It is boring at home. Not to mention very warm. So I take a quick shower, change, and head outside the door to go wherever the wind took me. The wind takes me outside, where some guy runs up to a couple of other guys and starts bashing them with a long piece of wood. […]
Archives for April 2005
The Phantom of the Opera is There Inside My Mind
Zenie and I sniffled. And it was not because we both had colds (we both got cured already, thank God). We were watching “The Phantom of the Opera” on Chu’s laptop and the last scene was particularly touching. Poor Erik! The entire day has been a Phantom-filled day for us. It began when Zenie watched […]
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An officemate cracks a joke and everyone laughs. Everyone except me. Huh? I don’t get it. I ask her to explain. “It’s the new TV commercial. Duh.” Oh. Right. We don’t have a TV at home. I’ve endured for half a year without the boob tube. Pretty amazing, huh? I once read an article in […]
Tatay’s Tales
My friend Nald has had several interesting experiences while working in Manila. Gay and I were talking about them and I just wanted to recount them here. Boxing Arena. He was in Quiapo to buy a wallet that a friend of ours asked him to buy when a fight (suspected to be a frat war) […]
Fainting Spell
It must be incredibly boring to be confined in a hospital, I thought as I stared at my legs propped up against the wall while I lay on the clinic bed. This position wasn’t exactly very comfortable, but the nurse had told me that this was a fast way to get my blood pressure back […]
Malaya From Laya
In less than a month I will be malaya (free) from Laya Mananghaya and Co. I meant what I said in my resignation letter…I will leave with both regret and anticipation. I am excited about my new company, sure, but I will not deny that I had wonderful moments in my first job in Makati. Here […]
Confessions
We are once again in the sala talking about our housemate Uno’s* impending love life. “So that means, only Dos* and Tres* will have never had relationships in this house,” we girls said. “You both ought to race. Can’t you feel the pressure? You have to find a girlfriend before Tres!” we tell Dos, who […]
Que Horror!
Gay is busy screaming her tonsils out while she and Chu and Junjun are watching a horror movie on somebody’s laptop in the living room. And it doesn’t help that Chu is startling her as well. People, it’s almost 11. What will the neighbors say? Last night Chu and I watched a movie in Glorietta […]
Missing You Already
In the midst of the awarding ceremonies, Chu and I made our way over to Boss Ed, our favorite director and part of our “office barkada.” I was pointing to Chu, indicating that he should be congratulated for being so “showy” and garnering an award. Instead, he took my hand and shook it, congratulating me. […]
A Round of Applause
I just tendered my resignation from my current job awhile ago. One of the partners told the other one not to allow me, and tried to discourage me by saying that my new job will be boring and that it will only provide good compensation and benefits in the beginning. Whatever. P&G has always been […]