Are you an infatuated female caught in his web? A slighted lover thirsting for vengeance? A colleague hoping to learn the secrets of his success? A friend desperately trying to understand the paradox that he is? A chronicler wishing to document his fascinating life story?
by Jojo
Note added by Yan: As a rule, I try not to make this blog too personal. But by writing the article below, Jojo has single-handedly undone months of safe and careful blogging. Since I promised him that I would publish his work (with no major revisions whatsoever), and I do know how to keep [...]
In no particular order of importance, here are 10 things you should know about Yanyan:
by Genee
She is one of the Furies, the Kindly Ones, the Three Fates. She is the nice one, the mother figure. Yes, Yan. You are the mother figure.
She has an incredible fear of roaches. A mere “Ey, cockroach” can send [...]
Okay, the first one was just a tad too serious. That was so not me (but sooo Xyzha, don’t you think?). You see, while we do have a lot of similar traits (scary, they all are), we also have a wide range of glaring differences. In fact, on the surface, we are in no way [...]
Born 8 years apart, Xyzha and I didn’t exactly have a chance to bond as sisters.
Herschel, my middle sister, and I share memories of wading in mud puddles, chasing after dragon flies, climbing mango trees, dismantling Barbie dolls, staging our own dramas, and even discovering puppy love for the first time.
But the only [...]
Fruhlein - or Baby, as everyone in the family calls her - is sort of the fourth of the infamous “tres marias”. Born to the youngest sister of my dad, whose nomadic existence spanned different corners of the world in pursuit of love and meaning, Fruhlein was dumped on our doorstep at a very young [...]
Guile is a blogger who moonlights as Paperbag. He also happens to be the bassist of Hastang and my strongest rival for Mark’s affections. I have reason to be just the slightest bit insecure as far as the latter is concerned. Guile’s been in Mark’s life for nearly 2 decades, his hips are narrower than [...]
I needed help writing the vanity section of this blog, so I asked a few friends to write a little something about me. Guile proved particularly innovative by writing 10 things you should know about Yan. The others followed suit, and pretty soon it became sort of a trend. I thought it would be [...]
by Fruhlein
When she was in her teens, she used to vent to a little girl who didn’t understand a word she said.
No one laughs harder and louder than she does.
She believes Mark resembles Russell Crowe.
When ate Xyzha and I were under 10, we used to sleep over in her room, and she’d tell us jokes [...]
by Guile
She digs Neil Gaiman. Nay, she worships Neil Gaiman.
She’s got a passion for words.
She’s the most beautiful blogger of all time.
She writes really great lyrics.
She loves coffee.
Her left eyebrow can arch majestically whenever she suspects I’m cheating at chikacha.
She finds me genuinely funny. Honest.
She gave me so much paperwork to file back when I [...]
