My mind may not feel getting old, but my body does.

Ten years ago, i do not mind walking and hiking. Now I can barely get up on occasions- my bones, joints and muscles are killing me.

Fifteen years ago, I can survive without eating solid food and sleeping for 48 hours -after which, I can sleep for hours during the day, hoping to get back the lost sleep hours. That was also the time that I do not eat on the appropriate eating hours.

I used to sleep in my college dorm bunk on odd hours, there was a time I actually got up at 2pm thinking that it was just dinner time. Sabi ng dorm guard, “alas dos na burger na lang makakain mo sa labas ng campus gate!” (hindi ko maalala pangalan nung food cart na may kape at burger kahit madaling-araw).

These days? If I do not eat on time, I’ll get a terrible headache and will pass out if I don’t eat soon enough. Dati puedeng mabuhay sa yosi at kape lang.

Today aches here and there. Pain every now and then. And we feel pain for a reason.

Ngayon, kailangan ng masahe, regular reflexology, kung may acupunture lang na malapit, papatulan ko na talaga. Ngayon, may araw mainit na tubig gusto kong ipaligo, pag nanuot ang lamig, sasakit kasi sikmura ko. Ka-ka-miss tuloy mainit na tubig sa LB. He he.

Dati hindi ako umiinom ng herbal at vitamins, ngayon yata kahit putik kakainin pag sinabing may therapeutic effects.

Speaking of therapeutic effects, before I thought, ek-ek lang maglakad sa tabing-dagat pagsikat ng araw sa umaga. Ngayon, papalibing pa ako sa buhangin kasi nakaka-relieve daw ng arthritic pain.

Every day payag akong gawin yan, mabasawan lang meds na kailangan inumin sa araw-araw.

Madalas sa gabi, ang hirap matulog. Lalo nang mahirap matulog sa araw! Nasabi ko na ba?I finally kicked that bad habit (smoking) for good! Ang sarap, maluwag sa dibdib, literally.

Every morning, I need to convince myself to drink milk instead of coffee. That is something I need to work on in the coming years., sana time will come na iinom ako ng gatas na hindi ako parang umiinom ng lason. One glass of milk a day is a feat. Hayy.

Ayan na nga, singil ng panahon sa katawan. :(

Isa pa, i never exercised in my life. Konting jogging lang dati (in college at nung working na) pero wala na since I got pregnant with Raine.  Na-ko-corni-han ako sa exercise. Pero baka yoga o kaya taichi eh pumayag ako. Kaya lang, hello?! Saan naman dito meron niyan?!