12 July 2015somewhere above the clouds, enroute home.i am not particularly chatty with strangers, especially on planes. this is because i normally would like to get some zzzs in between meal servings.this time around though, i was not lucky enough to be seated to someone who wanted to do the same. initially, it was just… Continue reading overseas tales
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Taxi Entertainment
For the months leading to the national elections of 2013, we have been witness to the frenzy of roadworks and improvements as planned and executive by the government. As always, it is a not so subtle way of reminding us to vote for the incumbents because well, they have the people's interest at heart. But… Continue reading Taxi Entertainment
yet again – unintentional eavesdropper
i believe i had a previous post about being an unintentional eavesdropper months before.most of us are anyway and one really interesting thing happened earlier today.as i entered the coffee shop, there was this couple sitting right by the door. i could not possibly miss them especially since the girl looked up to me with… Continue reading yet again – unintentional eavesdropper
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!
(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
chance encounters
i met up with a friend from high school at mass today. it turns out she has been eyeing me for a few months now. i have seen her from time to time but was not quite sure about her name. and i was trying to categorize her which part of my life she graced.… Continue reading chance encounters