Digressions

"That digression business got on my nerves. I don't know. The trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. It's more interesting and all." - Holden Caulfield (J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye")

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Deathcatcher

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Let me share with you a dream I had a couple of weeks ago. How I remember every tiny detail is freaky in itself, but if this kind of thing i...
Thursday, June 05, 2008

Bumming Around

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I’ve been on leave from work the whole week. Kuya is leaving the country again in a few days and I wanted to spend the time so we could all...
Sunday, May 04, 2008

Ink-Stained Pinkie

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It’s 6.40 in the morning and my mother will disapprove if she finds out that I am here typing in front of my laptop instead of sleeping. And...
Saturday, April 05, 2008

040408

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I woke up very early on the day I turned a year older - around five am, when it was still dark outside and everyone else was still asleep...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

FX Aftereffects

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It was already a bad indication when the FX driver ignored the “No U-turn” sign along J. Vargas Avenue. What made it worse was just after he...

Tick tock

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It had begun almost imperceptibly. It had been a long day. A very long night. And it could have been just another sound in my head - minglin...
Sunday, March 09, 2008

“Mabait ba Diyos mo?”

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EJ asked me this question out of nowhere during one of our usual afternoon conversation breaks from work. We were talking about some inconse...
Thursday, March 06, 2008

Of Tonsillitis and Projects

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At the risk of ostracizing my non-Azeus and non-IT readers, do allow me to write about my work for just a bit. I’m home sick right now with ...
Saturday, February 23, 2008

oddities and such

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The rules: The first player of this game starts with the "6 weird things/habits about yourself" and people who get tagged nee...
Saturday, February 02, 2008

Making Peace with Pinatubo

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We were living in Pampanga when Mt. Pinatubo erupted in 1991. We experienced the strong earthquakes, the frequent aftershocks, the ash fall...
Thursday, January 24, 2008

Ramon and Other Ghosts of Blog Entries Past

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I commuted for three freaking hours last Tuesday. Three . One - two - three. I was out of the house by seven am, but only got to login at th...
Monday, January 21, 2008

Inbox Residents

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Confession: I have dozens of messages in my phone that I cannot bear to delete. And although all of my phone data (contacts, messages, imag...
Sunday, January 20, 2008

Commuting Thoughts

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I encounter the most interesting people during my commute. Last week, I was in queue at the FX terminal with an elegant middle-aged woman. S...
Thursday, January 03, 2008

Walking it Off

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I like the expression “walk it off” . I often hear it in movies when people are breaking up two quarrelling parties. The Urban Dictionary d...
Wednesday, January 02, 2008

PD/TC: Ennui

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I’ve reached new heights ( or lows? ) in work boredom. I actually blogged this in my phone during my break. Normally, I’d use a pen and my ...
Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Salty and Fruity

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I would have liked to write something profound to start off this New Year. Reflect on the experiences of 2007 or at least try to the convent...
Monday, December 31, 2007

Take Cover!

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I just came back from the warzone - otherwise known as our kitchen. Factions are forming and tension is building up. I went inside the room ...

Jumpstarting the New Year

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I finally bought “The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics” book. I have been thinking about buying it for almost half a year now. I don’...
Thursday, December 27, 2007

Doing Something Rash

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I have a hickey. From necking with an unidentified insect sometime between lunchtime and logout time. It’s ugly. Red spots right in the mi...
Monday, December 24, 2007

Merry (and not-so-merry) Christmas Thoughts

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I remember our old Christmas tree when we were small kids. It was white and we trimmed it with red strawberries and gold discs. Even at tha...
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