Category Archives: Friends

Portraits

Posted on February 9, 2009 by bong

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. † To the people who know these faces it will … Continue reading →

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Full Moons

Posted on January 22, 2009 by bong

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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Sent from my iPhone

Posted on January 11, 2009 by bong

† 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 … Continue reading →

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Thanks for your SMS greetings!

Posted on January 4, 2009 by bong

† 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 … Continue reading →

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‘Happy New Year’ from my naughty friends

Posted on January 4, 2009 by bong

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 … Continue reading →

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‘Blue Moon’ and waiting blues with John and Yoko

Posted on December 5, 2008 by bong

JOHN AND YOKO, the ever full, ìplease wait to be seatedî Cosmopolitan-Japanese resto at the 2nd level of Greenbelt 5 in Makati City, was host to the latest of what the Boys and Girls of P. Campa have come to … Continue reading →

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Midweek Comic Relief: A snippet from the ‘Harry Estipona’ Collection

Posted on December 4, 2008 by bong

MY FRIEND, Harry Estipona of the UP-MBA Housemates, loves to collect this kind of jokes.† I’ve always wondered why but never got the chance to ask him.† Maybe I will some day.† Meanwhile I just learned that he already went … Continue reading →

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Grilla-Pioneer hosts another ‘Blue Moon’ get-together

Posted on December 3, 2008 by bong

THERE WAS excitement in the air and the remnants of the Boys and Girls of P. Campa met again after only about five months since their last get-together in June 18 (See Blue Moon).† This is extra-ordinary indeed considering that … Continue reading →

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Special Announcement: Aileen’s Birthday Today

Posted on December 2, 2008 by bong

THIS BLOG POST goes online at exactly 12:01 AM of December 2, 2008 (GMT+8). Please bear with me but I just needed to state that for the record.† I wouldn’t dare risk being accused of not greeting our birthday girl … Continue reading →

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Geeks on a weekend adventure (Part 2: Challenge Valley)

Posted on November 27, 2008 by bong

THE Philippine Scouting Center for Asia Pacific Region, located 65 kilometers southeast of Metro Manila at the foot of the fabled Mt. Makiling in†Los BaÒos,†Laguna, offers a lot of fun and exciting outdoor activities for kids and grown ups alike. … Continue reading →

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Geeks on a weekend adventure (Part 1: Geek Fear Factor)

Posted on November 23, 2008 by bong

WHAT DO GEEKS do on a weekend outing? Solve Mensa puzzles? †Join a Rubik’s Cube competition? †Exchange notes on Star Trek? †Go to a park, sit on a circle, open their laptops, connect wirelessly to the Internet and play ìInternet … Continue reading →

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Back to P. Campa (a saga)

Posted on November 7, 2008 by bong

TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO an unexpected e-mail message from a long-lost friend triggered a flurry of online activities by otherwise nonchalant members of a long separated but never forgotten ìbroodî ñ The Boys and Girls of P. Campa.† … Continue reading →

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