Categories
- Advice (2)
- ANNIVERSARY (11)
- ANTIPOLO (37)
- AUSTRALIA (16)
- Biker Dude (7)
- BLOGGING (2)
- BLOGKADAHAN (9)
- BOOKS (51)
- BUHAY OFW (207)
- CALIFORNIA (60)
- CHINA (17)
- Dear Unkyel BatJay (150)
- ELASTIC BATMAN (1)
- FAMILY (122)
- FILM (38)
- FOOD (89)
- FRIENDS (94)
- GADGETS (11)
- GARDEN (4)
- HEALTH (54)
- HINDI LANG PAMPAMILYA (14)
- HOME (78)
- INDIOS BRAVOS (1)
- KOMIKS (9)
- LITERATURE (15)
- LOOKING BACK (22)
- MAHALAGANG BALITA (40)
- MIDDLE AGE BLUES (9)
- MUSIC (118)
- MY WIFE (56)
- MYSELF (241)
- ORANGE COUNTY (31)
- PATAWA (94)
- PHILIPPINES (137)
- PODCAST (5)
- POETRY (3)
- POLITICS (7)
- RANTS (5)
- RELATIONSHIPS (53)
- RELIGION (16)
- SCHOOL (27)
- SCIENCE (9)
- SIGNS (5)
- SINGAPORE (238)
- SNAPPY ANSWERS (28)
- SOFTWARE (3)
- SPORTS (6)
- STILL LIFE (1)
- Strange Stuff (2)
- The BatJay Chronicles (10)
- TOP 10 LISTS (39)
- TRAVELER'S TALES (156)
- Tweets (72)
- UNITED STATES (55)
- VACATION (79)
- WEIRD BUT TRUE (74)
- WORD DEFINITION (7)
- WORK (115)
- YOSI BOY (7)
Archives
- August 2010 (13)
- July 2010 (25)
- June 2010 (11)
- May 2010 (19)
- April 2010 (27)
- March 2010 (23)
- February 2010 (9)
- January 2010 (5)
- December 2009 (5)
- November 2009 (6)
- October 2009 (5)
- September 2009 (5)
- August 2009 (8)
- July 2009 (9)
- June 2009 (8)
- May 2009 (9)
- April 2009 (9)
- March 2009 (9)
- February 2009 (8)
- January 2009 (11)
- December 2008 (13)
- November 2008 (12)
- October 2008 (9)
- September 2008 (12)
- August 2008 (13)
- July 2008 (13)
- June 2008 (12)
- May 2008 (12)
- April 2008 (13)
- March 2008 (13)
- February 2008 (12)
- January 2008 (14)
- December 2007 (13)
- November 2007 (13)
- October 2007 (13)
- September 2007 (13)
- August 2007 (12)
- July 2007 (15)
- June 2007 (13)
- May 2007 (13)
- April 2007 (12)
- March 2007 (11)
- February 2007 (15)
- January 2007 (15)
- December 2006 (19)
- November 2006 (14)
- October 2006 (14)
- September 2006 (14)
- August 2006 (14)
- July 2006 (13)
- June 2006 (11)
- May 2006 (13)
- April 2006 (14)
- March 2006 (14)
- February 2006 (17)
- January 2006 (19)
- December 2005 (19)
- November 2005 (19)
- October 2005 (20)
- September 2005 (21)
- August 2005 (23)
- July 2005 (26)
- June 2005 (23)
- May 2005 (25)
- April 2005 (24)
- March 2005 (26)
- February 2005 (25)
- January 2005 (28)
- December 2004 (28)
- November 2004 (29)
- October 2004 (29)
- September 2004 (29)
- August 2004 (31)
- July 2004 (28)
- June 2004 (24)
- May 2004 (21)
- April 2004 (24)
- March 2004 (28)
- February 2004 (22)
- January 2004 (23)
- December 2003 (11)
- November 2003 (19)
- October 2003 (16)
- September 2003 (18)
- August 2003 (19)
- July 2003 (33)
- June 2003 (25)
- May 2003 (39)
- April 2003 (45)
- March 2003 (29)
- February 2003 (40)
- January 2003 (36)
- December 2002 (23)
- November 2002 (15)
- October 2002 (5)
- September 2002 (3)
- August 2002 (10)
- July 2002 (9)
- June 2002 (7)
- May 2002 (13)
- April 2002 (4)
- March 2002 (4)
- January 2002 (6)
- December 2001 (6)
- November 2001 (3)
- October 2001 (6)
- September 2001 (13)
- 0 (1)
Meta
-
Monthly Archives: September 2001
THE HOME I LEFT BEHIND
…and then i see a picture of the house and family i left behind and suddenly it all comes back in a flood of memories. home – traffic jams and dusty roads, chaos in the streets, people who don’t care, … Continue reading
Posted in FAMILY, FRIENDS, HOME, MY WIFE, MYSELF, PHILIPPINES
2 Comments
KAPALMUKS
na miss ko yung barkada ko. they’ve been more than friends to me – they’re my brothers, really. we’ve been classmates since kindergarten, all through elementary and high school in an all boys school somewhere in Kalookan City. We’ve kept … Continue reading
TIME IS ON MY SIDE (YES IT IS!)
