It’s just Saturday and this weekend is already too hot for us. I guess we are not going to fully enjoy this long weekend. Times like these, I really wish it is raining hard. As in heavy downpour but without the strong winds, okay? 
Anyways…my ‘housemates’ are all very grumpy. Can’t blame them though. Even taking an afternoon nap can indeed be very stressful.
Where is the rain?? We need you sooo badly!
that’s the story of…that’s the glory of love
You’ve got to give a little, take a little
And let your poor heart break a little
That’s the story of,
That’s the glory of love
You’ve got to laugh a little, cry a little
Until the clouds roll by a little
That’s the story of,
That’s the glory of love
As long as there’s the two of us
We’ve got the world and all its charms
And when the world is through with us
We’ve got each other’s arms
You’ve got to win a little, lose a little
Yes, and always have the blues a little
That’s the story of,
That’s the glory of love
That’s the story of,
That’s the glory of love
Who knows how long I’ve loved you
You know I love you still
Will I wait a lonely lifetime
If you want me to, I will.
For if I ever saw you
I didn’t catch your name
But it never really mattered
I will always feel the same.
Love you forever and forever
Love you with all my heart
Love you whenever we’re together
Love you when we’re apart.
And when at last I find you
Your song will fill the air
Sing it loud so I can hear you
Make it easy to be near you
For the things you do endear you to me
Oh, you know, I will
I will.
This week has been really stressful. What with being the last week of the month for wrapping up blogging duties and due bills to pay. It was a little difficult to breathe as I was also neck deep in house and mommy chores.
At last it’s Saturday and I can rest for 2 whole days. When Monday comes, it’s going to be a totally different story. ;) Then the week after that is Raine’s first quarter exam.
My back is killing me!
I’m just done washing the used rugs and cleaning the kitchen. With the few successive days of heavy rains here, my kitchen floor got flooded as well. But that’s just because the roof needs fixing. Already told my landlady, but I haven’t seen any handy man coming here.
I’m thinking of paying for the roof fix and the installation of a kisame. I’m thinking something made of bamboo for it. We’ll see…Hayy…there’s too much I wanna buy and fix in this little abode of ours (home everything coupons, anyone?). The only problem is, we are just renting. It’s not ours. Whatever I will spend on house improvement, my landlady has to agree first on the reimbursement or even deduction from rent money.
Yup, there is no kisame in my kitchen here in the city, thus it was like an oven during the summer months. Now that it’s raining? It’s raining inside as well! Which explains all the used rugs - that after several days - the whole house smelled like wet dog.
Smart Bro’s frequent down times recently is getting to my nerves! I’m thinking of getting a back-up ISP or maybe ditch Smart Bro altogether.
Here in my barriotic city, I have the following options:
Which one is better? I’d appreciate your feedback. Thanks a lot!
QQ (quotable quote) of the day:
Destiny is the bridge you build to the one you love. - My Sassy Girl
in my mind: the perfect work-at-home scenario
The downside to working at home is you get cooped up inside your house, in front of your computer all the time. Even breathing can get difficult at times. Air inside can get stale you know. Your electric fan blowing hot air in the summer heat. A/C is still too expensive.
With my meager blog pay, the fan and the computer alone brings my electric bill to a sky-high level. Electric power is just too expensive around here…not to mention the crappiest service that these electric coops provide us with…
I wonder when Smart Bro/Wi-max/Whatever-DSL or something else (Satellite internet? 50+K PHP for the unit alone! On second thought, that’s just 1+K USD! He he.) will ever reach my barrio?
Hmmmmmmmmm… online business…online business…shopping cart system..not to sell used books ha! Secret muna.
Oh well…in my mind there’s a perfect scenario I’m dreaming about. In my conversation with A over YM just now, this is what went on:
Me: u know.. times like these? i should be outside in our yard
kahit small table and beach umbrella lang
laptop ko andun
may internet!
that would be THE life!
open air,
crickets in concert
cool wind caressing the leaves
the branches swaying with the wind.
maybe a moon in the sky
starry skies
tapos mag yo yosi ka
tahimik! ahahha
SARAP!
A: this is not negative, how about mosquitos?
baka ma-dengue
Me: may electric mosquito killer naman
yung may UV light!
