This afternoon, I was at the gym on the treadmill when breaking news hit the screen: Glorietta Mall Explosion, 6 confirmed dead.

Breaking news from the Philippine Daily Inquirer: 8 dead, countless injuredJaded as it sounds, my first thought was: damn, I knew I shouldn't have put my equipment in my locker yet. My second thought was, I hope Ivy the ( Read more... )

Back in December 2003, during another tough time in my life, I wrote a couple of fanfics. None of them yet have seen the light of day -- until now.

First up from the backup bin: My Jane Austen fanfic, a little lemony epilogue to "Mansfield Park."

( a strange backstory to this fanfic )

Why another blog?

Good question. Everybody and their grandmother, and their pet turtle, has a blog.

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