Saturday, January 29, 2005
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Finally, it's the weekend! I felt like the week just dragged on and on and on... The past week I've been going home really late in the evening because of training and when I get home I just lie down and sleep and then get up again for work. Almost 12 hours in the office. But it's okay, most of my friends are there as well. I think my friend Crissy and I are overcaffeinated (is there such a word?) as we go out and buy coffee everyday just to stay awake at night. I don't mind a late schedule but compounded with training--meaning two more hours in the office--it can get exhausting. Now my throat is sore and a big cough is forming again. Boo.
It was a good day today! I did okay, much better than I expected in the 60 item exam for our training. I wasn't expecting to pass because I hardly studied, plus I was cranky and lacked sleep. So now one half of the finals is done, I really will have to prepare this weekend for the second half, which is the scarier part and will be anytime next week. We don't know our sched for that and can be pulled out anytime. I honestly do not want to be caught unprepared for the second part. But that will be later this week. For now, I have to relax and spread the happiness. I don't know, I generally felt better after the exam, as if it was a big load off. :) Oh, the Chocolate Cream Frap and honey glazed doughnut from Starbucks helped too. It's been a looong week and I am so glad to have a nice and light ending to it. Well, not counting the pending stuff I temporarily set aside in favor of my training. Anyhow, we'll see. I might try to use the weekend for this (my friends reacted violently when I brought the idea up). Or maybe not. ;) * * * I find the Coke ad with the girl singing and handing out Coke (heehee, funny thought on the ad: it seemed like the girl had a case of Coke in her bag with all that she gave out!) cute. I like the song. I usually hear it on the radio around 10a+ (usually when I'm passing under the bridge, semi-speeding to the office as I might be late!) and I find myself singing along, especially with the last lines. Haha, feeling! I am so wound up until now! I've gotten used to sleeping at about 2a then getting up at around 7a, freaking out that I might be late for work, even on weekends. Weird.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2005
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For the new year, I've been trying to cut down the negativity in my life and so far, I think I've been pretty successful. Now, I can say, "I'm beyond that". Things I cannot control, I've been accepting it graciously. Last year was horrid. I let circumstances bother and frustrate me to the point of almost being mean and spiteful to some people and ungrateful with all that I got and never appreciated everything that happened to me. But you know what? I've learned to overlook that by realizing how lucky I am. I'm fortunate to have a great group of friends wherever I go (as in people who see and know me as who I really am and accept me as is) as well as a tireless support system (my friends and my family who unfortunately get the brunt of my bad moods). When I told one of my friends today that I was "beyond and over that" (regarding a festering non issue), I realized I was telling the truth. I'm choosing my own battles and letting the others go. My parents are right: in the long run, China will win (what a quaint expression! My dad's friend used that phrase before in the 70s or so, meaning China will be a super power in time, they're just working at it. And it seems so already!), I just have to work at it. So there. I am keeping my mind and options open to whatever's in store out there for me.
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Sunday, January 16, 2005
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I like this (it's from "The Rule of Four")--kind of melancholy, but still:
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
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Today was a bad day. Everything went wrong. To top it all off, I have a very bad headache that refused to go away. I popped in some meds but was generally out of it the whole day. I wanna cry! I hate it lang kase everything is all on me all of a sudden. I think I don't know how to delegate... but what is to delegate nga naman? Have this feeling I don't know lang talaga how to organize everything. Pathetic.
On the upside, can't wait to lie in bed and read. I'm a happy girl if I have something new and good to read waiting for me when I get home from a horrid day (or any day, for that matter). Currently reading The Rule of Four after zipping through Sammy's Hill. The Rule of Four is an interesting read, somewhat like a lighter/junior Dan Brown daw. We shall see.
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Wednesday, January 05, 2005
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.jpg) Hello, cholesterol - Day Three Rava and I have been eating deep fried chicken skins for three days already. Sigh, I'm very much addicted. As Jo put it, it's like Chicken Joy without the meat (so we wondered how it tastes like with gravy then). Everyone, though, has been commenting on the cholesterol and high blood and all that. Eep. Five days into the new year and I haven't been taking care of myself--one of my goals for the year, aside from the waist thing. Even though resolutions are overrated, I like to think a new year is a nice way to start anew (especially with all my new planners! I'm so obsessed with planners and calendars right now!). Back to taking care of myself, I've told myself to cut down on unhealthy foods, especially sweets already. I have these really bad cravings for chocolates or something sweet even if I'm not PMS-ing. My mom has warned me to lessen my dessert-chocolate binges because our family has a history of diabetes and I might be liable to that. Yikes. I can't help it though, especially since my dad brought home three (!!!) boxes of these really yummy capuccino brownies he has made. Heavenly heavenly brownies--I could eat the whole box if I could. If my dad asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I would say a box of those brownies all for myself! But ugh, five days into the new year, I been eating so much brownies and chocolates and cake and coffee... Tonight I ate mango for dessert just so I don't have to eat the brownies! I feel so guilty already. And I have to cut down on softdrinks as well. Sigh. I'm so abusing my body. I digress. About the picture (why it's like that): ooh, stolen shot! I've been wanting to take a picture of my latest addiction since first eating it last Monday, but I was so embarrassed to take a picture--plus I kept on forgetting my phone in the office. Hehe, so today, under the pretense of texting, I snuck a shot and ended up getting more of the colorful placemates and my Coke. So to compensate (probably anyway), I'm considering going to the gym (considering is the operative word). Now that's one thought I have been mulling over for the longest time, but never actually did anything about it. Today, I checked out the gym in the building (thanks to the suggestions and information from my officemates). Looks appealing, especially since my thighs are Btw, I got snail mail today! I love getting snail mail--it's always a pleasant surprise. It's a Christmas greeting card from my former college, as well as an invite for a homecoming (!) next week. Super nice and thoughtful of them, but why is my name in the card different?! They gave me a new nickname, after three years of sending me Christmas cards with the correct name. Oh well. It's the thought that counts. * * * Here's to a great 2005 for all of us. 2004 was a difficult year in the world, especially with all the disasters here and abroad. Statistics of the tsunami (or any disaster for that matter) are devastating but it doesn't measure up to all the personal accounts I've read online so far. :( Another experiment with Hello 
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