For seventy years, Archie has been torn between two best friends – rich brunette Veronica and blonde girl-next-door Betty. When word got out that he was finally planning to marry one of them, I wished it would be Betty. I have always liked Betty more than Ronnie for the same reason that I preferred Elizabeth […]
Archives for May 2009
Bintan Lagoon Resort {Deetour}
I did not want to go initially, but Cate was so convincing that in the end, I found myself in a ferry boat that took less than an hour to bring us to Bintan Lagoon Resort in Indonesia for an overnight stay starting yesterday. I’m glad I went, though! The view was breathtakingly beautiful. The resort […]
Photofunia
I visited Photofunia for the first time and had a blast creating photos. this one’s my fave… my picture looks like it really belongs! here’s another billboard I’ve always called this particular pic “Vogue” and now it really is! I really ought to be an actress are my eyes as bleary as Sirius Black’s? ooh… […]
Julius Visits Singapore
Julius, who was my batchmate in AdZU, came to Singapore to visit his sister who is working here and to have a vacation as well. He is also an OFW but based in Kuwait, and he had just come from the Philippines. When he asked to meet up with us, Cate and I rounded up […]
Weng Feliciano, Meet Weng Feliciano
I had a funny encounter in Facebook today. Apparently I am acquainted with two people from different parts of the world who have the same first and last name. Well, nickname, actually, since the guy is named Roel and the girl is named Rowena. What a funny coincidence though.
Happy Birthday Rey!
Today is the birthday of one of my oldest friends. I don’t mean by age, but by how long we’ve been friends; this is the 11th birthday he’ll be spending with me as his friend. While I had friends I knew way before him, not all of them are still friends with me after all […]
Another Marriage Proposal
Here we go again! I’ve been avoiding logging into Skype to get away from pervs and weirdos, but when I finally log in again today to talk to Tina, I got another one: Below are some of the weirder opening lines I’ve encountered and ignored from different social networking sites. “Hey I saw your profile […]
Kate and Leopold {Movie Review}
Yes, my Jackman-ia is not yet over, and I’ve spent the past days researching about him and downloading his pictures to use as my laptop’s wallpaper and watching his movies. I watched X-Men 1 and 2 online and found a DVD of Kate and Leopold in the library on the day I got retrenched. Let’s […]
Banana Cue and Barbeque Day
Gelle has always said that she has never tried banana cue the ZC way, as she put it, that is, having them grilled and slathered with margarine and sugar, so we thought about making some at home. Unfortunately we could not find any saging na saba in the market or the grocery stores, but luckily, […]
Recession Victim
“I need to have a quick word with you.” These words are seemingly harmless enough and should not have sliced into my heart and caused me to send off this text message to my friend Cate with trembling hands: “My boss wants to talk to me. I’m nervous about this.” My fears were not unfounded, […]