"TEXT US UP! ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD DAY OR A BAD DAY?", the DJ's question was perfectly timed.
Things haven't been going great at work recently. My Outlook has been acting up since last week--my old account couldn't be fixed anymore and now I'm in the process of downloading 15,000+ e-mails. I was having trouble deciding if I should laugh or cry when I saw the time remaining for the download was only 10 more hours.
SUNDAY
I attended a meeting for the whole research team's planning session last Sunday. My mom was disappointed that I couldn't spend time with the family considering it was our special day; and I had to explain to her that the meeting had to be scheduled that time to accommodate everyone; and that it was a blessing because it didn't entail me to work during my Saturday Sabbath.
Things were going pretty well; until a friend frantically asked me where I was. It turned out that my mom called her and was trying to find out if I was just out on a date. Wow. I was really embarrassed. Even if it was Valentine's day twenty-four hours earlier, I'd rather be with the family than out on a date, especially on Sundays.
MONDAY
Monday was a happy day, and it somehow balanced things out. Five listeners have reacted to our hour-long radio program aired Mondays at DWAD 1098 kHz. I was ecstatic to have also received a call from a woman who wanted to know more about our church's teachings. Praise God!
TUESDAY
I received an e-mail from a colleague that made me feel really bad--and I still can't get over it until now.
WEDNESDAY
With a liter of diesel amounting to only P23.70 now, people are once again happily(?) driving their cars everywhere they go... and this results in muy muy muy trafico! You'd think that traffic in Manila couldn't get worse. I now spend 1.5 hours driving myself to work. Give me 30 minutes more and I could go to the Visayas region and back par avion! This is for a fact double the time I used to spend on the road every morning. Now I pass through twists and turns and sidestreets just for me to lessen my travel time by 30 minutes; but which leaves me stressed and tired; considering that my day hasn't even started yet.
In addition, about 160+ projects welcome me in the office; all waiting to be translated from French to English and uploaded on the company website. With barely 7 days until the deadline, I can't help but feel panicky.
All I could think of was...I just have to get away...!
MY SPECIAL "ME" TIME
I left the office early and went to Megamall for therapy...SHOPPING. As soon as I arrived, I realized two things:
(1) I missed walking... the only walks I took the last couple of weeks was from our front door to our garage and from the Ortigas parking lot to the office... and back.
(2) The "new arrivals" shoes in Gibi are not new! I already tried on the sandals on display last year... :)
I decided to check out swimwear in various ladies' boutiques; 'cause if there's one thing that made me excited about this week, it was our trip to Subic on Sunday. I went to Cinderella, Monnakiki, ForMe, SurfWorld, Mango (no swimsuits there), VNC (no swimsuits there too, but I couldn't help but look since it was my favorite shoe store)... to no avail. I was trying to look for the Speedo outlet when I realized that my time was about to run out; the mall was closing in 45 minutes.
I decided to check out SM Department Store and found Speedo bathing suits, but didn't like any. Finally, I found ones that I felt I could wear. As I was paying, the stuff I was buying turned out to be on sale-- I got P200 off! For only P998.00, I was able to buy a tankini, 2 bikinis, and another bikini top! FULFILLMENT!
I thought, however, that my day still wouldn't be complete without Monica Maye's
infamous book. A couple of days earlier, I had a conversation with a colleague in Starbucks. We discussed about a certain book entitled, "What Should I Do with My Life?", by Po Bronson and which narrated true stories of how people struggled through problems to the point of cluelessness; and finally figuring out what they really wanted to do and actually doing it. Monica, my colleague, said the book helped her go through a lot of difficult things.
My sister Yen wanted to buy the book for me as a Valentine's day gift; however she wasn't able to find it in Bonifacio High Street's Fully Booked. This time, I went to National Bookstore, intentionally looked for it and found it. I was so excited! I bought it together with another international bestseller, "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell.
I was already a bit dizzy when I realized that I haven't taken anything in since 12 noon today; and that I have only eaten Chicken empanada for lunch. To serve as the culminating event of all events, I ordered baked ziti with mixed red and white sauce from Sbarro. I didn't mind that people were staring at me as I ate my meal as any hungry child from the streets would--and all alone.
As I left Megamall, I realized that I spent almost P1700...to date myself. I couldn't imagine how somebody could feel so alone with hundreds of Filipinos surrounding her.
Fortunately, it was at that specific minute when my mom texted me that she was singing "I Have You (To Save My Day)", and that she couldn't help but think of me. It dawned on me that I wasn't alone after all; and all I could say was, "Thanks for saving my day too, Nay."
