I Received €16 Tips From the Restaurant I Work At The other day, the manager handed me €16 worth of tips from the restaurant, and I was so surprised! 🤑 When I started working in the hospitality industry here in the Netherlands, I always thought, “No way I’ll ever receive tips.” People often say that tipping culture here isn’t strong compared to the US, and I also heard many times that Dutch people are “tight with money.” 😅 On top of that, horeca employees already earn a…
I Recently Got Into A Bike Accident My first bike accident in the Netherlands. 🚲🚵😅 Nothing special going on lately… just a bit of bad luck this week. After almost 1 year and 4 months of biking around the Netherlands, I finally experienced my first accident. I was biking downhill on my way to work when my bike went too fast. I lost control, and it was too late to hit the brakes. I ended up sliding down the road. 😬 Right after, I quickly stood up, checked my face (yes, I even…
My Recent Solo Adventure to Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿 I've always loved solo traveling — visiting new and unfamiliar cities by myself, getting lost in the streets, and finding a little more of who I am along the way. After more than a year, I finally did it again — this time in Prague, Czechia. 🇨🇿 I know it can be tiring, and some people find it scary to go alone, but honestly, I’d do it over and over again. There’s something so freeing about moving at your own pace, sitting…
I Got Myself an Iphone 17 Pro As a Reward After 1 year and 4 months of living here in the Netherlands, I finally decided to reward myself with something special — the newly released iPhone 17 Pro (worth around ₱90,000 😅). If my 20-year-old self could see this, she’d probably be a bit disappointed but also really proud. Because she knows how long I waited before giving myself something like this. I started earning at 15, and that’s when I learned how important delayed…
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