Rojak
Honestly Speaking…
I got tagged a few days ago by fellow Filipino, BlogusVox. It’s called the “Honest Scrap” award, said to be “bestowed by bloggers to fellow bloggers whose blog contents or design is, in the giver’s opinion, brilliant”. (Thank you for picking out my blog, BlogusVox!) First off, the tag requires me to write 10 honest … Continue reading
My First Blogoversary
My blog is one year old today. Unfortunately, due to a bad case of flu from which I haven’t totally recovered yet, I haven’t had the energy or inspiration to write anything extraordinary in honour of this momentous occasion. Instead, I’d like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all of you, my … Continue reading
The New Philippine Machine-Readable Passport (MRP)
My passport only expires in 2012 but I’ve already used up all pages except for the last one. I’ve already planned to go to the Philippine Embassy in KL at Jalan Changkat Kia Peng but thought of checking their website first, just in case of any changes in application procedures and requirements. True enough, there was … Continue reading
You Know Chinese New Year Is Coming…
…when boxes and boxes and boxes of Mandarin oranges arrive almost daily — sometimes, twice daily — into the office. It’s customary to give tangerines and oranges during Chinese New Year to friends, relatives and business associates because the words for tangerine and orange sound like luck and wealth, respectively. Oranges are also given to … Continue reading
View From Level 41, Petronas Twin Towers
It’s been a very hectic month so far. The workload in the office is unbelievable. I’m drowning in a pile of paperwork. My dreams are filled with Excel spreadsheets. I’ve been travelling so often that my trusty Samsonite bag remains in its half-packed state all the time. I’ve had very little time to write a … Continue reading
