to blogging that is 🙂 and it all started with a cute umbrella. my friend was making "bida" about her uber cutesy umbrella and she said she posted in her blog. well, i of course went on to reading her other entries but it also made me want to write about anything as well. am… Continue reading am back!
Category: Musings
core family …
our view of the core family has always been represented by that poignant scene in the manger, with Joseph and Mary looking over their newly born son Jesus.  to put it into an equation: Father + Mother = Child(ren). a recent anecdote brought this concept to the fore and made me look at it really hard. a… Continue reading core family …
Filipino speaking consular officer ftw!
we have jokes going around about US visa application interviews. one of these jokes revolved around a grandfather being turned down a US visa because he does not know how to speak English. The grandfather retorted something to the effect that the consular officer has no right to be in the Philippines as he does… Continue reading Filipino speaking consular officer ftw!
my dream beach house
finally finished my dream beach house today. weeks of waiting for it to arrive was worth it! my smart alec 5-yr old niece of course had to ask... "where is the beach auntie lot?".this is the first design though as there are 3 beach house designs you can do with this kit. will let it… Continue reading my dream beach house
the long and short of it
may 2, 2009 was a particularly special event as we all jetted to manila, got dressed and dolled up to witness the culmination of the may and jay lovestory. being close to both sides gave me a good glimpse of how they are a perfect foil for each other's strengths and weaknesses.the courtship, the getting… Continue reading the long and short of it
panatang makabayan
"Panatang makabayan, iniibig ko ang Pilipinas....".This was something we used to recite by heart during flag ceremonies then. Admittedly, it was done by rote but nonetheless, recited by heart. A recent chat with an old friend made me rethink this.His words were quite loaded or at least it was for me. "I passed the written… Continue reading panatang makabayan
the plight of an ofw and his child
scene: at a gasoline stationian : dad, diha na lang diay ka apply og work ? nag wanted man na sila...this was conversation that transpired between my brother who is set to go back to china to resume work and his eldest, a smart-aleck 8 yr. old girl. sweet but poignant, right?my neices have always… Continue reading the plight of an ofw and his child
piecing things together
my sis got me back to this. pressures at work have been getting to me and i needed another way to relax without necessarily hurting by wallet. seeing her put together a very pink and shocked snoopy made me think it would do me well to have a diversion.it is pretty hard to find a… Continue reading piecing things together
waterfall flavored agile development
a pretty tiring exercise of getting feedback from a client and a somehow in-depth discussion on what has transpired over the recent months has led to one conlusion. i am actually working on a waterfall-flavored agile development! waterfall software development essentially means that: requirements are defined. come up with a design that will be used… Continue reading waterfall flavored agile development
(unintentional) eavesdropping
after a day of housework (and yes, i do the occasional-clean-the-house act) and nolan's day of tennis (playing with fingers only!), we went out for coffee to unwind. the original plan was to check out the new starbucks shop but it closed too early for us thus we ended up in mcdo for some reason.… Continue reading (unintentional) eavesdropping
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