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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 [...]

With the passing away of former Philippine President Cory Aquino, millions of people have been tuning in to televised reports, live coverages and even online streaming video. Some have probably been catching up on updates via blogs and microblogging services like Twitter, and a few thousands have put in their thoughts on chatboards, forums and [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]