Mission: 6-Pack Abs

Many of my friends and relatives have remarked how good my mother still looks, considering she’s already well in her golden years. In fact, she still looks to be in her 40s. People who don’t know us and meet us for the first time get a mild shock when they find out that I’m really [...]

A few days ago I met an energetic group of college guys whose passion is dancing. Their main interests lie in hip hop and breakdancing, but I was surprised to find out that their training is in ballet.

Truth be told, I haven’t been back to the gym for about a month now. My M-W-F workout routine was disrupted by erratic schedules at work. Lately I’ve been with clients who seem to prefer unconventional hours…. I could change my gym schedule, I suppose, but there’s no telling when my work hours will “normalize”.

I’ve mentioned in a previous post that my shoulders were injured during my judo days. Well, my left shoulder started acting up again, and so I haven’t been working out at the gym for 2 weeks now. In the first few days I couldn’t raise my left arm sideways. My friend, who’s a physical therapist, [...]

Yesterday afternoon was uncharacteristically cool and windy, so I thought I’d stroll around the city for a change. First off, I walked from home (in Matina) and up Sandawa Road to the damaged Bankerohan Bridge. I wanted to take pictures of the bridge and write about it in my Davao blog. The weather was so [...]