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25 Roses: the Best Birthday Surprise Ever

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It was around 1pm of September 7 and I was busy answering emails and troubleshooting when suddenly, a voice boomed behind me. “Heidee, happy birthday!” His voice was so loud, so everyone in our floor (with the newly lowered cubicle partitions) turned to look. It was the office heartthrob Jon holding out a long-stemmed red […]

Wish List 2007

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A friend of mine asked me what I wanted for my birthday which is coming in a couple of weeks. I asked if she was being general or she meant what I wanted from her specifically, because I might answer “world peace.” She said I was crazy and she couldn’t possibly give me world peace. […]

Heroes in Canyon Woods

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For my third teambuilding for P&G Asia FSS (Financial Services & Solutions), I became a committee member. Aside from being the brains behind the theme “heroes,” my other contribution as part of the logistics team was to be the marshall of the “X-Men.” We left Petron Megaplaza building at promptly 6:15am on August 23, so […]

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

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I signed up for the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People signature program being offered in our company. It was a three-day session which meant tons of emails and problematic invoices for troubleshooting likely to pile up, but I felt that I badly needed this and could do with the consequences. I sure am glad […]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last installation in the 7-part series, was scheduled for worldwide release on July 21, 2007. Bookstores all over the Philippines were to open at precisely 7:01 am for this, so my friends Caloy, Zenie and I decided to line up outside Powerbooks Greenbelt’s doors at 6am. We realized […]

Host for Hire

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When a part time job as party host got advertised in Jobstreet, I clicked on the “apply” button faster than I could troubleshoot a problematic invoice. A few days later I got an email inviting me for an interview, and that Sunday found me in Ortigas with a resume advertsing my hosting skills. When I […]

Ultimate Frisbee

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My interest first got sparked when I watched my officemates play ultimate frisbee during our company sportsfest last summer. It seemed fun, and since I knew that two of my housemates were into the sport, I decided to give it a shot too. So a couple of weeks ago, Reggie brought me to his game. […]

Summer Daze

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It’s summer time (nearing the end, actually). What does that mean? Sweltering heat. Sleepless afternoons (only the boys in the house got an airconditioner for their bedroom. Yey for them!). Headaches from temperature changes. How to combat that?1. Tank tops (P50 white ones from tiangges)2. Buko shakes (buko loco buko melon combo from Buko ni […]

Bucket List – Things to do Before I Die

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Here is a list of things I want to do before I die. I will cross through each one I accomplish. Attend a masquerade ball in costume Bake a cake Be a bridesmaid Buy my own laptop Get a perm Drive a car Dye my hair a noticeably different color Eat in Hai San (the […]