Author: PJ

After two years, Conne, CJ, and I finally decided to revisit Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, for the holy week. We decided to stay at the Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel and Casino in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. We were accompanied by our close friends, Cocoy and Li-ann. We left Manila yesterday at around 11:30 AM but had to make an initial stopover at Clark,…

Our country is now in a state of moral and political crisis. But it is appalling that some people have chosen to remain neutral, silent, or indifferent to what’s currently going on. Here are some quotes on neutrality that I hope might spur some people to action. “I swore never to be silent whenever and…

I haven’t been feeling 100% these past few days. It’s mainly due to a fishbone that’s still painfully lodged in my throat for four days now! I’ve already tried different remedies like stuffing my mouth (and throat) with bread, rice, bananas, swallowing like crazy, and even drinking some vinegar, but it’s no use! Can someone help me…

It’s my dad’s birthday today. He would have turned 58 today if he were still alive. I don’t know how much my brothers remember him, as we were still quite young when his plane went down (he was a Philippine Air Force fighter pilot) about 25 years ago. I was six years old then. But…

Thank God it’s Friday! The work week is almost over and I can’t wait. We’ll be leaving for my mom’s place in Subic tonight to spend the weekend. We’re really looking forward to some rest and relaxation. But before that, I’d better get ready for my haircut in a few minutes (that’s me in the…

My caffeine habit’s back, no thanks to the chilly, arctic-like conditions at work. I desperately tried a lot of things to keep warm, until I finally resorted to a long-forgotten remedy – coffee! I’ve been successful at staving off my coffee cravings for quite some time now, until yesterday, that is. My fingers would’ve surely…

Today’s another long day for me at work since Conne has another one of them so-called girls’ night out with her buddies, Kimmie and Mitch. She promised me that they’ll be done around seven-ish, which means it’s bound to end up no earlier than eight-ish or nine-ish. (Too many “ishes” there, huh?) :-p Anyhow, this…

I was able to spend the entire day with CJ yesterday, as I was on leave from work. I soon learned that babysitting a hyperactive toddler can be a totally harrowing and exhausting experience! We watched cartoons together and we played “mess-up-your-room-with-your-toys-and-let-dad-do-the-cleanup”! And it was also fun seeing him finally being able to interact over…

Vehicle traffic has been a nightmare for the past few days over at the South Superhighway Sucat Interchange due to an ongoing bridge renovation (westbound lane) which began last Saturday, June 2nd. At present, it takes one entry point or entry lane (there are about 9 or 10 points of entry in the interchange) an…

We finally had a simple house blessing last Sunday afternoon, June 3rd. The guests were mostly Conne’s relatives. It was a really tiring day since we spent the previous day and the entire morning fixing and cleaning the place up plus preparing food – Although I didn’t mind the work at all since I was…