Kuya Andrew has been managing their family's bakery business, Mam Bebs for quite some time now. And I have been assisting him with it. Last Saturday, my aunt (the Mam Bebs) told us that we have to learn how to bake. A couple of summers ago, another aunt taught me how to bake some pastries. And I enjoyed it. I enjoyed measuring, mixing, following the recipes step-by-step. It might sound geeky, but it kinda reminded me of my days in the laboratory as a science student. Next week, Kuya and I are going to attend the Basic Bread Making Workshop of the Center for Asian Culinary Studies here in Davao City. The course details are as follows: BASIC BREAD MAKING WORKSHOP Always wanted to make you own bread at home? Learn how to make it with Chef Jun Jun de Guzman and enjoy two days of making the following breads; French Rolls, Potato Bread, Walnut Bread, Cuban Bread, Dinner Rolls, and a lot more. Limited to 15 students only. Full participation. First come first serve basis. October 22 – 23, 2007 from 5:00 - 9:00 PM Fee: Php 2,500.00 inclusive of apron, manual and ingredients. I am already very excited…
Conversations that Made Me Think
Well, these are not really conversations but exchanges made through the magical powers of technology. Last week, I was chatting via YM with a DotA player that I was interviewing for my DotA Blog. Let's call him "B." We were talking about the game, players, tournaments, my work, and such things. Here's a truncated version of what happened: B: Hey! Can I ask you something? RJ (me): Sure. B: Do you have a lot of guy friends? RJ: Yes. I don't have a lot of female friends. B: That makes sense. RJ: Why? B: You talk like a boy. You're different from most girls I know. Ohhhkay.... Fast forward to this afternoon... My ex-suitor na itatago natin sa pangalang (whom we shall call) "H" sent me an SMS asking about the exhibition games between Malaysia's Cybertime, and local Teams Ch¡LL and CORPOration. I replied. He didn't reply for quite a while. Then... (the English geist of our conversation) H: Ria... RJ: Yes? H: You were beautiful yesterday (referring to last Saturday when we saw each other during a tournament). RJ: Are you drunk again? I'm always beautiful. Your fault... you're slow. (I was joking.) H: If you weren't such a…
How Joe Ala found Alex Divinagracia
During the Davao Bloggers' meet-up with the Davao Association of Tour Operators (DATO), one of the questions raised by the tour operators is how effective blogs are in terms of being found on the internet. Here's how effective it is... A few days ago, Joe Ala, a Davaoeño now based in Japan, sent me a message via YM. He was thanking me because he was able to contact Alex Divinagracia because of my blog. Joe used to work in the same industry with Alex but he is now working as an EFL teacher in Japan. He was able to chat with Alex because I posted Alex's contact information in my post about the meet-up. There you go... blogs are really effective in terms of posting information and other relevant data that you want to be found when somebody is searching for it online. Information on Alex Divinagracia and other Davao Tour Operators may be found here.
I Got Tired
I'm still happy with the boyfriend but I wasn't happy with who I was becoming. For two days I acted like the crazy, jealous, possessive, paranoid girlfriend. And it was not a pretty sight. And it was tiring. Good thing I realized it before it's too late. Buti na lang the boyfriend is understanding. He got pissed off but did match my ire. AHAHA! Good dog my boyfriend is. I am now back to being me... happy, trusting, and understanding. Kanya-kanyang buhay kami pero still together.
It's Not Easy
... to be in a relationship. You do things you thought you'd never do. You become a person you vowed you'd never be. Today, I am making a choice to return back to who I was before I entered this relationship. Kakapagod to care too much, to expect, to always ask questions.