sunday currently vol. 36

reading: still a daughter's choice. just a few more pages to go can't wait to finish it tonight.

writing: this and still that fanfiction that i've gotten nowhere with. still hoping to finish it because i think it's too funny. but i have to think of how to solve that conflict in the story and that's what's been evading me for weeeeeeeeeks.

listening to: nothing but i'm simultaneously watching a show on nhk world called hometown stories.

thinking: the life my paternal lola (grandmother) had led. this afternoon was spent with the family of lola's cousin/bff who came home from the states for a visit. shortly after having merienda (afternoon snack generally), we watched a video made for the 90th birthday of lola's cousin. it showed practically all the family photos dating from the 1870s. watching that got me thinking of my own lola's history which i learned more about back in 2000 on a trip to culion, palawan, where she spent much of her childhood. i had to ask my pa about that again going home tonight and i was able to understand it more than when i first heard it 19 years ago. won't delve too much about that here as the events are just too precious for me to write about just now. all i can say is that it's been one interesting life which explained why i grew up having to explain why i look the way i do but i'm not what i look like.

smelling: nothing

wishing: everything will fall into place. there hasn't been any formality yet but i hope the one i'm currently praying for will be set in stone whatever the outcome.

wearing: glasses, loose top and my ever-present cycling shorts. duh! lol.

loving: nothing materially speaking.

wanting: to go get that green belt. last sunday my coach sent a message to all who wanted to get promoted this coming april. of course i messaged him my intent and i was surprised that he told me to test for the green belt, which is a level above blue. blue comes after yellow which i am now. blue is good but of course aim for green! that is my battle cry until the end of april. hehehe.

needing: ten hours of uninterrupted, restful sleep every day.    

feeling: still quite exhausted after ten straight days of work. given that two of those days were during the weekend, but the thing is that i didn't get to rest properly.

thanks to siddathornton for this great idea.

sunday currently vol. 35

update first!
doc finally lowered the med dosage to 2x a week. what a relief. on the flipside, i have gained weight steadily since last december. eep! even before the check up i could already feel my jeans becoming snug once again. double eep! my only comfort is that my present weight is the same as from my flying days but still.

i think i want to blame exhaustion for my ravenous appetite these past few weeks. travelling to and from makati is no laughing matter to this old timer. gone are the days when travel time from let's say greenhills to makati med while riding the love bus only ranged from 20-30 minutes. and that's just by taking public transportation. going there by car took less.

at any rate, am still grateful that hyperthyroidism is going to be a thing of the past really soon.

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reading: still a daughter's choice. haven't gotten much reading this past week.

writing: this and still that fanfiction that i've gotten nowhere with. hoping to finish it. when that would be i have no idea. i guess by now it's obvious i haven't had any downtime except for sleep, glorious sleep. and a little bit of arnis.

listening to: lucky by kat edmonson. this song holds a special place in my heart as it reminds me of my flying days, horrible and heavenly ones alike. so love the stanza that goes,

so cast your troubles into the sky

they can be the stars in our eyes

and we can count them all another day

from far away.

thinking: about the future. naks.

smelling: nothing

wishing: everything will fall into place.

wearing: glasses, striped green, brown, blue and white shirt, and... navy blue shorts. no cycling shorts this time lol!

loving: nothing materially speaking.

wanting: to try out the newly-opened 1919 grand cafe in the old hsbc building in binondo. my nerdy heart is giddy at this because a lot of changes had happened since my first bindondo traipses. ten years ago, i was in that area for my birthday to explore the old, practically abandoned building beside it called el hogar filipino. both buildings looked decrepit then and then through the years that followed they looked the same whenever i visited that little strip of juan luna street. not too long ago el hogar was in danger of demolition but fortunately it was stopped. i have no other updates regarding its restoration or God forbid its eventual demolition. i await with bated breath on that. meanwhile, after passing through the area a couple of weeks before, i was pleasantly surprised at the big change that the old hsbc building underwent. it has been restored beautifully and now its first establishment, the 1919 grand cafe, had opened its doors november of last year. i took a photo of the door back in 2009 and when i visit the place again soon, another photo of it will definitely be taken. and that's the only 10-year challenge i care about. ohh fun fact. the old hsbc building was used as backdrop for sitti's music video para sa akin. heehee.

needing: ten hours of uninterrupted, restful sleep every day.    

feeling: quite rested after a three-day weekend.

thanks to siddathornton for this great idea.