Usapang Siopao sa Isang Convenience Store

Naranasan mo bang mainis dahil lamang sa isang maliit na bagay kagaya ng siopao? May kasaysayan ako sa pagkain iyon simula noong una ko silang nakilala noong grade school ako.

Nang dahil sa siopao. *bow*

Ngayong matanda na ako’t nagagawang makabili na ng siopao, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na mararanasan ko ulit ang isang problem na may kinalaman sa isang munting pangmerienda.

At dahil lang hindi masagot ang isang simpleng tanong.

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Isang Open-Letter Para sa Mga Housemates ng Pinoy Big Brother Season 6

Big Brother Philippines Season 6

Pinoy Big Brother 6

Sa mga Papasok na Housemates,

Habang binabasa niyo ito, marahil kayo ay nasa kalagitnaan ng pagsesequester sa kanya-kanyang hotel room sa Maynila (at maaring hindi mo ‘to mabasa kaagad), kung saan ay naghihintay na lamang kayong lumipas ang isang linggo bago kayo pumasok sa bahay ni Kuya para sa makasaysayang nitong ikaanim na regular season (ikalabing dalawa sa pangkalahatan) at ikasampung anibersaryo.

Sa inyong pagpasok, magiging bahagi na kayo ng isang naatatanging pangkat ng mga tao mula sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng mundo na binigyan ng pagkakataong manirahan kasama ang mga kapwa estranghero sa loob ng higit-kumulang na 15 linggo na walang contact mula sa labas. Para maglaro sa isang palabas na may mga hindi-inaasahang twists at turns, magawang lagpasan ang bawat nominasyon at evictions, maging ang pagpipintas ng publiko hanggang sa ikaw na lang ang natatanging natitira.

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An Open Letter to Pinoy Big Brother Season 6 Housemates

Big Brother Philippines Season 6

Pinoy Big Brother 6

Dear Incoming Housemates,

As you read this, you might be in the process of being sequestered to your assigned hotel room in Manila (and probably won’t be reading this in time), waiting less than a week from now before entering the Pinoy Big Brother house, which is now on its landmark 6th regular season (12th over-all) and tenth anniversary.

Upon entering the house, you will officially become part of an elite global group of people who were bestowed with a one of a kind experience to live with fellow strangers in isolation for 15 weeks or less, to play a game filled with unexpected twists and turns as you survive nominations and evictions, as well as public scrutiny, until only one housemate is left standing to claim the grand prize on finale day.

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Reality & Dreams: A Bus Crash at the Airstrip

I woke up bruised on the side of some airstrip with a few injured people lying on the ground next to me. Behind me is a bus that has been turned over with people still inside. I don’t know what happened, there was chaos and mayhem. But one thing for sure, there’s no real urgency to call for help for some reason as we actually had the luxury of time to make chitchat before doing anything.

Airstrip

How did a bus end up on an airstrip anyway?

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