not your typical tuesday

today is tuesday. my tuesday didn't start out right or typical for that matter. i woke at around 5am to pee and i kept on scratching my eye. it felt weird but i didn't mind it and went back to sleep. i had a heachache before i slept and i thought it was either a head cold or i was just hungry. still, i leaned towards the head cold so i took medication. it did get better although i felt hungry too. maybe the headache was a sign of the sore eye, i don't know. at 6am the bf texted and said we wouldn't go walking. that woke me up for good. so i went back to the bathroom again. and there i saw i had sore eye. eye because it was still the left eye. i hurried to the drugstore and got maxitrol. the pharmacist told me to use it every 4 hours. but when read the leaflet, it said 2 drops every hour and every 4 hours if it got better. by 8, my eye was better and by 9am it was almost gone.

i wasn't expecting the bf because he had to go out of town. but i wasn't inspired to work so i just lounged around. then he called me about transferring funds from one bank to the other because we were going to travel tomorrow. so i had to go downtown. prior to that, the baby was playing with my camera and he did something wrong with it. i had to have it fixed too. so i went out and i felt the car wasn't moving smoothly. it felt wobbly as i exited the house and so i had the tires checked. nothing was wrong but the ride wasn't normal for me. (i have yet to have it checked again) i went to two banks and had the camera checked. luckily, it was just in the display and optic something. i was relieved because a new camera is not in my budget this year.

i got home and proceeded to work. by 4pm the bf came and that surprised me. i thought he'd be done late. but he came and complained that he was hungry so we went to buy food. when we got back, i finished working. after this, i'll have to fix my bag for tomorrow's trip.

that was my day, how was yours?

giving up something

it's the season of lent yet again. as a practicing catholic and having studied in a catholic school, i should know all there is to know about it. nowadays, people give up something for lent. others give up on their favorite food for 40 days, no longer watching teleseryes etc. i haven't made that a habit and i don't intend to start now.

i have been giving up coke (i always mention this - you noticed?) and desserts, i try to practice random acts of kindness, try to pray the rosary daily etc. i figured i shouldn't have to do this for forty days only but for the rest of my life. you can't just be nice or kind and good for lent and revert to your old ways after. that's hypocritical, if you ask me.

i remember my cousin before was a tutor for a politician's son. the man was known as a notorious ladies man. he had so many girlfriends even if he had a beautiful wife. every lent, he would fast and eat only oatmeal and soup, i think. he would do that for the whole season. it didn't impress me. what's the point of sacrificing during lent and go back to your own bad self after? it seemed pointless.

i think that the world would be better off if every person would just be honest with himself. we are all sinners and everyday there is an opportunity and occasion to sin. at times, we avoid it but there are times that we don't. that applies for the whole year, not just for lent. so instead of giving up something for lent, you might as well try to change something about you forever. lent may be about sacrifice but the sacrificing should not have an expiration date. let it be for good.

lose weight

i'm not sure if i've mentioned this but i have a summer wedding to attend in may. it'll be an out of town affair and the entire family is looking forward to it. i have yet to have a dress made as i am looking for designs still. i am thinking of getting an off the rack dress also. no decisions are final on that aspect yet.

the above picture is the kind of dress i want to wear. i want to wear something bright and simple and fun. that or a bright sunny yellow. besides, the motif of the wedding is too pale for my tastes. it's salmon pink, terra cotta and champagne. how dry can that get? sorry cuz! = ) we need splashes of color. my sis is thinking red, my cousin orange. we'll surely outshine them all!

part of the reason i haven't gotten a dress yet (aside from the fact that its too early!) is that i feel i that need to lose more weight. i know i still have about two months so i am procrastinating. besides, who doesn't love to eat? i am already depriving myself of coke and desserts so i think that is enough. last friday, i had eaten popcorn late in the afternoon. by dinner time, i was still feeling full so i didn't eat. i liked the feeling when i woke up the next morning. i felt light and not even hungry. so i decided to skip dinner or eat earlier. so yesterday, i ate my dinner at 5pm. i plan to do this until forever if i can. wish me luck! hahaha! i really hope this will work too. i desperately need the weight loss. i didn't mention this to the bf because he is against it. he thinks i don't look good if i'm skinny. imagine that!

