A PEN & BLISS BLOG
I have been pretty blessed -- but there are instances where I rather see the negative than the many good things happening around me. I had a superb weekend, spent time paying bills thus blowing my whole month's pay in two hours. It's a sad reality but they always say that bills are as constant …
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Had a rare chance of sketching again. Got inspired after seeing this amazing art in one of the Lois Lane tribute sites that I always frequent. I've always identified with Lois: slightly-neurotic, pushy, dangerously curious, harsh but always with good intentions in her heart. I grew up in love with Clark Kent and thinking that …
Eleven years (!) ago, on a make or break interview for a lifestyle writer position for one of the country's biggest publications, I was asked by the daily's VP for HR why I wanted to be a writer. I was a broadcasting graduate, freshly out of university and miserably idealistic. I answered, "Because I wanted …
Things have been very hectic for me lately--work wise. I won't even go to my finances current state right now cos this post is not really meant to be a pity party. Well. I am almost tempted to throw myself one--glossing over the fact that I am still a complete idiot at an age when …
"Music has always been my back door to life. It is important for people to find something that excites them. I like the concept that if you do what excites you, you will be rewarded generously, whatever form reward takes, which is not necessarily money..."
When I was six years old, I was freakin' lady Leonardo Da Vinci in my father's eyes. I was named "Best in Arts" in primary school and I made a career out of joining drawing contests way back in grade school. In Kinder class, I was often asked to stand in a freaking corner cos …
I. The summer outing I vainly tried to recapture one last time before rain and thunderstorms recapture the metro with an annual summer trip with my group of friends, aptly called the Mean Team (and that is not just for name's sake--we REALLY are mean) from two jobs back. You have the understand these people, …
I realized that it's been such a long time ever since I've written anything remotely about my hobbies, my JPop fixation, fashion and all the other random shite usually associated with this blog. Not that I don't care really, but truth is--since January of this year, I've been running my ass around trying to fix …
Hah! Pardon the cheesy title, but look what I found at the in-law's house during our visit last Saturday: This limited edition copy features an in-depth explanation and the stories behind some of the best Beatles songs ever made. PLUS--really nice pictures which will melt the heart of any die-hard Beatles fan: Of course, I …
I'm sure, by now -- you've seen this program, "Toughest Place to Be...", a reality program aired by BBC in Britain. The premise of the program is this, they bring some of their citizens to a different country to practice the same profession that they do in Britain, only in a different setting and circumstances. …
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