April 19, 2011 – The World is My Book

Gilberto Gil @ the Esplanade Concert Hall

Last Sunday, I watched the string concert of Gilberto Gil, a world-renowned Brazilian singer, composer and musician, and a seven time Grammy winner. The performance was held in the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore, and it was Gilberto’s second time to play there–the previous one being seven years ago in 2004. I had been invited…

Trish Lalisan

Among the many things I am, I would say that I’m a traveler. I’ve lived in 8 different countries so far, and I've visited plenty more.

Six months after I was born, I left my home country of the Philippines and my family and I flew off to Nigeria. From then on, my childhood was one full of transition: aside from my passport country and Nigeria, I was able to live in Guam (USA), India, and South Africa before I was even 10 years old.

I returned to the Philippines to complete my education, but even then I still longed for flight – I participated in an exchange program in France for a semester while I was completing my bachelor’s degree in the management of communications technology. After graduation, I took a marketing internship in the Czech Republic for half a year. I spent two years in Singapore working for a great company, and then they moved me to San Francisco, where I live now!

Though many aspects of my life have not been constant, several things have remained true: my devotion to my family, my passion for travel, and my love for the written and spoken word.

I also enjoy martial arts (I am a ranked practitioner in a Filipino Martial Arts style called Eskabo Daan), philosophy, musicals, hiking, and geeky things.

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