4. Now that I'll be back to work tomorrow, para rin palang nagcelebrate ako ng Chinese New Year Singapore-style -- hindi ako pumasok since Thursday! I hope it brings me luck this year and beyond.
5. Channel 2 bothered to resurrect Jojo Alejar's career with a supporting bit in their version of Betty La Fea, gay role pa ata. Haha wala lang. Too much boob tube time for me nowadays.
6. If my laptop could talk, it would ask for a vacation. I'm currently on a part-time writing stint, and hopefully it could finance my summer trips!
7. The holdem poker application on my phone made me think of life's probabilities - just when you think you have a winning hand, out comes the river. And then you realize you went all in pala. Hassle. Buti na lang game lang sya.
8. It's already the middle of the week tomorrow! Yahoo!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Some random thoughts
1. I need a makeover! My hair is limp, thinning and undernourished. Makes my face look rounder than it actually is. Melanie Brown, hope to see you on Saturday or sooner!
2. Did I just get amused with watching Wowowee? Since Thursday I join my parents in watching the noontime show since my butt is permanently stationed on the sofa. Some studio contestants were just hilarious! I don't really watch it, and I was really surprised how people will fight tooth and nail just to be on that program and get a chance to win the cash prize. Of course I didn't find any value in all the sexy dancing, cheesy numbers and irritatingly high-pitched voices of Willie's co-hosts, but well, I'm not a target audience anyway. But for those who were hoping to win, it's their only ticket out of poverty.
3. I will forever be grateful for the Internet for providing me with unlimited up-to-date information, means to communicate with old and new friends, and job opportunities! Even if I was sick, I had been very busy. Parang ayoko na pumasok...
2. Did I just get amused with watching Wowowee? Since Thursday I join my parents in watching the noontime show since my butt is permanently stationed on the sofa. Some studio contestants were just hilarious! I don't really watch it, and I was really surprised how people will fight tooth and nail just to be on that program and get a chance to win the cash prize. Of course I didn't find any value in all the sexy dancing, cheesy numbers and irritatingly high-pitched voices of Willie's co-hosts, but well, I'm not a target audience anyway. But for those who were hoping to win, it's their only ticket out of poverty.
3. I will forever be grateful for the Internet for providing me with unlimited up-to-date information, means to communicate with old and new friends, and job opportunities! Even if I was sick, I had been very busy. Parang ayoko na pumasok...
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Figuring it out
I was about to reapply another coat of ointment to my rashes (which are scabbing now, thank God!) when I was bitten by the blog bug again and remained in my comfortable position on the sofa. O di ba, inuna pa ang pagsulat ng blog kesa magpagaling. Anyway, since I was told to take a leave Wednesday night, I was racking my brains for reasons why I was singled out by the varicella-zoster virus at this point in my life.
The two doctors that diagnosed me (had the second one because my mom only believes what her doctor says) said that one only gets inflicted with herpes zoster or shingles are those over 50 or those who have a poor immune system. I was given, together with the antivirus, some Vitamin B-complex tabs. I definitely can cancel out the first one, but the last???
In this household of ours, it's only me who gets into some form of exercise. Ang mga tao dito sa bahay, kung hindi nagtatrabaho, kumakain ng marami at natutulog. I consider myself very fit if they are deemed the status quo. In terms of good eating habits, well, ang uso dito kumain pag oras ng pagkain kahit hindi gutom, tatayo lang pag busog na busog, at hindi titigil ngumuya ng mga pantawid-gutom (kahit hindi gutom) hanggang maubos.
What could be the reason, then? I control my food intake, I exercise regularly. What was I missing? Peejo knew the answer right away. It's sleep. As much as I deny it, I only get as much as 6 hours a day with my early teaching hours and my blog and Internet addiction at night. I may have avoided night-outs for a considerable time already, but what about the lifestyle I led years ago where I didn't give prioirity for sleep and rest? Its repercussions may already be catching up with me, in a form of medical condition that I just cannot set aside.
How about you? What have you been lacking so far? Don't wait until you get rashes like mine before you take action. Not only they're ugly, the pain can get really nasty.
The two doctors that diagnosed me (had the second one because my mom only believes what her doctor says) said that one only gets inflicted with herpes zoster or shingles are those over 50 or those who have a poor immune system. I was given, together with the antivirus, some Vitamin B-complex tabs. I definitely can cancel out the first one, but the last???
