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Random FYIs

05.30.2010 · Posted in Personal

I keep a notebook where I jot down random tidbits of little info that I’d like to remember.  And I’ve decided to share some with you. So here’s a bunch of FYIs that you might find useful. 1.What is the difference between complacent and complaisant? Complaisant means “eager to please” and “showing a cheerful willingness ...

True Crime Pasalubong

05.23.2010 · Posted in Personal

I have a new true-crime book to be added to my collection. It’s my pasalubong from Jes. The book chronicles 501 crime stories. It is a promising book, holding far more riveting narrations than a crime novel. Watch out because I would be sharing fascinating accounts from that book. Related Posts:Ex Libris 2009I've Met Some ...

Ex Libris 2009

01.01.2010 · Posted in Personal

Just like what I did for 2007 and 2008, here is the roster books that contributed to my frame of mind for 2009: 1. Harlem Redux by Persia Walker 2. Catch Me a Killer by Micki Pistorius 3. Friday Nights at Honeybee’s by Andrea Smith 4. Strangers on the Street by Micki Pistorius 5. Before ...

Of Rizal

11.14.2009 · Posted in Personal

I am starting to teach Rizal, slowly taking my own toll to babble about those seemingly “useless” details of his life. I remember my college days when I used to listen to my professor’s boring narration of Rizal’s life. I mean who gives a shit if Rizal dropped a tsinelas in the river as a ...

Wallet and Comment

05.29.2009 · Posted in Personal

May 24, 2009, Sunday— It was a hellish day! I was a victim of pickpocket. I took LRT to get back home and when I reached Monumento station, I felt that someone bumped me on my way out, but I just ignored it. I didn’t know that was intentional, but a “hunch” surged on me… ...