random thoughts

my unintended four-month vacation ended last monday, when my training finally began. it was with mixed feelings that i started it, yet judging from the past three days it looks like my worries were for naught. as i was telling my friend f last night, the general atmosphere of the training was light years  different from what i experienced before that it feels too good to be true. but it is true, and for that i am very thankful. the first three days simply zoomed by. what more on the following days. i feel that this will be exactly like when i took up tesol a couple of years ago: exhausting, brain draining, and huge loads of fun, fun, fun. :)

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since it's a holiday today, there's no training so i took my sweet time this morning to get up from my comfy bed. was too tired even to go boxing even if i planned to do so today. however, the call of lying down like a beached whale is too strong not to heed so yeah.

i still wish there's a way to lose all the unwanted fats in an instant, like instant noodles fast.

baby steps, girl, baby steps.

again.

oh, dear. 

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listening now to ta pa, one of the four finalists in the aldub songwriting contest and my personal favourite. ta pa is composed by maria salvi nuevo and karlo zabala and sung by aika zabala. it was interpreted by kitchie nadal during the grand finals. 

i think this song should have won! but still congratulations to all that made it to the finals!

normally i don't read the comments in any social media but for the video of this song i scrolled down for a bit. someone commented that the song sounded like it was something from a japanese anime. i agree, especially during the chorus. i like the voice of aika as well.

so as ever, hit, hit, hit that play button!!!

Sunday Currently vol. 6

Day-off on a Sunday. Finally!

 

CURRENTLY

READING: One Summer by David Baldacci, one of my most favourite writers. I am a big fan of David Baldacci ever since I got my hands on The Winner eons ago. And several more books after that, like The Simple Truth, Saving Faith, and the King and Maxwell series to name a few. Mr. Baldacci, if this bit ever reaches you, I just want to say how dare you make me all weepy with your non-mystery thriller One Summer??? I never, ever got teary-eyed at the saddest parts of some books I've read, but this! Wow! The waterworks just won't stop. I was in a public place (a salon where I was waiting for my mum to finish her herbal hair treatment) as well, so as much as possible I tried to keep it to a minimum. By then I believed the review on the book by RT Book Reviews which said, "Readers better have their hankies ready." I was not ready cos I don't pay much heed to reviews and so I finally had to ask my aunt for a tissue. Hahaha. At this point I am almost halfway through the book. And to think I just bought it this afternoon. That's how I am riveted by the story. You have proved yourself over and over as a prolific writer with your many thrillers, Mr. Baldacci, yet you have outdone yourself with One Summer. Not only do you make your readers sit at the edge of their seats, you touch a chord deep within their hearts as well. This fan included.

WRITING: this. Should be writing in my journal as well.

LISTENING: to Ikaw ang Aking Mahal by VST & Company.

THINKING: of what to do tomorrow since it's still my day off. So far only sleep is on the list.

SMELLING: nothing

WISHING: it's already the 26th. yippee!

WEARING: my usual tank top and shorts.

LOVING: still Aldub!!! I have to do a marathon on the episodes I missed. Cannot satisfy myself with just the spoilers this time!

WANTING: to eat potato chips or any gooey chocolate bar. Sleep tomorrow.

NEEDING: to exercise more! Am not able to do so for the past couple of days since my duties ended at past midnight. Too tired to even roll out my exercise mat in the morning.

FEELING: hungry but not quite hungry. Weirdo!




