We went to Subic last weekend. It was tons of fun. =) I’m really glad
I had an opportunity to spend more time with Diane, and I’m also
really glad I got to know Jac more. Dominique was absolutely wonderful
(and well-behaved). Ranulf and Marcelle were cool, too. <grin>

Yay yay yay yay!

Had a wonderful chat with Ranulf and Marcelle.

I had a nice long chat with Ranulf Goss about
life, the universe, and everything. I think it’s absolutely wonderful
that he wants to inspire people to go into independent game
development here in the Philippines, and I wish him lots of luck. I’m
looking forward to our Subic trip this weekend, too! =)

I finally managed to have dinner with Sean earlier. It turns out he
wasn’t avoiding me (heaven forbid). He had just been just buried under
work, having recently had his workday extended by an hour or so.
Dinner out was a welcome break for him, and we spent a few hours
leisurely chatting over soup and pasta at Almon Marina. I showed him
my feeble attempts at sketching and he gave me a few tips on facial
expressions. We chatted about movies and retrogaming, too. (No, we
didn’t mention the weather at all.)

We headed over to Bizu for dessert, where we ran into Aaron—an old
college friend I hadn’t seen in ages. It was a lot of fun chatting
with Aaron, and it looks like business is treating him very well
despite the demanding schedule. He juggles and is looking forward to
our show. =) As for me—the low-sugar chocolates and the positively
decadent chocolate souffle sent me into seventh heaven. I can’t
recommend that place enough.

The evening was great fun, and I look forward to meeting Sean and our
other friends soon. It’s funny… I really _do_ think meeting some
people would be more interesting than watching TV—or maybe even
working with the computer. Oooh, my hidden extrovert is showing… ;)

Yay yay yay yay! Missed her greatly.

She beat Dominique at thumb-wrestling, so he still doesn't have her complete approval…

Clair Ching‘s birthday party was tons of fun.
The scavenger hunt in UP was more of a leisurely stroll around famous
UP landmarks, and we enjoyed a great picnic on the grass after all our
work.

I’m assmilating JM into our collective. ;) He’s a good fit. He’s
interested in kinesthetic puzzles, chess, books, firespinning, and
writing. =)

Dominique has been absolutely wonderful. I’m torturing Marcelle by
being so obviously thrilled—but I can’t help it. He’s just
so… <smile>

I’m glad to be home.

 how's this plan
 leave manila thrusday night
 be here friday morning
 have your talk saturday afternoon
 be in manila by sunday mornign
 so that's march 3 - 5