once again i am thrust into a situation, familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. last year, i began counting the last 30 days to my turning 30. i do the same exercise today, but only, i count the last 30 days before i turn 31 (alas! were it only possible to grow younger). i do not know whether it is prudent to repeat my random ruminations last ( Read more... )

random rumination number 8 - poverty
i just read an article in business mirror which says that the average pinoy worker has to work 81 minutes to be able to buy a big mac, longer by comparison to most countries except indonesia. the point of the study is not to show that big macs are overpriced here, but that compared to many of our neighbors, our ( Read more... )

there's free coffee and iced tea in the pantry. of course i don't care much for coffee, but i'm a regular of the iced tea ( Read more... )

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tonight i leave for what will most likely be my last multi-day climb for the year. as i transition from government to private, i might as well bid farewell to the lackadaisical life that i’ve enjoyed this past year. i’m still not totally sold on the idea, really, of moving to B&M. there’s still that chance -- and not a slim chance (a fat chance, ( Read more... )

okay, so last tuesday’s run wasn’t my best in many months, but at least i finished in decent time. funny thing is that most of us guys came in our black adidas king of the road shirts. it looked like a sponsored event. also, planning for this 5-day climb is getting me really stressed. i have to deal with 2 really choosy girls who want to stuff ( Read more... )

a headhunter has just asked me for an updated resumé because she thinks i’m right for this job in a burgeoning IT firm that needs a legal manager. i’m liking my job here in government, because it’s so relaxed and i get to travel a lot, but the pay is pathetic, i might be better off being an events photographer. but do i really want to go back doing ( Read more... )

the department has been consistently in the news these days following the series of natural tragedies triggered by tropical cyclones. illegal logging, presumably, had a huge contribution to the rising death toll. not that i am unaffected, but i doubt whether all this finger pointing is doing any of the victims any good, because regardless of how ( Read more... )

the day after my return from halcon, i was nursing a couple of bruises from one too many bad falls and a handful of wounds from the very eager bites of leeches. i had been deprived of many hours of sleep and i had no other desire but to recoup on the dreams i may have lost during the nights we spent outdoors. i was tired, though not not as ( Read more... )

yesterday was reminisce my high school days, and it wasn't even the annual grand alumni homecoming. my teachers in high school invited me to speak at the career symposium. they conducted a survey among the members of the graduating batch, and the law profession ended up in the top 10. i am probably the youngest lawyer ever to be produced by the ( Read more... )