Although Spanish is currently not widely spoken in the Philippines, you can still see its influence on Tagalog, which borrows a lot of words from the language. There are a lot of loan words that are evident, for example for things in the house, such as “mesa” and “silya”, “tinidor” and “kutsara”. But it’s also […]
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The Philippines and Spain have a lot of cultural similarities despite being thousands of kilometers apart. Maybe it’s due to the fact that the Philippines was a colony of Spain for centuries. Or maybe it’s just because the two countries both get a lot of sun? 😀 In any case, here are some things these […]
Staying at home during the quarantine was/continues to be a challenge for many people, although it was a little easier for introverts like me for whom social isolation is not very difficult and is sometimes even preferred. One thing that helped keep me sane was keeping in touch with friends and family through various social […]
Templo de Debod is one of my favorite places in Madrid. It’s a 2nd Century B.C. temple gifted by the Egyptian government to Spain in the 70s, transported to and reconstructed in Madrid stone by ancient stone. It’s not very big, but there’s a mini-museum inside it, worth a visit particularly since it’s free to […]
After more than a month of being in strict quarantine (I haven’t left the house in more than a month), having groceries delivered to my home to have the least possible human contact, I’ve learned some things about how to stay home without losing my mind. Spain has been pretty strict about keeping people in […]
The concept of “bilin” is very much a part of Filipino culture. “Bilin” is something you ask someone to bring you when they will be coming from another place. For example, your sister is traveling to Japan for a holiday, and you want her to get you some green-tea-flavored Kitkat which is easy to find […]
I’ve said many times that having friends prevents me from losing weight- because when you have friends, you often meet for lunch, dinner, coffee, or merienda, as well as hold drinking sessions (including those done over the internet). I think that if I didn’t have friends, I wouldn’t eat nor drink so much. But you […]