Reach for the starfish!

Office peeps here call it spider. Though it’s more like a starship on Star Trek or Babylon 5, it has always looked like a starfish to me, even with a few appendages missing. Probably because my mind’s been wired to our company’s founder and his battlecry, “reach for the stars.” Well, it’s actually a [...]

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My Top 11 Best Feel-Bad Movies

Throughout the day, I had these little conversations with friends about movies you shouldn’t be watching at home on a Sunday evening, when you’re trying to psyche yourself up for the grueling work week ahead.
As if being in the office at 9pm isn’t depressing enough, I’ve listed down the eleven most depressing films I ever [...]

Penguin? Puffin? Pato!

You’d think that with all the picture books and visits to the zoo, you’d know a bird when you see one.

A recent trip to the Singapore Zoo proved otherwise. Saturday, fresh from our round of the zoo, my friends and I passed by the souvenir shop and saw the stuffed black and white birds by [...]

OK Go!

If you’re tired of your old treadmill routine, here’s something to try. Apparently it only took these guys 8 days to perfect the moves.
Love the choreography. It surely beats jogging or brisk walking. Might make me hit the gym again. Heehee.
Great music too.

Crabs Steamed in Garlic & Sprite

Crabs are really easy to cook. The hardest part is waiting for them to take their last breath so you can clean them up. Experts advice to toss fresh crabs in the freezer and let them succumb to hypothermia or pour extremely hot water over them. Both seem cruel and would probably have the Society [...]

The Scent of Simmering Adobo

On a slow Monday like this, my work mode is easily interrupted by thoughts of Adobo. What Pinoy kitchen caper will be complete without this delicious dish? In fact, my little kitchen here has seen many Adobo days in the last 18 months. Although I did stop cooking the stuff for about 2 months when [...]

Chop-chop, Girls!

Two friends from Manila flew in Saturday for a short visit. It was a crazy weekend as we tried to cram everything in two days. Now I know how a tour group handler feels, gathering the lost and making sure everyone’s ready at the appointed times.
1am: Tour group (i.e. Paw and Joni) arrives
1:30 – 2:00am: [...]

Friday, never hesitate…

Something unbelievable is happening today. I have nothing much to do. No major deadlines, just a few meetings after lunch. I miss this kind of pace, it’s been a while since I got out of my lean, mean, non-stop typing machine mode. It feels good to have more time on my hands, to just go [...]

Blame it on the rain.

What do you do on a cold and rainy Saturday? Raid the grocery for beef short ribs or beef shanks for Nilagang Baka (Beef Broth Soup)!
Alas there were no ribs nor shank so I ended up with rib eye steak. I was looking for a cut with some of the fat still intact (we Pinoys [...]