Lumipas na naman ang aking birthday kaya heto ako ngayon, still young at 17… este 25. Silver age na para sa akin kaya pwede na akong pamuksa sa mga werewolf. Medyo disappointed lang kasi walang nag-prepare ng surprise party para sa akin. Kaya salamat sa lahat ng nakaalala na bumati sa akin sa araw na iyon. Ituloy ang pagbabasa…

As if the stars in heaven were aligning themselves to outline my fate, in May 1970, Cambodia, the country where more than thirty years later I was destined to go for my first foreign posting, was all over the international news.

May 11, 1970 cover of Time Magazine

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The Philippines has always been a good place to start a food craze. Many restaurants and food establishment that start abroad often makes its way through to the malls and stores of Metro Manila. Often, these places customize their menu to cater to the Filipino palate. Take McDonald’s rice meals. There is no such thing in the US.

Such is the same for Roti Mum - the famous coffee bun from Singapore. I had the opportunity to fall in love with this coffee bun last year. A couple of months ago, I heard that they were now serving choco buns. Hmm… sounds yummy right. Unfortunately, I missed the launch of these chocolatey-ness which they offered for the christmas season. So when I found myself looking through the glass at the choco buns cooking inside Roti Mum Megamall, I did not even think twice and bought a box of assorted buns.

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Are you a shopaholic? Do you go to the nearest mall when you have had a row with your boyfriend? Do you buy the latest trends because your this girl at your office does? Do you avoid calls from credit card collection officers? Do you feel compelled to buy those new shoes you saw by the shop window? Are your credit card bills piling up unopened inside your desk drawer? Do you lie to your parents when they ask you about money?

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