This is one of the days that I kind of wish would last for a long time. This was such an easy day — no too much work, no work issues, and just a general feeling of lightness in the day. I was having a hard time writing a review earlier, but now all is good. I got a massage, too, and I’ve never been more relaxed than…I can’t remember when. A good massage is better than the best wrinkle cream, yes?

I should be sleeping now, though. But I’m not.

I’ve been trying to think of something to blog here for the past days. It’s hard when you’re not pressured to blog. I wonder how other people do it.

On another, but slightly related note: I’ve been thinking of a way to revamp this site again. I’ve had tinamats.com for the longest time, and I figured out a way to transfer these posts there and still start anew. Of course, revamping means a new layout, and my graphic design and web programmng and CSS skills are rusty. So it’s going to take a while, I guess. I need to arrange some stuff first, anyway.

So many plans, so little time. I also want to be able to write more in my book blog, and finish my 2008 NaNoWriMo novel, too. I’m probably halfway done with the latter, now if only I can get to sit down and write and not mind what I’m writing. If only, if only life were so easy.

And speaking of easy…I’m taking it easy this weekend. Being broke means I only get to go to the gym and stay home after. I’ll write and read and do other things that I should have done before this weekend. Yes? So help me God.

Good night world. :) I promise to blog something more interesting next week.

I have about 2000+ songs in my iPod, but lately, it seems like I can’t pick any song to listen to. Don’t you hate it when that happens? I have a lot of songs that I like listening to, but right now I just feel sick of them, and I just skip and skip. Strange, don’t you think?

Let’s see. I did my online book window shopping already at Amazon, checked my Facebook, checked my other social networking sites. Let me see…I also did some online clothes window shopping (drool!), and even looked at some men’s clothing.

What to do now, what to do…

Oh wait! Here’s a music meme (hrm, I really don’t like that word) from Anj’s tumblr. :)

Where did April go? Why is it ending so soon?

And look, it’s raining.

So my last post wasn’t exactly the happiest, and I admit that, but right now, things are better. I’m still having mood swings, but I blame the last days of my period on that.

Yes, TMI.

Anyway, look it’s raining. It’s been a while since the bottoms of my pants got wet, and there is some kind of a nostalgic feel to it. And the sound of thunder also feels like of nice, too. Strangely enough. I’m really trying to think positively of the rain and not remember the flood…and well, it’s taking a little bit of effort. And look, PAG-ASA just tweeted that there will be more rains tomorrow.

I’m trying to be happy for this, of course. As long as there’s no power outage, or flood, I’m fine, I’m fine.

Does this mean summer is over? :( BUT BUT BUT!!!

Rain is good. Say it with me.

Rain that lasts for six hours without stopping is not good. But rain like this is good, right?

Relax. Breathe.

Anyway, again. Where did April go? I can’t believe it’s already the end of April and May starts tomorrow. We’re now a month closer to the half of the year, to my brother’s wedding, to many other things, and…why is 2010 going by so fast? Is it even faster than Wait, I’m not yet done with you!!!

This is me panicking. And not making sense, unlike those insurance quotes…but wait, those don’t make sense to me, too.

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Ever since the year started, I’ve been going out a little bit too much. I kind of feel guilty for always being out, but now I always try to make it a point to stay at home during the first weekend of the month, so I can remind my parents that I still live at home spend quality time with the people at home.

This weekend is turned into a long weekend and I started to make plans with some friends for Monday, but then I realized…no, I can’t make plans because my dad’s going to be here, and I promised to stay home for that. So this weekend, we’re heading to Batangas, but not for the beahc, but for some other family event. Monday, I’ll be in Eastwood again even if I don’t have to go to work, for some family thing and then we’ll head over to the airport to drop my dad off again. Hm, I wonder if I can get my family to watch Iron Man 2.

I wonder if it stopped raining already.

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I’m waiting for some friends to get to Eastwood so we can have dinner, and while I’m here, I’m transferring files back to my old/new hard drive. :) I hope I can transfer all my files back tonight.

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Relax, relax, Tina. God is with you and will protect you. He is bigger than the rains or the flood. Be still and know He is God.

It’s been a while since I did bullets, so let’s go do that now.

