biz n buzz

Indian and subcontinental foods are yum! Agree? “I would rather starve that eat these kind of food,” was my mantra before.  I can’t really bear the stench from the spices that they add on it. I normally associate it with having body odor.  But having been exposed to such pungent aroma. Little by little my sense of smell and dramatically my sense of taste have adjusted to it. Now I can finish my serving of chicken curry paired with cheese or garlic Nan for lunch/dinner. I’m enjoying it as much as I enjoy spicy Thai food.

One of my multiply buddy came over here in Thailand for a short leisure trip. I was blessed to have met her and her immediate family yesterday. Things went out fine even for a short notice. God is really good to have arranged our schedules ahead of us. I have no idea where to bring them except in Siam Niramit. Me and hubby have been there once courtesy of Loxinfo and we really enjoyed it alot.

We fetched J, her bro and dad at Baiyoke Hotel and soon headed to the side street resto near Central World Plaza to eat dinner. I’m glad they seem to be an outgoing type of people. Always ready for an adventure. Next we took the Skytrain and interchanged in Asoke and took subway going to Thailand Cultural Center station. Actually it was not our main destination. It just so happened that Siam Niramit and Thailand Cultural Center were few blocks away.

The show started at 20:00 hours and we arrived just in time for other guests to have settled down. Tickets were normally sold at 1,500 Baht excluding buffet meal for an additional of 290 Baht. The catch is we only got the ticket for an agent price, triple lesser than the original. Big saving, ayt?

It was fun watching Thai cultural show the second time around. It was a bit significant for us being the last people to arrive– we were also the last people to come out of the venue.

The long due liberty gift is finally here. Chaaarraaannn! A new battery for my Motorola phone.

It’s quirky calling it liberty gift but it’s basically how it is. A liberty gift or my free gift from Ate Carey of Happysteps. She asked me to choose what I want, instead of giving it as a surprise.

The first thing that came to mind was the battery of course since I badly need to replace the present one. It has called my attention several times. Many people failed to contact me for urgent matters on normal low bat occasions.

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Photo: Li-Ion battery for Motorola L7 or L6

A short definition of balikbayan box from Wikipedia

(literally returnee’s box) is a cardboard box containing novelty items brought by or sent by a Filipino who is returning to the Philippines from a foreign country.[1] These boxes contain non-perishable food items, canned goods, other food items, toiletries, household and kitchen stuffs, time saving devices, computer parts, electronics, toys, designer clothing, personal items, and hard-to-find items in the Philippines.

I remember two months ago we loaded this brown box to be sent to our family back home in Negros Occidental, Philippines. On it were heavy collection of training materials, Thai products intended for
decorations, foods, dry goods, household equipments and anything that would fit the 24×24×18 box. It was too heavy that two big guys have helped us haul it into the van.

Eversince I left home, sending balikbayan box has never been a ritual. Hubby doesn’t like the idea of spending double, as he prefers to send cash at home. Last November was our first time to send the box that is why I can’t contain my excitement for the recipients.

That plain brown box is just more than a cardboard. That box holds a lot of love which connects to my family far away and most of all this simple gesture somehow eases the pain of separation specially during Christmas .

Extra info, our reliable forwarder last year was Seabra Movers, Thailand with Telephone no. +662 672-7900 and Fax no. +662 672 7970-2.

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Photo: Balikbayan box