A: ok
Me: a cocktail in the other hand
A: take it easy
Me: ang mga mahal mo sleeping soundly sa loob ng bahay
A: yeah u want them sleeping kasi pasaway
Me: exactly!
hahaha
Always, I have loved what The Serenity Prayer says:
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can
and the wisdom to know the difference.
In all of life’s hullaballoos, if you can do all that…then you are off to a really, really peaceful life.
That way…there’s no need for pulse oximeters.
Fathers’ Day is special to me too. I’ve been a single parent and for years some friends of mine greet me on Fathers’ Day as well.
One advantage of being a single mom I guess, you get to be honored not just on Mothers’ Day but on Fathers’ Day too.I have a lot to say to Raine on this special day, but I’ll leave it for now and just include it in the LTR series one of these days.
Meanwhile.. I’ll just express some of my thoughts in a song.
Corny I know (Raine will probably say ewwwww! when he gets to read this!), but what the heck?! It’s my life… di ba?
LTR 2010-0001: To My Dearest Raine, On A Fine Saturday Morning
My Dearest Raine,
Last night I was particularly very happy that you went to bed on your own. When I checked a few minutes later, you were sound asleep. You weren’t even stirring that I realized you must be dead-tired considering the first week of school. After 3 months of oversleeping, you are forced to wake up at 6 am again.
You know it really stresses me a lot when you can’t sleep without me beside you.There are times I’m still working and you keep nagging me to go to bed. I know I should give in to your right away… but there are times my muse is on it’s excited state that I can’t be disturbed. I’m sorry to say that your nagging disrupts my train of thoughts and it becomes too difficult to catch it back.
You see… it is just on Friday nights that I can have the TV to myself and for once watch something that I really want to watch. With some peace and quiet. That helps me sleep. Last night I finally went to bed at 12 midnight, you still weren’t stirring. Then the rain started to pour heavily — a huge blessing after months of dry spell. Besides, it got a lot cooler…making sleep more comfortable for the both of us. (more…)
This is the second f***ing day of un-announced brownout here in my city. It’s bad for my business you know…
I know it is just 4 days before the elections and politicians in current power here (lalo na may mga apelyidong Lee at Dioneda ) are on the verge of losing their seats. Sobra na, tama na, palitan na talaga and mga yan.
Ang brownout…bow. Sarap maghuramentado!
While in my hometown there is vote-buying going on. Ikaw ba naman ang maging jueteng lord eh di ang dami mong perang pambili ng boto di ba? But then, ibulsa ang pera pero isulat ang manok sa balota. Sabi ng nanay ko, wag lang daw ibili ng pagkain ang mga perang galing sa kandidato kasi masamang kumain ng galing sa nakaw. Kaya ang nanay ko, bagong platos ang bibilhin. Ha ha ha.
Shit. Ang init dito sa internet cafe. Bulok pa ang mga computers. Hayyy. This is soooo 4th world!
We still have employment problems. Good thing that this thing I do has been picking up. Honestly, I almost gave up on it. I’m just grateful that I didn’t let go of it altogether.
Anyways…I still wish I’d get a day job. It’s just that it’s been difficult to make it even to the short list. Maybe it’s my age or competition is just so high these days. Besides, there are too many energetic, unemployed fresh graduates these days.
But as long as writing jobs keep coming my way, I’ll be fine I guess. There’s just one thing that I don’t stop doing. I keep praying that I’ll be able to provide for my family.
After all, I always believe that you won’t be given a load you cannot carry…
If the label says diet pills that work, that usually don’t work. Don’t be fooled by celebrities endorsing slimming pills. Getting to your ideal weight has no short cuts. You need the proper diet and regular exercise. We just have to sweat it out. Losing weight isn’t as easy as what you see in the TV ads.
Imagine, even those that work hard and really sweat it out so to keep their ideal weights, still have a hard time. You can’t just a pop a pill for that. If you insist on the shortcuts (diet pills, cosmetic and bariatric surgery), there are medical consequences that you have to face which can mostly be scarier than the procedure itself.
tuna sandwich and the lenten season
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!
damn if you do, damn if you don’t
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.
okay i’m not staying beyond 12 mn right now
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!