Blog by Jedde

One cozy afternoon, while I was drinking my cup of tea, a sweet and simple idea came about. I scribbled it down on my journal and felt excited and amused at the thought.  Before I could pursue the idea that was still brewing in my head, I asked my fiancé, Alex, if he was on board with it. He smiled at me and asked: "I thought you wanted it to be private until the big day?". He was so thoughtful to have remembered what I said many weeks ago.  Then, I replied "Yes, although, now I'm thinking how beautiful it would be to share some light-hearted updates to our readers. I feel that there are too much anxiety and worries around most of us so I thought of this idea. What do you think?", I took a sip of my cup of warm, calming pure peppermint tea, as I waited for his reply.  I looked at him with puppy dog eyes. He laughed and said, "Sure, let's do that!". It made my heart skip a little, in a good way of course! Without any frills, I opened the f...

Time flies fast, indeed; Singapore and the Philippines are now celebrating 50 strong years of diplomatic relations. Because of this milestone, one of the many tourist attractions in Singapore, the Jurong Bird Park, offered a 50% discount on their full-priced admission tickets for local residents (including foreign workers) and Filipino citizens*. Alex saw this information and made plans for both of us to spend our off-day at the park. So, we booked the tickets and prepared for a day of fun as tourists in Singapore! From Boon Lay MRT Station, we boarded bus 194 towards the park. There wasn't a long queue and the weather was looking fantastic. By that I mean it's not hot and sunny, rather, it was cloudy and it really made me feel happy.  I decided to wear my Uniqlo mock neck long sleeves because I liked the color. The entire morning, I had hoped for cooler weather. Thankfully, I didn't need to worry so much about sweating a lot...