Passenger Tales

Ito ay isang sirang lagusan sa loob ng Malinta Tunnel. Ang Malinta Tunnel ay isa sa mga lugar na nagpapaalala sa atin sa madilim at malagim na karanasan ng ating bayan noong Pangalawang Digmaang Pandaigdigan. Nakakaawa ang sinapit ng mga sundalo at mga sibilyang Pilipino at Amerikano na nagtago dito noong pagsibol ng digmaan […]

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Are your clothes a tighter fit? Does it feel like one tiny prick and you’ll burst out of them? Is everyone and their cousin telling you lately that you’ve gained weight? Do you take a lot of pictures of yourself because you’re trying to take one without that fat person who keeps popping up? […]

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Ito ang pangalawa sa huli kong nakitang tanawin sa South Korea, ang Pandaigdigang Liparan ng Incheon. Parang naghahalong lungkot at saya ang nadarama ko nung tinititigan ko ang gusali na nakabalot sa liwanag. Nakakalungkot kasi paalis na kami sa Korea kung saan sobrang saya ang nadama namin sa sampung araw na nandun kami […]

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When I was young I used to dream about living in a big house with lots of rooms. I would have my own room, then a library with my favorite books, then a playroom complete with my favorite toys. I dreamt of having my own TV room where I can watch all the […]

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Last Friday when I got in the jeepney I saw the jeepney driver hand P2 change to the passenger and heard him ask her if she had P.50 since her change should only be P1.50 and not P2. The passenger answered no. She was the only passenger before I came aboard. When […]

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On our way home last Monday, Arnie, who was driving, Cathy and I were talking about her upcoming trip to Dubai. Cathy and I were lamenting that we would not have an alternative car service if Kuya Alvin were on leave from the office. Arnie offered the use of her car because nobody […]

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It’s nice to check in a hotel once in a while. Ever since I started working, I always enjoyed the times when we had the opportunity to sleep in the hotels where we conduct our seminars or workshops. Usually hotels have packages for group check-ins where there is one room free for every […]

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Hmmm…Para sa akin? Patingin nga kung bago… Aba may presyo pa! Magkano kaya to?
(For me? Let me check if it’s new…There’s still a price tag! How much is this?)

Tingnan ko nga kung may alikabok.
(I’ll just check if it’s dusty.)

Dito kaya sa kabila…Umikot ka…
(Let’s see the other side…Turn, turn, turn…)

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September and October are usually the months that most government agency heads dread. These are the months were in they have to submit themselves to another nerve wracking and insult-filled audience with power-hungry congressmen in order to have their budgets approved. I have never been to a budget hearing but I have heard […]

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I was running late again this morning. As usual I left the house at 6:40 instead of 6:30 to ensure that I will be at our meeting place by 7:00am. We have a five minute grace period but it can still be extended if we just text ahead and ask Kuya Alvin to wait for […]

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