the yahoo of the bristles

For sentimental reasons, I got really sad upon finding out that two of my old mailboxes have been deactivated by yahoo. To think that the other one was my first ever email addy…sigh! I’ve had that for years and years. Dang! Full of memories, I’m telling you…early goof offs actually. I wasn’t able to save the messages there but somehow it’s okey… like it’s a good thing I believe. More like a blessing in disguise.  I really don’t have the heart to delete the account myself, not even the messages.  But I suppose it was God’s way of ridding me of my past mistakes. That particular mailbox pretty much contained a bulk of my stupidity from years back… Oh well, the sigh could better yet be one of relief, I’d like to think.

Anyhoo, I have yet to write about my recent pilgrimage to Manaoag. Yes, finally, after several postponements, things had to happen just so I could finally finally go to Pangasinan to say my thanks to the Lady.   I had with me two of my best buds from high school both of whom are going there for the first time. I tell you, eventhough the trip was exhausting, I could very well say that it was well worth it.  As expected a real darn bad headache on the way back ruined my evening. But what do you know, just a simple breathe in breathe out tactic kept me goin until, I finally succumbed. Consequently, I wasn’t able to come in for my morning duty at trapik. Oh well…so much for trying.  My apachichi was happy to wake up beside me anyhow. You shouldve seen how he reacted when he opened his eyes and I wasn’t in a hurry to leave at all.  Well we played and played until I had to go to school and be with the other kids.  It’s not often that I  get to stay in the mornings and just not do anything.  Hay….you know me. Work is essentially my lifestyle. But I wouldn’t be complaining about it. I actually love it cuz I chose it. Hay…

As of writing I’m coughing. And to think I’d be having my teacher evaluation tomorrow.  Oh my goodness. I dunno what I’m gonna do…

Getting off-kiltered as always…here I am also raving about my current obsession, peanut butter cups. Gad, I’m so addicted to it these days.  I’m also all praises to this oral b toothbrush I now possess thanks to my tita’s kindness. The bristle bomb is actually part of the huge lot that my Tita Carmen sent from the states.  I dunno-- prolly I’m just weird but I enjoy the weird looking rubber bristles on the side. Love the color too…

In Memoriam...

He was born March 16.  In 1994, we got news from a family friend that we’re having him around.  Blue-eyed liver patched.... Yup. That was what he was…  ole adorable blue-eyed…but he was quite fierce. I don’t even remember being able to pat him. I was actually scared of him…Gad, he’s huge.  

His name’s Akhro. He got separated from his family early on. In fact after only 2 years, everyone in his family passed on.  

We tried to give him the best as much as we can.  He’s pretty special too in every sense of the word... He’s actually epileptic. Akhro, the fierce epileptic...how more ironic could it get now?

I miss him already. I suppose we all do. It’s pretty sad thinking about the last days of his life. I never got to say goodbye to him.  Apachichi was able to during the afternoon. And Apachichi would forever remember him. Though he couldn’t say it yet, the gestures and the pointing to the picture I have in my bag captures his innocent yet sincere sentiments about Akrho, the fierce epileptic.    

Take care baby Akhro… I know you will. Bourgie’s up there with you.  You’ve spent a lot of your years together.  Sleep well, ole blue eyes…

After 11 years, he left us one Tuesday evening.  It was eight of the month, and it was the saddest of the month…

So long our fierce epileptic… we’ll see you again Akrho…


  

When the cocks go shuttling

In the heat of the afternoon I dared go meet up with Lot to play baddie…

After months and months, I finally got reacquainted with my racquet… geez I thought I lost my game already…but after warming up for several minutes, got my groove back.

Playing from 230 to 4pm, twas no joke. Twas a good play at 75 bucks. Best deal for a play-all-you-can set up.  I’ve gotten used to shelling out more than that back at Smashville in Ortigas.  Sweat glands worked overtime that hallow’s afternoon.  I had to go back to the office right after. I’m having second thoughts of going to the gym since they’d be closing at 9 and I’m soooooo spent.  Gaddd.

I heard about an old acquaintance getting his girl pregnant. I wasn’t too shocked. I couldn’t be. Me the lola, remember?  Anyway, there goes another example of how we can’t have it all.  I wish his family well. I hope he’s ready for the big plunge into parenthood. I know I wouldn’t be. It’s pretty scary.

Flashback to Saturday…Rachelle, Cecille and I went onto our great shopping adventure. Destination: 168 mall in Divisoria.  With our pockets still full fresh from payday Friday, we braved the heat of the late Saturday morning and got ourselves in a thick stack along Kalentong going Manila.  We got bored to our wits in traffic. Thankfully, we stuffed ourselves earlier with a delectable brunch from our fave resto—you guessed it, Yoshi…  

Even though I didn’t get to indulge in any cardio activities in the gym, all the walking that we got ourselves into would have more than enough made up for it…hahahaha…

And how was my shopping cart? Nothing much… I didn’t get to buy much. Although I had the munny, I didn’t even attempt to splurge.  I didn’t think I’d need any of those I saw.  I got to buy some giveaways for the kids though… Rachelle had plenty of shopping bags to carry… She even went back the next day and the next day..hahahaha…Talk about shopping addictions. I know I had mine a coupla years back. I don’t know if I’m still gonna get attacks anytime soon.

Fast forward to today, for the first time in months, I got to sit down and plot my journal and daily time record for practicum… Thank God, Mam Therese is the ever understanding professor… argh, if not!  Anyway, I’m prepping myself up for my great observation/ evaluation.  I’m to schedule it and I decided to do it on the 16th and 22nd. Hmmmmh… Weirdness.  I needa exert a little more effort on the last few weeks of my stay in Wee Care. I feel as though I’ve been very lax and  very complacent…Traits I’ve always hated. Darn!  

Oh, where are you island boy when I need you most… hay!!!

Can’t wait for my sister to get here … she promised to buy me stuff..I’m gonna ask her to buy me a phone… My bro already promised me a laptop… and then I’m gonna get me that trip to Hongkong with lotsa pocket munny for my birthday …oh goody!!! Disneyland wait for me!!!

In the meantime, I’m wishing myself all the luck in the world to pass this practicum in a jiff. It’s screwing up my already crazy sked… and then there’s a thesis to think about.. hopefully, october 2006 would  mean an MA for me… and then an island boy to forget about….oh when will I ever??? Tsk,tsk…tigas ng ulo!!!