This morning, on my way to my 9am meeting, I hailed a cab. The bad news is, the cab smelled like vomit and it's somewhat dirty. Surely, not the kind of cab I want to be in early in the morning.
I noticed such "state" the moment I sat down. Then I asked myself: "should I tell the driver I want to get out because his cab does not smell good?" But looking at the driver, I saw that he's in his early fifty's, I guess, and he has this gentleness in his face. He displays a friendly countenance that reminded me of my late grandfather.
So, as we travelled the busy street going to the office, I just covered my nose with my hankerchief and hoped that the ride will be… Continue reading
This post came too late as the Edge Coaster adventure happened in December 2008. Yes, I persuaded myself into getting into that edge-of-the-seat ride - literally - just to get a feeling of the spectacle.
True enough, I felt that I was being thrown into nothingness, into the void that every Cebuano knows to be MacDonald's Jones. My uncle is a member of Club Ultima so the ride was basically free.
Rates include 390 for entrance fee (good for two people, with free snacks) and 500 for the ride itself (good for two people). Basically, you need to spend 500 pesos each for the whole experience.
Prior to the ride, the attendant puts in the safety device (which is… Continue reading 
Truly, the four-hour-twenty-three-minute finals between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was a match full of drama. It is full of emotions, especially that Roger is chasing to equal Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles (currently, Roger has 13), and Rafa was wanting to be the first Spanish to win the Australian Open Title on his best ever performance at a hardcourt Grand Slam - yet!
As the clock approaches dawn, the match became increasingly tense, and perhaps, the mental pressure that Nadal has inflicted on the mighty FedEx's psyche is getting through. With a series of unforced errors from the world No. 2, he gave Nadal his first Australian Open title in… Continue reading 
Figuratively, yes, I did surive a heart attack. This is after the semi-final match between my Rafa and Fernando Verdasco of Spain (Rafa's friend and team mate at the Davis Cup). The match lasted 5 hours and 14 minutes! And every minute of it was nerve-racking, heart-pounding and jaw-dropping!
In all fairness to Verdasco, he did everything he could. He had almost 100 winning shots, compared to Rafa's 52! In the end, experience really mattered. In the 5th set, at 4-5 (Verdasco serving), he double faulted, and Rafa broke him and win the match!
The match came down as one of the historic matches in the Australian Open. It was the… Continue reading 
I was on my way to my 9am meeting and I was already running late. So, naturally, I took a cab to steal a few minutes, as I need to pass by the office first to get some stuff. At the office, my colleagues (who were supposed to be with me in the meeting) all went to the meeting venue. I realized that I did not inform them that I will be going to the office first, and then together, we will proceed to the venue.
To cut the long story short, I was running late for the meeting and I am bringing the files and other stuff needed for that important meeting. Again, I rode a cab and… Continue reading 
