Just wanna share a photo of me looking fresh and clean at 8:30 am. This is me before all the madness. This is me before 15 sweaty pre-school kids smother me with hugs and kisses. This is me before "Teacher, I think I wanna go poo-poo now." The 12 noon version of this photo will not make it to this blog. Hahaha :)


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Posting this via my new iphone 4, which I'm really liking a lot. For someone who has been a Blackberry user for years now, that says a lot, haha.

Facetime is the coolest!

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Last weekend, Atom and I went on a camping trip. Just wanted to write down the highlights because this is definitely something that I wouldn't want to forget :)

- The campsite being so beautiful. A stunning, bush-covered rockface on one side, the Paramita River on the other. Our tent being right beside the water. We had use of a BBQ, a fire pit, a ( Read more... )

15 Helpful Traveling Tips from Patty Laurel! (Oh that's me, lol)

 www.candymag.com/magazine/features/15-helpful-travel-tips-from-patty-laurel

Thank you, Candy mag!

• It has been insanely stormy in Manila these past two days, which caused a blackout in the city. We just got our electricity back an hour ago after being in the dark for almost 24 hours.

• Japan was awesome! Bought a crap ton of clothes from H&M. And I ate A LOT. I ate like, 6 full meals in a day, not counting the street food I ate randomly throughout ( Read more... )

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Thanks to my friends at INSIGHTS, I now have a travelogue I can be proud of. My poor, old corkboard was finally forced into retirement after years of holding my little travel memorabilia in place. Now, I have this beautiful travelogue set up on my wall with all my photos and knick knacks neatly displayed! The travel bug couldn't be happier! ( Read more... )