It's been a long time since I went to the gym, and the consequence of it is, you guessed it, EXCESS POUNDAGE! I can't just go on a diet to lose the weight because I'll certainly lose energy also, and I need all the energy I can get (spell RAKET!). So I really need, desperately need, to go to the gym and do some major cardio workout and weight training. I want to make the time, but I'm so consumed with schoolwork or housework which make me too tired to run off to the gym. I just pray that I get back the discipline I once had and start shedding off these excess baggage I have. My clothes don't fit me anymore and I don't want to buy new ones! (Plus, I don't have the "budget" to buy new clothes!) Hmm.. I'll start working out again once my right foot heals. I promise!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
My 28th Birthday
Yes, I am (as much as I hate to admit it) 28 years old. Proud to be 28 years old! This week was full of events. Surprises, mishaps and a lot of happy memories! Let me break it down:
Monday, January 21: I was planning on a birthday leave but I still went to work instead of just resting at home; I figured, why waste my time at home sleeping when I can finish grading papers in school?! I got 2 cakes on my birthday. One was given by the sweet boys of touchables (pat and the gang.. guys, i didn't want to miss any of you kaya di ko na inisa isa), and one was given by my student council family. Both of which were given to me as a surprise. And I was really surprised by the gesture! I also got a big card, and blue (my favorite color) balloons. I also recieved a lot of text messages from my friends and my VCF family, courtesy of Ronald Mayuga. Grabe, I even received a call from one of my sisters in VCF who prayed for me over the phone. That night, while having dinner, I checked my phone to see if there were still messages that I wasn't able to read. To my surprise, I missed a call from Richard Poon. I knew he was busy so I was not really expecting any greeting from him. I called him up to return his call. The conversation was short and sweet, most of it I sort of could not understand because of the noise in the restaurant. What an ending to my 28th birthday.
Wednesday: Nothing much has happened this day, but late that night, I had a little mishap with my laptop. I have been abusing the use of my laptop, this gadget of mine is on for almost 24 hours. I had a "self-fulfilling prophecy". I was thirsty so I went out to get water, I filled up my Starbucks coffee container to the brim and I placed it next to my laptop. I thought that I was going to spill the water onto my laptop. Sure enough, after a few minutes, I spilled more than half of the contents of my tall container. I did not panic, I was laughing at myself because I knew it was going to happen, still, I didn't prevent it from happening. I removed all visible water drops and let it dry upside down, when I reached home, I used the vaccum cleaner to suck out the remaining water inside the laptop. I was advised not to use the laptop for a few days. So shunga of me!
Thursday: Early in the morning, I recieved a text message from my bestfriend Janine, asking me if I wanted to watch Richard's show at Bagaberde Roxas, she told me that Richard was giving us "guestlist" (read: free entrance because we're on the list as Richard's guests.. kaya guest - list! haha!). So I agreed to go. I needed to be in school very early the next day (because of color coding), but I knew Richard will be worth my "lack of sleep". After his show, I got to tell him my "success story" of rediscovery and VICTORY; he also updated us on the latest on his career and life. Hay.. Sulit talaga!
Friday: I got home from the night out at around 3am, and I had to wake up at 5am. So at 5am, my mobile phone started to "shout", I wanted to get out of bed, but my eyes could not open. So I started to wake up my sister because I knew she had a job interview, and I nagged her to wake up. A few moments later, I found myself almost crying in pain because I fell out of bed. My foot hurt a lot, I could not stand because of the pain, so I asked yaya to get ice for me, for almost 1 hour, I was seated with one foot stepping on a block of ice so that it will not swell. Of course because of this accident, I was not able to go to school in the morning, so I emailed the stuff needed in school and sent a text message to the persons involved.
Later that day, I still went to school, but I had to park two blocks away because of the ongoing carshow in the school's parking lot. I walked in pain, and was almost in tears when I reached the school exit gate. I still didn't go to any of my classes, I asked someone to get the attendance for me. I played DOTA and won twice (i was so happy because i wasn't the usual chickenjoy of the game). At around 9:30pm, I headed for Timog, where Janine and my other gimik buddies watched 7th Soul. I missed the band, I was not able to watch them for a month (adik ba masyado?), and I really enjoyed watching them play! We all headed home past 2am and it was already 3:30 am when I got home. I was tired (very very tired) but it was fine because I had fun!
A few months ago, I dreaded my 28th birthday like the plague, I was not actually thrilled with the fact that I'll be celebrating another birthday. But this week was a breakthrough. I had something this year that I didn't have in any of my other years. I am at peace with myself, I am loved, and I have reconciled with God. That's all I need this time. So what if I am 28? I am still the same old me, only a little heavier, but still the same old "shunga" me. Age is just a number, and I am only as old as I feel and I feel young. Again, so what if I am 28?
Monday, January 21: I was planning on a birthday leave but I still went to work instead of just resting at home; I figured, why waste my time at home sleeping when I can finish grading papers in school?! I got 2 cakes on my birthday. One was given by the sweet boys of touchables (pat and the gang.. guys, i didn't want to miss any of you kaya di ko na inisa isa), and one was given by my student council family. Both of which were given to me as a surprise. And I was really surprised by the gesture! I also got a big card, and blue (my favorite color) balloons. I also recieved a lot of text messages from my friends and my VCF family, courtesy of Ronald Mayuga. Grabe, I even received a call from one of my sisters in VCF who prayed for me over the phone. That night, while having dinner, I checked my phone to see if there were still messages that I wasn't able to read. To my surprise, I missed a call from Richard Poon. I knew he was busy so I was not really expecting any greeting from him. I called him up to return his call. The conversation was short and sweet, most of it I sort of could not understand because of the noise in the restaurant. What an ending to my 28th birthday.
