Archive for February 17th, 2008

Camera Lucida

Posted: 17th February 2008 by Marocharim in Stuff

   I had extremely good reasons to beg my parents to buy me a new phone.  When I was in Ortigas, my seven-year-old Nokia 3310 had problems with receiving calls and sending messages.  I offered to pay them back when I can, as long as I have a phone suitable for my needs.
   Because I’m [...]

The Seven-Minute Hobby

Posted: 17th February 2008 by Marocharim in Streams of Thought

   We all engage in rather strange, inane hobbies.  Girls don’t understand why boys spend hours playing online RPGs, boys don’t understand why girls spend so much time at Marcella buying barettes.  Men have sticky handkerchiefs, and women have those handy neck massagers at the back of their underwear drawers.  But gender aside, the oddest [...]

Exit, Stage Left

Posted: 17th February 2008 by Marocharim in Personal

   Yesterday, my good friend Bernard threw a despedida bash, before he heads off to Singapore.  Just this morning, my good friend Nash texted me to say that it’s her last day in the Philippines before she moves to Canada.  For the first time in my life, I felt all choked up: in a few [...]