shaken, but not stirred
..MAY 8, 2007.. at 2.30am yesterday, the earth shook. it lasted an intimidating 15-seconds. but i was not scared, really. as i lay there by myself, three things came to mind.…
enchanting india
when i went to india 3 years ago, i could never explain in words what attracted me to that mysterious country and what, for the most part, kept it interesting.…
dream job
pretty interesting discussion i had with my sister tonight. "if you were not helping out with the family business, where would you be?" she'd be a talk show host. and…
de-caffeinated
i thought it was the usual pain that came with my monthly period. but it came off the schedule and the pain was unbearable. i felt like someone who had…
beautiful am i? i am beautiful
30 years on earth and only two people have told me up front that i am beautiful. thanks to the Philippines' bias towards fair-skinned women, nobody even turns to take…
in memory of
at lunchtime today, Dad's cousin, Dominic died of stroke. At age 71, she's a spinster who lived a very frugal and almost Scrooge kind of life. Although we all know…