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of sick days, kilig days, and so on

so. my body had finally succumbed to the persistent cough and colds i've had for over a week now. colds are the bane of every cabin crew's life because if left alone, it will wreak havoc on the eardrums when combined with the pressure during flying. more specifically, during the descent. i have felt it several times already and i thought my eardrums were going to burst. so the very next day i called in sick, the very first one since i started flying. i just have this thought of being superwoman that i really just had to wait until my joints have started aching and my sinuses have begun to throb so much that my face felt swollen. it looked very much like it, too. and i felt so miserable these past several days that i just wanted to curl up in bed and sleep the whole day. i wanted a back rub but nobody gave me one. i wished somebody would hold my hand before i went to sleep but yah there was no one. i have used several packs of kleenex already and it's like there is no end to my need of it. and i realised i was eating healthy food and pumping myself full of meds that i suddenly missed my lovely burgers, fries, and blueberry cheesecake. i don't like taking medicine! especially those huge tablets that always seem to get stuck in my esophagus. when i get better, i will head to my favourite resto and get all my comfort food to celebrate. but first, lemme take my meds. and apples and oranges. 

darn sickness makes me so dramatic i want to puke. so on to the lighter side of things...

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one thing that makes me go all kilig lately is the alden richards and yayadub loveteam, fondly called aldub by fans. they're just toooo cute! and yayadub is just too funny she makes me laugh. those facial expressions! it's cool how she has literally dubsmashed her way into fame. i foresee more awesome things coming for her. 

alden richards? get outta here! he looks like a really nice person in real life. and yeah, ok, he's cute. look at his dimple. ah, yeah! 

grabe bagay na bagay talaga sila ni yayadub. kaya hindi pwedeng matuloy ang kasal ni yayadub kay frankie! yakie talaga! no way jose! heheheh.

si lola nidora kasi! babala... asawa ni babalu! rogelio, rogelio, rogelio, rogelio! nakakaloka! buti na lang nakatakas si yayadub kanina bwahahaha! malalaman na ng fans kung magkakatuluyan si yayadub at alden. bukas na ang tamang panahon!!!

hindi naman halatang excited din ang lola mo sa mangyayari bukas, noh?!

pinapatawa talaga ako ng segment na ito ng eat bulaga. kapag wala akong pasok or ang pasok ko hapon pa ito ang lagi kong inaabangan. galing lang talaga nila sa concept at execution grabe! hard to believe na three weeks pa lang pala ito. maraming salamat sa lahat ng mga bumubuo ng eat bulaga sa araw-araw niyong pagbibigay-ligaya sa mga pilipino! mwah-mwah, tsup-tsup! 

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recent reads:

love & misadventure and lullabies by lang leav 

these are the second and third books of poetry that i've bought. i am not much into poetry but lang leav's writing style really resonated in me. the covers, too. ms. leav is not just a wizard of words but in illustrating as well. her books are not meant to be read in one sitting, as i found out after reading love & misadventure. i didn't get to savour each verse as much as i should have since i wanted to get to the end right away, much like when i read anything prose. wrong move. so when i got lullabies, i took my time to digest each fascinating and captivating line, putting the book down when needed and even when i did not want to. and so i enjoyed reading it. i guess poetry should be read this way so that you can really feel what the writer is conveying through his or her verses. looking forward to lang leav's next book.

the pajama girls of lambert square by rosina lippi

this book i haven't finished reading yet but i find it to be a nice, light romance set in a small town where everyone knew each others' business. it's a story about a woman with a past and a man who never set roots in one place. i have read books with these kinds of characters before but what i like about this is that the characters are full of wit, no-nonsense and unapologetic for who they are. no corny or maudlin speeches, that's for sure. will finish the book once i get my butt off this seat. 

thirteen reasons why by jay asher

i'll say it straight up: i could not put this book down ever. i threw a mental tantrum when i had to do it because i had to do normal, boring, everyday stuff. that's how riveting the story is. every turn of the page is a page nearer to the reason that made hannah decide to push through in taking her own life, and where clay played a part in her story. the book speaks on how people could affect other people with the way they act towards them, and the possible consequences that may bring. an oft-shared quote on the net comes to mind: "be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about."

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lss goodness:

shut up and dance by walk the moon

style by taylor swift

love is your colour by leona lewis and jennifer hudson

the days by avicii

four five seconds by rihanna, kanye west and paul mccartney

cheerleader (felix jaehn remix) by omi 

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i want my blueberry cheesecake!