International Living, Marriage & Travel

I am not in favor of divorce, though I understand there are really some cases where it just has to been filed especially when violence occurred. As much as possible, I think the couples really need to consider properly before they tie the knot, as I always think marriage is not just a piece of paper...

Yes, it's true that there is no divorce in the Philippines. There are two legal remedies for couples in the Philippines who wish to separate. One is to file for legal separation. If granted, the husband and wife may live physically apart. However, they are in NO way allowed to marry again. In the e...

I would definitely buy a house in the foreign country that I love to stay if I can afford it and am allowed to do so. When I was studying in Australia, I always thought it'd be nice if I can buy a house in the suburb there. The house was not very costly in the suburb area and I really like the envir...

Mooncake is one of my favorite Chinese pastries. We used to receive mooncake from our Chinese friends but not anymore. Mind you, mooncake is expensive because it is very nutritious with the salted eggs, lotus seeds and watermelon seeds. Our Chinese friends believe that mooncake in the home drives a...

My family and I are not Christians, and I actually didn't know much about God until I studied a little bit more about the Old Testament lately. Well, I still don't know much about Him, hence I can't say whether I believe in Him or not, but I believe in spirituality. I am not sure if I will believe i...

My native language is Hiligaynon here in Philippines I learn to speak English from foreign songs that I usually sing, and from school because we always have an English subject from 1st to last grade. But if your problem is to teach your kids to speak basic English you can download English nursery r...

Thank you for sharing how Holy Week is celebrated. I am not a Christian, and I got to know about Easter only when I went to Australia and what I experienced about Easter was bunnies and eggs decorated and sold everywhere. I did not quite understand why it's celebrated that way until a friend told me...

Though I don't have the intention to learn German or let my kids learn German at the moment, I just recently found this free online course from a homeschooling blog - Learn German at home for free For those who are interested in learning German, perhaps this can be the first step to learn some basic...

As Chinese, the children's last name or surname follow the father, but usually the parents will give the name to the children. We also try not to use the same name as any of the older generation, so naming after father or grandfather isn't common. Some Chinese even have to follow certain word in the...

It's 4 October 2017 here, and it's considered a big festival for Chinese today which is Mid-Autumn Festival. It falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in Lunar Calendar. Some of us call it mooncake festival, as the main food we use to celebrate this festival is mooncake. It's a type of food ...