+ Jesse's Monggo-ness +

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Last Update: Fri Nov 23 18:27:37 2007

+ Stars sighting + This is just too funny. I cannot post the name of course, but I know someone who look exactly like Dr. Seuss the Cat. No [...] have my own plane ticket. We booked our flight months earlier, and this was before I learned I was going to Thailand. Sigh.

+ Quick getaway on Sunday + Flying to the Chiang Rai this weekend for a three-day funfest with people from work. Finally, a much needed break. I've [...] manage to have time to blog, hehe). Chiang Rai is located in the northern tip of Thailand, right on the Thailand-Myanmar border.

+ Coffee Talk + Like in the Philippines and probably most other countries, Starbucks Thailand is giving out 2008 planners on your 20th cup of [...] Nut and Peppermint Latte. Not much of a choice there, unless you have the kicks for coffee that tastes like toothpaste.

+ Seeing bloody red + Suddenly I realize it's just 35 days before Christmas. Yes, 35! Can you believe that? I was at the mall today and already [...] Note: The countdown widget says I wish for love, peace and happiness. Yeah okay, but let it be known that I also wish for a Wii .

+ Thai adobo + My momma will be proud. I now know how to make pork adobo. For those who have not yet discovered this tangy all-Filipino [...] arroz caldo 5. Sauteed tuna 6. Pork adobo With this achievement I feel like I can do Iron Chef already. Watch out.

+ It's coming... + Well what do you know, the Yu le is starting to make a presence. (Outside Emporium and inside Tops supermarket [...] I received my first Christmas spam email, and an episode of Family Guy I watched today was about THE season. Can't freaking wait.

+ Alias + Alas, today I finished my long overdue marathon of the TV series Alias. It started back in Manila when my roomies brought home [...] for Lambs today. Nice, except for the small insignificant detail that it stars Tom bloody Cruise. I liked the conclusion. At the end o

+ Chavacano Word of the Day # 4 + Sucio ('soo-sho) Definition: "Sucio." noun. Dirt. (The article "ma" which means "full of" is used [...] boys just plain die. Habla mi nana, mga niño que ta baña, ta anda na cielo, mga ma sucio niño ta muri lang.

+ The Thai Files + Filipinos and Thais look so much alike that I'm always mistaken for a Thai national myself. People would come up to me and start [...] pronouncing it like an F. Same goes for "Thailand," you have to emphasize the H. And I don't know who started this in the Philippines

+ The Beads + For the first time in quite a lot of months (or years, heavens, I lost count) I prayed the Holy Rosary. There was no particular [...] leader, she would actually fall into sleep in the middle of the prayer, and we siblings would snicker and nudge her back to consci

+ Sorry + I feel so bad for letting you down when you went out of your way to be with me. I really have no excuses, it's my fault. Despite [...] you for sharing your day with me. I am so lucky to have you. I really mean it. Alleluia, alleluia.

+ Blog Action Day + October 15 is world Blog Action Day. What would happen if every blog published posts on the same topic, on the same day? [...] in the Philippines ever going to think of such initiatives? Monggolink: Blog Action Day

+ Panorama + Hey, here's a panoramic shot of the Benjasiri Park near my place. You might see errors though if your browser doesn't read I-frames or [...] this, your web browser doesn't understand IFRAME. However, we'll still link you to the file.

+ My friend, Ellah + Ellah, ellah, ey, ey, ...

+ First Haircut + I had to get a haircut today, so I hauled my butt to The Emporium, which is an up-market mall like The Podium or Rockwell, but much [...] door was for something else. A nose-hair trim maybe. Morale of the story: Learn to cut your own hair.

+ My Kingdom + Thanks to Maldita and Jessie- fellow Filipinos that I met through Siam Pinoy (an online community of Filipino expats in Thailand), I [...] that came with the apartment. My room didn't look bad either, but it's only semi-furnished so it's a project in the making.

+ New Work, New Work + KPMG in Bangkok is one very nice office. By "very nice" I mean the following: -I can choose to punch in at either 8 or 9 AM [...] Khun Jesse?" Schwin, the HR guy, asks. "Lovely," I reply courteously, feeling like an Englishman on steroids.

+ Landed + The plane touched down at the Suvarnabhumi Airport around 2AM. This was it, my life in Thailand has just started. [...] person was going to hold out a placard with my name on it. I was hoping the placard would read something like, " Welcome Je

+ Looking Back... + Some of the things I will miss in good ol' Pinas... Free paper towels... a big and spacious cabinet for [...] McDonald's rice burger... Chavacano lessons... and late talks over food and coffee.

+ Leaving on a Jet Plane + So anyways, I moved to Bangkok. After manning my post in AR group for about 5 months, I had found myself saying yes to a [...] their work, I recommend at least 2 weeks of "realization" time, on top of the 30 day notice. If KPMG had not asked for my presence to

+ Getting ready + Hey, guess what, I'm going to this place below really soon. ...

+ MAXX + Because I have been a loyal consumer on contract and they want to reward me for sticking with them for 2 years, Globe gave me a free [...] you should get one. Monggolink: The Maxx on Motorola homepage

+ Banana, anyone? + This, ladies and gentlemen, is how you should love your bananas. ...

+ Vivo otra vez! + Ya acaba ya el serada de libro por este trimeste! Ay puede ya yo descansa otra vez! Chipla, quanto noche tambien aquel no hay [...] ele ta queda na di mio apartamento, y ele pa ta coci con el di amon comida para lleva na empleo. Si, ya impesa ya yo lleva fiambre

+ Not Now + I've been wanting to blog about a lotta things... sadly, my work is getting in the way of my blogging life. Hehehe... I love ...