For my foreign readers, this is what a jeepney looks like. Photo taken from: http://www.bohol.ph Jeepney drivers are probably the best guides one can find in any Philippine city. This should come as no surprise considering that it’s their job to drive people around. Plus they also frequently change routes. With this in mind, I [...]

22
Feb

Blue screen of death, everyone. Everyone, blue screen of death. Now you’re introduced. A while ago, the blue screen of death suddenly popped out in my monitor. I was stunned for a second. It was not because I’ve never seen such a scene. In fact, our other computer frequently pops out that scene especially before [...]

I think I am the only Filipino who’s virtually unaffected by Jun Lozada’s terrible expose. The President and all the people accused must be shivering in their toes while desperately planning to discredit him. The rest of the Filipino people must be rightfully excited and hopeful thinking that finally corruption would be unmasked and destroyed. [...]

Weather Update from the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Weather Advisory No. 01 For: Low Pressure Area Issued at 10:00 a.m., 15 February 2008 The combined effect of the low pressure area estimated at 120 kms east of Northern Mindanao (9.5°N 127.0°E) and the tail-end of cold front is expected to continue [...]

Having nothing else to do, I was dragged along with high school schoolmates to Aruma. It was a different world, yet it was something I was not unfamiliar with. Immaculate white covered everything that was not metal or glass. Bossa nova music streamed across the room. The smell of coffee wafted to our noses, and [...]

08
Feb
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CHECK OUT THIS TEXT THAT I JUST RECEIVED: I’m CA R. Diaz ng isaf, pls. Help me 2 publish s lahat na tao pu2nta sa nabangit kong lugar, tomorow phil. Time 11 am. Plan A. LRT BACLARAN TERMINAL, PLAN B. TuTUBAN MALL, PLAN C. UNIWIDE QUAPO, PLAN D. SM MANMILA, PLAN E. ROBINSON MALATE, PAKI [...]

04
Feb

WOOT! I got my NMAT score, and I have to ask you, my dear readers, to read the entire entry before I reveal the score. I hurriedly went to the Med school around here to get my score. The clerk welcomed me when I told her what I wanted. She told me to sit, and [...]