There are only seven eight countries I've been to in my short but very adventurous lifetime. In no particular order, these are the United States, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, and Thailand. I don't know if this is fair or above-average by the middle class Filipino's standards but I am certainly lucky not to have spent for any of these travels. It simply went with the profession although I must note here that I had to twist an arm and a leg just to go to Europe (my close friends should know by now how I sailed the seven seas, so ... Continue Reading...
Bloggers’ Get-Together (again!)
berks-gamol Originally uploaded by annalyn. By Tito Rolly's reckoning, this must be the fifth time we are meeting our fellow bloggers this year and I have to admit...it's getting to be a tradition! This time around, we were set to welcome the lovely Tintin who is based in Texas and migrated to the US when she was 10 years old. Tin regaled us with stories about her life in the Cowboy State with hubby and how big the food servings there are. Likewise, it was my first time to meet the oh-so-charming Toni of "Wifely Steps" and prolific poet Jardine Davies. ... Continue Reading...
Warning: Dangerous Rant Ahead
It must be the Waray as well as the Tondo Girl in me but I can't ever back out of a good fight, especially if it involves Yours truly being dubbed a Blog Copycat by this Obscure Blogger Slash Self-Proclaimed Hotshot Marketing Consultant (kuno!). It all started last week when my California-based childhood friend, J, alerted me about an entry of Obscure Blogger (O.B.), a pseudo-friend from my not-so-recent past. You see, J somehow makes it a point to drop by O.B.'s blog when he wants to see how an overdose of narcissism can trigger the emotional death of a very ... Continue Reading...
A year ago, I blogged..
I started this blog one year ago today. Little did I imagine that this would become such a part of my life, as much as breathing or walking. Blogging has so gotten into me that my week would not be complete without posting anything of note.But then again, that is expected since as Lei would say, I am such a "compulsive writer." Other than this, blogging can be a convenient excuse for having a lousy love life. Or my inability to hog the television because the box is literally owned by my seven-year old son. Plus... if you're on the graveyard shift and the rest of the ... Continue Reading...
A Smokey Mountain homecoming
waving It has been 15 years since I last visited Smokey Mountain. As an aspiring journalist who was still in college, I went here to write stories about people living and getting their sustenance from the dump, families who actually rummaged the garbage for their day's food.The grim images of the mountain would not leave me for years. Forward to 2005: the smelly heap that haunted me a decade back is no more and what greeted me on this Sunday morning were rows upon rows of "low-cost" buildings, children playing in the streets and teenage boys running ... Continue Reading...
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