As mentioned in my previous entry, here is a step-by-step account of the process we went through to get our passports. Again, we applied through a travel agency (see why).
1. We asked about the requirements and passport fees in the travel agency.
2. We gathered all needed documents and submitted them to the agency.
3. We filled [...]
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We had our share of doubts on getting a passport through a travel agency, but the conveniences this option offers still prevailed over our hesitations.
We sought the assistance of Land and Sky Travel Service and paid P1,000 for each passport (regular processing) instead of P500. I have inquired in other travel agencies at the Victoria [...]
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We recently got our passports. Yipee! We were so happy and excited upon receiving them that I have decided to share a few quick tips (yes, this is the quickie I was referring to!) to those who plan to get one.
1. Philippine passports are issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). In Davao [...]
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A few weeks after I filed my resignation with my employer last May, I started a new venture — working at home. My husband had online projects back in 2003, while he was studying Masters in Information Systems in UP. He was the one who guided me as I started my own online business.
With things [...]
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… was unsuccessful.
I’m sure my hubby has a better way of saying this. Check it out below.
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As I said in my previous post, my sister handed me her still-functional laptop (circa 2004) complete with wireless connection. “WiFi?”, I asked myself. As a self-professed computer geek, it was weird for me to ask a [...]
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Before anything else, let’s have the main reason for this entry first.
Happy Birthday, Papu!
We presented several options to my father for the venue of his birthday celebration, ranging from the Apo View to Buffet Palace to Whaw or Banok’s, but his choice remained to be his all-time favorite — Jack’s Ridge at the top [...]
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I don’t know what got into me, but I have just decided to make my life a little more complicated (as if my worries are not enough, hah!). Last week, I registered for a Japanese Language class in Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku (or the Mindanao International College). The school is located in Lanang, which would mean [...]
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My husband has plenty of things to say, so I’m giving him the floor, er, the page.
——————————————————————Allow me to break this blog off my wife’s thoughts for a while, and make it my own.
Ehem…
The month of August isn’t over yet, but a lot of significant things have already highlighted my year. Here’s a short rundown [...]
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The price of fuel in the Philippines has skyrocketed over the past few months. Even with the series of recent price rollbacks, gasoline has stayed just slightly below P60 per liter. That’s just about 80 km of running on a P500 fuel-up.
But lo and behold, there seems to be a sudden mushroom-like growth of gasoline [...]
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It is PIChE Davao’s pride to host the largest gathering of Chemical Engineers in the Philippines for 2009. The 70th PIChE National Convention will be held at the Waterfront Insular Hotel, Davao City from February 25 to 27, 2009 with the theme PIChE at 70: Chemical Engineers Responding to Current and Emerging Issues.
Check the details [...]
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