Somewhere Over The Rainbow

i am never the perennially optimistic kind.  i am doubtful (by default) but towards the end, i strive to be hopeful and would remain to do so until possible.  i was also made to believe that there is a ray of light behind those dark clouds.  how long these rays would seep through to illuminate the earth is a test for patience.  i'm not known to be the patient kind so i would rather be madiskarte than wait forever.  

which leads me to realizing how appreciative i am of this sweltering heat.   yes, the humidity is killing me (and i do a rain dance too) but the heat has changed my lifestyle positively.  

when before i feel being drowned when i drink a glass of water straight up, now, i actually finish 8~10 glasses a day.  i compel myself to drink more when i find myself finishing a glass of Coke after finishing a bowl of chips.  i feel less guilty that way.  

when before i would readily leave home to spend my free time (i have a lot!) in the nearest Mall, now, i would while away my time at home, do chores, watch TV, nap or chat/surf.  that saves me (some) amount of money and spares me from insanity for salivating over a gazillion retail stuff that i cannot afford to buy anyway.  

i have no excuse anymore to not update my blog, read friends' FB status (and react!***), check my mails, read just about everything! (blogs, news, work-related literature), clean-up our closets (that need daily make-over. gawd.) and write.  kahit madalas tinatamad magsulat kasi weekend, there is no reason not to.  because as most people (around me) assert, i have all the time in the world and that i should be castigated for being such a bum. (i thought, bombshell. asa pa.)

while i like going to the grocery (checking every aisle and trying alternatives to brands i am used to), i am now forced to go to the market for the freshest seafoods there.  i go to Farmer's because it's accessible by MRT.  the nice thing about going there (and doing the grocery myself), i get to choose what i like.  from Farmer's, i stock on mangoes, bangkok santol, green mangoes, plump tomatoes, ampalaya (that's bitter gourd for my foreign readers. naks!), sugpo, ginger, kalamansi (my ever reliable marinade in everything!), potatoes and cabbage for impromptu veggie dish.  from the grocery, i make sure i have instant soup (usually crab and corn and pork and mushroom), pork steak and chicken wings for emergency viands.  i want to learn how to buy fresh seafoods like galunggong and squid without being cheated.  i want to be able to buy alimasag rich in aligue.  (death by cholesterol is life fulfilled, i think. *morbid but sounds fun!*)

i am so domesticated this summer that i have a developed my routine that balances all these chores while doing my sideline (work and all other Internet-related activities).  i still want to exercise, jog around UP perhaps but the heat discourages me so i end up dancing with the wowowee audience. *gasp.  i am embarrassed.*  i look forward to a more serious regimen though, and i am excited to join my SPCP batchmates for our team exercise soon.

i just read Diane's FB status that it is cold and foggy in MSU now.  i want to time travel and visit her there.  despite my seemingly happy activities amidst this heat, a hot Manila every day is exhausting.  it'd be nice to get some rains to break the monotony. *starts the rain dance*


*** seriously, i cringe when i read FB status in Tag-lish.  even Mr P is fond of this, and when i can, i discourage him (which means, i am awake when he updates his FB). otherwise, i cringe double when i read his status, especially when it's about his work.  for some reason, i experience most of those "cringe moments" when i read those status from people in his line of work.  iba kasi pag "nakasulat" sa naririnig. ewan ko ba. mas "off" para sa akin. tsk.