Caffeine Sparks, who is in my Favourite People in Cyberspace list, has given me the mission to reveal 8 random facts about myself. So, to celebrate the new landline in our new flat (meaning dial-up is now possible, and adsl is on its way), I’ll bore you all. FACT 1. When I was in Kindergarten,...
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Internet cafe anger
The internet cafe I am in is half-empty (since I’m feeling very negative today). The letters on the keyboard are partially erased, and the keys stick to the bottom of the keyboard each time I press them. The internet cafe I am in is filled with half-wits, and a shining example is the lady sitting...
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I’ll be away for awhile
Because in Qatar, it takes the same amount of time to switch phone and internet lines to a new flat as is does to apply for a new line and internet access. And as I remember, it took us 3 weeks to get connected. So this means internet cafes and Arabic keyboards. Again. Meanwhile, lots...
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Jungle Cat
I have the ability to remember my dreams in detail and to dream in colour. Dreaming in colour is not an ability, I suppose, but it is to Julien, who seldom remembers his dreams. Last night, I dreamt that there was this guy who was in love with this rich girl, and this rich girl’s...
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Cheers Ads: Pure Genius
Since my last post was about humor, let me make it clear that our Thai brothers and sisters and giving us serious competition. Cheers Beer was launched in 2005 and apparently, the beer sucks. But. BUT! Their ads are so great, so utterly great, that I’m green with envy that it wasn’t us Pinoys who...
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Humor
Filipino humor is a special sort of gem. It’s a gem that stays dusty, flawed and chipped – but it’s still a gem, to people who can appreciate it. A shining example is the Filipino term usapang lasing (literally, drunken talk) which gives birth to crude, mind-boggling jokes that make sense only to the heavily...
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