Author: sharkey

We could finally take a family vacation at Puerto Galera over the weekend. Conne has been egging me all these times to try Puerto Galera out, and so, off we went. This was sort of a post-valentine date, family vacation, and celebration (Conne’s promotion to manager-lvl2) – rolled into one – event. Conne, CJ, and I had lots of…

I received another bit of good news today. Conne finally got her much-deserved promotion at work. Thank God. This calls for a celebration! 🙂

Today is Ash Wednesday. It marks the first day of the Lenten season and occurs forty (40) days (hence the local term, “Cuaresma” for Lent) before Easter. I’m glad Conne and I could go home in time to attend the 7:30 PM mass and have ash imposed on our foreheads. And I noticed the queue heading…

This is my first official blog entry for 2008. I’ve been busy with work and other stuff (read: PSP gaming, ha!) the past few weeks. Conne and I agree that 2007 has generally been a good year for our family, and we’re looking forward to this year, hoping that it’ll pick up from last year.…

I finally have my personal domain name. 🙂

I previously blogged about my earlier “triumph” in changing my car’s busted headlight. In relation to this, while I was driving this evening on the way to pick Conne up from work, I happened to pass by a couple of vehicular mishaps involving jeepneys. It didn’t take long for me to realize that the most probable reason why…

Wow, can you believe that it’s already December? It means Christmas is just around the corner. We’re about to face another exhausting round of Christmas shopping chores. Hmmmmm, I wonder how long my Christmas list will end up this year. ;-P Here’s a picture of CJ as Santa’s little helper to start the mood right for the…

Yesterday was another interesting day in Makati City, highlighted by another bungled ‘coup’ attempt, mutiny, rebellion, standoff, or what-have-you, led by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Brigadier General Danilo Lim, which was staged at the posh Manila Peninsula hotel. It’s true, the government has lost the support of many Filipinos, mostly induced by the recent spate of scandals, questions…

We finally applied for CJ’s passport yesterday, Friday, for our upcoming trip this December, which was, as expected, accompanied by the usual hassles prevalent when applying for or securing any government license, certification or identification document. We just discovered that the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recently issued new passport application guidelines, specifically on the new colored…

After weeks of trying to make do with only one functional car headlight, I’ve finally been able to replace the defective bulb by myself! And I never knew that replacing it would be very easy! Ha! Conne and I have been trying to figure out when to squeeze in a bulb replacement schedule with our…