In this household of ours, it's only me who gets into some form of exercise. Ang mga tao dito sa bahay, kung hindi nagtatrabaho, kumakain ng marami at natutulog. I consider myself very fit if they are deemed the status quo. In terms of good eating habits, well, ang uso dito kumain pag oras ng pagkain kahit hindi gutom, tatayo lang pag busog na busog, at hindi titigil ngumuya ng mga pantawid-gutom (kahit hindi gutom) hanggang maubos.
What could be the reason, then? I control my food intake, I exercise regularly. What was I missing? Peejo knew the answer right away. It's sleep. As much as I deny it, I only get as much as 6 hours a day with my early teaching hours and my blog and Internet addiction at night. I may have avoided night-outs for a considerable time already, but what about the lifestyle I led years ago where I didn't give prioirity for sleep and rest? Its repercussions may already be catching up with me, in a form of medical condition that I just cannot set aside.
How about you? What have you been lacking so far? Don't wait until you get rashes like mine before you take action. Not only they're ugly, the pain can get really nasty.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Greetings from my crib
It's 4:17am and yes, I'm in bed. Stinging pain woke me up at 3:30 - I dunno where it's coming from anymore - and I cried because I'm scared. Scared that tomorrow or the next next day or the day after next will be more painful, scared of the possibility of worse complications that might prolong my recovery, and scared that I might not wake up when I sleep. I know it's the paranoia talking, but I can't help it! I think I have a blog post somewhere about death being a fact of life and welcoming death with open arms. Now that I have a medical condition, I realize that death will have to wait. Because I'm young whichever way you see it, and there's still a lot that I want to happen. I want to get married and have kids, I want to work abroad, I want to see my grandkids, I want to travel to Europe, I want to learn how to drive, I want to learn how to cook, I want to make more money, I want to learn more, I want to help people, I want to spend more time with my parents, I want, I want, I want....
Ouch. I'm in pain again. If there's any consolation, I learned something new that I can share with other people. Makes me wish I was a doctor always showing off the things I know haha! Maybe it's not too late to be one? Yawn. Let me sleep on it first.
Ouch. I'm in pain again. If there's any consolation, I learned something new that I can share with other people. Makes me wish I was a doctor always showing off the things I know haha! Maybe it's not too late to be one? Yawn. Let me sleep on it first.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Shingles
Nope, I am not drunk and slurring my words (yeah I'm part of the Shingles Apostolate *hic*). I'm in bed, laptop on my lap (duh) trying to be as comfortable as I can with my 4 king-sized, marshmallowy pillows. Came from the doctor this afternoon and finally found the answer to the mystery behind the stabbing and throbbing pain that's been annoying me for the last 3 days.
Shingles is apparently more common with people over 50 years (but why do I have it?) and usually attacks those with weak immune systems (me, who rarely gets a cold?). It is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, and apparently when you get that as a child, it doesn't really go away, it lays dormant near your spinal cord. For some unknown reason, it gets reactivated and starts to multiply, forming a band of rashes in the nerve area that it affects, which is normally on the left part of the torso.
Itchy? You bet! You'd want to tear out your skin. With it comes sharp chest and back pains combined that comes easy as it goes. It's like you're in a room whose walls are trying to flatten you like a pancake (like a scene from Twilight Zone). Sometimes the rashes feel like there's acid on it, and the rest of my left side torso feels so sore.
For more info, read more here:
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068820/
And excuse me, that is not my photo that you see! Haha.
My boss advised me to take a leave and write my narratives instead (haha). Those who've had chicken pox won't get infected with shingles, but those who are still free from the virus, let's just smile at each other :) I have yet to find out when I can be given a clean bill of health.
Mom, being her paranoid self, thinks that the prescribed dosage is way too high for me - five 800mg tablets a day of aciclovir for 5 days. Ummm... sino ba doctor dito?! Sigh. In too much pain to argue. I hope my dad buys the rest of my meds tomorrow.
Shingles is apparently more common with people over 50 years (but why do I have it?) and usually attacks those with weak immune systems (me, who rarely gets a cold?). It is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, and apparently when you get that as a child, it doesn't really go away, it lays dormant near your spinal cord. For some unknown reason, it gets reactivated and starts to multiply, forming a band of rashes in the nerve area that it affects, which is normally on the left part of the torso.
Itchy? You bet! You'd want to tear out your skin. With it comes sharp chest and back pains combined that comes easy as it goes. It's like you're in a room whose walls are trying to flatten you like a pancake (like a scene from Twilight Zone). Sometimes the rashes feel like there's acid on it, and the rest of my left side torso feels so sore.
