Euston, we have a problem.

To break from the monotony of chores in which my batchmates and I have found ourselves stuck after some four-odd months of bar review, we found ourselves floating down the Pasig River on the new Pasig River ferry looking at Manila the way our ancestors probably did two centuries prior.

After all, the Filibuster does open on a barge on the Pasig River. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s nothing quite like a major news incident that involves a major loss of life to take the wind off your sails. I was going to write about my trip to Thailand and all the little gripes that go with being tourists on the cheap.

All that is out the window, now.

As I write this, around eight people are dead and more than ten times that are believed to be wounded. All I can do is hope that none of my immediate friends were hurt in the incident.

If you lost someone in today’s tragedy, the thoughts and prayers of myself and my family are with you.