One of the things I love doing is to walk around the city. You can’t really do that back in the Philippines, especially because the streets are simply not safe. Pollution is technically the same, but walking in Taipei even at night is relatively safe. Even at the peak of summer, I find walking at […]

Taiwan’s so funny. It celebrates Valentine’s Day at least three times! First, there was the official February 14 Valentine’s Day. Second, there’s the March 14 White Day, which is based from the Japanese tradition where women show men their affection by giving them chocolates on the official Valentine’s Day, while guys return the favor on […]

I hate awkward silences. You know, the mull in the conversation after both parties have already had their say on a topic… and before you know it… Silence. Yeah, yeah, yeah… I know silence is golden. As they say, you know you’re good friends with someone if you can just shut up and enjoy each […]

A close girl-friend and I were talking about my guy a few weeks before. I have mentioned to her that it was difficult for my guy and I to enter into a relationship because he’s planning to relocate to Hong Kong. He’s planning to start a new business based in China. She then asked me […]

A few weeks ago, I had a dinner with my guy friend who had finally toughed it out and broke up with his girlfriend. He has read my blog, and was irked to see his story online, especially since people are starting to read and comment on some of the entries. Of course, he didn’t […]

I was talking to Angela the other day about having doubts. And I thank her for reminding me on what is really important in a relationship. “It’s normal to have doubts,” I defended myself. Angela explained that when you spend so much time with a person, sooner or later, you will run out of things […]

Typhoon holiday today and I’m thrilled! The only thing I’m concerned about is that I haven’t really been doing a ot of things at work this week, and I need to do a status report on Monday! That’s what lazy weeks does to you… you get lazy. I’d like to blame it on an incompetent […]

I feel as if a big weight has been lifted from my shoulders… Now I know why Catholics like to go to confession. You feel great afterwards. Sure, it doesn’t change the fact that you’ve sinned, but confessing them provides relief, because you don’t have to carry a secret burden anymore. What am I talking […]

Really, do nice girls finish last? An interesting answer by a guy named, “Greekattoryney:” Define “nice.” I don’t know any nice girls who finish last. Most of the nice girls that I know have boyfriends.Why? Because men like nice women.If “nice” equals “overweight but with a good personality” then the answer is obvious. If “nice” […]

You know what? I’ve realized something lately… Taipei is so freaking small that everyone is somewhat connected to each other. As my guy joked last weekend, he can’t really dump me because everyone would know immediately. I told him that likewise, it would be difficult for me to dump him. You can’t believe how fast […]

Okay, have to get my bearings back. Just got back from a wonderful weekend get-away trip to Hongkong this morning! Imagine this, my flight left Hongkong 12:15 (midnight) earlier today and arrived at Taipei around 2:30AM. From the CKS airport, I took the hour-long bus ride from Taoyuan to Taipei. Hence, I went to bed […]