Instead of the usual new year’s resolutions, I’m doing a bucket list of things I plan to do for the year of the water snake. I’m not superstitious, but I find this fun. So, as the latest Filipino expression goes, walang basagan ng trip. I think five items on the bucket list is good enough…
Waiting for midnight
I set my alarm to 11:30. I have a good 1 hour and 30 minutes to get a nap, if I could. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 12 in the background just might help me catch the 40 winks I want before welcoming 2013. As I close my eyes, my mind began its usual monologue. So many…
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 7,900 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 13 years to get…
Alarming aggressiveness of criminals in Metro Manila
On my way home from work last night, I saw a crime unfold right before my eyes. Traffic was moderately moving when I reached the foot of the Magallanes interchange going south toward SLEX.In front of me was a dark Honda sedan. A teenager about 5’2″ tall, wearing dark t-shirt and khaki shorts, came out…
18 hours in Cebu
The day began at 3am, NAIA Terminal 3. All three of us were so sleepy, having had a few hours of sleep. We arrived in Mactan at 5:30, not knowing where exactly to go since the seminar starts at 9:30. I suggested that we check in at a cheap hotel so we can sleep for…
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