free food for me <3

I got Birthday coupons from one of my credit cards in the mail today (I thinks because it's my birth month). And it makes me really happy coz it's FOOD! Each for a minimum purchase of 3000pesos, I can get a family size special classic pizza from Greenwich and/or family size platter-to-go palabok from Red Ribbon. Take note it's FAMILY SIZE! And luckily, a friend swiped my card for two Fossil watches (4000 pesos each) so I can avail of this promo until December 31. I'm still figuring out when I'm gonna redeem it and whom to share it with (much as I love to eat, I know I can't consume two family-sized carbo-loaded food in one sitting). I'm thinking of sharing it with my sister, El, but I don't think she cares much for pizza and I'm not sure if she eats palabok. I'm sure I'll figure that out. I just really loooooooove food, especially when it's FREE!

Unwinding...

I have been so busy lately with school and church, I barely have time to unwind myself (and you can see that I haven't been posting as often as before). A trip or two to the mall or to Booksale would be nice but I haven't found time for that these days and if I do, all my energy would have been drained that I go straight home after school or church.

But with the new semester comes a new schedule, which I think is better than last sem. I specially find Fridays to be the best day for this sem because I have loads of free time. I only have two one-hour classes with an hour break in between and it starts at 2:30 PM. So I can get out of bed later than usual and by 5:30 PM I'm free again.

And today is specially better than other Fridays because it's payday. Having time to kick around with money on the pocket is just the best, don’t you think? So I decided that today is just the perfect day to reward myself for being good (hehe)…coz no one else will. I went to pay my bills first, then went shopping…not much buying really, just going around the mall for the AC and watching the people and looking at colorful and interesting things on the displays. Great time! Then it was time to think of foooooood…time for the perfect meal. I've been craving for lots of cheese at Greenwich (I know it's not good for my migraine). I ordered baked lasagna (lots of white cheese), garlic stick, nachos with lots of cheddar cheese, a brownie and sprite.

It went from this

to this

in seconds.

PERFECTION!

I say the best part of my unwinding day was lunch.

iniiiiiiiiiit....!

It's so hot in the faculty room today...well, it's been hot since last sem coz the air condition unit broke and our room is not designed to be well ventilated. I don't know if they have any plans of replacing it. I sure hope the will get this fixed soon coz it's making us very inefficient. I can't think straight, I feel that my brain has already melted. I feel headaches, and I get so irritable.

Please..PLEASE...please...pabugnawa na tawn!

I'm not ready!

My lazybones are still owning me! For the past days I've done nothing but read, eat, sleep, go online, read some more...I've got to stop now. My "relaxed" days are over, a new semester has just begun, and I need to go back to work. Huhu. The room I share with my sister is still a BIG mess, which I have sworn to get cleaned before the start of the school days. I need to prepare for my lessons especially because I'll be teaching a new subject this semester and I also want to try new things for my statistics class (to keep it from being a big bore to my students)...I don't know where to start!

getting fat

I didn't realize I'm this much of a fatty pig these days til this photo was taken (which was yesterday after church). But there's nothing to panic about (or so I convince myself) coz I usually get fat whenever I'm busy but somehow I lose weight before I get toooooo fat. When I need to get lots of things done I usually just eat without noticing how much or how often I have eaten. Eating is a good way to keep me interested with what boring things I'm doing (such as marking papers) so that I'll finish my work. And these are busy days indeed with all the papers I have to mark and deadlines to beat (so it's justified?). However, me thinks this piggyness has been going on since last summer (noticed my summer swim pics?)...so hmmmm...can I panic now?

ghost

Today I saw a ghost. He was the last person I'd expect to meet today (or any other day) here in school. But there he was. I thought I have something to say to him...but it turns out I don't. He's still a ghost but he's not haunting me.

I wish...

Akong wishes karon mismo...

* I wish I have a dog.
* I wish I don't have to go to work (my throat is persistently sore and I'm coughing all the time).
* I wish I have more money so all my bills get paid.
* I wish time will stop until I get all the work sorted out.
* I wish there are more days in a week to fit all my obligations.
* I wish my cough would go away for good (and my sinusitis).
* I wish I have time for myself.
* I wish my laundry gets done.
* I wish I could finish reading and not feel guilty about not doing the must-do's.
* I wish our room isn't this cluttered.
* I wish I can hibernate for awhile.

...I only wish!

got a gig

I'm gonna be playing the church organ for a wedding for the FIRST TIME this Saturday. The thing is, I only have less than 3 days to practice. I'm nervous!

For the first and last time...

...I saw our beloved Ka Erdy but sadly, it was not until he was lying in his casket after God put him to rest.

To express our condolences my family and I went to Manila on a not-so-planned-express trip. My parents flew from Tacloban, while El and I flew from Cebu. Ev met us all at NAIA. We all have never seen the departed Executive Minister of the church when he was still alive so we wanted to see him for this one time (even if we know that he wouldn't know we were there). We also hoped to be able to attend a worship service at the Central Temple. Unfortunately, it was alreadly closed when we got there because it was already full. We waited in queue for 8 long hours of standing but it was all worth it. This was the only time I'd be able to see Ka Erdy, the man who has strenghthen my faith; my example of true servanthood. Being there I was able to prove to myself that it is possible to love someone and feel loved by someone whom you haven't met in person.

I wish, like him, that in the end I'd be able to say: "I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith." (2 Tim 4:7)

We took the opportunity to go around the Iglesia Ni Cristo complex because this may not happen for another decade. (Sorry we can't take pictures inside the buildings though.)

I'm finally here for the first time.

It was also a time to bond with my family.

My parents coming out of the Central Temple.

The sisters, Em, Ev and El, while queueing (for 8 hours).

*thoughts*

I'm going the extra mile in lots of emotional stuffs these days...and it's difficult, I'm quite struggling. Pero mao ni giingon nga panindigan na lang jud ni nato ang atong pagkabuotan, kind, and generous. Being there for someone you care about is a default when that someone is in rough seas. And honestly, I really want to be of great help...pero I'm afraid I'm going too far (or that it wouldn't be meant how I really mean it). The good thing is daghan mi nga nag-care ug tabangan ni namo'g pas-an tanan, sharo'g di madaog!

Pero the best solution to all these is PRAYER. (And we're all doing it.) I hope we get the answer soon.