When I met the guy near Market Market, I wondered if I got myself into an odd coincidence. While we were walking towards his place, the feeling of deja vu grew stronger. He made a turn to the street that I knew he would be heading to. In my mind, I was beginning to laugh my head off.

Sometimes, you could sense it if the Universe was pulling you ( Read more... )

People die everyday, and for the most part we are oblivious to that basic fact unless the people who die are close to us. When that happens, a little piece of us goes away too: that part that was occupied by that person, and we are only too aware of their absence.

And sometimes, it feels like too many people are dying. Unless there was a global ( Read more... )

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One problem with getting too fond of someone is when I start building associations between the person and objects that were otherwise plain and ordinary, but made a little more special because of attached memories of him, the object of affection. Like the smell of the place where we first met, or a storefront where we both sat on, or a drink we ( Read more... )

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The guy was typical among guys who (whom?) I met for sex: he can't manage to give detailed and logical directions to his place. It annoys me when people describe directions as if the recipient intuitively knows which direction to pick when faced by an unfamiliar intersection ( Read more... )

10. Magpa-borta ng katawan. Para hard.

9. Wag masyadong high-fashion ang damit. T-shirt, jeans o chinos at sneakers lang, ayos na. Bawal din yung mga fashionistang bag. Dapat gym bag o back pack lang.

8. Wag makapal magpulbo. Sa T-zone (forehead, nose, chin) at leeg lang dapat.

7. Wag mag-foundation, concealer, lipgloss, liptick, eyeliner at blush-on.

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01.january found me in that sweet spot at work where i'm halfway between agents and middle management. by the middle of the year, major changes in the job quickly moved me from being the junior member of my team to senior member: a quick succession of responsibilities that often meant longer work hours, extra duties, and exclusive logins ( Read more... )

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the kid sent me a text message: pwede ba maging tayo? (could we be a couple ( Read more... )