one month and a half! that’s been the time i’ve been away from home. somehow, i’ve managed to get used to living here in singapore. somehow, riding a bus from the west coast to the psa building seems so normal. … Continue reading
Posted in FAMILY, FOOD, MYSELF, RELATIONSHIPS, SINGAPORE
2 Comments
THE OLD WOMAN AND ME, PART II
we still see each other once in a while, the old woman and i… she talks to me in chinese and i answer back in english. somehow we understand, at least, the most important message of all: that we are … Continue reading
Posted in FAMILY, MYSELF, SINGAPORE
Leave a comment
THE OLD WOMAN AND ME
i helped an old woman go down the stairs of my apartment block last week. she must have been in her late 70′s or early 80′s, i have no way of knowing. a good turn for an old woman here … Continue reading
Posted in FAMILY, MYSELF, SINGAPORE
Leave a comment
LET THIS BE A SONG CALLED ME
Music has been with me since I was a kid. In fact, you could say that my life has been one big album, each passing year moving from song to song. My dad was a big influence. He was one … Continue reading
Posted in FAMILY, MUSIC, MYSELF
2 Comments
THE TYPICAL WEEK OF AN OFW ENGINEER IN SINGAPORE
Let me describe to you my typical week… I work in an office in the South West of the island of Singapore. I have a small cubicle (6 ft x 9 ft), a lot better than what I’ve had in … Continue reading
Posted in MY WIFE, MYSELF, SINGAPORE, WORK
4 Comments
AIR PORK
“Air Pork” – the name of a company here in Singapore that imports meat from Australia
Posted in FOOD, PATAWA, SINGAPORE, WEIRD BUT TRUE
Leave a comment
AN INSENSITIVE VACATION
six am news, singapore: a woman at the singapore international airport was complaining to the airport authorities why her scheduled flight to alaska was cancelled. she was so pissed off because the bombings spoiled her long planned vacation.
Posted in SINGAPORE, VACATION, WEIRD BUT TRUE
Leave a comment
A PAIR OF CHOPSTICKS
it’s hard to come to terms with terrorist attacks because they don’t make any sense. will a similar attack ever happen again? i’m almost sure it will. those bastards have shown that it can be done. copy cats, sympathizers, and … Continue reading
Posted in UNITED STATES
Leave a comment
WORLD TRADE CENTER TRAGEDY
the world trade center was hit by two planes today. one for each tower.
Posted in UNITED STATES
Leave a comment
SINGAPORE BLUES
nandito ako sa singapore, mag-iisang buwan na. naging isang estrangero para makapag-ipon ng konting pera. tama ba itong ginawa ko? sana… sana pagbalik ko sa pilipinas nandoon pa rin ang mga mahal ko sa buhay. sana buhay pa sila. sana … Continue reading
Posted in FAMILY, HOME, MYSELF, PHILIPPINES, RELATIONSHIPS, SINGAPORE, WORK
3 Comments