Approaching 30… May 31, 2009
Posted by leicia in stream of thoughts.Tags: birthday, cheers!, thoughts
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Finally getting to THAT stage now. And somehow despite everything that’s going on, all is good, thank God!
But shouldn’t I be anxious and fearful to turn 30 in 5 days? They say women have a lot of issues at this point of our lives. Shouldn’t I be suffering complexes now too complicated to articulate?
Well, yeah, half and half I guess. Complicated issues are still there, but who doesn’t have problems and concerns ? I guess the point is, its all in the mind! That should be a good sign right? =)
The only thing I’m concerned now is how to mark it. Celebrate gratitude for another year by throwing a party? Or just have a nice dinner and drinks with good friends with mox?
Either or neither, I am very thankful I still have the chance to complete 3 decades of life here =) And as always, I only ask THE power that be, for good health and protection from harm and danger for myself and family. Any add-ons to that will be greatly, greatly appreciated! =P
A good friend, Ma’am Jean, sent me this SMS last week: Remember 5 simple rules to be happy…
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
A fitting reminder for this coming 5th June. Cheers!
home sweet davao… May 18, 2009
Posted by leicia in stream of thoughts, traveling shoes.Tags: buddies, cheers!, davao, home, trips
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so finally arrived home…
and it’s raining! and had kinilaw and inihaw for lunch! and i’m gonna have my long-awaited massage in an hour! simple joys =)
to backtrack a little…
after almost 40 hours straight of being awake wrapping up work, final packing, traveling, layovers and waiting, we groggily disembarked at MIA close to midnight last may 14. good thing i was with friends, as they made the whole trip a little less stressful. though with this virus going around, we got a little paranoid. passengers were coming in from the US, korea, and i don’t know from anywhere else! this prompted us to don masks. only to find out we were probably 4 out of 8 passengers using them. haha. but immigrations officers were using them. and its always better to be safe than praning and sorry i guess…
we checked in around 1am and after spending the first night at the hotel, i woke up to a late breakfast of PORK tocino and bacon! hehe. just couldn’t help it. afterward, went to farah’s house in antipolo and had yummy, home-cooked lunch! then for dinner had oxbrain and keema at a kebab joint with vang in front of sterten place in maginhawa st, UP village. which is where i think my “discomforts” came from!
may 16th was ggdoll’s wedding day. after all preparations and we were heading to the church in the afternoon, fatigue suddenly hit me. hard. literally, my eyes were drooping and my head started to ache coz i felt so sleepy! in the church, i just sat down for fear of swaying or worse, fainting! something i’ve never done my whole life…
so i was on and off of it, even at the reception. then started to think paranoid stuff when i threw up that night. and it was worse the following day, when i woke up really feeling bad! had to call several “advisers” in the medical field. after reassurances and instructions on which meds to take and what else to do, i started to feel better. a little weak still, but not sickly. morning nap was helpful and so was good lunch and another nap before dinner. had to be better for my morning flight the following day.
seeing the whole college gang was worth all of it though. spending time with them felt like nothing changed. but of course, a lot did change. but some things, like friendships, deep bonds shared over joys and sorrows, the mundane and special, and most especially surviving UP, count for something else…
thankfully, i woke up well-rested and feeling way better today. and after breakfast with a few dear friends, i was off to the airport for the final leg of my trip home…
fastforward now….
just had my body-melting massage. my new masseuse was good really, strong. had a hearty dinner of tinolang tuna belly and pork sisig at banoks. and after chatting up with several good friends abroad, and finally catching up with them, I’m ready to crash in my own bed. at last…
