My Present and my Future

Advertisements I was sipping a skimmed capuccino this afternoon at the IFC after some errands around the Central area. Here my friends was my present at that point in time — while my peers were slaving away and earning decent money, there I was, listening to my Nano and enjoying my strong cup of joe: […]

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Egyptian Diaries: Day 1 – Karnak Temple

Advertisements You never really realize just how hot Egypt is despite the scorching sun that lights up every single thing in sight. “One or two days a year,” our guide said, indicating how much rainfall the country gets. I wince in the heat. “Ridiculous!” was my first thought until a mere five minutes later after […]

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In Luxor

Advertisements Just a brief note to all you readers saying that am still alive. Burnt, feeling very hot, but ALIVE! Current location: Luxor What I did today: Visited the Valley of the Kings and even went inside the young pharaoh’s tomb at a pretty 100 LE (multiply by 1.3 to get the HKD equivalent). Yes, […]

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Greetings from Doha!

Advertisements At the airport in Doha waiting for our flight to send us to Luxor. Sniffling with a stubborn cough that couldn’t go away, I now woed that I never really learn how to spit. We call spitting dura in our hometown, with the a said in a complete stop. It’s as if it’s an […]

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Trader’s Birthday Treat

Advertisements Just came back from a week-long visit to Singapore. It was Trader’s birthday weekend so it was really nice to be able to spend it with him. In addition, I get to “escape” the pressures of work, and there were no annoying calls from the office asking last-minute questions because I was very clear […]

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1st Day of Bumhood

Advertisements It’s final – I’ve already left my job today. At around 6:30pm (and yes, I finished my entire last day), I bid a widening goodbye and stepped out the doors of my firm. It’s been great the way they bid me farewell. First, they made a big announcement at the floor by the Head […]

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A very busy weekend

Advertisements Given that my last day will be on Wednesday, and I leave for Singapore then, I had to cram so many errands today because your blogger was so busy socializing with friends the whole day yesterday. Here’s the rundown of my day: 10:40 am – Trader calls me up and reminds me that yes, […]

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Almost Goodbye

Advertisements I was sad today. Today marked almost the end of an era of almost four years at the organization I currently work for. My boss sent this late afternoon: “Bonita will leave the firm to take her MBA. She has done an outstanding job in her Asian (department name) role and we wish her […]

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