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sometimes, no make it OFTEN, i wish i have more time.  more time to do what a superwoman ought to accomplish in 8 hours.  i do not wish for less things to do because i get bored (and feel so inadequate) if i do not have my "usuals" on my plate. i multi-task and luckily, i get everything done in no time.  but when December kicks in, i hope for more time because the Christmas season requires more effort to be thought-ful, creative and productive.  i have work (and reports were due yesterday! lol!), a research to begin and yes, a shopping and presents' list to attend to.  there's the menu for Noche Buena to plan on and these and that to get out of the way before 2011.  i am not known to simplify things by deleting items in my TO DOs for a short-cut.  i am known, though, to be never the artistic type when wrapping presents and very practical in deciding what to give for whom.

mr p already gave me his Christmas present (his bonus usually comes early!), which i totally love!!! i have yet to give his but i already know what to get him since he needs a lot of things and his closet needs a make-over.  then we gave each other Wii, which we are exploiting to pieces.  sadly, it's only us who tire and Wii continues to be at its full entertainment level! lol!  seriously, if i do Wii, at least, 2 hours a day, and complement it with a healthy diet, i will definitely lose weight. i have never sweat that much in years!

i wonder why there seems to be a lot of things to be done come December.  i do not understand why i felt i have so much to do when i do not have pending stuff anyway.  it is weird but i am taking it in stride.  i continue to blog hop, read the papers, watch TV, do FB and now i began a book by Picoult.  because of Wii, i am wwaaayyy behind my average reading time.  but i'm fine because i sweat my toxins out, and the only thing i get from reading is a level-up in brilliance anyway. *as if.*

i have not bought anything for anyone since i don't have money yet but i did a mental list already, which would save me time from walking aimlessly in the malls.  i know what to give myself for Christmas too.

but beyond material things, like many Christmases past, i pray for peace of mind and heart.  i wish to continue sleeping soundly at night and to continue to have a big heart.  there are still those who disappoint and frustrate me.  there are even those who hurt and cause me pain but i have learnt (over time) to know how to deal with them.  ideally though, i want to extend my hand and be nice to them.  but it is not a perfect world, it never is.  it is sometimes cruel and unforgiving.  i realized that if i cannot be good all the time, at least, i should continue to be non-combative and choose my battles to begin with.  parang ang hirap maging uliran sa isang lipunang hindi uliran.  but then again, i can only do something within my powers, and if being a good person is something i have control over, then i will remain good, no matter how trying the times are.