desperately missing

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today is just an ordinary saturday for me. i decided to work because i knew i'd be bored if i didn't. saturday is a busy day for the bf, time for payroll and whatnot. but deep down, i have this sense of longing. i miss someone who has moved on to the next life. and this is the reason why it makes me sad. i know i will never, ever get to see him again.

he was my former flame, a summer love, you might say. i don't know, i just loved him even then. we clicked and we understood each other. we didn't last long actually but i knew him for a while. i knew him when he was still a rebellious teenager who was displaced. his parents separated when he was younger and he lived with his dad. during his high school years he moved to his mother's side. there were lots of conflict, especially with his younger brother whom he didn't grow up with. we would only meet during summer or when he came to visit - which isn't often. the longest time i got to spend with him was probably two months. i remember it was my birthday then. we spent time in their house after we had eaten. i was tired from too much studying and i ended up sleeping. unfortunately, the power went out but i continued to sleep. i woke to find him fanning me to keep me cool. that was sweet of him.

but we ended it and he left for abroad. he married after we broke up to a girl from his hometown and they had a little girl. one time, i decided to call him out of the blue and we talked. he had just got home a couple of hours and just turned on his mobile phone. that was probably our last conversation. he died in 2007. it was not an accidental death. he was murdered on the job. i went to his wake and funeral and i could no longer recognize him. during the burial, i saw his friend who was surprised that i didn't marry him. d had told him he loved me and i was the one.

i guess it wasn't meant to be. besides i would have been a widow today. his wife is also gone, she was murdered as well. it was an unrelated matter, mainly out of greed. the little girl is now an orphan and i get to see her. she looks like him and she's smart. as i write this, i feel like crying my eyes out. i don't believe in what people say that if people die, you'll still feel them etc. for me, a person who is dead is gone forever. you will only have memories and that's it. better keep a lot of mementos while you can. i still have pictures of d but i try not to look at them. it just makes me sadder. = (

working lunch and book shopping

i had to eat a late lunch today because i went out on some errands. i decided to stop by a cafe to get their oriental chicken salad which i love. i didn't eat there because i wanted to make my own dressing. i also got a slice of their choco-banana cake which is another great treat. i paired my salad with a glass of lemon iced tea. yummy!

while i was waiting for my order, a caucasian man (i thought he was italian but i'm not really sure. i am sure though that he isn't american) sat in the table next to mine. he said " hello there. good morning, how are you? and i said :"i'm good, good morning too." his answer was "you're so beautiful, you look so fresh. ahhh, this city is full of beautiful women. i just said thank you and looked away because i hate talking to foreigners especially men. hahaha!

then i went book shopping. the place i usually go to no longer have books so i had to go to book sale for my stash. i went at the right time because i got 5 books for a total of Php80 only. i don't recognize any of the authors but i found the books interesting. today is really my day!

the first pic is my mom's homemade bagoong and green mango. so yummy!
the second is my mango crepe. the crepe was kind of thick but it still tasted great.
last picture is called campesino jalapeno. this is from a local mexican resto. it's my mom's favorite. minus the cheese, of course.

coke

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my name is chloe and my last drink was 45 days ago.

hahaha! i sound like an alcoholic. but i finally got to drink coke after 45 days. yes, i lasted that long. if you know me, that is such a mean feat. anyone who knows me knows how much i love to drink coke. i don't drink coke zero or coke light but the real thing. after all, if i had to get fat from drinking softdrinks, i might as well get enjoy it. and man, is coke delicious!

but part of my new year's resolution is to stop drinking coke. and i did, for 45 days that is. during our most recent trip, the bf and i went to the supplier's office and he was given snacks of bread and coke. he shared it with me. i told him i wasn't drinking but he said i'll only get to drink half. ahhh, i felt like an addict. it tasted so great that i wanted more. but of course i didn't. i did share the 8 oz. bottle of coke with him and drank lots of water afterward.

because i remembered the taste of coke, i was thinking of drinking coke on sundays, you know as a cheat day. but i didn't and haven't. i guess i'll drink coke again in 45 days. = )

work habits

i do not have a disciplined work habit. that is probably i quit my job. hahaha! i like the lifestyle of a part time employee who works half the time and plays half the time. and this is also the reason why my present job suits me. i work well with deadlines. i am filled with creativity and inspiration when i have a time limit. if not, it will take me forever to finish.

