the memory card i use for my camera has decided to go corrupt-o on me. i was in the middle of resizing this set of pictures when they all just… disappeared. sigh. at least i managed to save these last ones in my flash drive. so i tried everything – everything – to change the…

the day after my “encounter” with el presidente, i got an assignment to go to the vice president‘s office for a press conference on illegal recruitment. to make the long story short, i approached him for a question and then he asked me “are you new? i haven’t seen you before.” so i said, yes,…

i got a call from the office saying i had a 7pm assignment at the malacañan palace. i knew they had a dress code there (no jeans allowed!), so i asked my boss, can i wear a dress? he said, sure, and i was ecstatic. but then i chickened out. i feared that i would…

so i went to work in this outfit. i was nervous about it, to be honest, because it has the kind of age-associated issue everyone from work’s been commenting about (basically, they say i look like i’m in high school). but really, i think no matter what i wear or how much make-up i pile…

i know i’ve been complaining a bit about my ‘anonymous’ job, so i thought i’d try something new and share what i like most about it. because my job is mostly field work, i get to meet all kinds of people. like last week, at a dinner, i met this lovely british man. he’s a…