Ice Carvings

i tried ego-surfing earlier today and upon seeing the very few lines that legitimized my claim to cyberspace, i relaized that some of the magazine articles i contributed over the years are in danger of being deleted for reasons of old age. This is why i resolved that as soon as i encounter an old work, i shall reproduce it here. this entry was entirely lifted from a previous submission to the Manila Bulletin. http://www.weddingsatwork.com/culture_barong.shtml For purposes of archive, and the fact that i enjoyed writing this last year, im posting it here. i don't suppose the folks at MB, good friend charlene included, would mind. It's notlike i ripped it off right? Back to Barong (A Buyer's Guide to Barong Tagalog) taken from the Jul. 15, 2006 edition of " About Weddings ," The Manila Bulletin 's wedding supplement. Most women have always dreamed about getting married in a church ceremony. While very charming, the only drawback to this is that it requires a mal...

Or is it speaketh? Anyway, whatever it is, i did too soon my last blog. less than 24 hours after i hit the publish button, i was summoned to the post office by a small letter informing me that i have a package to pick up. needless to say, i did so first thing in the morning (around 10 am actually, stupid coding day made me wait), and nel could see me grinning from the post office window back to the car as i lovingly carried my tear-proof package from the States. I opened it quickly, and nel had to remind me to get back to work, and i can't carry the four jerseys with me as she wants to have it laundered first, being 2nd hand clothing from the States. She wagged a finger at me and mumbled something about anthrax, or worse, B.O. Once she gets in that mood, no point arguing, so i swung the wheel and tried to forget. It's laundry day tomorrow anyway. And i did try to get myself busy. So much that i bought a Kings Ron Artest action figure when i saw it displayed at Toy Kingdom. Thr...

it's almost a month since i won four used sacramento kings jerseys at ebay, but i have yet to receive them. i feel a bit worried for my hard-earned money, yet i remain hopeful. they would be a nice addition to my collection, and even better, would reaffirm my distrust in online, nonpersonal transactions. i don't have a problem trading locally, as i have done quite a few, but this is my first attempt at international ebay. i do hope they come quick.