When my mother gets into her very nice mood, I resent that she tends to imbibe my laziness.

My Friday was spent at home, larding my ass, watching season 8 of Friends.

We didn’t leave the house as planned because it rained. Yes, we hate getting rained on probably for fear of multiplying, I don’t know. I was even so ready to go after three ( Read more... )

I will have nine days of liberty from office slavery. Well, that’s only three days of official freedom because weekends and two holidays would equal me with my officemates.

My anticipated semi-bye bye desk moment last night ended a bit dramatically, what with emotional outpurings, which were all valid by the way. It’s a long story and at one point, ( Read more... )

It irks me so much when relatives impose on an in-law. In this case, someone’s daughter-in-law had to be advised to send money to her ill mother in Bicol.

Wait, that’s not the whole story.

See, money was the main problem. They’re really poor, okay, but not that poor. Anyway, they all opined that the little money she has, instead of using it to get to ( Read more... )

My family is weird but whose isn’t?

To keep this short and sweet, I would refrain from telling you the reasons why mi familia is composed of a bunch of characters. Nonetheless, I am proud of the fact that we’re such happy people. We get upset over problems but we always find cues to insert a punchline or two, much to the disappointment (or disgust)  ( Read more... )

a list

• a taxi driver told me this morning, “sana ma’am, maaga ka gumising para mas madaling mag-abang ng taxi.” i was tempted to say, “manong, kung maaga po akong nagigising, hindi po ako magtataxi.” before we reached my destination, he was already playing matchmaker to me and his nephew. if only for the instant available cab every morning, i wish ( Read more... )

Pardon this post because it will contain traces of bragging and more words synonymous to egoism.

Ironically, one of the worst news of the year brought me the best employment-based reward there is. My boss has decided to leave the service after almost a year, and while I'm vocal in saying that it's not the ultimate answer to the problem that ensued, ( Read more... )

Taking the words of Decimus Junius Juvenal in his satirical poems, “Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind.”

Even though he also said in the same work that, “No one rejoices more in revenge than a woman“, I prefer to live by the former.

I’m telling you, I have pent up anger welling up inside me since the year started, as in ( Read more... )

Daddy died 17 days ago. It has been two long weeks for us but it's a mutual decision to make it so because obviously, it's going to be our last time with him.

I managed to get all my thoughts, as they rushed through me, conveniently written down in my diary. I can't claim to be completely okay but after saying my prayers, "talking" to Daddy before ( Read more... )