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Adventures in Cab Riding

Remember how I wrote a month ago about how I had all these amazing taxi experiences. I guess all good things must come to an end because yesterday I ended up with my first crazy cabbie. Here’s a play-by-play of our conversation: Cabbie: Ah, mum, you are beautiful! Sarah: Oh, sir...

Extortion in the Provinces

Oh, but WAIT! The story’s not yet over from our weekend in Batangas. As if failing at SCUBA wasn’t enough for my weekend, we got another little surprise when we got in the car to go home. (Background information: We had rented a car and driver through a Craig’s List...

My Failed SCUBA Attempt

Just got home from a long 3-day weekend spent in Batangas, in the Southern part of Luzon (the island Manila is on). We’ll just cut right to the chase – YES, IT’S TRUE. I FAILED AT SCUBA. Seriously, if there’s one thing I hate, it’s failing. It stings just...

S.C.U.B.A. = Sarah Can’t Use a Breathing Apparatus

Who knew? It turns out that I have breathing issues. I go to the dentist and I get yelled at for being a “night mouth breather” (which causes gum bleeding) and then I get in the pool for my first scuba session and can’t stop exhaling through my nose no matter how hard I...