Chronicles of Kotsengkuba » Travel

194/695 Camels: Where people buy gadgets more than paperback novels

Noel Cabacungan — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:48:34 +0000

Jarir Bookstore is Saudi Arabia’s largest bookstore chain whose patrons flock the outlets more for consumer electronics rather than school and office supplies and paperback novels. If my calculations are correct, their store inventory has a book and gadget ratio (…)

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Coca-Cola Where Will Happiness Strike Next: The OFW Project

Noel Cabacungan — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:01:57 +0000

Joe Marie Ballon, an X-ray Technologist, haven’t been home for five years because his father got sick so instead of spending for a plane ticket home, he’d rather send the money for medicine. Leonie Villanueva, a Caregiver, can’t go home (…)

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The Snow Bandit and Harbin Ice Festival

Noel Cabacungan — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:47:32 +0000

Despite being in the desert, I can still experience cold mornings and nights and from what I was told, some regions here in KSA actually experience winter. Yes, with actual snows so I no longer needed to be confused why (…)

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El Gamma Penumbra

Noel Cabacungan — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:53:40 +0000

Philippine carabao, colorful vintas of Zamboanga, underground river of Puerto Princesa, chocolate hills and the tarsier of Bohol, Bangui wind mills, Mamang sorbetero’s dirty ice cream, saranggola ni Pepe, Marikina shoes, harana, Masskara festival in Bacolod and the unification of (…)

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My One True Love

Noel Cabacungan — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:56:20 +0000

You may not be my first love but you know that in my heart you’ll forever be my one true love. However, my recent attempt to be reunited with you has been revoked by the people whom you had given (…)

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