It is an old line but one worth biting just the same.The President's call to for everyone to practice austerity measures.Truth to tell, this message has an ironic tone to it. There is no more belt-tightening to impose on majority of Filipino income earners whose take-home pay is just enough to meet the family's basic needs. Some people are literally living from paycheck to paycheck and have even resorted to unscrupulous loan sharks to spend today what they could not possibly pay off tomorrow. If any, aus-te-ri-ty should resonate loud and clear to the bourgeois and ... Continue Reading...
Que horror
As a footnote, Jan Dara would have been the provocative movie it was intended to be if only two of my fellow moviegoers kept their voices down. Would you believe they were talking so loud I thought they were already extensions of the movie's sound effects? I would have relished throwing my iced tea tumbler at them but the equally-pissed audience might witness another movie starring...myself!Have people become so dense and ill-mannered these days? I mean okay, it is at least tolerable to pick your nose in public as long as you don't give me your booger but to do totally ... Continue Reading...
The HK connection
The week has been a flurry of activities and I pay dearly for it now with symptoms of the flu.It helps that I won the major prize in our Rotary induction last night, a DVD player, so staying in bed munching on chips and watching my favorite movie, suddenly seems like a very good idea.Honestly, I am appreciating my Rotary membership now. It's an entirely different network altogether and I am not daunted by the fact that the males outnumber the females 9:1. In my club, for instance,we are only 3 girls and the other two are twins. Again, I can't complain. They are all ... Continue Reading...
Bowled over
I have a new passion and it doesn't start with the letter m.Am now crazy with bowling and all because am part of our corporate tournament.How a non-bowler like me can represent my department is in itself an anomaly but am trying.My performance is fluctuating from game to game but am staying afloat. Because I'm a newbie, I need to focus and I really have this weird stance on the lane but The Coach says it doesn't matter as long as I score.Am just flattered that Mayan says am the team's "secret weapon" whatever that means.But hey, winning two games in a row is not bad ... Continue Reading...
Diet is an Alien Word
I've been going to buffet lunches for two days in a row and I feel....FULL.It's hard to resist these things when your boss tags you along as part of your corporate duties. I can't complain. I love to eat but at the same time,I admire vegans who survive on celery sticks for dinner. I simply cannot imagine myself being in that situation. My food philosophy is to indulge what Life feeds you on the silver platter. I don't want to receive my Last Rites thinking of the Ribeye Steak and Nicoise Salad I should have had, all because of that magic word which is the obsession of ... Continue Reading...
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