Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Level Two

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A little over two years ago, I left my long-time job at a software development firm and transferred to the IT department of a multinational ...
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Adi Adventures (S02, E01)

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My brother called me today and told me about the the latest incident my nephew had this morning: little Adi locked himself inside the room...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Jeepney commuters, beware.

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A warning to fellow commuters out there. Be wary of groups of men who board the jeepney together. Their modus operandi is to seat themselves...
Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Google+: my two cents

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For someone with limited real-life socialization, I sure have made the rounds of most social networks. Currently, I maintain active accoun...
Thursday, July 28, 2011

Cubao - Quiapo

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The jeepney driver's hair was all gray. He resembled KFC's Colonel Sanders. But a little gaunt and Asian. And instead of an affable ...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

If symptoms persist...

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Monday found me having wheezing breath. I felt my lungs were lined with thick mucus that I could not get rid off. They just stick there, r...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

When Great Trees Fall

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Today, Father's Day, also falls on my Mother's birthday. It's hard to find words to describe how I miss my parents on this day...
Friday, June 10, 2011

Commuting Sentences (and Paragraphs)

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Whenever it rains hard during my daily commute, I get philosophical. Who am I? What am I doing? Why is it important that I live and work pa...
Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Geeking Out

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I love pens. My friends know this fact and because of this, I get awesome pens as gifts. On my last birthday, I got two new ones. One was ...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

Aggravation

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Yesterday night, there was an attempted burglary three houses down from ours. It was around half past ten and I was still up watching tv...
Sunday, May 08, 2011

Text Twist

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My mother loved Text Twist. She used our old desktop almost exclusively for this purpose.  She had reached dozens and dozens of rounds in th...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Not so high

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I have been corresponding with a few of my high school classmates recently for some event they're organizing on behalf of our class. T...
Monday, April 04, 2011

XXX

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I turn thirty today and for the record, I am happy being older.   I'd rather be at this age and know the things I know now than be...
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...