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Arnon in Manila

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Manila, 2008.11.05

Today I met my childhood friend in Manila while he was on a business trip. We caught up, chatting in the unlikely setting of a meat (meet?) market in a sprawling outdoor shopping complex. He'd just gotten off of a marathon meeting, and our talk was peppered with the tales of his business success. His company now employs 340 people and is the market leader in his field.

It was the first time in six years that we'd had the chance to meet, and catching up went all night.

rand()m quote

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

—Rita Mae Brown