Let’s just call her ‘Nang Sonia”- not her real name.
i remembered her as an elegant and reserved lady who shared her passion for plants and flowers with my mother. My sister calls her “Auntie”, which I am not comfortable with because her family was not really a relative of ours, so I just call her “Nang” or “Nang Sonia”.
Her Husband is also [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Nang Sonia’s fate
Posted in people on August 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
passport stories
Posted in Philippines, tagged phil. passport, Philippine passport on August 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Two days ago, an officemate who went on vacation in the Philippines with his wife called me up to inform that they were victims of Bukas-Kotse gang in Baguio City. It was their last local trip before coming back to Doha on Setember 3 and unfortunately all their legal documents such as passports, visa, e-tickets, marriage certificate were [...]
too much…
Posted in Uncategorized on August 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Lets face it- here in the Middle East, English is not their native languange so it is understandable that “barok” English is widespread even to those who can fairly speak good English, primarily because the shorter the sentence, the easier to understand.
For me, the word “too much” in its real sense, is the most commonly [...]
nanay
Posted in Uncategorized on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Happy birthday to my nanay today!
who moved my cheese?
Posted in thoughts on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What would you do when your world is changing?
“Make your way through the Maze of change and have fun finding out what you really want in life. Whether the issues are with school, homelife or relationships, Who moved my Cheese? for Teens will help you feel good about yourself”
This is the description of the latest [...]
missing philippines…
Posted in Philippines on August 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I miss…
weather (tama lang, di tulad dito…extremes!)
movies (hayyy dati weekly ang panonood ko, minsan dala dalawa pa sa isang week, dito 1 yr na pero bilang na bilang ko ang napanood ko) the dark knight, enchanted, iron man, 27 dresses, 10 thousand BC
food (nakakamiss siyempre) dahon ng ampalaya sa monggo, shells, tocino, talaba, vigan longganisa
friendly friends (the ilonggo group, [...]
Journey to Japan -Part 2
Posted in Japan, tagged Japan on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our flight via Japan Airlines on the afternoon of May 11, 2005 was smooth and comfortable until the captain’s announcement that we had just landed the Narita Airport. Most of the 162 participants to the RP-Japan Youth Friendship Programme 2005 were cheering and clapping of excitement (in fairness, nakakahiya *sigh*). Obvioulsy, all of us were first timers [...]
insights about CO work
Posted in work, jobs, employment on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I was working for a government agency in the Philippines way back, I used to travel often because one of the projects that I handled was focused on knowledge networking for the agricultural sector.
I experienced traveling consistently for more than 2 months to Mindanao and Visayas. I usually leave Manila on Mondays and stay in the area [...]
blog ideas
Posted in thoughts on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just 4 years in the blogging world, I realized I had created and abandoned a lot of my personal blogs. I remembered fumbling with my first blog-in terms of design, write up, pix upload etc. It was both exciting and stressful but it was my refuge in times when I had no one to share my pains and heartaches.
It [...]
walang magawa
Posted in Uncategorized on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1. Give me a random lyric from the song you’re listening to?
…and it cuts like a knife, she’s out of my life… (by Nyoy)
2. Do you think your approachable?
…opcors!
3. Do you regret doing anything this week?
…yes
4. What are you missing?
travel and movies!
5. Name someone you know whose name begins with a C?
…candy, carmelie, chell, chat
6. [...]
