Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Sleep, interrupted.

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Several things happen when your electic fan breaks down in the middle of the night. First, you find yourself sitting on your bed in the ...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Bigak-bigak

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My sister Mae came up with a game when we were kids. It's kind of disgusting when I think back about it now, but it was very fun when ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Today's Daily Bread [excerpt]

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“If God had told me some time ago that He was about to make me as happy as I could be in this world, and then had told me that He should beg...

Mentoring

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I volunteer as a mentor for grade four students in a nearby elementary school. Every Saturday morning, my fellow mentors and I talk to the...

Resilience

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We were let off work early on Friday in anticipation of typhoon Pepeng's arrival. The practical employee would've went straight ho...

Death by Toasted Bread

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Tonight, we say farewell to our rice cooker. This trusty appliance has served us well since I was in college up until a few hours ago when i...

What's in a (wrong) name?

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An HR officer in the company addressed me by the wrong name. She called me "Raquel". It's not that I have a problem with the...

Pens

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<Geek Guidance: The following entry is not approved for all audiences.> I am the kind of person who buys pens and notebooks for...

Sherlock

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I first read Sherlock Holmes stories when I was fifteen. My older sister was a college freshman and had brought books with her when she came...

Things I learned during my recent trip

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1) Traveling light is an achievement.      I contemplated to buy new luggage, but ended up borrowing from a friend when I could not deci...
Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Nothing but the tooth.

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Ordinarily, being at home on a workday is something to look forward to. This Wednesday seems to be an exception. I'm holing up in my...
Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Quoting Antolini

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For this edition of random memory unearthed - I'm taking you back at the time when I was seventeen. I was a college sophomore in UP an...
Monday, February 21, 2011

Not So Elementary

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Like many others last week, I have closely followed with interest the games of "Jeopardy! The IBM Challenge". For those who weren...
Monday, February 14, 2011

Everydayness

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Have you ever caught yourself doing something mundane -- like crossing the road or brushing your teeth -- and during that moment, recogniz...
Friday, January 21, 2011

Unsorted

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I've been going over some random memories. Please excuse the incoherence. I remember being around five years old and sliding belly...
Saturday, January 08, 2011

Dear Adi,

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I am going to miss you. I have spent everyday of the past two weeks with you, your Papa and Mama, and your Tita Mae. This has been the fir...