shot with canon ixus i, my must-have gadget this month . It's a sunny Saturday and the day is unfurling beautifully as it should.First, because I meet my LTF (Long-Time Friend) Issa at Rai-Rai Ken and am eating Japanese for three days in a row now. I just looove Japanese food and more so because the doctor has ordered that penne carbonara is bad for my health. I must have been a geisha in my former life and it really is one of my life's wish to visit the atrociously expensive Land of The Rising Sun. Anyway, Ish (who's a diplomat) gave me a pen, a bracelet and a ... Continue Reading...

Up Close with the Prez, originally uploaded by ajay. Now it can be told: my claim to history is being in the same toilet with the President of the Philippines.You might say "big deal." But I have to add, it doesn't happen everyday. You might be with the President in a town hall, in an office building, in a grand ballroom but in the toilet..with just you, the President, her lady guard, and the cleaning lady? That is simply one for the books!To answer Notty's question: the Prez went to the toilet ahead of me and I had to ask the presidential guards if I could come ... Continue Reading...

Just when am getting the hang of this blogging thing, I am deprived of access to the internet.The IT experts in my company says it will be a month (!) till they set up the LAN in our new headquarters. For somebody who relies on the net for writing, researching and other purposes, that is quite a long time. Have I become a slave to new technology? Probably yes. For some of us, the net has become indispensable in our daily lives and living without it is like walking with one arm or one leg.It just doesn't make sense.In the meantime, I'll miss my yahoo, ... Continue Reading...

Though I don’t know much about ruling planets and the sun signs, I do believe in the things that astrologists say about Scorpions as they relate to me. As a Scorpio born in October, I am energetic, independent, passionate, determined, creative, imaginative, powerful, perceptive and intuitive. It’s funny how people relate my zodiac sign to sexuality but it’s true. According to my astrological chart, your ruling planet is Mars, the planet of energy, aggressiveness and sexual drive. You are fascinated by sex and death, and can quite become a monster of ... Continue Reading...