A Deecoded Life

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The Best Benefit

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“Wow, congrats!” My voice is louder than usual when it’s tinged with excitement. It’s two months ago, and my housemate Ronald has just told me and our other housemate Maya that he had decided to accept the job offer extended by this other company, after almost 5 years of working in SGV. “Do you want […]

Best Birthday Gift Ever

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“You’re way too beautiful girl that’s why it will never work…” Alejandro Manzano croons. My recruiter’s name flashes on my cellphone’s screen, and I quickly pick up the call. “I’m sorry, you didn’t get the job,” she tells me in a clipped tone. “You lost to the other applicant. You got 16 points and he […]

Long Cut

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Cate and I found a lead on a cheap transient place from Peter, so we called the owner and made an appointment for viewing this afternoon. We were too lazy to check the internet for details, so I just relied on what little bits of information I got from the owner I conversed with and […]

Singapore Saga Day 2 – Amazing Race

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On day 2 of our stay in Singapore, Monette, Tyne’s roommate, cooked spaghetti for us, and we had it for lunch at their place. Then it was back to Lucky Plaza, where they sent their remittances for their families back home, before we headed on our amazing race. We call it amazing race because we […]

Singapore Saga Day 1

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When I first came to Makati, I had only one trolley with me. Four years later, I have to throw out ~10 large garbage bags, leave two trolley-fulls in my hometown, and still have 10 kilos of excess baggage upon checking in for my flight to Singapore. Cate and I gave bread sticks and biscocho […]

Monthend Comedy

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This conversation with a Korean contact based in Singapore had me laughing despite the stress: My Contact [4:41 PM]:no I was in Korea and moved to Sing for new assignment.Me [4:41 PM]:oh…so do you like sing compared to korea?My Contact [4:42 PM]:hm this place is good for family but not good for single.My Contact [4:42 […]

Double Take

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Jenelyn and I woke up this morning and unintentionally picked near-identical outfits to wear to work. For most people this would spell disaster, but then again we’re not like most people. We took the opportunity to have a pictorial instead.

Marriage Contract

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One sleepy afternoon during the summer of 2002, we blockmates drafted a ‘marriage contract’ out of lack of anything better to do. The contract stipulated: We, the undersigned, do solemnly swear to bequeath a REFRIGERATOR of good quality to the first in our block to marry, provided that the following conditions have been met by […]

Long Distance DNA

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My roommate Gay informed me that she has a boyfriend again. The lucky guy is her high school classmate who has been sweet on her since back when her dad strictly enforced the ‘no boyfriend while you’re still in school’ rule. While I have faith in childhood (or high school) sweethearts because I think their […]

Gelle’s Birthday Surp

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Gelle, one of my best friends in P&G, turned a year older today. Last year we had cooked up a surprise for her — I planned a videoke session and secretly invited her boyfriend Joey to join us. Unfortunately, while discussing it over lunch, Liza slipped and said, “Anubah, eh akala ko nga surp-” and […]