I knew it! Having lotsa friends is not only good for the soul, it is likewise good for the health. And, believe it or not, there is scientific basis to this.
A study conducted by researchers from the Brigham Young University in the US found a correlation between survival chances and being friendly. Survival odds...
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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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“Good, better, best” used to have an entirely different meaning to us a decade ago. †Burt, Dyk, JB, Poms and myself coined “good, better, best” as our not-so-secret code to describe our once-in-a-bluemoon escapades. †After weeks of hard-core, geeky work we would decide to paint the town red on Pom’s trusty old Honda Civic...
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THERE IS something terribly wrong with this photo. †I am not on it!!!
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The photo was taken on February 27, 2009 somewhere in Makati. ††I was supposed to be with the group but something urgent at work prevented me from making it.
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ROLLER COASTERS†and other ’scare rides’ give me a certain ‘high.’ †No I don’t consider myself fearless. †Truth is, I am always scared like s–t before each and every ride. †I guess that is what makes completing a ride so much fulfilling, which in turn makes me want more — higher, faster, scarier rides.
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If you’ve...
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What?
Weekend holiday, with family and some friends.
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Where?
Hongkong,†with sidetrip to ShenZhen, China.
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When?
February 19-22, 2009.
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Who?
There were seven of us: myself; my ex-girlfriend; our mega-cute and ultra-cool kids, Marielle and Johan; and their super Titas, Winnie, Ket and Charie.
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How?
Packaged Tour. †Arrangements courtesy of Wonder Ket.
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IT WAS one hell of a weekend for me (hey, that’s just...
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A BLUE MOON is special because it happens very rarely.† I have come to use it to describe my encounters with some dear old friends particularly my adopted siblings, the Boys and Girls of P. Campa.
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A FULL MOON, at least according to folklore, is special to the creatures of the netherworld.† It is usually...
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MITZ PICARDAL, my long-time friend and now a renowned expert in the field of digital photography, quite candidly took portrait photos of his friends (myself included) on December 22, 2008.
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To the people who know these faces it will be apparent that on each portrait Mitz captured not one but two photographs.
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On the surface are...
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THERE WERE TWO FULL MOONS†instead of the usual Blue Moon for The Boys and Girls of P. Campa in November and December 2008 as the Manila-based remnants got re-united with three of their long-lost friends.
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ONE OF MY FAVORITE iPhone applications is E-mail.† Ever since I started using the iPhone I can already check my e-mails anytime and almost anywhere, even when I am driving. †I know that’s not safe but that’s the problem with Smartphones like the Blackberry and, in my case, the iPhone. †I read my e-mails...
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I DELIBERATELY RESISTED the urge to send SMS greetings last Christmas and New Year.
It does not mean that I did not want to send my best wishes to the people who have touched my life in one way or another.† Neither does it mean that I ignored those who made the effort to send...
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I RECEIVED about a dozen naughty ‘Happy New Year’ greetings via SMS from some of my closest pals. †Unfortunately most of them are too obscene to post in this blog so I had to do a tedious screening and censorship process that reached up to two and a half days (which gives me a...
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