Archive for the Personal Category

Give The Guy A Break!

Give The Guy A Break!

Tiger Woods (who has, for a thousand times, been mistaken to be my brother, hehe) is back! But the press still won't stop hounding him about his

Islander's Notes, Personal

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Toyota’s Reply

Warm greetings! We would like to confirm the receipt of your complaint from Toyota Motor Philippines. As our valued customer, we empathize for whate

Opinions, Personal, Philippines

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Slowly Coming Back

Slowly Coming Back

It has been about three months since I last came out with a note for this blog. Yup, it has been that long and I too can't believe that I was

Personal

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Silence

Vacation has come and gone, but I have yet to make a decent post in this blog. Seems like I've already ran out of drive to express more detailed s

Capul Island, Islander's Notes, Personal

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Missing You …

He he. Ala lang. Napagaya ke Abaniko. (This song is one the most popular Waray ballads of all time.)

Personal

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Never Enough

I just had a conversation with a friend who was one of those who were badly hit by Ondoy's fury. Having had no communication since that fateful Saturd

Personal, Philippines

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Worried

My heart bleeds for relatives and friends living in the areas affected by the floods. I am particularly worried about those from Marikina. I'm quit

Personal, Philippines

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My 30 Seconds of “Fame”

I just had a busy, crazy week. Two of my company's most senior executives were in Tokyo for business meetings. This coincided with President Arroyo

Japan, Personal

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A Birthday Like No Other

I have had birthdays away from home, but I always managed to have a celebration, no matter how modest. But this time, I really intende

Personal

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Happy Birthday, Virgos!

My Friendster shout-out says: “ This lifetime is not enough for all my dreams, but I’ll still chase as many as I can.” That’s why I can’t he

Personal

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Minding My Own Business

Employees like us have this eternally-burning desire to be in business. This we see as the window that will allow us to eventually be our own boss and

Personal

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Resuscitating a Dying Friendship

They wouldn’t take “no” for an answer. I have already blurted out all possible excuses from my deep reservoir of apologies, but nothing worke

Personal

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Reality Check

I saw a college buddy on TV last night, acting as one of the lawyers for Migz Zubiri at the the Supreme Court oral arguments. My automatic innocent

Personal

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Missing A Father

Our father died in his early fifties. Most of us then were quite young - me, fresh out of college and just starting to find my niche in the

Personal

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Treading The Road to Recovery

The worst is over. Nanay is now out of the ICU and has been transferred to a regular room where she could recuperate. I know it’s still a long wa

Personal

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