Palawan New Years 2013: Day 1 - Badjao Seafront

Our NGO is closed for two weeks over Christmas and New Years. We weren't sure if we would have company over that time or not. It turns out that we didn't so we decided to go to Palawan!

Cebu Pacific has a daily direct flight from Davao City to Puerto Princesa for a very reasonable price. There was even a promo! We got in just after 10am and once we checked into our hotel, we headed out for an early lunch.

The entrance to Badjao Seafront Restaurant.

WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections

Here is this week's entry for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge with the theme of "Reflections":

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This is a mirror in the middle of a fountain in front of the Grand Casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco. I think that might be the Hotel Paris in the background on the left. Such a beautiful place!

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Bringing Me

Welcome back to The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Tuesdays! Haven't done this in a while. Thought I'd try to get into blogging more frequently so I'm check my list of blogs about blogs again for inspiration. These are always fun. I love books so much!!!

Here are ten books I'd like to get for Christmas:

WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Green

Here is my photo collage for this week's WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge theme of green:

International Day: Canada!

Hello! Bonjour!

The school that our organization is affiliated with had an International Day. The students and teachers are from a variety of countries so each year they have a mini Folklorama. We know some of the Canadian teachers so we were asked to help with the Canada booth. It's funny how one becomes that much more patriotic when one leaves one's county. Vive Le Canada!

Flags to represent the student body.

Davao City Cultural Challenge

Last weekend some friends of ours took us on a Cultural Challenge of Davao City. Claire is originally from New Zealand (and worked with my husband a decade ago! Small world!) and has lived in Davao for three and a half years. Juvy is Filippina and went to school with Claire in New Zealand. They work together now.

Here we are with Juvy! We started at a bakery in the Bankerohan market.

All Saints' Day

November 1st is All Saints' Day and is a special holiday in the Philippines. Most people will have the day off work to remember their dead loved ones. Families will gather at grave sites for the whole day. Even staying over night.

All Saints' Day, sponsored by Pepsi!