• I’m back on day shift as of last week, and I have been trying harder to get to work earlier than I used to. It takes a lot of effort, but adjusting my gym schedule seemed to work, and so yay. I can actually do this again, you know, and it’s nice to be home waaaay before midnight, too.
• Weighed in last Wednesday and was very, very surprised at my results. I’m now down to 26.7% of body fat, 4.7% away from my goal! Wohoo! I wonder if I can lose that in 2 weeks? Must not be complacent, now, I’m almost there! :)
• Since I got pretty good results, Thursday was reward day: got myself a chocolate chip MUFFIN from Gloria Jeans! I didn’t get to take a picture because I ate it all before it had a chance of being on camera, but it was good. :)
• Met up with Happy that night to watch How To Train Your Dragon at Eastwood. Used my Citibank tickets and was surprised to see that the movie cost Php 201 each. Eep. But the movie was cute, anyway, so it was worth it. :) Just look at this Toothless smile:
  
• For the first time ever, I didn’t have anything else to do on a holiday. Everyone else is busy, and it was just way to hot to go out and do something. Plus since payday isn’t until next week, there isn’t anywhere to go too. I ended up going to the gym in the afternoon, and then meeting Pau afterwards. Unplanned days can be fun, but I was close to going crazy in the morning with nothing to do. Okay, I’m exaggerating.
• Today was better, though. Skipped gym (oops!) and met Cors at Megamall, and did some shopping. Cors shopped for a swimsuit (sexeh wohoo!), I looked for running shoes for next week’s run, some sports bras and books! Cors was supposed to meet a friend afterwards, but her friend cancelled, so I got her to watch Date Night with me. :D It was a nice movie — Steve Carell and Tina Fey were funny, but I think married couples would relate to it more.
• Highlight of the day: Mondo Juice! Pure and fresh smoothies, yummy sandwiches and cheap desserts = heaven! I didn’t get to take too many photos, though, but I’ll reserve it for the next visit. :) The staff were really friendly, too, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they would be able to tell me about benefits of colon cleanse and their smoothies. ;) I am definitely, definitely going back.
• Tomorrow, tomorrow. I need to run to break my shoes in, and get ready for the week ahead. :) And prepare for that upcoming 10k run. Oh, and I just thought of a name for my shoes: Terra. Love it.

So I really better sleep. Or read first. But have a great weekend everyone! :)

day twenty-two.

For someone who’s supposed to be talkative, I just ran out of things to say. Or write, rather. So now we go to bullets!

• I ran 5km again yesterday for the first time since the last time I ran. I wanted to join the Globe run last weekend, but my running friends didn’t want to, plus there wasn’t time to prepare. Of course, since last week was basically fat week from all the birthday celebrations, I knew I needed to do more cardio. So I ran. On the treadmill, of course. And I got to run 5K in 38 minutes, which is the best one I ever ran, and I didn’t even get too winded after. I loved it. :P Of course, running on concrete is different, but it’s just nice to be able to run again and not feel like a weakling. :P
• And speaking of weight, I weighed in earlier today (the machine is finally working properly at the gym!), and I found out my body fat percentage is now down to 29.5%. FINALLY, I got past 30% again. I can’t seem to get past 30% since December…so now to maintain that! My goal is 22%, so I have 7.5% to go! I can do it…right?
• And again, speaking of weight (and health), I got my annual physical exam results, and I felt a bit disappointed that I was still found to be overweight. :( Then I realized that the weight measurement during the physical exam wasn’t so accurate, at least not as accurate as the one at the gym, so when my BMI was computed, it was 26. My actual BMI is 24…and that’s not overweight anymore. Although…I think I do have to aim to not be labeled as overweight even if the measurement isn’t accurate. :P One thing’s for sure, I’m going to stick to what I’m doing and work harder to get to my ideal weight — not even the best diet pills can convince me to take them.
• I don’t think I can wake up early enough for Body Balance tomorrow…if I don’t, I think I’m gonna run again. :)
• Okay, something not related to weight, or physical stuff, or whatever. March is ending soon! And April’s coming! And…it’s going to be another busy, busy month. :(
• There’s a tropical depression heading for the Philippines, and just hearing the news is enough to make me nervous. Psalm 91, Tina. God will protect you and your family and your loved ones. Relax.
• Holy Week is coming soon, and pretty soon, I’ll be able to enter a book store again. I can’t believe I lasted this long without even stepping inside Fully Booked and checking out their shelves. It kind of feels liberating not to go into one, because it lessens my expenses for the month. Maybe I can limit my bookstore visits to once or twice a week? Hm. Let’s see.
• And to end this entry…I just finished watching The Blind Side. What a heartwarming movie. :) I didn’t cry, but I was close to tears. :p Maybe I’ll write an entry about this tomorrow. :)

I’m going to end this entry with a quote from the movie.

But honor, that’s the real reason you either do something or you don’t. It’s who you are and maybe who you want to be. If you die trying for something important then you have both honor and courage, and that’s pretty good. I think that’s what the writer was saying, that you should hope for courage and try for honor. And maybe even pray that the people telling you what to do have some too.

Have a great night everyone. :)