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The Day It Snowed Forever
Dear kabatch, schoolmates, brods, kabayan, officemates, Huttmates and friends : The pic above is deceptive. We look bright and cheery…
A Tragedy in Auckland (via Filipinos in Auckland)
A bit belated to repost this, but better late than never. I can’t add anything more than to say thank…
A Blast From the Past
It’s an infallible truth that all stories are told in the first person. Even if you’ve nothing to do with…
Xcuz faulty memory, but we 4get b4 remembering
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Remembering Tito (Uncle) Val
IN THE PHILIPPINES, you seldom hear English spoken with both a Filipino and American accent (and even rarer with a Cantonese…
How Do U Quit When Every1 Else is Doin’ It?
A MOST ubiquitous sight when I stroll down Main Ave Friday pm while waiting foresposa hermosa to finish her shift in…
Forty-eight cents is forty-eight cents, take it or leave it (with a smile)
IT’S PROBABLY socially awkward to congratulate oneself or encourage the same, but yehey and kudos to me anyway for a…
Auckland Redo
SINCE MY accidental migrant adventure that started nearly five years ago, I’ve been home to the Philippines four times but…
Straight from the heart (via Catherine Vi Clausen)
I can really identify with the author of this post (a high school classmate by the way), and to prove…
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You know a foreigner’s been exposed to Pinoy DNA when…
There are many ways to be infected with Pinoy DNA (Di Na Awkward), but the most popular are to have…
The Day It Snowed Forever
Dear kabatch, schoolmates, brods, kabayan, officemates, Huttmates and friends : The pic above is deceptive. We look bright and cheery…
A Tragedy in Auckland (via Filipinos in Auckland)
A bit belated to repost this, but better late than never. I can’t add anything more than to say thank…
A Blast From the Past
It’s an infallible truth that all stories are told in the first person. Even if you’ve nothing to do with…
Xcuz faulty memory, but we 4get b4 remembering
UNLESS we’re trying to speed up an order at a takeaway or people above a certain age we encounter will…
Remembering Tito (Uncle) Val
IN THE PHILIPPINES, you seldom hear English spoken with both a Filipino and American accent (and even rarer with a Cantonese…
How Do U Quit When Every1 Else is Doin’ It?
A MOST ubiquitous sight when I stroll down Main Ave Friday pm while waiting foresposa hermosa to finish her shift in…
Forty-eight cents is forty-eight cents, take it or leave it (with a smile)
IT’S PROBABLY socially awkward to congratulate oneself or encourage the same, but yehey and kudos to me anyway for a…
Auckland Redo
SINCE MY accidental migrant adventure that started nearly five years ago, I’ve been home to the Philippines four times but…
Straight from the heart (via Catherine Vi Clausen)
I can really identify with the author of this post (a high school classmate by the way), and to prove…
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Hi, I’m Noel, and at Accidentalmigrant.com, we understand the unique challenges and triumphs of OFWs and aspiring migrants because we’ve lived them. My own journey started in Wellington, a beautiful city, but eventually led me to Auckland, where I continued to navigate new experiences and build a life abroad. This personal path has deeply informed our vision.
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