Abandoned Dreams and New Found Being

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Yoshke in Career, Causes, Emo, Euphoria | 3 Comments

A bittersweet smile cut across my face earlier as I browsed photos of my friends from the Foreign Service on Facebook. Four years ago, I was with them preparing for the series of the toughest exams, providing moral support to one another, sharing stories of excitement, fears, and dreams. While I am happy for them that they reached their dreams of becoming a diplomat, I can’t help but wonder what could have been had I made it through. Today, they … →

The Elbow Fight | Math Love Stories: Tangent

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Yoshke in Flash Fiction, Travel | 14 Comments

More than a couple of years ago, I received this text message — a quote — from a friend: Math tells us three of the saddest love stories: 1. TANGENT: lines who have one chance to meet and then parted forever; 2. PARALLEL: lines who are never meant to meet; and 3. ASYMPTOTES: lines who can get closer and closer but will never ever meet I was so blown away by this simple text message that almost three years later, … →

Beautiful Strangers

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Yoshke in Hotties, Travel | 17 Comments

“Keep the hat,” suggested the Caucasian man standing next to me. I was looking at the mirror, trying to decide whether I should ditch the hat I was wearing that night. “You look great, don’t worry,” he complimented. It wasn’t long until I noticed that he was handsome, sexy and — wait for it — shirtless. We were at the restroom of a bar in Boracay. Realizing how sleazy it appeared to have a conversation inside the restroom, I replied … →

Media These Days and Christina Aguilera

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Yoshke in Celebrities, Entertainment, Music, Rants, TV | 4 Comments

Media these days. I don’t understand the hate and shade that have been thrown by the entertainment press towards Christina Aguilera. I know that media thrives in controversies but I can’t believe they will go this far or this low to spin stories or create something out of nothing. It is absolutely disgusting. Take a look at what DailyMail.co.uk just did. Spanish magazine DT decided to use an old photo of Christina Aguilera for the cover of their latest issue. … →

The Boracay Charm

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Yoshke in Euphoria, Friends, Travel | 23 Comments

The island club had closed for the night and I hit the beach with reckless abandon. As I lay on the beach, I did not care one bit about the sand that had completely covered the back of my shirt and my arms. There I was, dragging my drunken butt as my new friends watched me almost make a fool of myself. I, however, was just drunk, not wasted. I could still feel just how fine the sand was and … →

Earning

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Yoshke in Public Affairs, Travel | 17 Comments

The Man Under the Shade My mom’s words had been ringing in my head since I walked away from the store. “Never give alms to beggars on the street.” I was supposed to go straight home from school but I decided to buy egg pie from a bakery around the block. I still had P20 in my pocket and I was planning to grab two slices. My daily allowance was P50 but I had spent P30 for lunch. I was … →

The Poser Phase

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Yoshke in Blurts, Movies, University, Whatnots | 14 Comments

Y Tu Mama Tambien. Everyone nodded in approval. I heard a couple of Wows and someone quipped “Great choice.” I was at a college organization’s Orientation of Applicants. I was an applicant, scared shitless. Y Tu Mama Tambien was what I blurted out when I realized it was my turn to share what my favorite movie was. I panicked. The truth is, at the time I had only seen that film once and I did not even like it. Later … →

On Being 26 and Lost | The Birthday Post

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Yoshke in Emo, Web | 17 Comments

I was drinking the other night and in between gulps of beer and shots of tequila, I realized that I still had not blogged about my birthday. I turned 26 last Tuesday. I have been busy. Yes, I quit my full-time job two months ago. Yes, I stay at home, in front of my laptop most of the time. You might be asking — What the hell could I be busy with? Certainly NOT PORN. I can only wish I had time … →

Malacca’s Got Humor

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Yoshke in Humor, Travel | 14 Comments

I quit my full-time job last month to see the world. Well, not really to see the world. I just wanted to have more time to travel. I still provide social media consultancy services to a couple other companies but getting rid of my “day job” would mean more freedom — Freedom from limited leave credits, from the mountain-high pile of work to do after every holiday trip, from asking permission from the bosses. Although my current employment status would … →

Three Years is a Long Time

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Yoshke in Love | 8 Comments

Three years is a long time. In three years, a mahogany seedling could be a fully grown tree. An entry-level employee could become a supervisor or a manager, or he could resign, if he’s lucky. A graduate school enrollee could finish a degree with thesis. A celebrity could rise to fame and spiral back down to oblivion. A television network could run as many as six drama series on one primetime slot or three different variety shows at noontime in … →

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