Wednesday: Nothing much has happened this day, but late that night, I had a little mishap with my laptop. I have been abusing the use of my laptop, this gadget of mine is on for almost 24 hours. I had a "self-fulfilling prophecy". I was thirsty so I went out to get water, I filled up my Starbucks coffee container to the brim and I placed it next to my laptop. I thought that I was going to spill the water onto my laptop. Sure enough, after a few minutes, I spilled more than half of the contents of my tall container. I did not panic, I was laughing at myself because I knew it was going to happen, still, I didn't prevent it from happening. I removed all visible water drops and let it dry upside down, when I reached home, I used the vaccum cleaner to suck out the remaining water inside the laptop. I was advised not to use the laptop for a few days. So shunga of me!
Thursday: Early in the morning, I recieved a text message from my bestfriend Janine, asking me if I wanted to watch Richard's show at Bagaberde Roxas, she told me that Richard was giving us "guestlist" (read: free entrance because we're on the list as Richard's guests.. kaya guest - list! haha!). So I agreed to go. I needed to be in school very early the next day (because of color coding), but I knew Richard will be worth my "lack of sleep". After his show, I got to tell him my "success story" of rediscovery and VICTORY; he also updated us on the latest on his career and life. Hay.. Sulit talaga!
Friday: I got home from the night out at around 3am, and I had to wake up at 5am. So at 5am, my mobile phone started to "shout", I wanted to get out of bed, but my eyes could not open. So I started to wake up my sister because I knew she had a job interview, and I nagged her to wake up. A few moments later, I found myself almost crying in pain because I fell out of bed. My foot hurt a lot, I could not stand because of the pain, so I asked yaya to get ice for me, for almost 1 hour, I was seated with one foot stepping on a block of ice so that it will not swell. Of course because of this accident, I was not able to go to school in the morning, so I emailed the stuff needed in school and sent a text message to the persons involved.
Later that day, I still went to school, but I had to park two blocks away because of the ongoing carshow in the school's parking lot. I walked in pain, and was almost in tears when I reached the school exit gate. I still didn't go to any of my classes, I asked someone to get the attendance for me. I played DOTA and won twice (i was so happy because i wasn't the usual chickenjoy of the game). At around 9:30pm, I headed for Timog, where Janine and my other gimik buddies watched 7th Soul. I missed the band, I was not able to watch them for a month (adik ba masyado?), and I really enjoyed watching them play! We all headed home past 2am and it was already 3:30 am when I got home. I was tired (very very tired) but it was fine because I had fun!
A few months ago, I dreaded my 28th birthday like the plague, I was not actually thrilled with the fact that I'll be celebrating another birthday. But this week was a breakthrough. I had something this year that I didn't have in any of my other years. I am at peace with myself, I am loved, and I have reconciled with God. That's all I need this time. So what if I am 28? I am still the same old me, only a little heavier, but still the same old "shunga" me. Age is just a number, and I am only as old as I feel and I feel young. Again, so what if I am 28?
Friday, January 18, 2008
Mag eemote lang ako ng konti dahil birthday ko na sa Lunes...
Birthday ko na sa Monday, wala lang, like any of my other birthdays, I really get emotional. There was this one year, I was in Manila Cathedral with Leah, I really cried my eyes out. Nakakahiya! Hahaha.. Sana this year, hindi ganun. Sana puro smiles, laughter at happiness lang ang buong araw ko. Sana puro happy memories lang. So I am thanking the Lord in advance, that Monday will be a fabulous day. The past 27 years had been great and I am looking forward to a better 28th year!
Bukas Na! Victory Weekend Na!
I am torn about being excited and afraid of what will happen tomorrow. I still haven't finished my assignment and I still have to write so many! Pray for me guys!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Minor Mishap
Huge headache. I was driving along Vito Cruz, turning left when I reached the Roxas Boulevard intersection. I was on the second lane and I was anticipating that the light would turn red anytime now so I sped a little. A few seconds later, I hit the brakes because this motorcycle came out of nowhere and hit my side. Thank God that my reflexes were fast because I hit the brakes just 
in time. The driver looked at me, and he thought that he could bully me into giving him money for his "damaged" bike. I knew what to do in situations like this, and my logic told me that it wasn't my fault. He was on my left, and he told me that he was on his way to Vito Cruz, he insisted that it was me who was at fault. So we waited for the police to arrive, causing major traffic jam in the intersection of Vito Cruz and Roxas Boulevard. It was crazy, so I took a picture.
So, if he was going straight to Vito Cruz, why on earth was he on the left - most lane? When we arrived at the police station, we were immediately dismissed because the police asked me what I wanted to do with the case. The police figured that the other was at fault because of the picture I showed them. It's funny, how unapologetic he was even if everybody agreed that it was his fault. As a parting shot, I told him to be careful driving his bike. He just shook his head. I was a bit dismayed but its his life, what do I know? I am just thankful that I am safe, and my car didn't get a lot of damage.
in time. The driver looked at me, and he thought that he could bully me into giving him money for his "damaged" bike. I knew what to do in situations like this, and my logic told me that it wasn't my fault. He was on my left, and he told me that he was on his way to Vito Cruz, he insisted that it was me who was at fault. So we waited for the police to arrive, causing major traffic jam in the intersection of Vito Cruz and Roxas Boulevard. It was crazy, so I took a picture.So, if he was going straight to Vito Cruz, why on earth was he on the left - most lane? When we arrived at the police station, we were immediately dismissed because the police asked me what I wanted to do with the case. The police figured that the other was at fault because of the picture I showed them. It's funny, how unapologetic he was even if everybody agreed that it was his fault. As a parting shot, I told him to be careful driving his bike. He just shook his head. I was a bit dismayed but its his life, what do I know? I am just thankful that I am safe, and my car didn't get a lot of damage.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)