Things haven't been going great at work recently. My Outlook has been acting up since last week--my old account couldn't be fixed anymore and now I'm in the process of downloading 15,000+ e-mails. I was having trouble deciding if I should laugh or cry when I saw the time remaining for the download was only 10 more hours.
SUNDAY
I attended a meeting for the whole research team's planning session last Sunday. My mom was disappointed that I couldn't spend time with the family considering it was our special day; and I had to explain to her that the meeting had to be scheduled that time to accommodate everyone; and that it was a blessing because it didn't entail me to work during my Saturday Sabbath.
Things were going pretty well; until a friend frantically asked me where I was. It turned out that my mom called her and was trying to find out if I was just out on a date. Wow. I was really embarrassed. Even if it was Valentine's day twenty-four hours earlier, I'd rather be with the family than out on a date, especially on Sundays.
MONDAY
Monday was a happy day, and it somehow balanced things out. Five listeners have reacted to our hour-long radio program aired Mondays at DWAD 1098 kHz. I was ecstatic to have also received a call from a woman who wanted to know more about our church's teachings. Praise God!
TUESDAY
I received an e-mail from a colleague that made me feel really bad--and I still can't get over it until now.
WEDNESDAY
With a liter of diesel amounting to only P23.70 now, people are once again happily(?) driving their cars everywhere they go... and this results in muy muy muy trafico! You'd think that traffic in Manila couldn't get worse. I now spend 1.5 hours driving myself to work. Give me 30 minutes more and I could go to the Visayas region and back par avion! This is for a fact double the time I used to spend on the road every morning. Now I pass through twists and turns and sidestreets just for me to lessen my travel time by 30 minutes; but which leaves me stressed and tired; considering that my day hasn't even started yet.
In addition, about 160+ projects welcome me in the office; all waiting to be translated from French to English and uploaded on the company website. With barely 7 days until the deadline, I can't help but feel panicky.
All I could think of was...I just have to get away...!
MY SPECIAL "ME" TIME
I left the office early and went to Megamall for therapy...SHOPPING. As soon as I arrived, I realized two things:
(1) I missed walking... the only walks I took the last couple of weeks was from our front door to our garage and from the Ortigas parking lot to the office... and back.
(2) The "new arrivals" shoes in Gibi are not new! I already tried on the sandals on display last year... :)
I decided to check out swimwear in various ladies' boutiques; 'cause if there's one thing that made me excited about this week, it was our trip to Subic on Sunday. I went to Cinderella, Monnakiki, ForMe, SurfWorld, Mango (no swimsuits there), VNC (no swimsuits there too, but I couldn't help but look since it was my favorite shoe store)... to no avail. I was trying to look for the Speedo outlet when I realized that my time was about to run out; the mall was closing in 45 minutes.
I decided to check out SM Department Store and found Speedo bathing suits, but didn't like any. Finally, I found ones that I felt I could wear. As I was paying, the stuff I was buying turned out to be on sale-- I got P200 off! For only P998.00, I was able to buy a tankini, 2 bikinis, and another bikini top! FULFILLMENT!
I thought, however, that my day still wouldn't be complete without Monica Maye's
infamous book. A couple of days earlier, I had a conversation with a colleague in Starbucks. We discussed about a certain book entitled, "What Should I Do with My Life?", by Po Bronson and which narrated true stories of how people struggled through problems to the point of cluelessness; and finally figuring out what they really wanted to do and actually doing it. Monica, my colleague, said the book helped her go through a lot of difficult things.My sister Yen wanted to buy the book for me as a Valentine's day gift; however she wasn't able to find it in Bonifacio High Street's Fully Booked. This time, I went to National Bookstore, intentionally looked for it and found it. I was so excited! I bought it together with another international bestseller, "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell.
I was already a bit dizzy when I realized that I haven't taken anything in since 12 noon today; and that I have only eaten Chicken empanada for lunch. To serve as the culminating event of all events, I ordered baked ziti with mixed red and white sauce from Sbarro. I didn't mind that people were staring at me as I ate my meal as any hungry child from the streets would--and all alone.
As I left Megamall, I realized that I spent almost P1700...to date myself. I couldn't imagine how somebody could feel so alone with hundreds of Filipinos surrounding her.
Fortunately, it was at that specific minute when my mom texted me that she was singing "I Have You (To Save My Day)", and that she couldn't help but think of me. It dawned on me that I wasn't alone after all; and all I could say was, "Thanks for saving my day too, Nay."
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