Getting Off

If I die … this is what I want the autopsy to say

Photo taken at the display case at Chocolat, Mall of Asia, with my old phone that does not do justice to the cake. Will take a better picture once I’m poised to take a bite.


I inhaled

Even as I had led a woollier than most teen-aged life I have (contrary to popular belief) never been in any drug rehabs. I confess to sneaking an Ativan 2 pill from my mom’s stash and drinking it one morning after one of my (maybe) imagined depressions, and I also pilfered the contents of a [...]


Tagged: Friendship Badge

Christine sent me this friendship badge aaaaall the way from Sydney, Australia!
In return, I shall pick 4 or 5 more friends to pass this badge to. So here are my featured friends:
1. The Caterpillar - even if your moniker is one of the words I have difficulty spelling (is it a double tee or a [...]


Two from Gary Granada

Laro ni Idol Manny Pacquiao ngayon. Tigil daw lahat ng bagay ngayong araw na ito. Tigil blog, tigil putukan, tigil traffic, tigil nakawan (pero sa kalye lang yon; sa gobyerno kahit anong araw me nakawan parin).
Kaya si Pareng Gary na muna ang bahala sa inyong lahat.


Terror of the High Schools

The teachers I remember most are, invariably, my English and Literature teachers. I remember Ms. Amelita Ros from my single year at the Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion on Gorordo Street in Cebu. No one was ever sleepy in her class, whether it be discussing gerunds or Gerontion.
After that I had Mrs. Rebecca Montaño [...]


Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures

I can almost hear my sons going “Butt Mo-o-o-om that’s been around for aaaagez!” They be referring to ICanHasCheezburger.com which actually has been around for the past couple of years. Simply put, Lolcats is a combination of a cute cat picture with a caption—usually huge—done in misspelled English. (This has also been expanded to include [...]


Missing Horatio

I haven’t been downloading any movies lately and certainly not any of my favorite CSI:Miami Season 6 episodes. Been busy with work and more work and keeping the bandwidth at home at optimum performance meant no large downloads, after all four of us share this connection.
I’ve always liked CSI:Miami. Some CSI afficionados may think [...]


RJ’s Birthday at Dream Land Caloocan

Spent most of the day in the water at Dream Land Resort in Caloocan. It’s quite a long cab ride from Parañaque but this was a special occasion. It’s Rafael James Gaerlan’s 2nd birthday. RJ is Maia’s younger cousin.
My shoulders and arms are starting to feel the sunburn, so I’ll let the pictures speak for [...]


Harsher punishment for parole violators

… and world peace.
It’s been several years since Gracie Hart (played by Sandra Bullock) uttered those words in the fictional Miss United States beauty pageant. But what still holds true to this day is the way people are wishing for more attainable goals, implying that world peace is not. Come to think of it, [...]


When we had pets

I had often wondered how it would be like to raise a pet within the confines of city living. I imagine it would require a delicate balance between one’s welfare and the animal(s) in question. We live in a stand alone house and once kept a 75-gallon saltwater tank for several months, and most of [...]