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a good hearty laugh is like falling in love in this singular manner:

when it hits you right, you just have to give into it and let it all out till it leaves you breathless.

La Luz

this is how i chose to spend my birthday. at la luz resort in san juan, batangas. far away from everyone, from the busy city, traffic jams, and deadlines. i've managed to reallocate 3 unused leave days from last year into this year. luckily my boss agreed not to have HR forfeit them.

i missed out on spending summer at the beach last year, so here i am starting early this year.

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security alert email i got last week. thought i should share it to all concerned.

Date: 09/23/2004 01:28 PM
To: All Employees
Subject: ALERT: Eastwood City Frustrated Kidnapping Incident

Please take necessary precaution when bringing your children to Eastwood, or to any location for that matter.

There was a reported incident of frustrated kidnapping at the Eastwood City last night. A 5-year old child of an IBMer was at the McDonald's Eastwood and was taken while he was in the washroom. The Megaforce security radio brigade was immediately alerted and fortunately, the boy was noticed ten minutes later at the 7-11 by a guard who happened to be buying something in the store. This is the first reported kidnapping incident in the Eastwood City area.

We are thankful and relieved that this incident had a good ending. Please take extra steps to ensure that the safety and security of your children are never compromised.

i overheard a colleague from the cubicle behind me say (in the vernacular), "good thing they caught up with the culprit at 7-11. but why the need to stop by 7-11?" in which another replied, "probably couldn't call the getaway car coz the cell phone ran out of load. so had buy pre-paid card pa."

jesting aside, am glad these parents did not have to lose their kid. but why was the 5-year-old kid allowed to go to the wash room by himself in the first place?

Boracay

sand, surf, sunburns and five fabulous days in boracay! i am lovin the beach more than ever. vacation has never been this good. we've booked this since february and lodgings at the boracay penninsula were almost fully booked. luckily someone cancelled and we made no second thoughts about it. boracay is paradise and commercialism put together. all over the long stretch of beach are ads and promos of telecoms and products ranging from beverages to sunblock. i tried so much not to get them in my photographs, but sometimes, it's just not possible. at least i did try to keep it to a minimum. lots of people here and there. celebrities and regular people. foreigners and locals. island hoppin during the day, bar hoppin at night. this is like asia's ibiza.