the objective on Feb 25, 2011it is done. there's no turning back. last wednesday, i booked my flight to hong kong --- my first overseas trip in 11 years and the very first one i will take ALL BY MYSELF.just the day before, my renewed passport was delivered to my house. as i...
why my sundays are sacred on Feb 13, 2011sundays at home are lazy affairs. most of the morning is spent sleeping in until the warm and piercing bright light of the noonday sun wakes me up. brunch may be eaten either in front of the television or taken up to my room whose current state...
i get the weirdest dreams on Oct 17, 2010do you? i woke up from a nap today, quickly checking my arms to see if they were normal because i had just dreamt about them being filled with ugly, hideous bumps that oozed out, get this, something that resembled caviar, only it's purple! now h...
a "found" poem on Jul 1, 2010it was my english teacher in first year high school, lea guerrero who told me about poems that are "found". i don't know if it was jose garcia villa but she talked about a writer who would read the newspaper or eavesdrop on a random conversation and...
he's gotta be someone on May 29, 2010you don't know him like i know him he must be allowed to stand proud if you shame this man and make him crawlhe'll be no man at all, no man at allhe's gotta be someone who wakes every morning and takes on the world for a limbwho touche...
the long haul on Apr 13, 2010i have run in three 5k races since i got into the sport late last year. i'd like to think i've done pretty well in all of them. i was perfectly comfortable staying in the 5k category until my friends challenged me to get my game on and move up to 10k...
diving into apo reef waters on Apr 4, 2010I’ve had sea turtles on my mind lately. Well to be accurate, just one sea turtle. The one that I saw on my last dive on a recent trip to Apo Reef with friends about three weeks ago. Until that trip, I had not gone diving for more than a year...
diving into the waters of apo reef on Apr 4, 2010I’ve had sea turtles on my mind lately. Well to be accurate, just one sea turtle. The one that I saw on my last dive on a recent trip to Apo Reef with friends about three weeks ago. Until that trip, I had not gone diving for more than a year...
mango swirl cheesecake on Apr 1, 2010saw this on the asian food channel. maw, i think this is the recipe to beat.Mango Swirl CheesecakeBy: Anna OlsonIngredients:For Crust:1 1/3 cup all purpose flour1 1/3 cup graham crumbs1 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut3 Tbsp sugar2 tsp lime zest1 cup...
headlines! on Mar 28, 2010i am so grateful for all the career breaks that have been coming my way recently. about two weeks ago, i did my first extro spiel EVER which aired on 'the world tonight'. (i will be uploading that report too, for family and friends who missed it).
