Dear diary, 

Tipoy accompanied me today as I scoured St. Francis Square in search of Christmas gifts for my inaanaks.  We ended up buying stuff for ourselves as well.  Splurging some of our 13th month paycheck and consoling ourselves that it was well-earned and we deserved a little treat.  Anyway, with armloads of shopping bags (Tipoy carried most of it.  Hehehe.  Thanks thanks!), we made our way to SM MegaMall. (more…)

It is said that in an average lifetime, you would have spent a total of about six years of it dreaming. That is more than 2,100 days spent in a different realm!

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I remember the time when I was tied to a hospital bed after an appendectomy.

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Hello my name is Malou and I have a confession to make …

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Hello I just wanted to say hi and hello. It’s my first entry since this site was put up and I just wanted to get the feel of it.

• Your middle name is your mother’s maiden name.
• Your parents call each other “Mommy” and “Daddy.”
• You have uncles and aunts named “Boy,” “Girlie,” or “Baby.”
• You have relatives whose nicknames consist of repeated syllables like “Jun-Jun,” “Ling-Ling,” and “Mon-Mon.” Mine by the way was “Che-Che.”
• You call the parents of your friends and your own parents’ friends “Tito” and “Tita.”
• You have four or five names.
• You greet your elders by touching their hands to your forehead.
• You always kiss your relatives on the cheek whenever you enter or leave the room.
• You follow your parents’ house rules even if you are over 18.
• You live with your parents until and at times even after you’re married.
• You decorate your dining room wall with a picture of the “Last Supper.”

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