Bonjour everyone

August 24/25, 2008
Leaving the Philippines alone for the first time was an emotionally nervewracking feat. First, I had to overcome my own inhibitions to abandon customs that I’ve been used to in lieu of experiences that I know will become the highlights of my adult life so far.
The start of my journey to the [...]

Cosmotized

I’m leaving in roughly a week, and although I’m extremely excited to live in France, I’m also quite sad that I’ll have to leave behind a fabulous internship at Cosmopolitan.
Initially, I thought that being an intern meant getting coffee and making copies of paperwork. My short stint in Summit isn’t close to that, thank God. [...]

Good Morning, Baltimore!

Got this from Francis

Put Your iTunes/Windows Media Player/ETC on Shuffle.
For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS. no cheating!
Put any comments in brackets after the song name.
Put this on your journal/blog.

1. If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say?
Brown Eyed [...]

From Work 1

The best part about working for Cosmopolitan is having a truckload of reading material at my disposal. My boss is sick today, so there isn’t much to do but contact a couple of the bachelors to get their info. I just discovered my boss’ stash of self-help books (we need this for the mag) and [...]

Pre-departure thoughts

I’ve been listening to a lot of MGMT lately, due to the perusal of my good friend Patrick Angeles. “Time to Pretend“, their hit single, received much publicity when it was used as the opening song for the movie 21.
There’s a line in the song that says “I’ll move to Paris, shoot some heroine, and [...]

Gone Fishing

Special mention to Daryll

Try practicing breathing exercises, love.

Katie has an ouchie

My tolerance for physical pain is usually high. Although, it is quite obvious that I would cry about anything that strikes a familiar emotion, I do not recall ever crying over a wound or an injection as a child. A beautiful afternoon of delightful rain, cute babies, and sappy Filipino movies may leave me tearing [...]

After Hours

In between working at my internship and helping myself to a healthy serving of hot bachelors (I’ll give you a prize if you guess where I’m working!) while I’m at it and preparing for my trip in three weeks, I’ve been rediscovering the old books I liked and getting more in touch with myself.
Magical Realism [...]