Last night, I feel asleep watching the Disney Channel in my den. Ithink it was Lizzie McGuire’s voice I last heard before I dozed off toLala land. I was sleeping soundly until I had a dream. I dreamt of my late grandfather who died 15 years ago. Since hepassed away, I never dreamt about him… until now. In my dream, hescolded me for...

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With the whole Da Vinci Code mania all over the place, Idecided to go ahead and jump from one mania to another — so I started reading RobertKiyosaki’s Rich Dad, Poor Dad (actually, it’s an audiobook, in this way I justneed to listen since my eyes are starting to let me down). This is probably one of the highly recommended and best-sellingbooks of...

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I’m back, ladies and gents… after weeks of burning themidnight oil and… anyway, so let’s recall, shall we? I just finished watching the 16 whole episodes of the Koreantelenovela MY GIRL… betcha didn’t think I’d watch such things! Haha! Well, I did…thanks to my househelp, Cheryl. She enjoys these things. I wouldn’t besurprised that more than half of this country’s households that happen...

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Wow! I had likethe craziest-series-of-unfortunate-events-happily-ever-after weekend!It all started with the freaky Friday I had with my Gastroenterologyexam. I crammed like crazy for that test, and it seemed like I had amental block as soon as I had the questionnaire in my hands. Oh well!So I didn’t ace the exam, I still passed! And not even half the classpassed! Moving on… I was supposed...

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Early 2005, it was my first step to independence. It was achance of a lifetime and the greatest learning experience. At twenty-two, Ifelt senile because I still could not do things on my own. Everything I didinvolved a series of permissions and approvals before I could accomplishanything. I might have traveled to the ends of the Earth but still I waschasing a dream....

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Who’s that?!?! Boy, time sure flies! It’s been a looooong while since I wrotesomething here… apparently. I know you missed me… Haha! Justkidding! Well, I’ve been really busy… you had that excuse coming! Just a quick rundown of events:1) I took a leave off work because I need to take care of my shin splints.2) I went back to school! Hurrah! I’m a...

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The past week had been crazy. A series of medical tests here andthere… including a two-and-a-half-hour-long MRI scan at ChongHuaHospital. You have no idea what it was like…for a claustrophobic me.Notwithstanding the actual cost paid for the service, the memory of itall was pricele$$! First off, my mom’s unrelenting anxiety over whatcould be causing my leg lumps. Back in 2004, I had a...

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Where was I this weekend? I was in Ormoc for my Lola’s 86th beerday. Last weekend? Wewere celebrating Sinulog all over Cebu City. Where I will be this weekend? I don’t know. As far asbeing transporation-deprived is concerned, I’m so not going anywhere. Until Iget another ride. Before mid-February, I hope. I’ve been trying to come up with ways to make money —...

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Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?> Paris Hilton… because she is Paris Hilton. Who was the best new person you met?> Banggoy (baboy+unggoy), DappyDapoiee the Penguin, Insoiee the fish and NabbyNabiiil the Parrot Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:> Money comes and goes, therefore, we should save for the rainy days. What was the nicest thing someone...

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1. What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before?> Found a job,lived away from my parents, struggled with being independent,gotten-broke-almost-filed-for-insolvency, fellmadly-truly-deeply-crazily-in-love [with Banggoy] that I have been faithful tothe longest, patched differences between me and my mom, became a whole newperson. 2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you makemore fornext year?> I didn’t make any resolutions...

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