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March 20, 2016March 21, 2016 Anne J.

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I'm a Philippine island girl in Africa, a Filipino-South African. A mad banana woman that I am, I live "la vida loca". The banana part isn’t only because I'm Anna (Banana) but because an old boyfriend had observed that although Asian (yellow on the outside) I'm very much Caucasian in my way of thinking (white in the inside) and my actions, too. It's a rather accurate observation. I am that liberal-thinking and modern-acting Filipino... I remain my tragic-comedic self with a day job in slightly more serious field of Finance, Business Operations and Corporate Affairs.

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Another reason the #PalazzoHotel is my #favorite is it's also a favorite of many "birds of a feather". 😝 We love the luxury and beauty of this #5starhotel. It is the perfect place/#hotel for awesome #accidentalmeetings. We met at the Pampers ad shoot when Kai and Jeslyn were not even 18 months old. They are now 7 years old.

Another reason the #PalazzoHotel is a #favorite is it's a perfect place for #friends to #catchup over drinks and #dinner. #food isn't bad either. #friendship #goodtimes #happiness Swipe left for a bit of the food.

Another reason the #PalazzoHotel is my #favorite is it's a perfect place for #friends to #meetandcatchup. #friendship #gettogether #goodtimes #happiness Swipe left to see all my lovely friends.

It had been ages since I was last in Sandton. I felt like a #tourist. Luckily, I enjoy being a #touristinmyowncity. #SandtonCity #NelsonMandelaSquare #NelsonMandela, #Madiba #Madibamagic

#Sandton rush hour is best spent with a drink (still waiting for the drinks when we took the pic), chilling at #SanDeck in #SandtonSunTowers. A pity though, as there's never enough time to enjoy life's #goodstuff. We will see you again, #newfriends!

Spending time with #newfriends, having #dinner at #Aarya, the #restaurant in #SunsquareHotel in #Montecasino. A pity though, as there's never enough time to enjoy the good in life. We will see you again!

A different kind of #weekend... at #DinokengGameReserve #NorthofPretoria. #gamedrive #gamereserve #wildlifespotting #wildlife #Africa #SouthAfrica #nature

It has come to this: I live for the weekend. Sometimes, you need to run away from the daily grind and just be immersed in nature, no matter how dusty. 😛 We spent a bit of time with some of the members of the Philippine Air Rifle Team, currently in Pretoria for the 2019 World Championships. We did a bit of #wildlifespotting in #DinokengGameReserve #NorthofPretoria. #gamedrive #gamereserve #wildlife #africa #SouthAfrica

It has come to this: I live for the weekend. #weekends are made of #goodfriends, #goodfood and #R&R... #rupertandrothschild #FireRoomSushiandGrill #FireRoom #firerolls #Montecasino

Ah, memories... good ol' days. I miss this kind of #businesstravel. 😋 (I don't even do business travel now.) And I missed #tbt. Oh well, let's do #fbf then. 😝 #flashbackfriday 😁 #Onceuponatime when I flew for work, with the boss, in real style. Business class? What? First class? Nah. #privatejet 😀 Some businessmen don't play around. This 10-seater (if my memory doesn't fail me) #BombardierChallenger, the biggest and best of the 3, came last. It is such a beauty. What a ride! The last three pics were from when we had cocktails to celebrate the arrival of the plane.

Ah, memories... good ol' days. I miss this kind of #businesstravel. 😋 And I missed #tbt. Oh well, let's do #fbf then. 😝 #flashbackfriday 😁 #Onceuponatime when I flew for work, with the boss, in real style. Business class? What? First class? Nah. #privatejet 😀 Some businessmen don't play around. This 7-seater (if I remember correctly) #BombardierLearjet came after the Cessna.

Ah, memories... good ol' days. I miss this kind of #businesstravel. 😋 And I missed #tbt. Oh well, let's do #fbf then. 😝 #flashbackfriday 😁 #Onceuponatime when I flew for work, with the boss, in real style. Business class? What? First class? Nah. #privatejet 😀 Some businessmen don't play around. This 6-seater #CessnaCitation was the first, the smallest one.

I decided to cut my hair and I must say it's looking good... until I wash it myself and don't blow dry. 🤦‍♀️😝😂 So as not to waste a good hair day, I took it for some fun time out. 😛 (Kidding! Theatre, bite and drinks were planned before the hair.) #selfie #nofilter #haircut #bob #bobhaircut #shortbob #newhaircut #newhairstyle #shorthair #Asian #Asianhair #47 #blackhair

#Saturday #drinks with some special people at #3sixtyliquidlounge in #Montecasino after watching "The Dead Tinder Society" at the Pieter Torien Theatre & Studio. #Saturdaydrinks #cocktails #fun #goodtimes

#Saturday #drinks with some special people at #3sixtyliquidlounge in #montecasino after watching "The Dead Tinder Society" at the Pieter Torien Theatre & Studio. #Saturdaydrinks #cocktails #fun #goodtimes

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