HK was beautiful. It was also an eye-opener, and the fact that English wasn't a primary language there was very humbling. Next time, I'd make sure I'm extra helpful and courteous to visitors to our country. Pay it forward ( Read more... )

I haven't logged on for some time. I checked my e-mail and immediately clicked on the one from my best friend. She just learned that she'll be staying in the US for an additional 3 years. She's not coming home this September. She's not coming home this Christmas ( Read more... )

Driving through EDSA from Druid's Keep the other day, I saw a rainbow. It was the 1st time I saw a rainbow that vivid; usually rainbows are really light and faint and it's been years since I last saw one. This one had strong and distinct colors ( Read more... )

Friday, my friends from work threw a "surprise" despedida for me at Grilla's. I had a lot of fun, and realized then and there how much I missed my friends. Their gift was very touching... a collage of office pics and a sheet attached with their messages. Senti messages. Haaaay ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I met up with old friends and caught up with people I haven't seen in a long time. I started the day by going to Trix's house. It was weird since as kids, our barkada would always hang out at her house, and that lasted all the way until College and even when we started working right until she got married. Now I hardly go there since ( Read more... )

I subscribe to the belief that it's better to have not loved at all, than to love and have lost. The pain from a break-up (yes, I still think of you from time-to-time) is unexplainable... it's the type of pain that you wish would go away after saying so over-and-over again. It makes breathing difficult and saps away your strength to the point ( Read more... )

* Last night, we watched Charlie & the Chocolate Factory at Eastwood. It was very bizarre, but had a lot of comical moments spread all over (a musical/song-and-dance number served to diffuse the unsettling feeling you get each time a kid received his or her "just desserts"). Watching it, you'd know it's a "Tim Burton" flick. While my memories of ( Read more... )

I'm happy that Marvel chose to release Book 2. Truth be told, I thought it wasn't going to happen! Both story and art are beautiful ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I watched Back to the Future II again. It was one of my first exposures to alternate realities which was what fueled my interest in the concept. It was a precursor to my love affair with movies that carry the same theme (The Butterfly Effect, Frequency, Sliding Doors and to some degree, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ( Read more... )

It's slowly sinking in.

~ wore the Astroboy shirt, new maong pants, plaid polo - all given to me by my friends - to work
~ packed my stuff & cleaned my inbox
~ different friends visited my station
~ received touching e-mails
~ got hugs
~ ron helped me bring my personal stuff home
~ left the halls of the office...

... for good...

The end of a