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 […]
Can This Be Love?
Our apartment “handyman” was installing a doorknob over the weekend (our old doorknob wouldn’t open from the outside anymore) and we girls were busy watching him when our other housemate suddenly broached an interesting topic: “How can you tell if you’re in love?” It’s a cliché, sure, but that particular question coming from that particular […]
Living In
One of the questions our landlady asked us when we checked out our place was, “Are you sure you guys can cohabit peacefully?” We responded with a strong “yes.” Perhaps she was afraid eight people living under the same roof would eventually turn on each other. Perhaps she believes in the saying, “Familiarity breeds contempt.” […]
Distinguished Guests
We girls were watching “Interview with the Vampire” on my laptop in our living room when Maya’s voice came from outside the window asking us to open the door. I opened it after her persistent knockings. But instead of her, who should come in but Johann, our college batchmate, the one we hadn’t seen since […]
How We Found Our Home Sweet Home in Makati
“There’s no place like home,” says Dorothy of Oz. How right she is. When Gay, Zenie and I first came to Makati, we stayed in the Dursleys’ boarding house. No, they weren’t really the Dursleys, that was just what we called them because living in their abode was very much like how Harry Potter must’ve […]
REFreshing
It’s midnight, and I’m wearing a spaghetti-strapped top and boxer shorts with the electric fan turned up high. But I’m tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep, as the sweat trickles down my neck. Agh! It’s so WARM!! It’s summer indeed. There are signs everywhere – halo-halo being sold on every stoop, brightly-colored bikinis […]
Fanatic
We saw ASAP Fanatic live in Glorietta last Sunday. My feet were killing me coz we were standing up, and part of me was wondering if all this pain was worth it just to see Lucky, Bea, John Lloyd, Heart, Shaina, Roxanne, Joross, Hero and other SCQ stars. Really, I mused, what’s the big deal […]
Wayward Wallet
I woke up late this morning and managed to get showered and changed and ready to go in half the time it usually takes me. My boss’s voice was booming in my head. I cannot possibly be late! So I hailed a taxi to get to the office faster. After a few minutes of traffic […]