Faces

I and the rest of our company escaped the onset of Ondoy’s fury. For 3 days (but 4 days for me and the other members of the advance party) , we were marooned in Kabayan Resort in Batangas. It was time for our highly-anticipated annual retreat and outing. Let me introduce to you who I [...]

Cathartic cleaning

After spending more than 12 hours cleaning, sorting through clothes, books, CDs, cosmetics (to keep, give or throw away?) yesterday, I hit the bed at the unholy hour of 1 am today with muscles throbbing and with so little strength left that all I managed to utter as a prayer was, “Lord, I am so [...]

Old movies, new eyes

There’s a certain attraction in movies from the old that reel me in. By old movies I mean not silent, Charlie-Chaplin fares. By old movies I mean either those I watched before I even had the capacity to fully appreciate the themes, understand the lines, or internalize the message, or those classics begging to [...]