my current job alots about 12 hours for me to accomplish a task. i can finish that job in 4 hours or less. but that is on a good day. on an extremely lazy day, i don't begin to work until its 4 hours from the deadline. there are times when the bf and i are busy the whole day so work has to take a backseat. there are also times when do not feel the work i.e. its too hard, too technical or i am sleepy. during that time, i don't finish right away.

today is a classic example. i started to work at 10.30am but i felt sleepy. so i slept till 12 and then i had lunch. i began to work until 2pm because i saw the bf arrived. i went back to work by 5pm already because i also had to spend time with the baby. i finished at a quarter to 7 and i had eaten dinner in between. all in all, it took me just four hours to finish, which is normal for me.

i am quite happy with the state of my life as of now. but i am thinking of going back to school. i plan to take up law although i am not too keen on it just yet. i pass the entrance exam, then maybe law is for me. if not, i'll just be another ordinary citizen.

yum!

i do not know know to cook dishes. i can produce decent desserts though. but cooking and me do not make a good combination. i do not have enough skill to know what is missing in a certain dish. i guess i don't have the right tongue or taste buds. hehe.. but not when it comes to cakes, chocolates and sweets. in that aspect, i am a master.

anyway, i love to eat. the first photo is homemade cheese pimiento on garlic baguette. that's really yummy. i personally made the spread from queso de bola, mayonnaise, canned pimiento and a bit of condensed milk. i actually got the inspiration from a newspaper article about using leftover queso de bola and found the actual recipe online. i didn't really follow the exact measurements, i just winged it. but it worked. pairing it with store-bought garlic baguette was heaven. as a kid, i loved cheese pimiento sandwhiches. but my mom wouldn't make them because she didn't like cheese.

the second photo is my sunday night dinner. i didn't get to eat at the meeting because the students only bought me mango juice and a banana/blueberry muffin. i was actually shy to demand dinner since they didn't eat as well. so i ordered the oriental chicken salad from the cafe where the meeting was held. i took it home and ate it with the baby in the bedroom. the crackers were his snack because according to him "my tummy is so very hungry". the salad was delish. but i didn't use the vinaigrette they gave. instead i made my own with mayo and a bit of chili catsup. its my favorite salad dressing actually.

i don't often take pictures of the food that i eat. but i do know i have some in my files. i'll try to find them and post them here.

doubt

sunday was my day-off from the bf. or rather our day off from each other. anyway, i didn't see him at all that day. we were supposed to go walking early in the morning but i couldn't sleep the night before. i was awake until 2 am i guess so i knew exercising was not going to happen. the bf texted as well and said he was still tired. at about 8 am, he said he was visiting his father and then his mother. separately, because his mom never went back to their home and is currently staying with his elder brother. i said ok and proceeded to wash my car and lounge around the house. after lunch, he was already in his brother's house and went home at about 5 pm.

at 6 pm, i had a meeting with some graduating college students who asked for my help for their final paper. i couldn't refuse because one member was the daughter of my former co-worker. we had met for about two times and they were preparing for their defense this coming tuesday. so i went to meet them and got home around 10 pm.

the next day, the bf and i went walking. but the rain suddenly poured and we had to stop. i got in his truck and he was thinking of getting freshly caught fish. we went to where the fishermen were and waited for the rain to abate. when it did, the bf went down. while i was waiting for him, i saw a receipt. i read it and it was about a ferry ride on sunday with the bf's name on it. i asked him if he went out of town yesterday. he said no, the receipt wasn't his but that of his client. the receipt was just in his name because the vehicle was still registered to him. he even asked " what am i going to do there on a sunday anyway?"

so i just kept quiet. but in the back of my mind i was really doubting him. all day yesterday, i was preoccupied with the thought that maybe the bf lied to me. in the afternoon, i asked him about it again. but then i recalled one instance when i was really convinced the bf was lying. eventually, i told him about it and he said "do you still doubt me up to now? do you really think i'd keep anything from you?" i figured i am making a mountain out of a molehill this time. so i'll let it slip. i am actually very trusting but sometimes, doubt can make you question things. oh well... whatever.

bouquet

as promised...pardon the messy bedroom... = )

delay

i was supposed to post pictures of the flowers the bf gave me on valentines. however, we left for a business trip the day after and got delayed coming home. i arrived only yesterday and had so much stuff to do. it was a loooooong trip, to say the least with so many misfortunes along the way.

nevertheless, i'm home and all is well. however, i have a lot of work to do so i cannot take my time to describe how my valentine's went. it was special though, the bf and i went out, blah, blah, blah! i promise to write more in the next post.

