Business. Relationships. Love. Life.
Heed the call to only watch Kick-Ass 2 if you’re over 16 years old. It’s full of profanity, swear words, blood, gore and violence. What do you expect in a movie where the antagonist calls himself, “Motherfucker?” One key character even calls herself “Night Bitch.” At the end of the day though, it’s all about you […]
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My Taiwanese sister, who is a lot like me, is in an unhappy relationship. This is what she said: “His family is traditional.” “He wants me to be his ‘house’ wife, to cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for him. He gives me money to go to the market in the morning, and then expects am at home […]
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There were also a lot of cool surprises in the New Year. I met someone in the end of August 2012. After exchanging a gazillion emails, we met and hit it right off. Everyone thought we were moving too fast. People became worried about this whirlwind romance. But I was carried away. I liked him […]
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A friend of mine messaged me for a talk. For some reason, friends would call me for no-bullshit advice on love and relationships. As it turns out, my friend who is a he, was in serious like over a great-looking woman who “gets” him. This meant that she like him, also shared a similar cultural […]
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I’ve always believed that talking has helped me deal with my problems. It’s actually if I don’t talk about my issues that they are left to fester and grow. We don’t want that of course. So let me tell you the story on how I met my third ex-boyfriend. My ex-boyfriend and I used to […]
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When people hear that I’m in a long distance relationship, their mouths go agape and immediately forecast impending doom. “Oooh, long distance relationships does NOT work. How can you be far apart from each other THAT long?” I sincerely don’t know. Trader and I have been doing this for the last year and nine months […]
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Just came back from a week-long visit to Singapore. It was Trader’s birthday weekend so it was really nice to be able to spend it with him. In addition, I get to “escape” the pressures of work, and there were no annoying calls from the office asking last-minute questions because I was very clear that […]
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Nobody is perfect. I sure am not. However, in almost 8 months of dating Trader, I’ve realized that he’s not perfect either. Despite his constant hirits that he does his best to be the best boyfriend in the world, he flukes sometimes too. For example, he still mentions his exes in front of me. I […]
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Trader and I had a semi argument last night on our virtual date. As he was not giving me too much attention, I got pissed off and felt that I should be somewhere else. “Why would I be stuck here at home if I can be somewhere else?” I thought. I felt that I was […]
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Just got back from a terrific weekend get-away with Trader, and coming back, I really think WE could work. 😀 “That’s what I’ve been telling you for the beginning,” my sweet love patiently reminded me. “What?” I murmured as I was trying to book my flight back to the Philippines come Christmas. I was a […]
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What I learned after our fourth month anniversary with Trader? 1) Relationships are already hard enough. Happy to admit that I’m more than a handful to be a boyfriend too, and can be over-annoying sometimes. Hence, it’s really important that you find someone who really really loves you, and who’ll make an effort to stand […]
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Curiosity got better of me and I met Ex#3 this week for afternoon tea. Trying his best to be the understanding boyfriend, Tader knows about it and tells me that it’s okay so long as it’s in a public place with tons of people. Ex#3 looks as good as ever, and as unavailable as I’ve […]
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