The Plant Quandary (or why sometimes a gypsy has to put down roots)
By Prime Sarmiento I always knew that I need to have some potted plants in my flat. I know that I’m no green thumb but my interest on natural skin care, traditional forms of healing and environmentalism have nudged me to grow some potted herbs and flowers in my balcony (and perhaps...
Between deadlines: Relishing the slow life as a Brunei expat
By Prime Sarmiento Note: Between Deadlines is a series of posts that I wrote, while literally chasing deadlines as a working journalist, last month when I joined Bootsnall's #Doyouindie travel writing challenge. Every day, for 30 days, Bootsnall emails a question (and challenge) which a participating travel blogger has to ponder on and write...
Radical Change
Text and photos by Prime Sarmiento I celebrated my first Chinese New Year in a country which, despite its sizable ethnic Chinese population, has no Chinatown to speak of. Nevertheless, the first day of the CNY was declared a public holiday (not that I benefitted from it as I was on holiday duty). Most...
This Gypsy Gal goes Nature Tripping
Text and photos by Prime Sarmiento I can’t believe that I woke up 6 am just for this. I can’t believe that after a looong night editing and closing pages, coming home by 2 am, and spending the next two hours watching YouTube videos, I still managed to shower and drag myself to a day tour...
The key to a happy, meaningful life
Text and photos by Prime Sarmiento A lot of people were surprised that not only I decided to work in Brunei, but I was actually enjoying my life here. To be honest, I never thought that things would work out. I only brought two suitcases with me, thinking that I would only fulfill my three...
Postcard Moment: Water World!
text and photos by: Prime Sarmiento Oh hello, I know that you missed me but I was so engrossed with my new job as a newspaper editor in the heart of Borneo that I sort of sometimes forget that I'm still a Gypsy Gal at heart and therefore need to explore more and...