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
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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
(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
judging a book by its cover
picture this.in an elevator, 2 women facing each other.one was wearing stiletto heels, skinny jeans and an equally revealing blouse covered (modestly) with a semi-formal jacket. she is armed with some chichiria and sneakily munching away (sneakily as she was hiding it in her jacket from time to time).the other was wearing chucks, hipster jeans… Continue reading judging a book by its cover
a love story
sharing with you a love story. :)i have seen how utterly devoted he is.lucky girl! but i know the girl deserves it in more ways than one.Teody and Tisha
saying goodbyes and so longs
i had the briefest of chats today. the brief chat though got me to thinking.for the past months, i have seen people come and go.those who go are never wished a so long and good luck on your new journey.people are only expected to just miss the person out of the blue and realize that… Continue reading saying goodbyes and so longs
jetlagged!
and i refused to admit it :)but it had been a fast and furious 2 weeks that saw my body clock really whacked out.imagine this. leaving and arriving on the same day. after 2 1/2 days, needing to adjust the body clock again to another time zone.. in a few days time, adjusting again for… Continue reading jetlagged!
fruit trees
one lazy sunday found me trying to make a stock inventory of the fruit-bearing trees we have in our yard.our mango tree decided to bear a few this year.our nangka is quite prolific.tambis! ours is bigger than the usual tambis.coconut!our lomboy is sickly though..we also have banana, atis and chinese iba but failed to take… Continue reading fruit trees
manggang hilaw
this is how i eat my manggang hilaw (green mango). soy sauce + brown sugar and a little salt at the side. i do like bagoong from time to time but either this or just plain salt works for me! hmm..my mouth is watering again...
a tricycle ride
we took a tricycle ride to the meeting point for the island hopping dong had planned to mark his birthday. but this post is not about that. :)the beauty of being a passenger is that i get to take a look at the scenery and see how people go about their lives. the more one… Continue reading a tricycle ride