The Day I Became an Illegal Alien
This happened sometime in December last year. I had just left the office and was browsing for Christmas gifts in a nearby shop. I found…
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You Saw What??
As I said in a previous entry, “Sorry?” is my most used phrase here in Singapore because it’s hard to understand their accent sometimes. Over…
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Colour Everywhere
Last month my friend Gay emailed me to ask if Rodel was the only guy College classmate that we had who was in Singapore because…
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Sorry?
I was talking to my mom on the phone last night. We were speaking in Bisaya, our family’s dialect. Just then, she said something I…
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How to Snag a Boyfriend
While getting highlights on my hair in Kizuna salon, I came across this article in a magazine. The key takeaway points from it would be:…
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Handwritten Notes
My officemate Vincent saw this under my desk. He came up with this question. My reply is below. It’s a joke, of course. Anand is…
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Communicator Charades
In my office, we use the Microsoft Communicator for internal chat. This was also what we used when I was still working in P&G. These…
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Weng Feliciano, Meet Weng Feliciano
I had a funny encounter in Facebook today. Apparently I am acquainted with two people from different parts of the world who have the same…
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Another Marriage Proposal
Here we go again! I’ve been avoiding logging into Skype to get away from pervs and weirdos, but when I finally log in again today…
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Pai Ser
My team is was composed of people from four different races – Singaporean, Malay, Indian, Filipino. So you can imagine how language (and accents) can…
