the past 10 days have been eventful for me. none of the life-changing events (i got that out of the way before going on leave), but simple and memorable events. i planned to take a week-long leave as soon as i found out mel was coming home. i was well aware we wouldnt be spending all of the week together (im not her only friend, i know. hahaha.) and i actually looked forward to spending some time alone and getting long-overdue personal errands out of the way. so here's the rundown of what ive been up to the past 10 days:
sept 28, friday
i had a meeting at balintawak at 3pm and i KNEW it was going to be tight timing-wise for me to make it to mel and abe's surprise dinner. good thing cy and i made it to dampa ahead of time.
funny thing that night was when mel called me and i wasnt prepared with a fake storyof where i was so i ended up telling her i was having dinner with my family at libis dampa. at that exact moment, this airplane flew right over my head. GREAT. how was i supposed to explain a low flying plane in libis?! hahaha. good thing mel didnt notice kasi the plane flew over where she was too. :p
sept 29, saturday
spent most of my day with joaqui. first to the hospital to make final preps for his minor procedure later in the week. i spent 98% of the time carrying him and by the end of the day i was really hoping ana had brought the stroller with us --- tired arms were an understatement! good thing i got a body treatment and a massage with mel at the spa before heading to pat's bday salubong (greasy hair and all).
cause of delay ako.. i admit. but it was great to see my girls again. as with avery get together with them, we laughed at the boys of our past and present (well, cha's present)... and syempre ang walang kamatayang laglagan. :p pano yan pat, as far as ed is concerned, di ka na uuwi! hehehe.
sept 30, sunday
spent the day at ABS re-taping something for work. my patience got tested again and i was literally on the brink of strangling someone. hahaha. all in a day's work and at least i got to eat my crab salad at gram's!
oct 1, monday
spent my day at the mall. had A LOT to eat for lunch with mel at cafe med and suffered a bad tummy ache until mid afternoon. so i stayed in powerbooks to let the pain subside. i used to stay there for hours on end scanning books and listing down those i intend to buy one at a time. it felt great to be able to do that again but this time, i bought the books that i wanted before leaving the store.
oct 2, tuesday
QT day with mellie. spent it eating and walking round greenbelt and glorietta. oh and we watched 'ive fallen for you'... we were laughing and crying. haha. kakaiba nga naman talaga kasi ang mga hirit ng pinoy. two of our favorite laugh trip lines from the movie:
1. by toni gonzaga's sister: girl, late lang sya. hindi nya responsibilidad ang kinabukasan mo...
2. by kim chiu: bakit ang bisikleta pwede mag-preno, ang celphone na-lolow batt... pero ang puso hindi napipigilan?
i miss hanging out with mel. although ill have to admit i had to adjust to having her around again... so much has happened to both of us in the 8 months she was away. we stay in touch to keep eachouther updated of course, and i still bug her for major decisions, but i guess its still different when you're around each other when things are actually happening. in any case, it didnt take long ot adjust. haha. we were back to our old selves in no time. and it was a great day. :p
oct 3, wednesday
spent the day at asian hospital for joaqui's procedure. poor boy had to fast and was constantly doing his baby sign for milk. wala naman magawa si ninang kasi bawal naman. all went well with his procedure and he was happily watching his baby einstein in his roon in no time. he was his usual happy boy state until it was time to drink his paracetamol...
long story short, when joaqui doesnt like what he's being fed, he vomits. in this case, he went linda blaire on ninang. i was surprised at the amount of liquid in his eensy weensy body!(issa was right to remind me of my purple waterfalls, but thats a different story)
oct 4, thursday
i stayed home. period. hahahaha. i got to spend my day in bed watching tv. saya!!! FINE, i cleaned my room and partially fixed my cabinet.. but i managed to stay in bed for most of the day pa rin. :p
oct 5, friday
adventure day. i planned on personally giving client's gift to maja because i had nothing else planned. poor girl was working on her birthday... as in the WHOLE day. we had to literally bring her birthday to her. i dont think she was able to spend time with her family and non-showbiz friends but she said naman she was happy pa rin for all her blessings. i didnt realize how much personal time was "wasted" by these artistas while waiting for their turn to be shot. as in nakakaloka ang idle time. sayang talaga sa oras. well, bawi na lang daw sa tulog or endless kwentuhan with her fellow artists. i guess by the end of the day i was left feeling that in several ways, i had it good. my job, although still takes up A LOT of my time, still allows me to actually have a life. unlife showbiz life where you're literally at the mercy of other people telling you where to go at whatever time. sheesh. (more kwento about this in another post na lang...)
oct 6, saturday
today, i showed gestures of love for mom...
despite getting less than 6 hours of sleep and still feeling tired from all the standing i did the day before, i was a dutiful daughter and i headed to makati early to meet mom for her MRI at makati med but we made a quick stop at the salcedo market to grab some grub. i thought i was just going to be there for her for when she comes out still groggy (my mom is nerbyosa to the max and salf-declared claustrophobic that she asked her doctor to give her drugs to put her to sleep for the procedure) and make sure she gets around okay. it turns out i ended up being in the room with her during the actual MRI procedure cause she wasnt groggy yet when it was time to go through it.
later that day, mom, tat and i headed to duty free and instead of shopping i was pushing mom on a wheelchair cause she was having her back pains again. i thought we were in for an accident when it was time to go down the spiral ramp to the ground floor. hahahaha. mom was laughing at me the entire time. hay.
oct 7, sunday
spent my last day with my mom while getting a head start on some long-overdue office report(ssssss).
so to sum it up, i had 3 trips to 2 hospitals, 2 and a half mall days, 1 party, 3 days where i shopped, 1 showbiz day, and 2 lazy days. i think i had a great 10 days.
good enough to get a break from the office environment and to 'transition' to my new responsibilities at work. im looking forward to that actually... but thats another post as well (mental note: 3 posts due)
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