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You often hear it from senior citizens. Back in the day, communication wasn’t as fast and cheap as it is today. When you sent letters, you had to wait a few days (or weeks) for it to arrive at its destination. Therefore, you have to really be able to convey what you wanted in those [...]

Life is sometimes a breeze. But then at one point or another, an externality gets wedged into the monotonicity and you either get excited or disappointed. It’s exciting when you get to experience something different that is good. It’s disappointing when the externality is a bad event, sometimes fatal, sometimes not, but always frustrating. I [...]

Forrest Gump said life was like a box of chocolates, in that you never know what you’re gonna get. But here’s what I think. Even if you never know what you’re gonna get, what’s important is what you do about it. It’s funny how people tend to be reactive rather than proactive. Sometimes it takes [...]

My family is fond of watching cooking shows on the Food Network. Oftentimes, our favorite ones are those featuring Giada di Laurentiis. For some reason, whenever she cooks, prepares or even eats food on her shows, it’s not only the visual and auditory senses that get stimulated. But you feel as if you’re actually smelling [...]

My main work laptop turned one year old this May. And my netbook has just turned one year old this July. That’s quite old in computer lifetimes. I used to be always on the hunt for the latest and greatest gadgets. And when I spot something I wanted to buy, I try to condition myself [...]

I’ve never smoked in my life. I’ve never tried drugs. I don’t drink alcohol except on certain occasions, such as when I’m eating steak that just has to be washed down with red wine, or when pizza calls for a cold beer. If you talk about addictions, I can say I’m addicted to 7 Up, [...]

Every morning, I take a long piss. And I cherish the feeling of freedom each time. I thank God for it. This may sound silly, but consider the opposite scenario. Not very long ago, even the simple act of urinating had been very, very difficult for me. I’d developed kidney stones and I had to [...]

There’s a sense of loss and frustration that comes when a person starts writing for a living. In a way, it takes out the enjoyment even from that one thing that you love doing. They say that if you choose a job you love, you will never have to work a day in your life. [...]

In my several offline dealings with people, I have often been given the patronizing tone. I’m too young, they say. I’m too inexperienced. I’m too easy to deceive and fool. Perhaps it’s due to my often unassuming appearance. Or the fact that I’m often quiet and laid back. This kind of condescending attitude tends to [...]

Seven this morning, my kids woke me up, asking for their usual morning breakfast cereal. I groggily obliged, only protesting a bit how early it was. You see, it’s a Saturday morning and one usually wants to sleep in during weekends! Don’t wake me up yet, please. But, alas, with two kids pulling here and [...]