Define Catnap.
(noun) A brief, light sleep, i.e., To take a catnap;
(verb)To kidnap a cat;
(verb) What some people do when while watching the musical, Cats.
Now that the Philippine run of Cats, the musical is long over, I can confess in the open. I fell asleep when I watched the show with my...
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I am loving the freedom that mobility is allowing me.
Ever since we moved our offices from South Harbor in port area Manila to PASCOR Drive near NAIA in Paranaque, I have refused every attempt by our management to assign me a permanent office. I am very much entitled to one, but I have deliberately...
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Have you heard somebody telling you this? Or maybe it was you telling it to somebody else?
We always see this happening, especially to people we consider experts in their field. They can solve the most complex problems of others but they seem to fail in solving the same problems when it becomes their own....
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I just read this interesting article in HowStuffWorks, which led me to my own musings about the subject of time.
Time has been a subject of curiosity for me ever since I’ve read about Albert Einstein’s theory of relatively, not that I understand any of it. And then of course there is not a shortage of...
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How time flies! My High School graduating class — AAIC Batch 1987 — will be marking its 25th year anniversary in 2012. I made this realization 2 years ago and, as the Class President of our class, I felt it my responsibility to at least attempt to locate my high school buddies. Naturally I...
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When Robert Fulghum wrote his tiny little book, “All I Really Needed To Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” all the world applauded and — short of making him a saint — agreed that his thesis is gospel truth. And I think it is.
But since my daughter, Marielle, graduated from Kindergarten in March this year...
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“The things Filipinos endure for their politicians!”
Yes I know that is a very cynical way to look back at the just concluded elections. Let me take that back and replace with this…
“The things Filipinos endure for democracy!”
I am referring to my very own personal experience last May 10. I posted my 7-hour-30-minutes record challenge in...
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I have been scanning old photos over the past weekend as part of my self-imposed task to preserve those remaining remnants of our pre-digicam lives. Frankly I got more than what I bargained for, realizing only now that we have piles and piles of those aging and fading photos.
One pair brought back of deluge...
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I haven’t blogged for almost two months! Wow, that’s incredible! It’s a story of both failure and success.
On one hand it is a failure from the point of view of time management and commitment. I’ve committed to post at least three blog entries per week. I have obviously failed on this commitment in the...
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My Life Sentence
December 8, 2000 is probably the most important date in my life.† It was the day I was convicted of a Life Sentence.
That was nine years ago last month.† I should have written and posted this blog entry last December 8, or shortly after.† But I procrastinated.
Procrastination.† It is one of the...
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My ex-girlfriend is deeply moved whenever she sees a mother and child portrait or painting. †She’s been raring to have one in the house, though we haven’t yet gotten to acquiring one. †We almost did when we had our family outing in White Rock in Subic. †In the hotel boutique were some paintings for...
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“The greatest truths are the simplest. †And so are the greatest men.” ~ Julius Charles Hare
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I’ve been experiencing bouts of what I call ONLINE FATIGUE this past few weeks. †Although I manage to tweet some and blog some, each attempt is a major struggle and a huge effort. †I’m just so sick and tired...
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