The Complete Substitute for All Forms of Sociability

Last April 8-10, the company went out for some much deserved break. This year, they decided to hold the company outing at Hagnaya Beach Resort and Restaurant in San Remegio, Cebu. The place is excellent. Although the beach isn't great (the sand isn't white and it's kinda muddy because it's a mangrove area), the resort doesn't lack facilities. The pool is fantastic with slides, floaters, mini pools, a poolside bar. The restaurant serves buffet breakfast and lunch (and I think dinner also). So many function rooms and you can have a choice between air-conditioned function rooms or open air (by the sea). There's like a play area with a billiards table and a ping pong table, a basketball court, the whole shebang. And we had free use of all facilities. There's even kayaking and boat riding but I didn't get to do those because it was too hot. Come to think of it. I didn't get to do much of anything. Not even go into the pool. I ate and slept and talked a...

Born: 2011 Died: April 5, 2016 It's terrible. I'm still torn up about it. But I hope he was happy during his stay with us and that he is in a better place now. Bye, Barrack.

This brings back old memories of seemingly endless summer days spent biking, climbing up trees, playing in the water.... Summer afternoons were for catechism classes and Flores de Mayo novena prayers at the old San Juan Nepomuceno Parish Church in Moalboal, Cebu. You can see part of its facade to the extreme left of this picture. Today, the facade is all that remains of this church -- a 100-year-old remnant of the past and a testament to my youth. The new church building stands a few steps away.

Boris with his favorite toy: dry caimito leaf....

Battling my existential malaise by working out. Morning jog, it is. This was taken along South Road Properties Coastal Road, Talisay City. I did 2.31km in around 8 mins. Not bad for being out of shape. My last run was in January.