I am personally invited, for the first time, to the wedding of someone I actually know. Kuya Arvin is set to wed his lovely girlfriend of 7 years, Mayet. They are both doctors. Kuya Arnel, also my cousin, tells me to go to New World Renaissance Hotel at 8am so I can ride the van […]
Archives for May 2005
Luau in Subic
It is May 25, a thursday, but we are not in the office. Nope, I am not absent from work. In fact, all my officemates are not in the office, but, like me, are garbed in the company-provided Hawaiian pants and polos and seated in 5 huge buses. We are all set to go to […]
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
If you need proof that Star Wars is a major hype, a trip to the Ayala Cinemas is all you need. 5 out of 7 Glorietta4 cinemas and all 5 Greenbelt3 cinemas shows Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. You’d think you’d be sure to get into at least one. No way. You can never […]
Flooded
I hurriedly go down our building, so I could get to España. Today the CPA board exam results come out, and I have to be there for my bestfriend. I exit the building and – oh no! Rain is coming down in torrents, the wind blowing it every which way. Lightning flashes, thunder booms. I […]
Barrio Fiesta
My cellphone rings at 7 in the morning. I deliberate between snuggling into the sheets or answering it, afraid that it was my annoying chatmate once again. After fishing my phone from underneath my pillow, I see that it is an unknown cellphone number. “Hello?”“Hi. This is Aileen. Boss Ed says you’re coming with us? […]