The One With The Ability To Keep To The Right

I have this theory, a long-standing one, which I have established the day I was made our class’ Sgt.-At-Arms back in Grade 6.
Together with my fellow Sgt.-At-Arms, we were tasked to monitor our classmates as they line up and march every morning during flag ceremony. And with every such occasion I have formed my bias [...]

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The One With The Ring

Last Sunday, while I was on the bus on my way to Nhil’s house I texted her, “Can we talk tonight? There’s something I have to tell you.”
She texted back her reply, something like “You know whenever you say ‘Let’s talk’ I get this funny feeling that something bad is going to happen.”
When I arrived [...]

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The One With The Jacket

How long is an office jacket allowed to go unwashed? You know, it’s the type that you leave in your locker or hang on your seat’s backrest at the end of every workday.
Mine has been unwashed for almost two months now. It isn’t stinky, at least I’m quite sure of that. I don’t sweat in the [...]

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The One With The Dynamic Duo

In the history of the modern world, there have been a significant number of people who have found prominence and fortune closely working or partnering with another fellow. They’re what we call the dynamic duos, the shield to the sword, the jam and the sliced bread.
A few quickly comes to mind: Lennon-McCartney, Walter Matthau and [...]

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The One With The Big Mac

There was a time, a very dear time, in which I remember that biting into a Big Mac was a hard task. Well, I just bought one earlier and finished the whole burger in less than 2 minutes.
 
Our economy is really in a very bad shape.

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The One With The Inspiring Smiley

Here’s something for an inspiration for the times you feel like being greedy or still wanting in spite of life’s bountiful blessings:
The man who invented the ubiqitious Smiley never made more than the $45 fee he charged The State Mutual Life Assurance Company for designing a button pin to remind its employees to always smile.
When [...]

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The One With Life’s Own Reality Show

On my way to the office around 8pm yesterday, I was surprised to find half a dozen fire trucks and people on F. Ortigas Jr. Road (formerly Emerald Ave.).
The firefighters were containing the fire gutting the 18th floor of the Strata 2000 building. I looked up and saw no actual fire, but smoke was indeed coming [...]

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The One With The Ghost

When I was new here at the office, there was a story everyone loved to tell. It was about Junjun, the ghost of a small boy who roam the 14th floor.
The story goes that a few years ago, the upper floors were under renovations. One of the workers would bring his son along. The small [...]

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The One With The Ark

Evan Almighty isn’t a great film as a comedy.
But it sure packed a mighty message with just three letters:  A – R – K
How can we save the world? Through Acts of Random Kindness.
 ’Nuff said.

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The One With The Onion Rings

My girlfriend and I have been patronizing Chef ‘d Angelo for as long as I can remember. We love two things from them: their Baked Ziti and Four Cheeses Pizza. Actually I’m the only one who loves the pizza. So I order it everytime and indulge all by myself.
Yesterday we went at the Robinsons MetroEast [...]

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