L-R: Tito Dodo and Tita Daisy L-R: Tata, Achi Ging, and Shoti At long last, the Catacutan Family is complete again. The mom in the picture is my dad’s younger sister, so that makes those goofy ones down there my cousins. And my closest cousins at that. I grew up with Alain (or “Tata”) and [...]
As I’m typing this it’s exactly 20 minutes before the clock strikes twelve. My phone keeps beeping as text greetings from friends and acquaintances arrive every few minutes. I hear firecrackers outside and the Christmas instrumental songs that come with my mom’s Christmas lights displayed outside our window. Funny thing is, we’re no longer expecting [...]
Hey guys, this is my new pre-owned car! It’s obviously not the best one, it’s just an old Toyota Corolla ’92. But at least now I don’t have to go through the torture of finding a cab ride and/or arguing with the cab driver (who either doesn’t want to drive me to my desired destination [...]
How do you respond when you’re asked this question: “So, when are you going to blog about [insert topic here]?” I find it funny every time someone asks me that. It’s like that person knows exactly what’s going on in my head and what I’m thinking of blogging next. Like I’m transparent or something. And [...]
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