Tying the Knot

Because I would be among the last ones to come to mind when it comes to public speech, pulling off one in front of more than ten qualifies as an “achievement” for me.
Strange as it seems, I find it easier to go more than 48 hours straight pressing my gray matter in analytical work, (read [...]

The Long Walk Home (3 of 3)

Indeed the immediate area near our place was pitch black with occasional candles lit. What was surprising was the activeness of a lot of people past that time of the night. Something definitely wasn’t right. And I’m not yet talking of the knee-length water on the streets yet.
Why did things have to be hard for [...]

The Long Walk Home (2 of 3)

If memory serves me right, it was before 7 in the evening when I made my push to Monumento. Yes it was quite early but the terrible weather made it look discouraging to take the option. I was getting more and more worried. The stillness of traffic along with the gusts of the wind and [...]

The Long Walk Home (1 of 3)

I guess the price I have to pay for aiming a notch higher career-wise would be abandoning writing here for most of the time I’m doing post-grad studies. Countless events and issues passed yet my busy everydays kept me from revisiting my turf in cyberspace. That in spite of promising myself (at least twice if [...]

On Pauses and Breaks

A month ago, all I looked up to was the end of the semester. I thought much of the stress would come to a halt. I thought a lot of the pressures would ebb with school at a standstill.
I never couldn’t have been more wrong.
I’ve never seen problems at work pile up this much in [...]

Footnotes to an Aftermath

So this is the silver lining for me this year.
I just finished the semester at school yesterday after passing my answer sheets for the last exam yesterday. Far more than ending just another episode in the pursuit of that elusive degree on postgraduate studies, I could now sleep for 8 hours like an ordinary person. [...]

Where We Are in the Downward Spiral

People would give a lot not to find out what’s in the news already. A break from the nitty gritty of citizenry in this country is the mode nowadays. It’s the only thing that a lot of people, at least those around me everyday as I walk streets, commute and go about as a bare [...]

Before Going on Further

From where I am, Father’s Day passed just like an ordinary day–if a mad dash to get some school work done in advance qualifies as ordinary that is. I guess it gets harder to find time to do everything you need and want to do as you grow old. Yup I’m not denying it anymore. [...]

72 Months Hence

It was only recently that I’ve realized that it has been six years since I started working. Perhaps it was this collection of ID pics from my first job that caused the pause to look back at what happened and changed over that span of time. Looking at my pic there, it does seem a [...]

Just Another Mother’s Day Greeting

No translations here since I’m pretty exhausted right now.

So after getting to celebrate Mother’s Day with my family for a few hours, I get to write an entry somewhat related to the day. Thanks to a genuine-sounding text message, (at least to me it comes across as such:)

Happy mother’r day to your mom at sa [...]