Archive for October, 2008

out of my box

I am still trying to cram the concept of viscous flow in pipes into my brain so I can have at least a decent score in the Fluid Mechanics exam tomorrow at 10 am. Unfortunately, the progress is slower than expected (sigh). In between trying to figure out buoyancy, I decided to take a break [...]

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…find me…

dreamless slumber
under the moonlit heaven
i have sought your hand
beyond the borders of my sanity
into the depth of my crashing emotions…
& i have found you
trapped within my own expectations
i have caught a glimpse
of the could have been,
should have been,
would have been.
beyond words to describe
together we are perfection defined
timeless,
binded,
& real.
i am love eternal—
all that is yours [...]

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…befitting…

inspired by you
each weave of my life
becomes a magical tale
and i drift lightly
quick & light as a feather
your confusion as my air
slowly it guides me

& soothes all my cares away
until only i matter
until the eve of my night
becomes the light of your day
through and through—
until all that i cannot bear
becomes all of you…

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The Wall Street Journal Oct. 3, 2008

Filipino FlavorsManila’s Magical, Misunderstood CuisineBy ROBYN ECKHARDT
“But there’s no good food there!” friends told me as I prepared for a food-focused trip to Manila more than two years ago.
In fact, as I was to discover, what the Philippines has is Southeast Asia’s most misunderstood cuisine. While Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia are foodie destinations, the [...]

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the eternal struggle about work

The office is very sleepy tonight. Perhaps it’s because the entire sales team (2 people) are out tonight and we lost one editor, there’s barely anyone in the office. 7 not so warm bodies in an office with 19 desks equals one very slow day.
H: oh yeahako dingrabe!!!!i’m so tamad na talaga to go to [...]

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