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Rhyza

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When Liza was a new hire in P&G, and we welcomed her to our lunches, she did not tell us she was pregnant until two months later. She said that she kept it a secret because some companies don’t regularize pregnant employees, which I think is a ridiculous practice. Thankfully, P&G is not like them. […]

Pizza for Jerome

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Jerome turns 23 today. To break the tradition, the gang decided to surprise him. They got the lobby guard to call him and tell him that he had a visitor at the 10th floor to get him to come down. But instead of a “girl” visitor, what awaited him was Pizza Hut, chocolates and Pepsi […]

My Big Little Brother

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Exactly 22 years ago, my mom had her second c-section and delivered a bouncing baby boy into the world, much to her 1-year-and-9-month-old daughter’s chagrin. From the very beginning I regarded my baby brother with much suspicion, as can be evidenced by a picture he has in his album. In the picture, my dad (who […]

Visiting Camp Crame

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Whenever I need to go somewhere I’d never been to and I didn’t know how to get there, there’s always one person to call — our tatay sa bahay, Nald. So last night, right before going to PNP Camp Crame, I rang him up and he gave me a cheaper and faster option to my first […]

Wedding Bells for Kris and Ipe

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Yesterday I attended the wedding of my teammate Kris to her boyfriend..err…now husband, Ipe. Cute pair, Kris and Ipe, same names as the now defunct celebrity love team. The wedding was held in San Agustin Church in Intramuros, chosen by the couple for its historical significance. Apparently, when it comes to choosing a church to […]

Fun in Fontana

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For this year’s teambuilding, our company headed to Fontana Leisure Park in Clark Field, Pampanga yesterday. Doms drove us over there in his car, and we got there just in time for the morning program. There was a work-related presentation, then the traditional new hires presentation, then some games. After the morning program, our team […]

My First Bridal Shower

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During an ST conference planning our TL’s birthday surprise, I brought up the idea of throwing a bridal shower for Cris, our bride-to-be teammate. Mich and Jo were quick to agree, and so I sent out an invite to all the women of AP (accounts payable). Since it was last minute and since I have never […]

Happy Birthday Mina!

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Our TL (team leader) Mina was discussing something with Mich when Jo broke in with a loud “Happy birthday Mina!” We were all startled, because we didn’t know it was her birthday (bad bad team, yeah I know), but we recovered from the initial shock and immediately sang our greetings. Right after Mina thanked us, her […]

Leader of the Band

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I must be going back to my old self, the old “laagan” and “never at home” me, I mean. For the third night in a row, I get home way past my bedtime (FYI, I sleep at midnight). Last night, though, was no longer a high school reunion, but somewhat the opposite, because it was an […]