January 2011
6 posts
Missing Tapa
My iPhone 4, which was brutally taken from me by three douchebag fuckheads on Sunday, was named “Tapa”—a reversal of “apat,” which is Filipino for “four.” (Also, how does one use an iPhone? You “tapa! tapa!” Get it? Like “tap” with a Mario-and-Luigi accent?) Since Tapa and I were forced to part ways, I’ve been making do with an...
Stolen
My new year’s resolution to post daily was cut short on Sunday when three pricks who have a special corner in Hell waiting for them stole my phone and wallet. I’m working on a more detailed post. In the meantime, I have a replacement phone now, so expect the posts to begin flowing again. I’m back and more fantastic than ever. Posted via email from...
Iskorambol
I’ve already broken one of my to-dos for 2011: I didn’t post yesterday. Apologies. But what the hell, the year is young, let’s keep going. I bought a “skrambol” today—my very first one. For non-Pinoys (and Pinoys who, like me prior to studying in UP) who don’t know what a “skrambol” is, it’s shredded ice to which flavoring is added, topped with...
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Iskorambol
I’ve already broken one of my to-dos for 2011: I didn’t post yesterday. Apologies. But what the hell, the year is young, let’s keep going. I bought a “skrambol” today—my very first one. For non-Pinoys (and Pinoys who, like me prior to studying in UP) who don’t know what a “skrambol” is, it’s shredded ice to which flavoring is added, topped with...
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Back In UP (Or, Journey To The Center Of The...
I am back in UP Diliman, having survived a grueling back-and-forth race against time. Persistent rains cancelled my 935h flight from Butuan to Manila, and I lost all possibility of making it to my rerouted 1925h Davao-Manila flight, again because of the rain. At the end of the day, the airline deities allowed me to board an early-evening Cagayan de Oro-Manila Philippine Airlines (first time on...
December 2010
5 posts
Schoolwork. New Year? What 'New Year'?
Attending to school stuff on the first day of the new year. Life’s fantastic. Posted via email from Deantastic! | Comment »
“My New Year’s Eve Toast: to all the devils, lusts, passions, greeds, envies,...”
– Patricia Highsmith, New Year’s Eve, 1947 (via mlq3)