Pen and pouch envy

Lamy Pico (lamy.com)

Lamy Pico (lamy.com)

When Lamy, the German pen company, designed the Pico, it didn’t have me in mind. I didn’t fit the demographic.
The Pico, Lamy’s clipless pocket pen, was simple, functional, and expensive; I was complicated (occasionally), useless (generally), and cheap (absolutely).
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Passenger gets Twitter apology but not free food from Cebu Pacific Airlines despite delayed flight

Shown is Ceb, the mascot of Cebu Pacific Airlines.

Shown is Ceb, the mascot of Cebu Pacific Airlines.

Below is an exchange of tweets posted by a person who uses the Twitter handle, @tagasalog@CebuPacificAir, and (maestro, music please) myself. From the looks of it, @tagasalog got on a Cebu Pacific flight that got delayed. (I don’t think I’ve met @tagasalog before although he says in one direct message that he hangs out in Quezon City a lot when I asked him his name.)

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Amateur tips for Uber users in Metro Manila

(Downloaded from the Uber Press kit)

(Downloaded from the Uber Press kit)

(DISCLAIMER: This is amateur observation, not expert opinion. Any damages incurred involving the use of these tips will be met with token expressions of sympathy and regret, more the first than the second. In other words, caveat emptor, my friend. And thanks for reading.) Continue reading