Entries from December 2004

16 December 2004

30 Minute Blog

I’ve noticed that one can get lost in this blogging thing which is really good if you have time to spare and unlimited internet access…
But not this week! All of a sudden I was swamped with work so I will attempt this 30-minute blog. (Actually, I only have 15 minutes…)
Here goes…
Christmas is upon us, as [...]

9 December 2004

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Of course they’re fine!
Bea & Nico

9 December 2004

My eldest Bea– as you should see her

May have to call comprehensive bodyguard services at the rate this one is getting prettier and prettier…
Bea

9 December 2004

My youngest Nico– as it should be

Cool!
Nico

9 December 2004

Reports of our despair are gravely exaggerated

As the title of this blog suggests…
Ever since my last blog I have received encouraging comments and text messages. I wish to thank you all. Apparently I have caring and concerned friends, which is always a good thing.
As I have explained to another friend who read this blog, we are not in pieces. My family [...]

7 December 2004

My kids and the greatest of experiments

One of my friends, Gian (known to this world as “Hashpipe”) got me to thinking this blog up.
Time to reveal a little bit of what I’m going through right now. And this is where the show “ED” comes in.
I am, or we are, or my wife and I are undergoing a somewhat messy separation/custody battle [...]

7 December 2004

Torn between two practices

Lawyering was not my childhood dream.
When I was a small boy I stood up during nursery school graduation and shouted “I’m *Punzi* and when I grow up I want to become a pilot!” Then my parents promptly pinned a gold medal on me (for the “Most Outstanding” honors).
When I was in grade school, I listed [...]

7 December 2004

ED the TV series

Have you ever watched ED?
For those who do not know, this is a TV series about a former high-calibre Manhattan lawyer who experienced on ^&*!#$@ of a bad day.
He lost his job in the morning because one misplaced comma cost his firm a bazzillion dollars? (How much do you think that is in Philippine pesos, [...]

6 December 2004

(Not so) First Entry

OMG! I lost my first entry!!!
Somewhere out of ignorance, I lost my first entry. Pushed the wrong button probably.
So I have to do it again…
Hi! My friends from way back in High School to today call me Punzi. I’m a practicing lawyer from the Philippines. When I tried to create this, I found out that [...]