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Azalea not the Shrub

by MissBackpacker on May 13, 2012 in Backpacking, Baguio City, Philippines, Rave Reviews, Where to Stay with No comments

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Dipolog City in One Day

by MissBackpacker on May 3, 2012 in Backpacking, Contests, Dipolog, Philippines, Visual, Zamboanga with 5 Comments

Who would want to miss a smoke-free city with its almost zero-crime rate? Surf the net, book a plane ticket and fly for only 1.5 hours to the Northwestern part of Mindanao and set foot in Dipolog City.

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OMG! I Married Robin and Harry!

by MissBackpacker on April 20, 2012 in Backpacking, Mountaineering, Philippines, Random, Superfluous Rants with 42 Comments

This post is scheduled to be published on April 20, 12 noon, day of our wedding.

He finishes the meal I can no longer continue munching on saying that there are a lot of people dying because of hunger. Ending, he gains more weight and I don’t.

He fixes the laundry machine when I say it is grounded. He’d rather get electrocuted than hear my endless complaints.

He takes care of me when I am drunk, damping warm towel on my face making sure I am fine and guides me to the trash bin when I am about to throw off.

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And She Changed Me

by MissBackpacker on April 15, 2012 in 2012, Backpacking, Mount Kanlaon, Mountaineering, Negros Island, Philippines, PTB Blog Carnival with 10 Comments

She will be named Marie.

I always dream of having a child; who doesn’t? Boy or girl, it doesn’t really matter.

I want him to be an artist, a musician or a painter maybe. I wish for him to be fit and become an athlete. I desire him to have good grades in school and be a disciplined student.

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Good Friday 2012: Blood and Cement

by MissBackpacker on April 6, 2012 in Backpacking, Manila, Philippines, Photography, Photowalks with No comments

Lately, I’ve been watching the TV series Spartacus a lot. I got to familiarize myself with Batiatus, Crixus, Doctore, flesh (literally and figuratively), blood, ludus, gladiators, Lucretia, slavery, trust, and loyalty.

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