ciao.

these are the flowers the bf has given me in the past. i guess i didn't take photos of the other flowers because i couldn't find them in any of my files. (tsk, tsk, signs of old age)

i loved those liliums above. in reality, they looked even better and they lasted quite long, about a week, i think. the buds bloomed after a couple of days and looked really pretty. the second flower, i have no idea what. but they looked nice as well. i believe the bf gave me roses in the last two years. i'm not overly fond of roses, unless they're yellow or blue. i think red and white are just too ordinary. hahaha!

my flowers for this year has not arrived yet. i'll take a picture of it, promise. if not, that means the flowers sucked! = )

back!

just want to say i got my bf back again. hahaha! ecstatic much? well, sunday night the bf was fired(?!*) or rather his contract got terminated so he no longer has to drive the clients to and fro the earthquake site. although the bf was already planning to quit by sunday, so it worked out perfectly. the bf had plans for valentine's day-nothing really definite but we are going out. at least! he hasn't come 'round yet, i'm still waiting for my flowers. whatever!

happy valentine's day everyone!

saturday alone

yesterday, i saw the bf for about one minute. he stopped by the house before driving off with his clients to send me on an errand later in the afternoon. if the laundromat wasn't closed on sundays, i wouldn't have seen him at all.

i'm not complaining about that, in time, things will get back to normal and i'm sure we'll be spending loads of time together again and i'll be saying i'm tired of being with him yet again. anyway, i was still tired from my long drive the other day so i really wasn't in the mood to do anything anyway. i just watched a dvd movie and lazed in my bed the entire day.

i had to pick up laundry of the clients at 6pm. but the bf wasn't clear on the instructions so i decided to pop in by 4. it wasn't done yet so i decided to head downtown. i was really hungry and in my mind i wanted to eat a steaming hot bowl of chicken noodles and cheeseburger. it's not exactly the best combination but it was what i was craving for. i went to the local department store and ate in the food court. then i went down to the children's section to get the baby new pjs. after that, i went to the ladies department to check out shoes, couldn't find anything worth trying on and proceeded to clothes. i suck at window shopping. hahaha! so i decided to have my watch's battery changed. i was supposed to wait for 15 minutes but i didn't want to. so i went out and saw two old friends. we ended up chatting outside the store for a good ten minutes or so.

still i had time to spare before 6 so i drove to the beach. i opened my windows, listened to music and killed the time. it was relaxing. i saw a mom trying out their new dslr and her daughter was the model, a mother and son team looking at the waves and a group of boys ready to drink the night away. by 6, i left and went to the laundromat. i locked out my keys in the process and had to call my mom for rescue. then i went home and slept early.

my saturday had passed without much fanfare. it was lonely not having the bf around but i got through it in one piece. he's still driving today and on monday, i think. he'll stop on tuesday hopefully. that's what he promised me this morning when he picked up the laundry. can't wait!

the rosary

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i have always said i am not a religious person in the perfect sense of the word. i haven't been to confession in a while, i don't regularly go to church and i am a sinner. but for whatever it's worth, i do pray. i try to pray the rosary daily. it's funny how i used to find the rosary too long a prayer. we used to pray it everyday in school when i was in elementary. i hated that we had to kneel on the floor when we said it, at one o'clock every afternoon. i thought then we were just too religious. hahaha!

when i was in high school, we didn't pray as much. in college, i was back to a catholic institution but religion was less enforced- or i could get away with it! there is actually a funny story about that, but that's for another post. i only prayed the rosary again at regular intervals when i was prepping for a board exam. when you need something from the Lord, you do need to pray and invoke all the saints you can possible call on. i remember religiously hearing mass everyday in 2003 at different churches with my classmates. all my efforts did pay off, partly to prayer, diligence and luck.

now, i am back to daily rosary, not because i am taking an exam but because i am wiser and older. and praying actually keeps me light and happy. there is much to be said about being closer to the Lord when you pray. i make it a point to pray the rosary in the morning, as well as my various novenas. i am devoted to the sto. nino, st. jude thaddeus, our mother of perpetual help and st. anthony of padua. that means i pray my novenas from tuesday to friday. it has become a habit and one i think is beneficial not just for my soul but for my well-being. i have always had a strong faith even if i wasn't all that religious in the past. i always believed that God made everything possible and whatever good or bad thing that happens to your life, it's His will.

