big, red office.

It's been about three weeks since I started work and I am slowly trying to get used to the non-noise in the office. I was telling a few of the guys back in Manila how I found it a bit odd to have the same agency, albeit in different locations could feel so unlike each other.

I'm guessing it's the bigness (300+ staff!) and maybe culture, but really, there's still no place like home. :-)

The stuff I miss at the 15th & 9th floors, and the whole Salcedo block:

• 9am breakkie with Pepper (adobo flakes, garlic rice and malasadong itlog)
• brainstorm/yosi breaks with the Creatives
• Apartment 1B
• squeezing Gabi's udders
• scavenging for snacks in the afternoon
• our pantry lady
• cheap beers
• napping at Tina's office after spending stressful all-nighters
  
• a triple, grande caramel macchiato from Ryan, my favourite Starbucks barista
• chika at various parts of the day
• watching the yayas walk the dogs around the park on my way home
  

Now if I could only replicate at least half of what's on this list, I can say that the Manila-fication of Singaflor has begun.

Balcony scribblings, 8-something in the evening.