The first plan was simple: visit Singapore on December 2019 to watch the annular solar eclipse. But after a wonderful holiday experience in 2018, Gab wants to be in Bacolod again during December. This is how Gab's Grand 2019 Plan started. It will be tiresome and expensive but this will teach Gab some life lessons … Continue reading Gab’s Grand 2019 Plan
Tag: Dad Diary
I’m not ready for this
I just finished my shower in the gym. I was fixing my things and drying my feet when a younger man called my attention. "Manong, imo na gamit ang nabilin?" What?! He called me MA-NONG? Manong means older brother. It's a term we call our older brothers. But generally, it can be used to respectfully address … Continue reading I’m not ready for this
Last Weigh-In 2018
I always take my weight before going to Bacolod. It's sort of a checkpoint everytime I go home for the holidays. Through my weigh-ins, I have noticed in that I usually gain one kilo a week in Bacolod. Thus, my goal is to make sure that I keep my weight when I get back from … Continue reading Last Weigh-In 2018
Coming Home for Stress
I always look forward to going back to Negros for December. It's a place where I can rest. A place where I can plan. A place where I can relax. A place where I can reflect. But it is not really a stress-free environment. There is one thing about Negros that gets me stressed out. … Continue reading Coming Home for Stress
Don’t English Me
I still get mistaken as a foreigner. Despite being dark skinned, some think I am a Japanese, or a Chinese, or a Korean. I have Chinese in my blood. My grandfather is Chinese. But I never met him. Taxi drivers, security guards, cashiers, sales people and others would talk to me in English. There were … Continue reading Don’t English Me
My Christmas Gift 2018
A friend let me try her Bose Quietcomfort 35 Series II and I instantly loved the Noise Cancelling feature. I thought that I need to get one for myself this Christmas. The leather on my Sennheiser Momentum is starting to peel off already after over 3 years of service. I started to do some research … Continue reading My Christmas Gift 2018
Honesty is good for Business
There are several foreign exchange counters at the NAIA Terminal 3. But this incident made us choose the same money changer all the time regardless of their exchange rate. In one of our travels we brought 20,000 pesos with us. The 10,000 was changed to the foreign currency while we kept the other half to … Continue reading Honesty is good for Business
Daddy vs Femme Fatale
It's man vs woman. Two of us at the taxi stand. One empty taxi going towards us. Who will get the ride? I swear I got there first. It is a busy intersection of cars, jeepneys, pedicabs and taxis. Several taxis have passed by already but each has a passenger already. I am still on … Continue reading Daddy vs Femme Fatale
Stendhal’s Syndrome in a Board Room
Malang 2002. Bencab 2002. Manansala 1979. Kiukok 1973. Joya 1968. These were the signatures and the dates that were written on the paintings in one of the boardrooms I was sitting in yesterday. I had goosebumps just looking at them. They call it the Stendhal's Syndrome. Wikipedia defines it as "a psychosomatic illness that causes … Continue reading Stendhal’s Syndrome in a Board Room
Daddy’s Top 5 Compliments on Gab
Gab is four months old and has been receiving a lot of compliments much to his father's delight. Some are expected which we hear often with babies while some are very funny I wonder if they are true. Here are my top 5 collection of compliments about Gab. Gab visits adidas store in Eastwood City … Continue reading Daddy’s Top 5 Compliments on Gab