I used to be deathly afraid of growing old. I had this impression that people stop having fun when they get old. They get all responsible and boring and they stop finding pleasure in the little things. Now, I realize how effing misguided I was. For the longest time (and for almost the rest of …
The penniless has no pride
I have always believed that the poor have no right to get all proud and mighty. This can't be more true with my current situation right now. I am so broke that I have spent the last two days holed up inside our room trying to think of various money-making schemes, scouting the net for …
Operation: Reborn
I know yesterday was Easter. As you know, I am not melodramatic about things, but something about attending the Stations of the Cross made me take stock of my life. That, and that a perfectly healthy (in one way or the other) neighbor just dropped dead just when he was last seen minding his own …
Personal Reflections this Holy Week
We are not allowed to go anywhere when it's Holy Week and we commemorate the Passion and Death of Christ. A few years ago, my siblings and my then-boyfriend (now the hubby), had the gall to book tickets to Boracay, choosing to stay on the island for three days. When we came back on Easter …
wakarimashita!
Wakarimashita...it means I Understand. Or do I really? Two weeks into the new year and two weeks into my new job, I am beginning to ask myself if I still understand who I was. I loved the fact that I am challenged to excel in something I have almost forgotten how to do. I mean, …
Officially employed
I received good news today that I am now a regular employee of my current company. God is good. The path wasn't easy. For a time, I contemplated leaving because I don't feel like I was part of the company, and that I was having a hard time finding my place and my purpose. I …
LIFESTYLE WANDERLAND 