Clik here to view.
Queen of Concepts
Back in my old company in the Philippines, I was known as the “queen of concepts.” This was due to my habit of taking what we called “concept photos” or photos that involved “acting” for the camera....
View ArticleClik here to view.
7 Reasons Why I Kissed Online Dating Goodbye
Unlike some people I personally know, I don’t frown upon online dating as a way to meet significant others. Also, I think people who do are way too judgmental. Hello! Welcome to modern times! Most...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blogger Problems
Are you familiar with the First World Problems meme? They are frustrations and complaints that are only experienced by privileged individuals in first world countries. It is typically used as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Most Memorable Moments in College #ThrowbackThursday
They say you can look back at your life and find a few defining moments, those moments when your life took a turn and changed it forever. College was my first one. This was when I started to become...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Funny Friday: What Ronald was Doing Before Gay’s Wedding
A few weeks ago, I was in the Philippines to attend my friend Gay’s wedding. Our friend Maya and I, who were bridesmaid and maid of honor, checked into the same hotel where the bride was, so we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The One Where I Thought I Got Hacked
For a few days now, I’ve been stressing because I thought my website had a virus problem. Whenever I open it on my iPhone, it gets redirected to a bunch of urls until it lands in the app store. I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Harrowing Taxi Tale
I had such a harrowing ordeal on my way to get my visa at the French embassy today. The time frame to get the visa was between 12 to 12:30pm, so I left the office at 11:45am and took a cab from there....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Asian Undercover Cop in Spain
When SC & TM go to Spain, their goal is to find a Spanish man for SC. “It should be a rich guy who can provide for her,” TM commented. “Then don’t go for a guy with flashy branded stuff and tacky...
View ArticleClik here to view.
{Funny Friday} Corporate Life
I thought I’d share some of the funny things that have happened to me at work lately. Invitation to the Ritz At around 7pm one night, our VP suddenly sent an email to our distribution list, saying:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
{Funny Friday} Grammar Nazi
So, do you think you’re a grammar nazi? I bet you won’t beat my friend, though. One day, he saw a grammatical error on a Jollibean poster. Do you see what the error is? I jokingly told him to correct...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Get the Attention of an Actor Staying in Your Hotel
My friend Arlyn is in Manila for a business trip. The night before her flight, she, her brother Armar and I decided to go out for dinner and ended up at Munch Saladsmith & Rotisserie in Paya Lebar...
View ArticleClik here to view.
{Funny Friday} Office Pranks
Look at what my teammate did to our manager’s desk while he was off on vacation a few weeks ago. And look at what he did to our VP’s keyboard! 😂 He didn’t really plant them, coz I said he would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Pose with the Leaning Tower of Pisa (Travel)
On our way from Nice, France to Florence, Italy, we had a brief stop in Pisa, which is famous for its landmark, the leaning tower of Pisa. Now, although I’ve always known about the leaning tower, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Christmas Pranks
It’s December! That most magical, my favourite time of year. Apparently, it’s also the time of year when you light-bomb your boss’s desk. 😜 My teammate GH brought in the Christmas lights he used for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Christmas Noche Buena 2015
Christmas is the biggest of big deals in the Philippines, and most Filipino families celebrate it with “noche buena” or Christmas eve dinner. Luckily for me, even though I’ve been single and living...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Team Dinner @ MOF + Karaoke Recording
Yesterday my team used up our remaining budget for our quarterly outing and had dinner at MOF, a Japanese restaurant in Tampines One. We ordered sashimi, oysters, teppanyaki, egg-based soup, and sake,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coffee Hates Me
So yesterday I went to the clinic. “So why are you here?” the doctor asked me once I was seated in front of him. “For two things,” I responded matter of factly. “One, I got heartburn, right after I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Have You Ever Eaten a Boiled Banana?
Yesterday I brought a boiled banana to work coz everyone in my multi-cultural team had never had one before and they were like: “Why would you boil a banana?!?!” Apparently it’s just a Philippine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A to Z Acronym Challenge
While other bloggers complete their month-long A to Z blogging challenge today, I’m posting about a different A to Z challenge that my teammates and I faced a couple of days ago. It all started when...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How I Sing a Duet By Myself
One fine day, we decided to sing karaoke in the comfort of our own living room, by projecting Youtube videos to our television with my trusty Chromecast. Now I have a very low husky voice and can sing...
View Article