Whistling for Moonbeams

Today, someone told me: it's not the breath you take every moment, but the moments that take your breath away. I'm not quite sure I ...

I read this story over at TheNewYorker.com . It puzzled me, but this paragraph, I think, would best encapsulate what it is the story is tryi...

Looking at the sky still shakes my faith, at times. Its vastness warps its beauty.

For breakfast, NO RICE. For lunch, pig-out. For dinner, yoghurt. Yeah, sorry, I can't get rid of the pig-out thingie. I told myself that...

Some years back, the sight of a plane in flight was a beautiful sign of good luck, a portent of something pleasant about to happen. Etched a...

I am going through a dry--no, make that very dry --blogging spell right now. It's been eons since I last posted an entry here. It's ...

(photo from this site ) Awww... moment: "I might be the only person on the face of the earth that knows you're the greatest woman ...

One of my greatest fears is to trip on my heels in front of a crowd. (Oh, heaven forbid!) Because of this, I try my best to be careful when ...

Did you hear about the hundreds of Melon-head dolphins who got stranded in the shallow waters of Manila Bay ? Such sad news, the poor creatu...

That's according to Native American astrology. This is my first contact with Native American astrology and I must say I'm intrigued....

I still feel like I'm teetering on the edge of some high place. After the hell I had surpassed, I've begun to think of myself as som...

People talk about scheduling (or coming back from) a trip to Singapore, Hong Kong or LA, climbing mountains and cruising down oceans, drivin...

Buy it, buy it, buy it! All the songs are gorgeous!

Work has been--still is, and will continue to be--insanely stressful. I cannot believe that after a super hectic January, February promises ...

... when I recall how I've dipped tenderness into blood, into that never startled soundless heartblood of things so loved Toledo, Novemb...

"A & P," Rabbit, Run --I will best remember John Updike for this story and this novel. He was one of the most prolific writers...

Last book I read: Soledad's Sister by Jose Dalisay This book ended my (relatively) long reading hiatus. Poring through its first page a...

For I don't think back ; all that I am stirs me because of you. I don't invent you at sadly cooled-off places from which you've ...

Been scouring Amazon for Ella Fitzgerald albums. Oh, but there are just so many that I like! Pure Ella: The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald Oh...

I am 28 years old; in a couple of months, I'll be 29. Last night, over at Mae's place, I had my first taste of Tequila . Can you bel...

I dropped by Greenbelt's Powerbooks yesterday and, instinctively, found my way to the Filipiniana section (love your own!). I spent quit...

“Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them all.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes

A year ago, he said goodbye.

Last night, in the office, everyone was going crazy over how much work there was for us, as the on-shore team had sent word that they were e...

The black lace and bow detail are just lovely! *photo from Shopbop.com , via Just a Formality .

Ignorant fool that I was, I had fully expected a "small" film, so the grand scale of the movie that greeted me (and lingered long)...

Friday, January 17, 2009: It was freezing in Tagaytay and my team braved the cold... but only for so long. Philstar.com says, "Tagayta...

From nordstrom.com : Escada 'Moon Sparkle' Eau de Toilette Spray -- A fruity floral fragrance, with sparkling strawberry and red app...

PCs in the office have been going bonkers, with people complaining about system issues coming up more frequently than before. I'd usuall...

YUMMY! Gimme my lunch! (click here for the recipe)

In one of my web-surfing frenzies, I discovered American indie soul and R&B singer-songwriter Amel Larrieux 's music and, eventually...

Last night, I collected my prize for another bet I had recently won against one of my favorite opponents in debates, Wowoo. The deal was tha...

Today I discovered Angie Stone's 2007 album The Art of Love and War and am currently falling in love with it. From Amazon : "There...

Fitzgerald's 1921 short story is much more poignant and infinitely sadder than the movie. I loved both, though a friend and I agreed th...

My brothers' Dachshund, Gimli, died today of Kidney failure. He was confined in the animal clinic for 3 days, where he, according to my ...

I did a double-take when I saw this mac-and-cheese pic over at ontheflyingtrapeze . And there's a recipe, to boot. Mouth-watering! Looki...

There's this ultra chic post from Joanna about a recent correspondence she had with Garancedore , which I couldn't resist posting h...

This morning, I woke up with the darkest, most hideous-looking under-eye circles ever. I mean, I've always had dark circles under my eye...