Ceso moonlights in the daytime.

“If you didn’t know all the answers, and nobody did, it...”
— Sidney Blumenthal, The Clinton...

Sep 29th

“Instead, he uses his mind to make sure he’s ready to...”
— Asad Raza on Roger Federer.

Sep 27th

The next Notary Public you see could be...

I had my notarial commission hearing earlier today. When I got back to the office, one of the...

Sep 26th

“But when stripped of the insignificant citations, illogical...”
— From the same FORTUNate...

Sep 26th

“One need not be a rocket scientist to know that respondents...”
— Says an associate of the...

Sep 26th

“To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To leave...”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (Swak sa...

Sep 25th

“Lawyers come to know the practical side of life. People who...”
— Cicero. (Obviously, he’s...

Sep 17th

“To me, coming from you, friend is a four-letter word.”
— Cake, Friend is a Four-letter...

Sep 17th

The one about The Shopping Experience

Good news at the law firm, which came by way of a thick (ok, am bragging. not thick at all) wad of...

Sep 14th

The one about being stuck in the office...

I’m the lone person on the 17th floor, rushing to finish an Appellant’s Brief in time...

Sep 14th

“Self-deprecation is the appetizer of charm.”
— Sam Seaborn

Sep 14th

“I can’t unleash my full potential in a two-page...”
— Sam Seaborn, West Wing. (My...

Sep 11th

“I don’t stop when I’m tired. I stop when...”
— This is from a Nike ad....

Sep 10th

The one about the lost case file

Turned our docket inside out yesterday, looking for the China Road case files. I was supposed to...

Sep 10th

“Whether in matters temporal or divine, it is axiomatic that...”
— I must be really sleepy to...

Sep 9th

Scary stuff. Imagine driving up north behind a big boulder...

Sep 8th

Flowchart: Is it f*cked up? What to do, if...

Sep 8th

This is the inside of my very small office, which still...

Sep 8th

Ftrain

Sep 8th

To the gallows and back

I was scheduled to appear before Judge T of Makati, a judge who was supposedly as tough as nails,...

Sep 8th

“My grandfather once explained to me the concept of a...”
— Paul Ford

Sep 7th

The Non-Expert on LAWYERING

Sep 7th

“No brilliance is required in law, just common ...”
— John Mortimer

Sep 7th

“…the law is a ass—a idiot. If that’s the eye of the law, the...”
— Oliver Twist

Sep 7th

To the five people who read my blog:

Hello. I’ve been at a loss lately. Lawyering has completely taken over my life. I...

Sep 7th