A Deecoded Life

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Tongue Twisted

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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, […]

Independence Day

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One more full day and I’ll be off to my hometown. My first time to go back after seventeen months. I feel so excited, but suddenly the thing that had been nagging me at the back of my head comes to the surface this morning when my fellow housemate who had just arrived in our […]

Party2Party

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Yesterday was a party day for me. In the morning there was an awarding for bronze and silver awardees in the 10th floor marketplace. Though this technically wasn’t a party, they served popcorn and the yummiest ice cream for the attendees and may be considered one, food-wise. In the afternoon we had our Christmas merienda […]

White Christmas @ Lokaldero

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Yesterday, P&G FSS (all P&G employees supporting P&G Asia shared services) had its Christmas party in Lokaldero, the Fort Strip. The theme: WHITE. So in line with this event wherein I was to have two separate performances I had to scout around for the perfect white blouse and pants. Since I don’t wear white pants […]