Went down a few rabbit holes this weekend. One thing led to another. I started by reading some of Khaled Hosseini's novel - A Thousand Splendid Suns. I wanted to get an idea of what Afghanistan was all about, beyond the debacle that has been taking up a lot of space in the news these days - what seems to be the botched departure of the Americans ( Read more... )

On the prodding of Chinie, I was told that R might need something to talk to, so i reached out - sent him messages on IG, FB, and my mobile - "Hey, when are we gonna catch up? Let's do this!" or something close to that effect.

R responded shortly, and we ended up catching in 2 tranches - 30-1hr long conversations over lunch and in the middle of the ( Read more... )

Today is a historic day as the Philippines has finally won its first Gold medal in the Olympics. The country has Hidilyn Diaz to thank for giving this honor to the country, for winning the Gold medal in the Women's 55 KG weightlifting event. She beat the competitors from China who happen to be holding the world record for this event. It's worth ( Read more... )

it takes a crisis. it takes a point of, what the hell is going on here, this doesn't make that much sense. things can't continue to the same way. to realize that, hey, i don't think i know what i'm doing anymore. and what to do now. . .

I finally met Aldric after months of being his classmate. Also joining us at Antipodean this afternoon were Kix, Mykee, Miggy D, and Pao M.

I asked these gentlemen - if there was a change in the world that they wanted to see, what would it be? Mykee told me, he wished that it didn't matter as much who one knows to get ahead. Aldric, told us, with ( Read more... )

Sometimes, my mom and I have impromptu lunches in the Makati apartment. This happens when she has a medical appointment in MMC, and after which she'll drop in for lunch. She will request for a particular food and I will order it for her.

Today, we had swordfish, duck, and karaage over rice - we ordered from Ikomai. She was surprised today to find ( Read more... )

I decided to title my entry this way so I wouldn't have less of a hard time finding this in the future.

Last night was emotionally heavy. There was a Zoom (for god's sakes) memorial for Alexei. There was a mass, followed by friends and family sharing memories. There was a good amount of time devoted to a video prepared by Marite and Erika, getting ( Read more... )

I had a talk with Lala tonight, and were discussing that there was a long time friend of hours who did something a little off. We spent about an hour on the phone going through mostly this. It's not a new topic, but we did need to take the time.

Corollary to that is the realization - that really we are shaped by our friends. And I don't seem to ( Read more... )

They watch the news and feel feelings.

They sit for long hours on a chair or a conveyance or in the middle of a field, waiting for something to happen, anticipating a call from the future.

They metabolize. Food. Data. Oxygen.

They feed the body and mind. To the point of gluttony if they can.

A person needs to tell a story, and find meaning. From ( Read more... )

I ran around Makati this afternoon and took photos. I started with the Rustan's window display along Ayala, and then afterwards crossed to street to get a good vantage to snap a shot of Roger Federer on the facade of the Uniqlo flagship store. What followed may have been the arches of light and taxis on the road side of Landmark department store. ( Read more... )