Personalan Archives - Pwede Padala https://pwedepadala.com/category/personalan/ OFW in Canada: Unboxing the Ways of Giving, Saving, and Investing. Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:30:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pwedepadala.com/pp-wpblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pp-500x500-jpg-150x150.jpg Personalan Archives - Pwede Padala https://pwedepadala.com/category/personalan/ 32 32 100964338 Ending 2021: Moving to the Province . . . Permanently https://pwedepadala.com/moving-to-the-province-permanently/ https://pwedepadala.com/moving-to-the-province-permanently/#respond Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:30:23 +0000 https://pwedepadala.com/?p=7489 Our family has never imagined to move to province permanently after owning our first home two years ago. From being a renter since my parents were married, we managed to buy a house and lot and have it renovated. My parents and siblings were content in having enough space and privacy. Then the pandemic happened. […]

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]]> https://pwedepadala.com/moving-to-the-province-permanently/feed/ 0 7489 Life Update December 2021: Why I Haven’t Posted for a Long Time? https://pwedepadala.com/life-update-december-2021/ https://pwedepadala.com/life-update-december-2021/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:30:00 +0000 https://pwedepadala.com/?p=7481 This is my second life update. I wrote the first last year and this time, I wouldn’t write in detailed. So why I haven’t posted for a long time? The answer is, this blog is one of a few blogs I maintain. Updating plug ins, writing, photo editing, are some of the tasks a blogger […]

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]]> https://pwedepadala.com/life-update-december-2021/feed/ 0 7481 Why I Love Gifting Watches https://pwedepadala.com/why-i-love-gifting-watches/ https://pwedepadala.com/why-i-love-gifting-watches/#respond Thu, 24 Dec 2020 15:12:00 +0000 https://pwedepadala.com/?p=6252 Tis the season for gift giving. Or any time of the year. Cash is the easiest and fastest way to give through online money transfer like Remitly. For OFWs like me it’s best to send balikbayan box before holidays. Send food for Noche Buena or gifts. Speaking of gifts, I noticed that I like giving […]

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]]> https://pwedepadala.com/why-i-love-gifting-watches/feed/ 0 6252 The Only Wine that I will Drink (for Now) https://pwedepadala.com/the-only-wine-that-i-will-drink-for-now/ https://pwedepadala.com/the-only-wine-that-i-will-drink-for-now/#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2020 23:43:00 +0000 https://pwedepadala.com/?p=6084 Is it a badge of honour to graduate from a university and not learn how to drink alcoholic drink? It could be, if you live in a conservative Asian society having high regard to religion (predominantly Catholic) and education (while still living at parents’ house). As for me, I don’t have any issue with drinking. […]

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]]> https://pwedepadala.com/the-only-wine-that-i-will-drink-for-now/feed/ 0 6084 Life Update December 2020: More Time at Home https://pwedepadala.com/life-update-december-2020-more-time-at-home/ https://pwedepadala.com/life-update-december-2020-more-time-at-home/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2020 07:30:00 +0000 https://pwedepadala.com/?p=6340 Where did time go this year? We all know how horrible the year 2020 is. I only want the last few days of the year to swiftly pass by without any hiccups. When lockdown was implemented in March, I was one of the few lucky ones to keep working. Fortunately the commute is short and […]

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]]> https://pwedepadala.com/life-update-december-2020-more-time-at-home/feed/ 0 6340 Moving to a New Place in Times of Pandemic https://pwedepadala.com/moving-to-a-new-place-in-times-of-pandemic/ https://pwedepadala.com/moving-to-a-new-place-in-times-of-pandemic/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2020 05:29:27 +0000 https://pwedepadala.com/?p=5944 It’s more than a month now since I moved to a new apartment. I mentioned my plan to get a new apartment in my 2019 Financial Review before the pandemic caused a worldwide quarantine aka the “new normal.” Alas, it’s my first time to leave on my own. I felt like singing On My Own […]

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