Whenever we housemates gather around the dinner table, infront of the tv, or in the bedroom, we always find something to talk about. I just noticed that some topics are usual. Like when we gather round the table to eat, expect either of two topics to emerge. The “I can’t believe I used to hate […]
Archives for January 2006
Yoga
Last night I tried out yoga just out of curiosity. It wasn’t easy to stretch yourself to the limit and at times attempt to twist yourself into a human pretzel then lift yourself, in said form, off the ground (I wasn’t able to, actually). But what was weird was how, at the end of the […]
Tongue Twisted
Growing up in a melting pot of cultures has made it quite normal for us to converse with each other using three different dialects all at once, knowing full well that the other persons could understand us even if we were, say, speaking in tagalog interspersed with a few chavacano or bisaya words. But that […]
Balance Sheet Vol. 1 No. 1
Back in 2001, a bunch of us in our block decided to come up with our own block newsletter and the “Balance Sheet” was born. It had a few sections that we named in accounting terms – revenews, expendifeatures and sundry accounts. But my favorite part would be the longest article, written by me. The […]
Preserving Memories
When I went home over the holidays, one of the things I was looking forward to was the chance to browse through my old memories again – my diaries and other old stuff in my room. I should have seen it as a bad sign when my mom told me she had given away all […]
Happy Birthday Chu!
He insists on being called Jess, but when I actually do call him that infront of previous officemates, he mopes and says, “Bakit Jess ang tawag mo sakin? Hindi na ba tayo close?” So I guess this means only close friends of his are allowed to call him “Chu”? Whatever the reason, I’m just flattered […]
Reunion in Bacolod Chicken Inasal
After the long holidays, I got a chance to meet up with former officemates from KPMG in Bacolod Chicken Inasal, Glorietta, last night. We were there to exchange pasalubongs and celebrate Chu’s birthday in advance since Reylyn was scheduled to leave for Japan the next day and wouldn’t be here on his actual birthday. The […]
Home for the Holidays 2005
Rather than the usual detailed narrative, I will summarize my ten-day vacation in my hometown in snippets because 10 days worth of activities is kinda overwhelming and kinda exhausting to write about. ***Was at the airport before 3am, almost 3 hours before my flight, because I was warned that there would be long lines. Reggie, […]