anne25penn

@anne25penn (3305)

Philippines • Age 51

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Discovered MyLot again

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 26 Nov 23

Imgine my surprise and glee when I discovered that MyLot is up and running still. This was my writing platform way back iin 2010 when I was trying to do blogging. I did have a Blogspot but that didn't do too well. Got a few...

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Press Freedom? Yeah, right

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 13 Mar 13

If in case I cannot login again, then you will know why. I posted a few hours ago a news article about Sabah and how Ninoy Aquino agreed to give it up in exchange for political allies. Just a few minutes ago I wanted to check on...

press freedom

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Something a lot of Pinoy's don't know about Sabah and the Aquinos

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 13 Mar 13

I was born in the 70's and grew up in the 80's. As far back as I can remember, the Philippine map that we had posted in our living room that would help us in our social studies or Philippine history and geography always included...

politics

sabah

territories

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Scam Phone Call

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 9 Mar 13

I received a call today from a lady telling me that I had won a prize for being a loyal subscriber of my landline. I was of course wary, but not to be rude I allowed her to finish what she needed to tell me and I got the name of...

hoaxes

scams

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Peso Strenghtening Against the Dollar

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 2 Feb 13

Since December I have noticed that the exchange rate of dollar to peso has gone lower. Around P2 to P4 to be exact. I felt the drop in the exchange when I had some dollars changed expecting to have a few hundred pesos extra, but...

dollar

exchange rate

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The Art of Tattooing in Kalinga

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 30 Jan 13

Part of my bucket list is to see all the other rice terraces in the Cordilleras. This feat or dream will require some time and preparing for (physically) since a lot of the villages can only be reached through make shift hanging...

culture

history

tattoos

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Trekking Mt. Pinatubo

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 18 Jan 13

Ever since I was able to watch that news clip about trekking Mt. Pinatubo, it has always been my goal to one day trek this mountain. But it took a few years before I was able to do so since before it was very expensive. Last...

pinatubo

travel

trekking

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Are you worried with so many people catching the Flu?

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 18 Jan 13

I was watching the news a few days ago, and it featured that our airports are on the lookout for those who come in with possible flu symptoms. I wonder how many here has had the flu or knows someone who has the flu? There is...

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Gaining Weight During the Holidays

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 12 Dec 12

We are all guilty of this. We eat a lot during the holidays, thus we gain weight. We all know which foods to avoid, but since Christmas comes just once a year we indulge. I can understand fifty or sixty years ago that families...

holiday feasts

weight

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I Can Feel It In The Air

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 11 Dec 12

Yes, I can surely feel it in the air around me. The Christmas season has come here in our country. And though I rarely go out, I know that a lot of people, especially kids are already enjoying firecrackers. How do I know? Well,...

christmas

holidays

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Christmas Grocery Shopping

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 7 Dec 12

Christmas is just around the corner and in order to avoid the mad rush in the groceries, I decided to buy some items that I would be needing for Christmas dinner this early. I just bought the pasta,pasta sauce, ingredients for...

grocery

shopping

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Exploring Biak Na Bato Caves

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 5 Dec 12

This weekend, I had a chance to meet some new friends and one of them invited us over to her hometown of San Miguel in Bulacan. We spent the day picnicking at Biak Na Bato National Park, which is truly wonderful in terms of it's...

history

weekend getaway

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I didn't know it was a long weekend again here in our country

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 29 Nov 12

I woke up late this morning and was planning on what to do for today. I went online to check on some emails, then checked here. I saw one discussion about one of our national heroes, Andres Bonifacio. That's only when I realized...

holiday

weekend

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Job Applications Nowadays

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 28 Nov 12

I remember the time when we had to make sure to buy the Sunday paper because that is when all the good job postings are done. There was even a whole section just for job advertisements back then. This was before the age of the...

job searching

jobs

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Back to looking for a job

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 26 Nov 12

I have posted a few months ago that I had to leave work due to my hypertension. Now if it were just me, I can survive without working since my brothers do send me a monthly allowance. The allowance itself isn't that big, but it is...

job search

work

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Can't Sleep

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 25 Nov 12

I haven't had a good night's sleep in over a week now. Not because of work or anything like that. I simply just can't sleep. I have even tried going to bed early, but what happens is that I just lie on my bed restlessly. The most...

restlessnes

sleep

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My very first plane ride

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 17 Nov 12

The other night I was wondering why I waited so long to travel to places that can be reached by plane. My friend has been able to travel all around Asia and our country by taking advantage of the seat sales our local airlines...

excitement

first time

plane rides

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It's just one of those moments

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 16 Nov 12

I was tidying up my living room today to make room for the Christmas decors that I would be putting up. On a drawer that was cluttered with bills, cards and lists, I found the guest list card from my mom's funeral. At first it...

crying

death

sadness

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Not Posting Pictures on Your Profile

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 13 Nov 12

My friend and I have just gone back from a vacation and the place that we visited is quite picturesque. We were able to get a lot of beautiful shots of corals, fishes and lakes. But the funny thing is, we both can't post our...

pictures

social networking sites

vacation

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My Coron, Palawan Trip

anne25penn @anne25penn (3305) • Philippines 9 Nov 12

I have just come back from a four day, three night stay at Coron, Palawan. I can say that the place is truly amazing, with blue green to dark blue water. We went island hopping and saw the hidden gems behind the small islands that...

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