PINK HEART

The Darling Man returned from an overseas business trip and brought home the following surprise for me: a sweet little Swarovski rose pink heart on a cord. It was presented to me over merienda in a dark blue box complete with a warranty card. I was speechless. Pleased. And touched.
TDM knows I don’t wear [...]

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LILO AT THE LITTLE GYM

Joy and Tristan have been taking 2.5yo Lilo to The Little Gym in El Pueblo for the last two terms. They go for an hour every Tuesday morning, after which she takes her nap and later on, a late lunch.
Last Tuesday was Open House day, and this time they asked me to attend, in order [...]

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DIVISORIA HAUL

I hadn’t been to Divisoria since Tim’s wedding, but this latest trip was worth it. Joy and I have been in a needlecraft frenzy, she with crochet and I with knitting. We left the van at 168 Mall, and walked to Ilaya and Tabora Streets.
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Along Ilaya we found:
plain white 100% cotton tank tops (PhP50 @ [...]

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DURAN DURAN IN MANILA

This time there were only four of the original Fab Five. Apparently, they no longer have a comfortable working relationship with Andy Taylor. Simon Le Bon looked slimmer than he was in their heyday, dressed in a grey suit. Those narrow suits are back, just less shiny. The amazing thing was that his voice did NOT change. He still hit his high notes! John Taylor was still the prettiest. From where I sat I could see he still liked to tie kerchiefs to his sleeve. From his synth platform Nick Rhodes looked like an imperious Andy Warhol, hair and all, only he smiled more. And Roger Taylor. I was so in love with Roger then. He was such a talented drummer, and I’m pleased to say, despite the long performance hiatus, he still is.

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PALE REMAKE: SHUTTER (2008)

Almond and I went to watch Shutter (2008 ) last Thursday night, at SM Megamall. She wanted to watch it because we’d seen the Thai original a couple of years earlier, which we loved because it scared the hell out of us.
The thing with Hollywood remakes of Asian horror is that more often than not [...]

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GLOBE 3G AT P5/15 MINS!

Check out the new Globe 3G rates.
This is fantastic news. I am a loyal Globe user who also has Smart prepaid sim cards because
1) Smart has wider coverage nationwide due to their acquisition of the old Piltel network; and
2) Smart offers internet connectivity for P10/30 minutes.
My postpaid account remains with Globe because [...]

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RUNNING: THE 2006 YAKULT 5K

I started my running career with my former trainer, Lawrence Gange, in December 2006. From June to December that year, on Lawrence’s personalized core strength and cardio program, I lost 10lbs and lost a couple of inches off my waist. Then he said, “I’m entering you in the Yakult 5k in December. All you have [...]

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REUNION AT THE WAKE

My airsoft friend DM’s dad recently passed away, from cancer. Last night Almond and I went to the wake at Don Bosco to pay our respects, and met up with old friends of mine from Recon 1st Battalion. It’s been five years since I saw some of the guys there, and it felt good to [...]

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NOKIA 6120

New Year, new phone. I’ve had the same mobile phone for the last four years, a Nokia 6100, which has survived much use and abuse. It’s still working, and is still great for basic texting and tri-band GSM calls. Also still on its original battery. I intend to keep it till it dies. Nanay uses [...]

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SPRING CLEANING

New interests, activities and hobbies have come in with the New Year.
An old love has given way to a new one.
I’ve sloughed off the old skin. With it went the old posts from last year.

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