My workload has consumed me this week and so it was such a relief when the presentation we were slaving on for days on end was finally delivered by our COO before congressmen and their staff at a hotel last night.It was interesting to see the country's legislators glued to the widescreen in the hotel ballroom as my dear agency appealed for our franchise extension. I feel good at being a part of a patriotic mission to secure the future of my 11,000 or so fellow employees. We need our jobs beyond 2008 and this country in dire straits also needs the billions in revenues ... Continue Reading...
Of phobias and quakes
Aside from not blogging for the past few days, I must be so out of touch with reality because I didn't know till yesterday afternoon that a relatively strong earthquake, measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, shook Manila in the early hours of dawn. Sometimes I am guilty of sleeping so soundly that I wouldn't know it even if the whole house was on fire, and that is baaad for a mother who is supposed to be on emergency alert 24/7. But then again, I dread earthquakes so much I don't like to feel it during my waking hours (see earlier post).It all started when a big quake, ... Continue Reading...
Fahrenheit 9/11…a must see!
The dish on Bush: Fahrenheit 9/11How ironic that I should see Fahrenheit 9/11 on the anniversary of 9/11 itself. It just so happened that my acquaintance, Erick, who's an author and a believer in conspiracy theories,lent me a DVD copy of this film which the whole of America is talking about. The documentary is moderately long but I don't have any regrets at all spending my Saturday night watching writer/producer/director Michael Moore's incendiary attacks on President Bush and his administration. The docu, which won the Palme d'Or (Best Picture) in the 2004 Cannes Film ... Continue Reading...
Shabu-shabu high
Hotpot Hapones.This photo probably doesn't give justice to the delicious lunch I had today. But at 11:30 this morning, I felt this intense craving for some filling soup..not nilaga or sinigang but shabu-shabu. Thankfully, I was able to convince my officemates to go with me and try this place near our new office building, the Lau Chan Hotpot on Mabini St. You know the place is authentic because it is simply teeming with the Chinese who gulp their soup with so much gusto, you can almost see them sweat.I thought shabu-shabu is Korean but is originally Japanese and ... Continue Reading...
The Rule of Four
I know, i know, this is almost like a Friendster survey. But I hate writing about boring, depressing topics so I answered this to amuse myself. It's actually a take-off from one local celebrity's blog:Four names you go by:1. Anna2. AJ (circa 90's)3. Juju (circa 80's)4. Nallen (as my mom/sis would call me)Four things you like about yourself:1. My honesty2. My sense of humor3. My passion for life and living4. Being Superwoman!Four things that annoy you:1. Men behaving badly2. The Philippine Catholic Church and their grossly outdated ideas/meddling in politics3. The ... Continue Reading...
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