Category Archives: negligible life stories

Buko Juice or Buko Water?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Wayne

It is one of the purest drinks. It is pristine and refreshing. Coconut juice or buko juice is a drink for all seasons. In the barangay we used to reside, coconut trees were abundant. I didn’t have a chance to … Continue reading →

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Remembering Whitney Houston

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Wayne

My father taught me how to sing. He is a guitarist. I remember well he played the guitar frequently during my childhood. The first song that I learned from him was “Devoted to You” by Everly Brothers, that was made … Continue reading →

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Who is Edilberto C. Ortiz?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Wayne

I overheard his name once uttered by a colleague, few times I read it on print, and never did I come across him up close and personal. His name is Edilberto C. Ortiz. You won’t recall such name as one … Continue reading →

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A Time to Grow

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Wayne

Yesterday I had a very very short part in the 1st day of circuit assembly of Jehovah’s witnesses (the second time since a long long furlough so to speak). With my age, I have been assigned many tasks, faced different … Continue reading →

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My First Ever Ferrero Rocher

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Wayne

I love chocolates! Though my taste buds are used to cheaper kinds of chocolates, I still wish I could receive gift from friends or family members more expensive chocolates. The natural notion that the higher the prices, the higher the … Continue reading →

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A Treat to Myself

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Wayne

Two Thousand twelve is here. Since I missed several things last December during holiday season, I gave a treat to myself as the year 2012  began this month. I waited for several years before my Nokia phone (I don’t know … Continue reading →

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I Missed My Eyeglasses

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Wayne

I started wearing eyeglasses in college when I felt that my eyesight became poorer than it used to be when I was in high school. I used to have 20-20 vision but when computers came into my life (that was … Continue reading →

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Hope Amid Tragedy

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Wayne

Amid unspeakable tragedy, we can always find hope that there’s a new tomorrow, a new day. I was browsing some news early dawn today and I found the disaster in southern Philippines still flooding the online news. Pictures of the … Continue reading →

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Bonifacio Day and Lessons Learnt from a History Teacher

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Wayne

It’s a holiday! At least a break a day before the busy month of December. Before November ends, I’d like to remember few things from negligible to more significant events in my life and the life of other people, past … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Growing Old

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Wayne

Growing old is to be set free… It is a slow and long-simmering process that extracts from you what you are really made of. But it requires acceptance. You cannot put a flailing chicken in a boiling pot. You must … Continue reading →

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