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Identity Crisis
The editorial assistant at work is called Jess (he's male). Naturally, all the editors call on him, more so during crunch time. My desk is near his, so every time the editors bark "Jess" I jump out of my skin and turn around to see if I'm in trouble. And 100% of the time, they didn't mean me. They call me Jessica, they call him Jess. I will have to ( Read more... ) -
Journalism: Week One
Erratum: I'm being assigned to the Trade Beat pala and not to Banking, yehey! I'm covering trade agreements, foreign and domestic investments, and unlisted industries. It's such a coincidence, I did a class report on this beat for Business Journalism and now I get to actually use the "knowledge". College was not a waste of time, can you believe it ( Read more... ) -
The Glossies
My stewardess aunt dropped off a pile of books and magazines last Sunday. Best sellers, Oprah-recommended novels, celebrity gossip magazines, GQ (yay!)---they came from the airline's subscriptions and from passengers who leave behind their reading materials. I'm tempted to talk about the connectedness of strangers whose books I am reading, my hands ( Read more... ) -
You know it's a Sunday when...
This is how (or more precisely, where) males in the Hermosa household spend their lazy Sunday mornings: on couches.
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Vanity and market research!
I just got judged. I visited facestat.com after reading an interesting Slate write-up about web headshots ( Read more... ) -
Twas a slow Sunday
Soup can label, box cardboard, clear nail polish, safety pins, boredom. I made tatty letter brooches, voila:
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Greece, let's do this!
That's it. I've decided that my first salary-savings-goal will be a trip to Greece.
I saw the movie Mama Mia! yesterday, and it reminded me of how much I've always loved the following: Greek food, old quirky Mediterranean people, and white plaster villages perched on sea cliffs.
Navagio Beach, Zakyntosis Island
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When life imitates art
I just read a faintly similar description of my bedside (and bedside mood) from the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" so I was spurred to take a photo.
Dorian Gray's bedside if he were a 21st century girl:
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Today's slice of life, care of the City Hall
I have come upon THE job that typifies Philippine society. It is the job I'd like to call: NBI Fingerprinting Manong ( Read more... )
