after everything

I am having a very complex day but I know for a fact that some of the people dear to me are having it worse than I am.  Anyhow, Cat’s been asking for pictures and I haven’t done anything about it.  I did post some of pictures of my pamangkins on FB but other than that, oh well.

This is the only ‘real’ sembreak week that I have which says a lot but given the things that have occurred the past few days, Hmmm.  Un lang. I haven’t had enough sleep, the number of hours are waaaay less than my normal so I get cranky and all.

Anyway, to combat this day, I decided to treat myself to a latte which I haven’t finished (quite unfortunately) until now.  Just the same, that’s one sticker. Haha.  And I’ve also decided to try  to sleep by 9pm just to normalize everything. Plus the new layout. Haha!  I overcome stress better when I’m busy with something and given that I have yet to start the semester, I settled with playing with this blog’s layout.  It’s blue and white and simple. :D

And about the picture, I can only post one as of now. 

More to come soon!   Sorry. :)

(I thought of posting another one but decided against it. Next post, I promise. Just pray that I’ll have enough time to do it. )

trixie!

She’s big!

Of course she came while I was away. But then again, she’s here and though her mom warned me about how traumatic giving birth can be, she’s more than happy to see her coo and smile.

And yeah, Pat is one hell of a proud father primarily because she mostly looks like him. :D

Cat, I promise to post pictures.  Will probably get to it by tomorrow night.  Sorry. :)  And get enough sleep!

Three

I'm posting this using a proxy from the office so I'm not sure how it'd look like. Anyhow, there are three things that have been nagging me endlessly for the past few days so I might as well let it out here.

One -- Thank you to all who completed my survey. Your answers really helped a lot and now, I'm just trying to make myself write the paper. Dr. Mira's encouraging me to do the paper even if it's no longer required (Ateneo gave out a memo regarding Finals). Given what I have ran on SPSS, my scale's okay. :) So thank you, thank you to all of you especially to those who distributed it to their family & friends and even to strangers. Thank you, thank you! :)

Two -- The reversal of roles with Catherine proved to be enlightening, amusing, and yes, quite refreshing to a certain degree. Years back, I never would have imagined that we'd reach this point given the topic. I guess that an individual's trust can be rebuilt no matter what preconceived notions one has and given the right people and circumstances. Nonetheless, it was also unnerving because she's Cat, she's the person who sees the best in everyone and everything and I'm me--the disillusioned, cynical, and sarcastic one. But then again, so much had happened in the past few years that we both can't discount the impact of change.

Three -- This question/thought is somehow related to what I had with Cat but completely autonomous as well. Anyhow, I've always been curious about this: is it such a big thing that I am friends/in contact with the guys that were somewhat involved with me in the past? It only proves that I'm friendly and I'm nice (yes geek, I am nice despite everything else. Sorry about last night, I'll find time to talk to you soon. ) and that I can be friends with people. Well, yeah, they're guys but guys make good friends! I wouldn't have as many guy friends, whom I love and who love me as well, if I weren't. Granting that there are two people who in one way or another declined, still, I'm not holding such a bad record (on this note, I envy Laurie for her impeccable track record with her exes). It also proves that they're nice too and that they are mature enough to be friends with me. Yeah, this is me justifying me asking a 'favor' from them but hey, it's for a study! And it's a good research topic! :)

So there, three thoughts let out. Better try to motivate myself into completing the paper and preparing for next week. :D

desperate plea

Okay, I’m really this desperate.  To anyone who reads my blog, can I have you as a respondent for my survey on physical punishment?  I need 40 and as of now, I only have a couple of valid responses.  Due date is next week and I honestly don’t know how else to go about this.

I’m desperate enough to ask everyone in my contact list—both phone and emails.  This is me on the edge.  I need respondents ASAP.  I pestered everyone I know, even the people I just met. Haha.  I AM THAT DESPERATE. 

So if you have a heart or whatever, please try to help me.  Contact me thru email or thru text or whatever.  Leave links on the shoutbox.  You guys know my details anyway.  I already had some people disseminate the tool but as of now, I’m still far behind.  Please, please.

I wish the project would just be cancelled altogether since Ateneo released a memo regarding class standing.  Seriously, I want to cry. 

Please

help in any way that you can.  There’s a lot of people who need the things that you normally disregard.  Donate a peso, an old shirt, or whatever.  They need it more than you do.  Sacrifice even your most common luxury because that little thing that you can do without for a day can do so much more for the families who can’t get out of their houses since there is still water in their homes. 

You can do so much more than look at photos, laugh at how those people in evacuation centers react when asked by reporters, and tell yourself how lucky you are.  Give back and learn from this, I beg you.

You wouldn’t want to fall in line and beg for food, would you?  And it’s harder for those giving out relief goods because even if you’ve brought more than a thousand bags and made two trips in waist-deep water, it’s still not enough.

There’s a super typhoon coming and everyone’s trying to prepare but please, do your part in giving to those in need.  Keep safe.