By Lei Velasco

I’ve always been on the “heavy side” for as long as I can remember. And I didn’t mind because I was happy with myself until… I had what you can call a rude awakening which made me decide to do something about it. As with any other goal you need to have some form of motivation to succeed. And for me, this motivation had to be a very painful experience. It’s probably not the best reason to start a fitness goal, but it gets you there. Let me share with you my very own journey to fitness.

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If you’re anything like me, who lives and works on the Internet, then you probably have a love-hate relationship with your Internet Service Provider (ISP). There are a lot of choices from which to choose, but then again, that doesn’t mean that you’ll get the best one on that first ISP application. I’ve used 4 ISPs so far, and really, I don’t think I’ve experienced the best there is in the Philippines. Which ISPs have you experienced/used? How did they perform? Do you hate it or love it? Answer the survey and sound off in the comments below.

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Back when I was still living the high life of a yuppie, “high life” meaning technically living on my own and having to fend (hunger away) for myself, I found a staple I’m-too-lazy/tired-to-cook-something-else food in corned beef. It’s so easy and hard to mess up. You chop some garlic, onions, and potatoes, sauté, open the can then dump in the corned beef.

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So the last time we went out of town, our flight out was unceremoniously cancelled. Thankfully, we were spared the nightmare of rebooking and all that – Cebu Pacific moved us to an earlier flight and then graciously gave us free one way tickets for any domestic flight. That led to a choice of where to go next. We chose between two Mindanao destinations, and ended up choosing Davao City for the next leg of our Yuppie domestic tour.

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I wanted to bake something different and preferably simple and that’s when I thought of making my own crackers. As I browse through different websites for a recipe, I’ve decided to make cheddar crackers. The reason is simple, who doesn’t love cheese?

This recipe was adapted from here.

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It’s been a couple of weeks since I wrote up on my witribe service’s (non) performance, and people keep landing on this site over a good number of concerns not covered by my review. Well, a friend of mine had problems with her modem a couple of weeks back and I’ve decided to write down some troubleshooting and other tips for those of you who haven’t quite yet come to terms with your witribe 4g internet.

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Last year, we bought a couple of coupons from a group deal site for a relatively unknown resort in Calatagan, Batangas called Puesto del Sol. After a roundabout 9 months of rescheduling (and getting scared because of bad reviews of the deal site MetroDeals), we finally went there while Bagyong Butchoy was traipsing across the country. Read the rest of this entry »

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A lot of people have asked me regarding witribe. How’s the service, connection speeds, and customer service. Well, the answer I typically give is: When it’s good, it’s decent, but when it’s bad, you want to hurl it across the room. Some really bad days, I’ve grown to know it as wi-tripe (along the lines of Smart Bro-ken and Smart Bored).

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After a convo with a friend that went from the upcoming Erik Matti movie about Tiktik to the 2011 movie Aswang, and ended up on the original 1992 Aswang, I busted out the Google-fu to find the said movie (because video rental shops have long since died around these parts) and thankfully found a copy. Personally, I found the original movie terrifying, as all children of the 90′s probably were – and it wasn’t just because I was in grade school when it was first released.

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“You know,” i say to no one in particular. “this had better be worth it.”

the faceless crowd continued milling past me. cars zoomed and buses chugged by, leaving nothing but trails of exhaust. it was moments away from rush hour, and from experience, i knew a sea of people was about to descend upon one of the busiest streets in the entire damned country.

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I stared at your name, beside it was NO REPLY. ‘Yet,’ I added in my head. No reply yet. I’m sure you’ll attend, won’t you?

My wedding is in two weeks. It’s in two weeks, and here I am counting the seconds before my feet stop feeling so cold and I have to sign myself away.

Maybe you haven’t checked your mail, haven’t checked the e-vite, or haven’t logged in on Facebook and haven’t seen the event invite there. Or maybe you have seen and ignored it. But you can’t have, you know it’s RSVP. It means you have to reply if you’re coming or not.

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Mr. Eugenio Perez, Gene to his friends, Asshole to everyone else, sat quite content at his usual spot on one of the bar’s couches. He was having a pleasant time alone when a woman plopped on the seat across from him and said, “You’re quite the destroyer of dreams, aren’t you.”

She had already placed an order before he could think of anything to say. His usual quick wit was dampened by the 5 Rum Cokes and the woman’s arresting beauty, though he made up for the delay by being curt. “I’m sure your intended audience would have found that dramatic,” he said.

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