It must be incredibly boring to be confined in a hospital, I thought as I stared at my legs propped up against the wall while I lay on the clinic bed. This position wasn’t exactly very comfortable, but the nurse had told me that this was a fast way to get my blood pressure back […]
Malaya From Laya
In less than a month I will be malaya (free) from Laya Mananghaya and Co. I meant what I said in my resignation letter…I will leave with both regret and anticipation. I am excited about my new company, sure, but I will not deny that I had wonderful moments in my first job in Makati. Here […]
Confessions
We are once again in the sala talking about our housemate Uno’s* impending love life. “So that means, only Dos* and Tres* will have never had relationships in this house,” we girls said. “You both ought to race. Can’t you feel the pressure? You have to find a girlfriend before Tres!” we tell Dos, who […]
Que Horror!
Gay is busy screaming her tonsils out while she and Chu and Junjun are watching a horror movie on somebody’s laptop in the living room. And it doesn’t help that Chu is startling her as well. People, it’s almost 11. What will the neighbors say? Last night Chu and I watched a movie in Glorietta […]
Missing You Already
In the midst of the awarding ceremonies, Chu and I made our way over to Boss Ed, our favorite director and part of our “office barkada.” I was pointing to Chu, indicating that he should be congratulated for being so “showy” and garnering an award. Instead, he took my hand and shook it, congratulating me. […]
A Round of Applause
I just tendered my resignation from my current job awhile ago. One of the partners told the other one not to allow me, and tried to discourage me by saying that my new job will be boring and that it will only provide good compensation and benefits in the beginning. Whatever. P&G has always been […]
Climbing Mt Maculot, Batangas {Deetour}
I wrote this in my diary last March 7: I just got back home about an hour ago from Batangas. That was where Mt. Maculot, the mountain we climbed, was located. I met up with Jeannine and her husband Bob at the bus stop near the LRT Buendia station at lunchtime yesterday. Then we rode […]
Can This Be Love?
Our apartment “handyman” was installing a doorknob over the weekend (our old doorknob wouldn’t open from the outside anymore) and we girls were busy watching him when our other housemate suddenly broached an interesting topic: “How can you tell if you’re in love?” It’s a cliché, sure, but that particular question coming from that particular […]
Weight Woes
Most of my officemates give me THAT look whenever I unwrap a sandwich for lunch. They seem to have this idea ingrained into their heads that a meal is never complete without rice and that anyone (me, in this situation) who would do without rice would be better off sticking a knife into herself rather […]
Living In
One of the questions our landlady asked us when we checked out our place was, “Are you sure you guys can cohabit peacefully?” We responded with a strong “yes.” Perhaps she was afraid eight people living under the same roof would eventually turn on each other. Perhaps she believes in the saying, “Familiarity breeds contempt.” […]