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this seems like the best time to write this story. i don't know how many times i've told this to anyone who may have bothered to listen, but i have never gotten around to writing it. i write it now because at the moment, more than 4,800 people can relate to what i have to say. i went through exactly the same awful feeling eight years ago when my ( Read more... )

monday felt like a friday, and tuesday had that sunday vibe. all thanks to the oddly-placed holiday that squeezed itself in a busy week. not that we wanted our muslim brethren to move their day of sacrifice to some other part of the week, but it certainly made for mixed feelings after a whirlwind weekend.


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by this year's end, i would have attended a minimum of 4 weddings. in 2005 and 2007, there was a slew of weddings where many of my friends knelt before the altar to pledge a lifetime of love and commitment. i have written about many of those weddings on this blog, and it may be telling of just how nasty i can be because i almost always have ( Read more... )

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yesterday, i met up with friends from pilipinas sierra for a briefing on mount kinabalu, which i have already climbed before. i had also written about it, and the article came out in manila bulletin. apparently, my sierra friends had read it, and although i am no stranger to people telling me that they have seen my byline or read an article of mine ( Read more... )

over the weekend, janice managed to drag me to alabang and join the send-off ride for roy and orland, who have just left earlier today for malaysia to participate in the ironman triathlon in langkawi this weekend. the ironman is considered to be the toughest triathlon of all, and is a mecca for all triathletes. the ironman triathlon consists of a 2 ( Read more... )

those who know me well know that i am against fads. i like to go against the current, ditch the bandwagon, and pursue things which are generally unpopular. so it was rather uncharacteristic of me to be at the hot air balloon festival over the weekend when everyone else had the same idea. but then again, it being a valentine's weekend, i suppose ( Read more... )

last saturday, janice, jenny, JC, neri and i drove to clark to attend jacob bayoneta sangil's christening. jacob is janet's second child after jana marie (who is my adorable goddaughter), and we stayed at mimosa from 3:30pm till midnight. janet and jay are producing beautiful offspring so i hope they make more. haha. of course, janet is still the ( Read more... )