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Secret Identities of “Himan” and “Tayon” Revealed

By Yan • Apr 2nd, 2008 • Category: Inanities, Random Tidbits

They are spawns of Satan. Or so mominator insists.



Why We Flirt

By Yan • Jan 28th, 2008 • Category: Random Tidbits

Gen showed me this interesting Time article about flirting. Odd that it came from Gen of all people; odder still that she thought of me when she read it. Hello! Subtle, much?



Blogdrive Gone?

By Yan • Dec 5th, 2007 • Category: Random Tidbits

There’s some sort of ruckus in the Himantayon.com tagboard over the sudden disappearance of Blogdrive. Apparently, Blogdrive disappeared without warning.



Cebu Guitar Festival

By Yan • Nov 18th, 2007 • Category: Groupie-isms, Random Tidbits

Cebu Guitar Fest: November 22-24, 2007 - The Outpost
Come this November, the glorious sound of guitars being strummed shall resonate around the Guitar Capital of the Philippines, the City of Cebu. From the 22nd to the 24th of November, Cebu’s foremost guitarists will be in attendance at the 1st ever Cebu Guitar Festival at The [...]



Neil Gaiman in Subic: I’m Not Going

By Yan • Nov 18th, 2007 • Category: Groupie-isms, Random Tidbits

Bwuhuhuhuhu! I’ve shed enough tears. Er, in some way or another. Well, okay, there were no tears, actually. But there was a lot of pain. Believe you me, there was.
As I said in my text message to Gen, “Neil Gaiman and I are not fated to meet just yet. But someday, he [...]



my dad has a weird sense of humor

By Yan • Nov 18th, 2007 • Category: Random Tidbits

This from a guy who nags me about my smoking every chance he gets:
I went back to name of client deleted* today for a possible new project. After the meeting, I asked to be toured around the production plant. Inside the plant, I noticed a few people smoking inside a glass cubicle. [...]



We Clean Up Good

By Yan • Nov 8th, 2007 • Category: Random Tidbits

Congratulations and best wishes, Joreca and Carlos!
PS: I still can’t believe they’re married.
And uh…why is everyone getting married?



No Wonder Our Perception of Beauty is Distorted

By Yan • Oct 4th, 2007 • Category: Random Tidbits



of whale sharks and misery

By Yan • Sep 30th, 2007 • Category: Random Tidbits

a tribute to those magnificent creatures:

I can never look at the ocean again. Ever.



It’s Not About the Orgasm

By Yan • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Random Tidbits

Got this from the Cheshire Kitten Project:
“Writing is like making love. Don’t worry about the orgasm, just concentrate on the process.”
—Isabel Allende
Lately, writing for me (and everything else, actually) has been nothing more than a race to an orgasm. I should just learn to take a deep breath and enjoy the (er-) ride, huh?
Thanks [...]