Dear Team Spirit, Today I’m finally strong enough to write this without bursting into tears. I’ve been digging into my blog and diary archives lately, looking at posts from our golden era – our early twenties which we spent as housemates in Makati. I found an old entry from October 2007 which said: Since we […]
Rest in Peace, Team Spirit
Ronald breathed his last at 1:30AM. Rommel said he was very happy to be home. And the only word he was able to say is: “Ma.”
A Letter to My Goddaughter Jana
Dear Jana, Yesterday, your mom, one of my best friends, gave birth to her first born child and my first goddaughter – YOU! I went to visit her at the hospital later that day, pink flowers and baby clothes on hand, and had my first picture with you. Your mom regaled me with the whole birth story, from when […]
Happily Ever After: Yen’s Fairytale
The last time Yen was a title on this blog, she was in a sad relationship. She was so sad, in fact, that while I was touring her in Sentosa island, she poured out her story with a heavy heart. “Maybe I should talk to the merlion about this,” she sighed. “What do you think of […]
An Inspiring Love Story: The Love That Gay Deserves
I was going to try and write a short story for this Valentine’s day, but then I thought, why write fiction when I can just share the real life story of a friend? Real life stories are more inspiring, anyway, because they could actually happen to you and it’s not just another unrealistic standard set […]
{Expat Diaries} When Distance Matters
It was past 10 pm on a national holiday, but a bunch of us were still in the office, brows furrowed as we stared at the Excel sheets on our computer screens, with cartons of cold pizza or sushi lying on the tops of tables between our desks. Welcome to month end madness. Just as […]
7 Cutest Meet Cutes
First things first. What is a “meet cute?” This is how Wikipedia defines it: I first encountered this term in the movie The Holiday and have been enamored by it ever since. The term usually refers to a scene in fiction, but sometimes it does happen in real life, too. Here are some of […]
The Riddler’s Birthday
Today is the birthday of one of my best friends – Ngangi. Let me tell you the story of our friendship. I’ve known her since we were little kids; we went to the same school from preparatory to high school. As kids, we both frequented the school library. LOL. What do you think of my […]
Letters to Our 16 Year Old Selves
Note: I first posted this on May 8, 2010 but have decided to keep it evergreen as more friends send me their own letters. The latest ones will be placed on top. If this inspired you to write your own letter to your 16 year old self, you may leave the link to it on […]
A Son’s Tears
I got such a shock last Saturday midnight when I got an email from Gelle informing us that Joey’s dad had passed away that afternoon due to an asthma or heart attack (results were inconclusive and they didn’t subject him to autopsy anymore). What makes this sadder is that Joey and Gelle had flown back […]