i encourage you to pray the rosary too. you'll feel really good too.

soundtrack

i like listening to meaningful songs. here's my recent playlist:

1. mind over matters of the heart- restless heart
2. everything- michael buble
3. journey- lea salonga
4. happiness- lea salonga and gerard salonga
5. i could not ask for more - sara evans
6. not for sale- tina arena
7. God gave me you- bryan white
8. one flight down- norah jones
9. save room- john legend
   
10. how to save a life- the fray
11. say goodbye- katharine mcphee
12. snow on the sahara- anggun
13. sharing the night together- dr. hook and the medicine show
14. love gives, love takes- the corrs
15. broken hearted me- anne murray
    

this could change in a few week's time and i'll hate listening to these songs, until probably next year. hahaha!

missing you

i haven't been spending much time with the bf these past few days. earlier, he was preoccupied because he needed money for the checks he issued. he had to do some preparations for clients that were coming in during the week. by wednesday, he had to drive television crews to the earthquake stricken areas. up to now, he is still on duty. he is doing it becasuse he actually wants to and partly because there are no more available drivers. i hate it! i'm not used to spending much time away from him, especially on out of town trips. i am supposed to be with him during this time. hahaha! i sound like a petulant high school student. but really, i hate the feeling.

anyway, yesterday i drove 183 kilometers just to spend time with him. imagine that! and i went there alone. that took me fours hours of driving back and forth. the first hour going there was easy, the second hour, i was feeling tired. on the way home, i was exhausted. as luck would have it, it rained when i was about 35 kilometers from home. i hate driving in the rain and i hate driving at night. but i had no choice. ahh.. the things you do for love.

when i got there, i saw different types of people. there were rescue groups, various television crews, locals, MMDA personnel and tourists taking pictures. i belong to the latter because i didn't do anything useful. = )

i was supposed to stay only for on hour but the bf had to leave and get food from the hotel restaurant that provided for their meals. i decided on a whim to join him. big mistake because it took us two hours to get back. i ended up leaving for home at about 7.30 already and two hours on the road meant i'd be home by 9.30. unfortunately, the rain made me go even slower and i got home at around 9.50pm. i was so tired by then and i still had work to finish. but i was really so sleepy so i stopped working and slept instead. i ended up waking early this morning to finish my tasks.

now the bf is back to the location again and i haven't even seem him yet. i doubt i'll be seeing him tomorrow as well. hopefully the contract will finished tomorrow or monday. if not, it will be a lonely valentine's day for me this year.

**the pictures show the bridge that got badly damaged by the earthquake. it's actually quite a steep drop and you need to use makeshift ladders to cross. the bf stays here the whole day and night until news broadcast is over. luckily (or unluckily), business is slow so he has the time to do this.
the pictures of two feet are ours. our sanuk sandals were bought at the same time but his has faded already. he says mine still look like new. the bf wears a jade ring for luck in business. that ring is huge!

it's better to give

last night, my girlfriend texted and asked for relief goods for her aunts and cousins who were affected by the earthquake. i am at the point in my life where every centavo counts. i am sort of struggling financially right now. but i replied that i couldn't give cash, i would just give in kind. i was internally debating because i still have several obligations to fulfill but i realized that my problems were trivial compared to the victims.

as luck would have it, the bf gave me money today. he was able to collect payment and it was deposited in my account. i had to deposit the money to his account in another bank since he had to go out of town on business. he shared some of his earnings with me, for which i am really grateful for. i was able to purchase noodles, sardines, soap and milk. i took it to my girlfriend's house and she even asked me to go with them to the town. my gf said i bought too much and i jokingly retorted that i would take some back with me.

i am quite happy to have shared some of my blessings. i know it's merely a fraction of what they need but at least i was able to give. it's so much better to be the giver than to be the recipient.

of full moons and bad luck

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according to the bf, a very effective way of getting rid of bad luck can be done on a full moon. this solution was given to him by a quack doctor a.k.a albularyo. i am no demeaning or making fun of these healers. some people find them very effective for their ailments and maladies. i think they do work as long as the patient has faith.

anyway, the bf said that you only had to swim in the beach or sea during the full moon. after bathing, you had to throw/get rid of all your clothing. whatever you wore for swimming had to be removed and thrown to the sea. afterward, you head home and not speak to anyone for at least an hour. i had several questions for the bf. first was this: since i'll obviously be naked after swimming, is it okay for me to change, like in the car? and second was: do i have to do it alone?

