The Journey. It’s Mine. [My personal take on love, life, parenting and blogging.]

Now that’s it again time for Fasting, I miss the old tuna sandwich from Jollibee.They used to have that on lenten season when I was still in college. Now they only have tuna pie.

As if I’m serious on fasting? He he he. Poor people do not fast. I’m sure God understands that. I’ve never really fasted my whole life. Except that time when blood tests are about to be done on me.

Anyways…I just wanna say I really miss the Jollibee tuna sandwich. Masarap yun eh. Ha ha ha!!

While I take the following meds:

anti-hypertensive (3X a day)

anti-hyperthyroidism (3X a day)

anti-thrombotic (once a day)

cholesterol-lowering (once a day)

antibacterial (3X a day for oral; once a month for 12 months for injected)

Can somebody please whisk me away on London rentals vacation, …until such time that everything stabilizes and I’m ready for the surgery. Ha ha ha! Wish ko lang! That while sticking to a heart-healthy, low purine, low carbs diet. (Good luck sa akin!)

Anyways, the culprit really is hyperthyroidism. All my current cardiovascular woes are secondary to it.  Once my heart’s condition stabilizes, then I’m ready for surgery.

It’s not easy arriving at the above prescription. I had to undergo lots of blood tests, urinalysis, x-ray, 2D Echo and ECG.  It’s not easy talking to the cardiologist either as most that comes out of his mouth sounds like bad news. My heart is swollen, left and right atrium dilated and the heart valve is infected with a pneumococcal bacteria. For the later I’m taking both oral and and injected antibiotics.

My heart, my heart. Kawawa naman ang heart ko. How’s that for heart’s month?

Today is the start of Raine’s 3-day 2nd grading exam.

Yes, the school took our Saturday off.

Now that I don’t use my computer much, kambal’s been hanging out in the city house to watch movies. Then we have lunch together, which is really good coz Raine is eating well.

Not that I’m complaining, but they’re dragging in dirt. I wish the house a central vacuum system, coz I’m doing all the walis-ing!

I wish I’m a stone. I wish my heart is a stone.

So I don’t feel anything.

So I don’t get hurt.

So I don’t get affected by anything. AT ALL.

In short, I wanna be a freaking robot!

so don’t na lang?

pagod na ako.

kaya don’t na lang.

People tend to focus on the person and not what the person is saying.

That’s when personal attacks happen.

Sigh.

When will we ever learn?

Last month when I went to Manila, I bought a beige all-star Converse. It was on sale and I’ve been wanting to go back to wearing closed shoes, so I really couldn’t resist it.

I got the size 3 from megamall. Exactly like the one in this photo.  You know I was a bit in a hurry then in Megamall…so I just took the size 3 because the size 3.5 is  a bit longer. Then when I was in the taxi going to the Laguna-bound bus station at Gil Puyat…I tried putting the said shoes on…with matching socks this time. Gosh…my toes were cramping already, masikip!

Well by then I can’t go back to megamall any longer. Besides, it was raining terribly. Anyways…when I got home, Raine thought that the shoes were his. Apparently he tried them on when I was asleep. Then when I got up he said that  the shoes fitted his well (except a half-an-inch extra!)

Yesterday when we got back here he was wearing them. Bagay sa kanya. Papano na ako? Wala na akong all-star converse!

Hmmm…Chucks hi-top bilhin ko next time (i used to have two, one red and one blue) and I’ll be careful with the sizes I get. Else, they’d all end up with Raine. He he he.

As i said in the previous post, right now is the 3rd night in a row na puyat ako. The earliest I went to be is 1 am! I’m itching to watch this one on YouTube, but I’m going to bed now.

By the way I spent most of my afternoon calling the Dream TV hotlines.  They rid our account again of subsribed channels even if our load won’t expire before August 16.  Dream has done this so many times to us…each time we had to do a program reset. Right now my mother is alone at home and she doesn’t know how to do the reset. My brother is out somewhere in this city. (I hope he didn’t forget to buy some condoms. Walanghiya talaga!)

Anyway…I’m always on hold for some 3 minutes before I can get through to a costumer service agent of Dream! And I thought call center services here in Pinas are the best?! Well they aren’t like that last year. Dati isang ring, merong sasagot sayo. Maybe some lost their jobs? Maybe.

If my brother doesn’t come home in the morning? The factory reset will have to wait for me. Hayyy

Time flies pag pasaway ang anak mo the whole week. Now it is almost Friday and I’m cramming with my blog commitments. Now is the third night that I’ve been sleeping late. Since my Smart Bro was installed on Tuesday, I just can’t get away from the PC. I’ve been doing stuff I wasn’t able to do then. You know…like watching YouTube videos and live streaming. I really enjoyed it that I forgot I gotta blog some more in my problogs! Ha ha ha.

I’ve just been relaxing  at night because Raine was just too much to handle this week. If he keeps on going like he did this week…I’d be needing the best wrinkle creams before next month arrives.

At least we go home Friday afternoon and will just sleep (and eat!) this weekend. I can’t wait!

I’ve been complaining that Smart didn’t deliver their promise of 2 to 3 days of Smart Bro installation.

Malapit na akong sumugod ulit sa Smart center this week at pagalitan silang lahat doon.

Then last night I got the following txt message:

Good day SIR/MADAM,

We would like to inform you about the schedule of your Smart Bro installation on August 5, 2009.

For request of re-schedule or other concerns, please call *1888using any Smart cellphone or 1-800-10-(6727277)through PLDT landline with NDD.

Thank you.

Well I’ve been waiting since last week.  I will definitely wait for them tomorrow. But it is a holiday tomorrow (August 5) due to Cory’s burial…I hope matuloy ang mga mokong na ito na magkakabit ng Smart Bro.

Because Raine and I can go home this afternoon and then come back to the city on Thursday morning. But we can’t because we gotta be here when Smart Bro arrives.

Siguraduhin lang nila…else, makatikim sila ng Glow-bomb!

Last Tuesday, I went to the Smart Center here to apply for a Smart bro. I was told that in 2-3 days, the service will be installed. Came Friday and there was nothing. So I went back to tell them that the service wasn’t installed yet. The girl I talked to said that she just forwarded my request so that installation will be scheduled.

Scheduled?!

I was boiling inside and would have snapped. But I thought it was already Friday and I don’t want to ruin my weekend. So I just smiled and said that I will wait.

Hayyy…I just wish that the Smart Bro installation is much like buying a pearl jewelry. You get the item right away upon paying on the counter.

If you haven’t read it, here’s part 1.

Whether I am still here or not when Raine discovers this blog, he too will realize how crazy, exciting, difficult and adventurous a life his mother has lived and is still living.

We all are afraid of death. (Well I guess except for those who with terminal illnesses have already accepted their fate.) But death is something that will come to us whether we like it or not, whether we are prepared or not. Nobody lives forever. Even if we want to.

(more…)

It’s been a year and it has been wonderful. I know you have a lot on your mind these days. Not to mention being tired physically and emotionally. That’s why I forgive you for forgetting what today is.

1973  was the year I was born, it was the year of the ox. Could 2009 be my year? Considering that it’s the year of the ox too. Well 2008 has been a good year for me, in more ways than one. Maybe financially and health-wise not, but it has delivered many a good thing in other aspects of my life.

So i am very much looking forward to a better year this 2009. Isn’t that what the new year is all about — the hope the that new one will be better than the last? I think so. We strive for the better, for the best with the coming of the new year.

I wonder if 2009 will be good for business — small business franchise, anyone?

Well then I am claiming it now: 2009 is gonna be my year, in all things that are great!