Adelina's First Communion Party

Today, we did drive to Kork to attend the First communion party of Adelina, the beautiful daughter of Annalina and Diether. It's my first time to visit their place and i was amazed by the beauty of their house and the kid-friendly surroundings.




We started with coffee and cakes in the afternoon and for dinner, Annalina cooked the best beefsteak and Tinolang Manok i've ever tasted. While our men were busy talking, we're also busy watching pinoy films at TFC then karaoke later. It was really an enjoyable sunday.

Dinner at Lea's Place

It's my first time yesterday to drive to Zunsweier where the Englisch family lives. Lea invited us for dinner in which she cooked ginisang pusit (Saba) and relyenong bangus prepared by her friend in the Philippines. We enjoyed the food and the exchange of pleasantries while eating.

Global Poverty

Despite an improvement in overall living standards over the past decade, poverty and social exclusion in most countries, still many people live below the poverty line. The current financial and economic crisis has had unprecedented social consequences, with numerous job losses and increased over-indebtedness. During our trip to big cities here in Europe, there are really poor people begging for alms. Poverty among nations remains the most important global problem. The possible solutions for poverty clearly depend on what is chiefly causing it, and this can clearly vary with time and with place.

Our Strasbourg Trip

Strasbourg is one of the nine largest cities in France with nearly half a million inhabitants in a metropolitan area spanning across the river into the German city of Kehl, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. It is a popular tourist destination primarily thanks to the beautifully preserved and pedestrian friendly city centre, which can be explored on foot or bicycle in a few days.






Our visit to Strasbourg yesterday was not complete without doing some window shopping on the high-end street. There's Gucci, Escada and my favorite Louis Vuitton and Hermes store. Though we did not buy anything on these stores because of out of the world price, still we were able to shop something on some boutique and asia shop there.








After our Strasbourg trip, we did drive to Cherry's place for dinner. We cooked the fish that we bought and feasted on my leche plan for dessert.

An Evening with Friends

After visiting Maureen and Peter's cozy Bühlertal home, i still find time to bond with my friends in Offenburg. They're having dinner when i arrive and i beg off to join them because i'm still full. It was again a short get together of friends.

The Village Store

Here in Appenweier, we have a small store which sells freshly baked breads, eggs, meats, noodles, cheese and many others. They have their own farm and all the food stuff that they are selling are their own product. It is a successful family business which
provides economic opportunities for family members and probably handed down from generation to generation.


It looks like a house but its a store

Garden Time

Yesterday, we did drive to Thomas Philipps in Kehl to buy soils in our garden. It needs tons of garden soils to cover the existing unlevelled areas. It's good that they have special offers which is just one third of the price at leading garden stores. And today, Dirk bought the second batches of soils and we still need 10 more sacks.