Just like starting over
My husband was in Cebu for several weeks last month, but it was not like the usual business trip. He and his partner had to setup an office and a house, and I was kidding him through text telling him it was just like moving into an empty house all over again. We were quite familiar with that, moving into empty houses, having done so three times in the past eight years.
It was a challenge to find a store for wholesale housewares, because there were times when the budget wouldn’t cut it and then again there were those lucky times when money was not an issue. But then again you would want the best value for your money either way.
My husband and his colleague planned to shop at Tabo-an Market to get the best deals, but they ended up at Unitop for reasons of convenience. I guess that’s the other factor these days, the convenience of buying things makes one overlook the slightly higher price.
Missing my bicycle
Auto insurance quotes have never been much of a concern for me as I have never owned a vehicle. Well, not a four-wheeled one anyway. Years back I did drive a motorcycle, and a scooter, sometime around 20 years ago. While I never got insurance for either of those vehicles, I also remember having a lot of fun driving them, even with the few mishaps I’ve had on the road.
What I do miss most is my bicycle. I think if I hadn’t gone into photography as a hobby I would probably have bought myself a bicycle for Christmas. Especially so because I need the exercise and I need to lose weight.
No smoking (for me)
I quit smoking more than 5 years ago, after my OB-Gyne told my husband and me to quit all vices if we wanted to have a baby this late in life. I was in my very late thirties and my husband was merely 4 years younger.
Having said that, I probably will have no need to know where to obtain cigars online, but I’m putting it here for the benefit of those who do. Cigars remind me of my late grandfather. He smoked Alhambra Coronas if I remember correctly. Days after he died the house would smell of it every now and then. That was him, checking up on us 
Dead and dying
The original Nayong Pilipino here in Pasay City is almost dead. Two weeks ago, the Nayong Pilipino Foundation turned over more than half of what remained of the 42 hectare property to the Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). This is in “exchange” for a much smaller piece of real estate in the so-called Bagong Nayong Pilipino Entertainment City Manila on Macapagal Avenue.
While there is nothing left to do but lament its demise, I must also say this to the Nayong Pilipino Foundation:
Newer does not always mean better.
And in my heart there will only be one Nayong Pilipino.
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