For more info, read more here:
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068820/
And excuse me, that is not my photo that you see! Haha.
My boss advised me to take a leave and write my narratives instead (haha). Those who've had chicken pox won't get infected with shingles, but those who are still free from the virus, let's just smile at each other :) I have yet to find out when I can be given a clean bill of health.
Mom, being her paranoid self, thinks that the prescribed dosage is way too high for me - five 800mg tablets a day of aciclovir for 5 days. Ummm... sino ba doctor dito?! Sigh. In too much pain to argue. I hope my dad buys the rest of my meds tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Miles away
The whole time I was in the gym this afternoon, I put Madonna's "Miles Away" on repeat. As in yun lang. It has been my favorite song since the first time I heard it early November I think. Astig eh. Pantakbo na, pang emo pa haha. Parang it makes you run longer for some reason, title pa lang eh. Kaya siguro I got depressed seeing my hiphop friends dance to it last Monday, because I wasn't able to attend last week. See them here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yELiwayl4ko
Thanks to Tita A for posting it on YouTube! I downloaded it myself to learn the steps. Thanks to Neil na rin for teaching the first 2 8s.
It was emo Monday nga. First thing in the morning I really thought the iPod shuffle was stolen. It was in the pocket of my other bag after all! It was pretty ok naman how it turned out later on. I just feel fat and bloated and hopeless nowadays. Sigh. Imagine, I ran nonstop this afternoon and in 30 mins I covered 3.751km and that's just equivalent to 142kcal burned! Sigh. To think that a Big Mac sandwich is already close to 700kcal, just like a Frappuccino that you can consume in the same amount of time (both of which I'm staying away from hopefully for good). Sigh. Ang hirap magpapayat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yELiwayl4ko
Thanks to Tita A for posting it on YouTube! I downloaded it myself to learn the steps. Thanks to Neil na rin for teaching the first 2 8s.
It was emo Monday nga. First thing in the morning I really thought the iPod shuffle was stolen. It was in the pocket of my other bag after all! It was pretty ok naman how it turned out later on. I just feel fat and bloated and hopeless nowadays. Sigh. Imagine, I ran nonstop this afternoon and in 30 mins I covered 3.751km and that's just equivalent to 142kcal burned! Sigh. To think that a Big Mac sandwich is already close to 700kcal, just like a Frappuccino that you can consume in the same amount of time (both of which I'm staying away from hopefully for good). Sigh. Ang hirap magpapayat.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Back to work
Three bitter-tasting words on everyone's mouth nowadays. It's time to put my overnight bag to rest and pack my gym shoes and my lunch for tomorrow. I just came from an overnight thing in Tagaytay, staying at Tirona Hotel by the highway. Thank you Hani! It a poker-videoke-food trip weekend which was freaking cold, but Peejo and I managed to down some orange ice pops we bought sometime midnight from 7-Eleven that was just a few meters away. Tigas din namin noh? (Credits to Del)
With Mike, Jar and LouAnn, we capped the weekend with a hearty late lunch at 3pm at Buon Giorno's, whose pumpkin (pungkin) soup was THE BOMB!!! Had a hard time breathing from feeling so full and at the same time laughing about the adventures of Capt. Save-a-Ho and his sidekick Super Round Down (guess who? hahaha), the baboon-looking Lil Wayne and the worse-looking Ol' Dirty Bastard, and what Grimace actually represented in McDonaldland (guess what, according to Wikipedia, he's a large, walking, talking tastebud hahahahaha).
Back to the workaday world, back to the treadmill, back to veggies and fruits, and back to saving every peso as much as we can. Have a good week everyone! :)
With Mike, Jar and LouAnn, we capped the weekend with a hearty late lunch at 3pm at Buon Giorno's, whose pumpkin (pungkin) soup was THE BOMB!!! Had a hard time breathing from feeling so full and at the same time laughing about the adventures of Capt. Save-a-Ho and his sidekick Super Round Down (guess who? hahaha), the baboon-looking Lil Wayne and the worse-looking Ol' Dirty Bastard, and what Grimace actually represented in McDonaldland (guess what, according to Wikipedia, he's a large, walking, talking tastebud hahahahaha).
Back to the workaday world, back to the treadmill, back to veggies and fruits, and back to saving every peso as much as we can. Have a good week everyone! :)
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