Archive for the ‘Life’ Category

Trackspotting

Posted: 1st March 2010 by Marocharim in Life

Choose life.  Choose sports.  Choose a reasonable distance.  Choose a comfortable pair of running shoes.  Choose a singlet, cap, running shorts loose enough to wick away moisture but tight enough to keep you from chafing.  Choose a number.  Choose the dramatic angle by which you cross the finish line.  Choose amber-colored sunglasses to keep the [...]

By the Bay

Posted: 21st December 2009 by Marocharim in Life

I took a walk along the seawall by the Mall of Asia, and looked far out into the water.  Despite the rank smell of trash and seawater, the bay looked serene.  The big mall and all its cheery Christmas lights cast reflections on the water; much as I hate malls and open bodies of water, [...]

Panciteria Kaliwete

Posted: 16th December 2009 by Marocharim in Life

I’m sure that the recipients of this year’s Gusi Peace Prize – the greatest by-god WHOO holy freaking awesome award for peace on the face of this planet – deserve it, but the unheralded champion of peace and harmony has always been the neighborhood panciteria.
On those nights where I go home very late from work, [...]

Stuff You Should Get Me For Christmas

Posted: 29th November 2009 by Marocharim in Life

It’s that time of the year again where the thought counts more than the gift itself… or something like it, so I become the unwilling recipient of scented candles, mugs, and picture frames.  See, it’s not that difficult to get me a gift.  If the store sells alcohol and cigarettes, then you can find a [...]

If I Weren’t Writing…

Posted: 21st November 2009 by Marocharim in Life

I’m still writing… so much for a career shift.  LOL.
“You should be lucky you’re doing something you like,” a friend told me last night.  I think I belong to that minority of people who do actually make a living out of something they like doing, but when you’re pushing 25, the quarter-life crisis leads you [...]