I’m studying again, well kinda (also back to occasional blogging)
Just a *little* personal news on my part (and not-so-humble-bragging): I was chosen one of fellow of the Executive Leadership Program organized by Asian American Journalists Association. This was made possible by a fellowship supported by Google. Yes it happened: I went from being an Iskolar ng Bayan to Iskolar ng Google -which explains the...
Solo journeys is not about loneliness
Lovers are not alone, and a real lover never destroys your aloneness. He will always be totally respectful toward your individuality, toward your aloneness. It is sacred. –Osho They said that no trip to India will be complete without getting diarrhea – which is what happened to me on my last day in Bangalore (also...
Singapore 2014: Nostalgia
Text and photos by Gypsy Prime I don’t live here anymore. I am never sentimental about Singapore. It might be because despite living there for nearly five years, I never considered it as my home. I have always treated Singapore as a luxury hotel – a wonderful place to be in where everything is...
It’s about art, not shopping
posted by: Prime Sarmiento Ok, in my first guest post at Go Backpacking I listed down several museums that you can visit if you want to go on art tripping in Singapore. In my second guest post, this time at Isabelle's Travel Guide, I talked about other areas in Singapore where art lovers can go....
Singapore is for art travellers
Posted by Prime Sarmiento It's that time of the year again when Singapore lures shopaholics worldwide to ts Great Singapore Sale. But there's more to this city state than just another shopping haven. It's also an emerging art center. For this week, I'll be discussing in two separate guest posts how to do some "art...
About A Wedding
posted by: Gypsygal Prime (Para kay Foyan,…at sa mga patuloy naniniwala; mga gustong maniwala; at ayaw maniwala) “Journeys end in lovers meeting, Every wise man’s son doth know.” Twelfth Night (II, iii, 44-45) Shakespeare I never cry at weddings. But I wish I could, considering that I’m one of those hopeless romantics who feel happy...
Botanical Museum
Botanical Museum. Yes, you read it correctly. No, it’s not a place for fossilized plants. What you can see instead fresh and blooming. Am I referring to the Singapore Botanic Gardens? Actually yes, I took these photos in the Singapore Botanic Garden, but I do prefer it to call it the Botanical Museum. The origin...
PostCard Moment:Singapore
The bullfog…sitting idly an the entrace of the Singapore Botanical Garden. Waiting to be photographed,or maybe waiting for someone to rub it’s belly…in the meantime he can be my boyfriend!
Goodbyes Don't Have to be Sad
First Published August 15,2005 at www.traveblog.org/bloggers/gypsygal SINGAPORE — Life’s a cycle. One thing must end in order to begin something new and hopefully, better. I know that and I think most people do. The thing is, sometimes, I forget that this is how life works, which is why sometimes I tend to hold on and...
PARTY! PARTY!
First Published August 14, 2005 www.travelblog.org/bloggers/gypsygal SINGAPORE —I love parties! I love it that I can use it as one of my many justifications to break my diet, binging on wine, vodka, cheese, greasy onion rings and sugar-loaded pastries, without ever thinking about calories. (Because I tend to put weight easily) I also love hosting...
Where In the World is Mustafa's???
First Published August 1,2005 at www.travelblog.org/bloggers/gypsygal SINGAPORE — So what and where’s Mustafa’s? For those who haven’t been in Singapore, Mustafa’s sort of a landmark in a country where shopping is sort of a national sport (next to eating, I think). Located in Little India (one of my favorite places in Singapore), Mustafa’s is a...
A Shutterbug Shops In Singapore
first opublished August 1, 2005, www.travelblog.org/bloggers/gypsygal SINGAPORE — It took me some time before I finally decided to buy digicam. I’ve been a photo hobbyist since 2002, not to mention that I always believed that my photography isn’t just a means of self expression, but also a tool which I can use in my profession...
The Organized Gypsy
( first published July 29, 2005 at my first blogsite:http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/gypsygal/) SINGAPORE —If ever I win a Noble Prize for pre-travel preparations, my thank you speech has to include an acknowledgement to two important things that allowed me to organize my travel itinerary even if I’m still tied to my workstation in Singapore, writing...