I didn’t expect that I’d be able to write this post, because I felt that the past holiday season went by in a blur, almost a drug-induced haze that it didn’t seem worth writing about. And yet here I am, doing exactly the opposite of what my glum heart has told me to: ignore the [...]
In past dinners at the house, V and I had been including pesto in the menu. Sometimes we serve it with pasta, sometimes we spread it on sliced baguette as a base for bruschetta, or sometimes as dressing in salads. Said pesto has always been received warmly by my friends. Some even ask for some [...]
When I take a break from work, I find myself staring at the screen of my computer still. Farming in Facebook has occupied a lot of my idle time lately. The fulfillment of a thriving farm, albeit virtual, seems an effective anesthetic to whatever strife that seems to permeate my demanding and angry little heart. [...]
I broke my self-imposed vow of sobriety a couple of nights ago. No special reason. It actually started the night before that, when a friend invited me to ‘Talkin’ to a Stranger’, a bar I used to frequent a lot because it was so close to where I live (a 5-minute walk). Over a plate [...]
On May 27, my friend D celebrated his 42nd birthday by going on a trip to Ho Chi Minh City (otherwise known as Saigon), a place he has never seen before. Having nothing better to do (one of the realities lived by a freelance worker), I tagged along. We planned to make this a photographic [...]
Recently received this gift from my room-mate, who returned after almost 2 months in Jakarta. Who would’ve thought of finding truth in something so trivial? Hahaha! Thanks a lot, Vic (for the bottle of perfume as well)!