i thought it was a very easy solution and if you can find a secluded spot on the beach, you can probably eliminate bad luck without difficulty. however, the bf could not give me a definite answer for the first. we were planning to do it together although we had to resolve some issues regarding the plan. hahaha! are we crazy or what? i will let you know if indeed we push through with it.

he says stupid

my brother likes to tease the baby. last night he went to our bedroom and played with him. he then asked:

bro: baby are you a girl?
baby: no, i'm a boy.
bro: uyy.. you're a girl..
baby: no!!! i'm not a girl, i'm a boy

so my brother kissed him goodnight and went out the door. the baby got down from the bed to shut the door. as he was heading back, he suddenly said: "stupid ninong".

hahaha! i couldn't believe he'd say that...

earthquake!

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at around 11:52 this morning, we experienced an 6.8 magnitude earthquake. it was scary! the last earthquake i felt was way back august (i'm not really sure) last year but it was mild. it came at around 5am and i was wondering why my bed was shaking. mind you, i have a huge bed. but the earthquake today was really strong.

i was sitting in the dining room working. this is my preferred "office" because the Internet connection is excellent in this area. it didn't start out as strong. we live along the side of the road and i thought there must be a huge truck that is going to pass by. however, the truck never passed instead, the ground shook. right then and there, i knew it was an earthquake. it grew stronger. our chandelier shook, my mom's jars were precariously shaking and i was afraid a vase of flowers was going to fall down. worse, the baby was in the bedroom with the yaya. i was paralyzed and couldn't move. i only shouted that the baby was in the bedroom but there was nothing i could. it lasted for about 30 seconds but it was the longest 30 seconds of my life.

the aftershock came about 25 minutes after but it was milder already. classes and work was cancelled for the afternoon. my brother also said most of the stores and malls in the city were closed and people were afraid of a tsunami hitting. but so far, all is well. in the northern area of the province, apparently some bridges were destroyed but so far no life has been lost as of this time.

God is still good.

just loving

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if you have been in a relationship, you'll find it has it its ebbs and flows. you find yourself very much in love with your boyfriend/partner/spouse and sometimes, you feel tired just looking at him.

i'm reading this book, The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve. i haven't finished it yet but i'm halfway there. it's a good book, it was part of oprah's book club. it's an old book (published in 1999, i think) but because i buy only bargain books, it took me this long to read it. it only cost me Php40 from the neighborhood surplus shop where i get my books.

anyway, in the book, there's a part where Kathryn says she and her husband got past the "in love" state and were "just loving". i got that. i got her point that at some point your relationship will wane and fade in time. other people's in love stage may last for a month, half a year, a year or longer but eventually it will. i was reading this while i was travelling with the bf and i could totally relate. i guess we are now at the point of just loving. but it's okay. i am quite content with the relationship we have because it still has its moments. maybe because we spend too much time together that somehow everything becomes common, ordinary and routine. but i am proud to say that we do have exciting times still. the bf can be very sweet when he's in the mood and he does know what to say to make your heart melt.

i actually asked the bf what we were doing on valentine's day and he said the usual. the bf isn't big on valentines. he thinks its enough that he gives me expensive flowers. hahaha! but then again, valentine's really is just an ordinary day. he's more looking forward to our anniversary next month than this month's event. whatever!

so even if the bf and i are already at the just loving stage. that i sometimes wish i was doing something else instead of being with him. i would rather hang out with my friends than him. when he is thinking of business stuff even if we're together etc. we are happy. i don't know how long we will keep on just loving though...

the impeachment. bow

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i don't particularly care for the impeachment proceedings against the chief justice. not because i like him but because i find it in bad taste. somehow, the reason for his impeachment is a little too personal for my taste.

while it may be true that former president arroyo also exhibited bad taste when she swore him in as chief justice, somehow, all these proceedings are nothing but a waste. a waste of time and resources, that is. what's more, the prosecution sucks. they suck really bad. they are ill prepared and do not seem to know what they are doing. the defense puts them to shame, especially former justice cuevas. he is one tough old bird who definitely knows what he is doing.

if i had to make a guess, i think corono will get off the charges, with huge thanks to his defense team. the prosecution teams seems to be all bark and no bite. and it will be their fault should the results favor defendant.