Breakfast on the Run

I woke up around 4:30 AM today and have to rush for my morning bath. It was freezing cold so I have to wait for few minutes for the hot water (we do not have hot shower). While waiting, I indulge myself with last night's creation. P asked me to prepare him some tiramiso cake. So I ate a slice of the forzen tiramisu (topped with strips od mango and caffeine free) while I sip a mug of hot tea...

Dig in your spoon

Summer is near, going out and soaking under the sun is one of the best thing to look forward to. But there are other things that I always look forward to aside from staying under the sun..

a big glass of halo-halo...



you will love the combination of crushed ice, sweet beans, bananas, and other sweet surprises.

Badmouthing Thyself and Others

I once suffered from depression when I was on my early twenties. It's like having a mood swing that goes on and off. But I never, ever badmouthed other people on my daily rants. I usually find myself forcing to hate that part of me that seems to enjoy sulking while the world keeps on revolving but I never tried to blame other people with my loneliness.

Today, I find it silly how much I've wasted of my youth on the depression thingy. Nobody deserves to feel melancholy but other people allows this thing to happen.

I don't know..maybe the secret of surviving that kind of crisis is accepting the way the world works for you.

I still have my daily crisis, mostly work related and I have cried twice because of frustation but it never made me feel bad about myself. It took me a week to adjust and recreate a new self-defense against this person. But certainly, you can never do anything to change another person just because she is digging her elbow on your ribcage. How in the world can someone cope with this kind of untangible thing? Try this:

Have a taste of something different for your taste bud..



fresh spring rolls from Max's Restaurant

They are great, comfort foods, believe me...and their fried chicken....yummy!



I don't know if I can stick to my diet resolutions..however...small portions wont hurt that diet. yeah, it wont and it is also great for your mental health.

Teachers and Books

I came to think about my former teachers. I don't remember most of their names. I have a problem with memorizing names. Not that I am not capable of doing so, see I can memorize formulas but names of people and even faces, does not really interest me. It sometimes gets annoying when knowing their names might have made life a little bit easier. The connections, the strings that can be pulled, if you catch my drift. But for someone who does want to live a peaceful life, I tend to finish tasks and go out of the door and their life.



I was browsing the net for something to break the ice. A headache is starting to build-up so I don't wanna take the chances of having a migraine right now. As I browse, a blog entry caught my interest. It is about former teachers who are no longer living.

I do not remember names of teachers that I have, well, except for some special cases. But I only remember nicknames of professors and sometimes their surnames. And I do remember the things that they taught.

However, when I remember lessons taught in school the flooding memories comes back attached with their nicknames like, Algebra by Ms. B. Or Advance Math taught by E. The names were remembered are sometimes created by me,not even their real pet names:

Alias for familiar face.

Nicknames for familiar old life.

For me, they were like old books stashed away in the dark part of the room.

Old books, closed and forgotten.

A Cup of Coffee

Every morning I start my day with a cup of coffee. My brain works without the caffeine but my procrastination kicks in when the dose of caffeine was missed. So usually I try to have a hot coffee in the morning.



I am having trouble with the career routing that I am doing lately. Reassesing ones career is like turning upside down a dusty, old bed. You get to find missing pieces under the bed, forgotten stuff stashed there accidentally during drunkeness and sometimes you get to find old memoirs of yesteryears...dusty and old.

To keep the procrastination from taking over my limp brain while doing my major cleaning, I try to have my dose of addictive coffee: to keep me awake, to keep me going.



Here is the problem, as you try to grab your coffee mug to get that freshly brewed coffee you noticed how old and chipped that old battered mug that is your favorite. You see stains on the inside: both of coffee and soda. (you realized that you are sustituting coffee with soda).

And your list of things to do gets longer and longer: your original plan of cleaning that old stuff in your bed became a complex one. The objective of merely cleaning was defeated. From just removing the dust and changing the sheets, you find yourself cleaning your mug, removing the stain, updating your list of resolutions (no more soda for 2008) and filing stuffs under the bed.

Like dusting, my career path planning became complex that the part of the brain functioning for that purpose stalled. It just stopped on planning because the thoughts are too painful. There are so many things that needs to be done that even an addictive coffee can not kick out the procrastination.

Well, i still need to grab that cup of coffee.

Now.

Amiss

Something is not right. That's my first thought after we exchanged few words. I did not noticed anything weird or wrong about the person. I realized later that there is no chemistry between us.

I neither hate nor dislike the person. It's like wearing a slip on of different pairs.



That's all.

Okay, i tried to be nice and civil. Maybe I came too strong and also the person being talked about. Things gets rough when people come too strong on each other on the first few meetings. I have to keep that in mind from now on.

So I offered friendship. It think it was declined. lol. Anyway, too much for being nice and good. :D

Leave that for the 2007.

Resolutions

This is my newest blog. For the record, I deleted the other blog under this account so that I can integrate all my thoughts in one space: here.

The holidays were good. Nice foods on the table since Christmas. As a contribution to the festivities, I bought gifts for some nice people who helped me make last year a good year. (blogger do not allow me to upload pictures! darn!)

Then I made my tiramiso version sans the coffee. :D Well, I think the family loved it. There are no leftover the next day.

As of the office situation, its still not good. I was considering changing jobs. Well, a bumpy ride means a more challenging life. So, watch out for more update on my 2008.

Happy New Year Everyone.

Being Happy

There are many reasons for being happy today.

...a smile from a cute stranger
...a bouncing karma
...happy thoughts
...a cup of good coffee
...great friends




...and a slice of cake made of Hershey's.

yum!