Sunday, March 29, 2009

Bunny-Ears Knot

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I find that I talk to myself more often lately. I talk to myself out loud - that's not a new quirk. I've been doing it since I was a...
Friday, March 27, 2009

"No, they're not overalls."

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It was Monday when I met her. Ok, "meet " might be the wrong verb to use. Let's try that again. It was Monday when she weird...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Stairwell Existentialism

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I found myself sitting alone in the office building's 26th floor stairwell this afternoon. Two floors up, I've already logged the re...
Saturday, March 21, 2009

September 25, 1974

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I went to Pampanga last Wednesday - to the same house my grandparents lived in, the same house I grew up as a kid, and the same house that m...

One Art by Elizabeth Bishop

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One Art by Elizabeth Bishop The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that the...
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Sectioning

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Do you still remember your section names in school? My friends and I were having dinner at Shakey's when we started testing the pens I...
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Palabok

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There was a pair of ambulant merienda vendors at the office today. Two women stationed just outside the hallway where they hawked camote...
Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Sell Me Sleep

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Wouldn't it be so great if you could buy sleep? Think about it. Two hours' worth of sleep at your nearest convenience store. Or if...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Tutay

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I retreated myself in an obscure corner - away from the unfamiliar faces, the even more unfamiliar dialect chatter, the dried watermelon see...
Sunday, February 01, 2009

Look Away

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I went to see an ophthalmologist yesterday to have my eyes checked. I've been having frequent headaches lately, concentrated around my e...
Thursday, January 22, 2009

Grackle Gone AWOL*

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So I came to work today and found that my machine is not at my desk. The monitor is still there, but the system unit is nowhere in sight. Th...

Elevator Blues

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I have poor luck with elevators. It is officially one of my life's little annoyances. At work, our office building actually has a decent...
Sunday, January 18, 2009

Feel the Rain

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Today's gospel was about faith. Faith like a child, especially. Please don't squirm. This is going to be quick and painless. I just ...
Friday, January 16, 2009

"I keed."

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People say it's always refreshing to meet old friends. Patrick is NOTHING like that. He's not a breath of fresh air. He's a bo...
Thursday, January 08, 2009

Hooper Humperdinck

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Ok, I’m just going to take a wild shot at this: Do any of you guys know who Hooper Humperdinck is? I’m actually trying to solicit sympathy...
Saturday, December 27, 2008

See you around, EJ.

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EJ thinks I'm a wimp. He thinks I'm a lot of other things, too. Like a klutz and a weirdo. But he must really think I'm a wimp...
Thursday, December 25, 2008

8,298 Steps

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According to my pedometer (thanks Luz and Allen for this gift) , I have walked 8,298 steps today so far. This is running a little above my d...
Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Another Prosaic Christmas Greeting

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I hear Christmas carols wafting through the window. There is a choir performing in the multipurpose hall two blocks down the street. They...
Sunday, December 21, 2008

The Sign of Peace

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Halfway through the second reading at mass today, a mother and her preteen son excused themselves and squeezed their way into my pew, wher...
Sunday, December 07, 2008

Paid in Sand

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My good friend Jayjay and his girlfriend Rae are in town for the weekend. They arrived from Cebu friday morning. It's been more than a...