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True Spa Love

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A couple of weeks ago, I purchased a package at True Spa. My consultant Evelyn sure is a talker. This afternoon I called True Spa to book a last minute appointment for a pedicure, they said they were fully booked. But when I asked Evelyn to do so, she was able to book me one. […]

My UE Square Lunch Buddies

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I was a lunchtime loner at my first job in Singapore. I suppose penny-pinching on lunches made me pay a price in something other than money. I mean, for four years working in Makati, I always had lunch buddies and looked forward to these lunches-slash-bonding sessions as the bright spot in my busy days. When […]

Handwritten Notes

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My officemate Vincent saw this under my desk. He came up with this question. My reply is below. It’s a joke, of course. Anand is my boss’s boss. Suddenly I miss the handwritten note-passing days in school. In high school, Lyn and I used to write long letters to each other during class, where we […]

Blissful Dinner

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We decided to celebrate our first year anniversary in Singapore with dinner at our favorite restaurant, Bliss, which is located in our park, Punggol Park. We ordered the same things that we had ordered months ago when we were celebrating Gelle’s new job (of which her last day was last Friday, by the way) – […]

My First Year Anniversary in Singapore

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I can’t believe that it’s been more than a year since I wrote this (comments in teal have been added now): Top Things I’ll Miss in the Philippines (in no particular order): Pinoy chibog. Mangga with bagoong. Okra. Dinuguan. Kilawin. Inihaw na isda. Chicken inasal. Halo-halo. Tapsilog. Toyomansi. Fresh dalandan juice. Lansones. Isaw. Sinigang. Adobo. […]

Communicator Charades

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In my office, we use the Microsoft Communicator for internal chat. This was also what we used when I was still working in P&G. These are all the available emoticons on communicator: I wondered how some of those icons would actually be used in conversation. I mean, like that dog icon, for example. Can you […]

The Rock that Launched a Thousand Tears

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Her parents got a letter from him. A picture of him and her had been printed out with his words written at the bottom. He said he loved her very much. That she knew him above everyone else. That it was her hand that he held when he was in difficult times. His hand that […]

Ionized

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Singapore just recently opened its newest mall, Ion Orchard. This new mall has a beautifully unusual design – lots of lights and wavy lines, completely different from your typical rectangular buildings. It’s located in the shopping district, Orchard road. (above image taken from Timeoutsingapore.com) Its beauty is not limited to its outer appearance, however, as […]

I Miss You, Love

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You were my second love, I was eleven I was not that good at loving you at first But as I spent more and more time with you I fell in love. Was it a gift or a curse? I used to lie on my stomach, in bed with you Miss out on a couple […]