Nobody is a stranger to pain. Based on experience, it's lingering pain without any clear solution that gets to me the most. Therefore, it's dealing with separation anxiety which is up there in my top 5 least desirable experiences. It's not that I actually have a list; but I can guarantee you that having a... Continue Reading →

Usually when I report for work, I would have a cup of coffee right away before even checking my emails and such. This wasn't the case today, as we were instructed to take in calls immediately. How quaint, I thought. I had just posted my last blog regarding complaining and now it seems I am... Continue Reading →

It looks like it took a whole week for me to go ahead and open my eyes completely to the reality of my situation here. All this time I've been transitioning between thinking freely and setting things straight by way of prioritizing. It looks like I haven't been doing a good job either, because I've... Continue Reading →

The body is willing but the spirit is weak. My mind is probably still on vacation. I see the blinding lights which simulate daylight. I hear countless voices, with the words 'Ma'am', 'Sir', and 'Internet' heard constantly in the resultant cacophony, like an endless techno track that only a few would listen to, much less... Continue Reading →

There have been many times that I walk out of church with a one-liner that just sticks to my head until it is digested by my being. One of these adages that I remember would be, "You can never outgive God." This means that the bigger the blessings you give people, the bigger the blessings... Continue Reading →

Sometimes having a lingering and unexpressed thought in your head takes a good deal of your attention to keep it lingering till the time it is expressed. Sometimes these thoughts just have to linger until the appropriate time comes. If a thought makes such an impact on you, it would be a whole lot better... Continue Reading →

Fortune, or the desire for it, was part of what brought us back to the same Pinoy supermarket where I met Paul. I was surprised to see that he wasn't in his usual spot, but I quickly dismissed this shock with relief - He may have been okay with the earnings he had for that... Continue Reading →