Author Archives: Lynn

Odd one out

In Zumba class this morning, there were two routines wherein we were told to grab a partner to dance with. Everybody immediately turned to somebody and I ended up partnerless. In a room with more than a dozen people, what were the chances of that? I can’t pretend I didn’t feel embarrassed standing their without [...]

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The first Philippine online witchhunt for 2012

Every year, several people end up incurring the ire of what seems to be all the Filipinos in the world. There was Christopher Lao in 2011, known for driving his car into a flooded area and laying the blame on everyone else; Tracy Borres in 2009, for her highly disdainful and bratty Facebook notes detailing [...]

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Potential rom-com!

Lunch today was very informative, mainly because it was an editorial meeting for a dog care book I’m helping to edit. One thing I picked up is that showdogs tend to behave differently from normal dogs. The vet who was present at the meeting said she had to give one showdog a checkup. The moment [...]

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Pressure

Spotted this bit of nonsense in a newspaper earlier. The baby is only three months old. Should he be manifesting musicality or signs that he has a good ear for music already? Should be crying in a musical way? If the kid was two or three years old, sure, ask his parents if he’s showing [...]

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False, shallow pride

Last year, a lot of people here went crazy drumming up support and voting for the Puerto Princesa Underground River to be included in the New 7 Wonders of the World list. I gave not a single fuck about the voting, nor for the place; the underground river is nice enough, but I have to [...]

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Annebisyosa indeed

Once upon a time, I would have condemned Anne Curtis’ singing as an insult against art and culture, and expressed sorrow and regret at how people’s musical tastes have sunk so low. Today, I play this video as many times as I could stand to do so, all the while thinking, “Potcha, ako rin pala, [...]

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Not a joiner

This Jez article got me thinking about sororities, fraternities, and orgs back in college. Prior to entering UP, I heard warnings of all sorts from people: Keep your head down and the sororities won’t pick on you. Don’t just sit on any bench you see because it might have been claimed by a sorority and [...]

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Vehicular mishap

It was quite a way to end a fairly decent month. Last night, I was at a dance studio to attend Zumba class, and I was thrilled to be able to park in a slot directly in front of the building–that’s a rare thing. Twenty minutes into Zumba class, however, I was called outside and [...]

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Calendar girls

While hanging out with a group of women earlier, the conversation turned to our ages. Some of them readily shared how old they were, while others put on that hesitantly coy look and skirted around the issue. It’s an interesting thing, women’s tendency to refuse to disclose their ages. Is it a learned behavior? Are [...]

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Project Do Something New

Nah, it’s not really a project, just a cool name I thought up and thought would be appropriate. The new thing I’ve done so far? Drink coffee. I’ve never really had a proper cup of coffee in my life. As a kid, I would drink the dregs of my mother’s coffee, and a few years [...]

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