 1748 Vileroy & Boch. Except for glimpses of my mom's & grandmom's collectton of Fine China in our Dining Room back home (am off limits to touch em), I don't know absolutely anything about Fine China. Hahaha. So when we were in Luxembourg, they wanted to stopped by the Villeroy and Boch Outlet and I just picked out the Surprise Box (service for 6, comes way cheaper this way, but you will not know what designs you got until you open the box at home, hell, if you buy per piece, a plate for example costs from 25-50 euros apiece on regular price, heaven almighty)

So this is how my service for six looks like: (plain but if you look closely they're textured. hehe honestly I dunno what the whole fuzz is all about haha ... Oh well)

Where I've been sleeping the past month

This is where I've been sleeping the past Month . . .

Show's over folks (Picture and Caption from Inquirer.net)

Yes folks, and just like that the circus is over. We have some desperate bloke trying to do a Gringo (unfortunately, he does not have his charisma), who got away with all of it and scared of the future life (or non-life) he has rotting away in jail, despite temporary (yes, the pinoys are prone to amnesia) validation.

And then we have some idiotic excuse for men of the cloth, very impressionable indeed, who think that by their mere presence and participation, they'll turn the whole hullaballoo into another EDSA all over again and do miracles. (Sorry Monsignors, you ain't no Cardinal Sin) without seriously thinking that if they were that influential (thank heavens no), they'll leave the country in similar post-Marcos / post-War shambles, reversing the stellar economic gains we've been enjoying the past couple of years. (Yes they are real, and No, the poor will not feel it overnight.) And we have these so called men of the cloth, aligning themselves with characters of really dubious moral backgrounds.

And just to tell the world, it was no such big deal, take a look at this amusing photo taken today hahaha:

‘PICTURE, PICTURE.’ A group of Singaporean tourists poses in front of the bullet- riddled Manila Peninsula hotel Friday, a day after government forces quelled an attempted uprising by a group led by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who demanded that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo step down. AFP/LUIS LIWANAG

Some Message I get at Friendster.com

hello.my name is elaine (slightly changed to protect the innocent) ..i am 30 years old..i...i am a loving and caring woman ...i am looking for someone who could be there for me all the time, Someone to share fun with, bad times and good times, trial times, Celebration times, rainy and sunny times of life. I need an honest , trust worthy man.
I will be looking forward to chat with you soon.
I am now online
adexxxx_lookingforu@hotmail.com (email address edited)

greetings
elaine (she is from Overijssel, NL)

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bwaaahahaha i think i failed to meet her criteria. very steep! hehe

I got this in my friendster inbox the other day and thought I'd post this after seeing my dear pal Ian's post on Hilarious friendster profiles. hehehe http://slammer2613.multiply.com/journal/item/14/hilarious_friendster_profiles_D?replies_read=3

Yes dear we don't live in trees (to quote multiply Pal Riain)

Click on the link, the title, the link or the Photo to access pictures of Manila (courtesy of multiply pal xxxriainxxx), where I am from (well my grown up years). Yes dear, we don't live in trees hahaha.

http://xxxriainxxx.multiply.com/photos/photo/82/39

I am sooooo missing Manila already. Life is so easy and carefree back home and oh so convenient hehe. Life in Brussels is pleasand and kewl too, but it's different, hey it ain't home.

Eureka! This is it, the Pad am Getting in Brussels hehe

2 bedrooms, 98 square meters, spunkin' brand new, modern fully equipped kitchen, 2 baths in each room and 2 separate toilets, a foyer area at entrance, a balcony a storage room and a basement garage with autoremote gate. whew hahaha. il Signorino's humble abode in Brussels . whaddya think guys?

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