ONAT LOPERA

The past two weeks was a blast and it’s really sad to say that the shortest vacation is over.

How come the smallest wounds are the ones that hurt a lot? I wrote about the crash on my previous post and I thought that was the end of it, but it wasn’t.
It happened about 9 in the morning and sometime in the afternoon, my foot started to get tingly, numb and really cold at [...]

I didn’t came along with everybody else, I need to finish alot of stuff. A freelance project (that pays), the book, some more reading and research to do for a new layout for the site. I know I won’t miss alot by not coming and add to that I won’t be shopping for new clothes [...]

It’s late at night, can’t sleep. So I decided to update everything that can be updated and read a few chapters off the book I really wanted to finish but I don’t have time.
After updating everything, checked email. “I have comments!”. I opened them and they were just spam.
My site is again “popular-enough” to get [...]

Balikbayans! Our relatives came from US to have a short vacation here in the Philippines. They arrived Friday and we hadn’t stopped going out since. Now this is the part where the “bad english” part of what I said on my February opening entry comes. One of our cousins came along for the first time. [...]

What do you do when you see an unripe papaya lying around the kitchen? Make achara. It’s pickled sweet/sour papaya which is the best accompaniment to fried and grilled dishes. And while making it, I came up with the equation that best describes the whole experience.
Achara = Pain

My neck, arms, back and fingers, all hurt. [...]

I am still sticking to the notion that this day was whipped up by hungry greeting card makers to be able to cash in every year. But still, I give you one of the greatest love songs ever written, I’m in the Mood for Love.

I’m in the mood for love,
Simply because you’re near me.
Funny but [...]