An out-of-town trip. A recently discovered hole-in-the-wall. A would-be pastime. A short silly talk. An interesting brew.

Cantina

Posted: February 10th, 2009 | Blend: Chow | No Comments »
We had our 42nd month slash advance Vday celebration yesterday [our Feb 14 will always be Nay's birthday special]. Our initial plan jumped from one potential date place to another, and struggled from one petty dispute to the next.

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Just The Thing

Posted: October 9th, 2006 | Blend: Buddies | No Comments »
It would’ve started “Once a upon a time” and ended “A sad story, don’t you think?”

 It’s the line from one of the short stories in Haruki Murakami‘s The Elephant Vanishes. I bought it from National Bookstore in Eastwood as my incentive to myself for another month (another payday). In short, wala lang talaga– trip trip lang. I was just lured by “An elephant vanishes; hunger drives a couple to rob McDonalds; an insomniac wife wakes in a different world,” printed at the back cover. I didn’t realize at first that the book is a series of short stories (until I got a bit confused of the transitions and Raymond informed me that the book is indeed all shorts.)

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Better than Caffeine

Posted: October 7th, 2006 | Blend: Buddies | No Comments »

I thought I knew everything about my favorite blend– what the barista often asks me “The usual?” the moment I step inside. But that night, my cup of choice had a peculiar aftertaste. Suprisingly, I was not even sure what had caused it. And the effect has been there for two days now.

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Sipty

Posted: December 17th, 2005 | Blend: Chow, Workplace | No Comments »

*****
12.14.2005. jack’s loft-gweilos hop.team’s year-ender.
super thanks to trigger happy
pia for the pics. =)

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