Chapter 16: Spice Jar with Ninjas, hair rebond, boxing

In today’s episode, I worked on-site again; and since it’s the first time that Kars, Bibs, and I are working on-site on the same day in two years, we decided to have lunch at one of our favorite local restaurants in elbi: Spice Jar. I might be cursed or something: what I wanted to order…

eLBi Diaries: House of Aina

We were starving after our massage at V-lounge, so we walked by the streets of elbi looking for a place to eat. We remembered House of Aina, the new Japanese restaurant located at the bahay na capiz which previously housed Herb Republic. It was Mother’s Day so the place is jampacked but HoA was able…

Chapter 11: going back to the office “after” the pandemic

After several attempts, I was finally able to go to the office after more than two years! In preparation of the institute’s official re-opening in June (*fingers crossed*), I had a lot of things to take care of. I also had to move back to my previous office since the building’s renovations are finally completed….

Chapter 10: social media detox

One of my favorite memories from childhood always comes from my memories of Holy Week. When I was younger, I used to spend my summer vacations in Bulacan, my dad’s hometown. I really like spending my Holy Week there because of the old Filipino traditions that were observed: penitensya, pasion/pabasa, salubong, etc. Our family doesn’t…

Covid log

Hello, world. Just when I managed to pull myself together, I tested positive for covid. I knew that I never let my guard down since Day 1 of this pandemic, but it still got through. I was always the paranoid one in our household: I only go out for quick errands, I always always disinfect…