Tonight, I attended a memorial service, my third one in the last three months. The first memorial I attended was for my Tita Rina, who suddenly died of a heart attack while dealing with a particularly nasty case of the flu. I grew up with Tita Rina living in the house next door, and my
A few nights ago, I had my first one night stand since college. Most people understand a “one night stand” to be a single night of casual, no-strings attached sex, but there’s a second definition for the term, one that I invented and never really thought to share with anyone until now. Have you ever
SAN FRANCISCO–The violent, two-week long conflict between the Philippines and Korea finally came to a close on Sunday evening when Korea extended a small plastic bottle of shochu to the Philippines as a gesture of peace. The peace negotiations that took place were not so much negotiations as a lot of drinking because both parties
The downside of having friends who sometimes read your blog is that you can’t blog about certain real-life events without risking getting kicked out of that social group. I’m going to take that risk anyway and write about this guy I spoke to last Friday. Besides being interesting enough to be blog-worthy, somewhere in here
I’m really not sure what compelled me to walk up to my ex when I spotted him at the area where I usually wait for my next class. Maybe it’s because I knew that a confrontation was inevitable (we go to the same school). Maybe it’s because my ex angst is getting old and I’m
I’m no stranger to strange coincidences but I got curveballed by one of the strangest coincidences early this week. While I was on my way out the office for a cigarette break Monday morning, Kristel ran into me with arms wide flailing. “Lauren! Your Asshole Ex’s current girlfriend is right outside the office!” I was
For a more coherent account on the last day of the Manila Book Fair, check out my post on the Read or Die blog. What with work, clothed photoshoots, fattening up at Something Fishy, and making music with Kristel, today was the only day I could devote to helping out Read or Die at the
When I got my Siamese cat Kylee about seven years ago, I didn’t know that we had the kitty neutered way too late. Neutering a tomcat is supposed to reduce their tendency to mark their territory by spraying their piss, their aggression to other cats, and the tendency to roam around the neighborhood. Although getting
My name is Lauren Dado and this is my personal blog. I like nerdy things, scary things, and pretty things. I'm not really always right. (
