Swollen Eyes Again!

My eyes got swollen again this weekend. This happened twice already and I still haven't had it checked by a doctor. I could be allergic to something I guess. And I think I have to set an appointment to a doctor soon because it's getting alarming already. The eyes weren't painful but I had headaches while my eyes were swelling and my back really hurt. I was just home most of my weekend and had enough sleep. I wasn't able to do some Church obligations during the weekend because of my eyes.

I didn't tell my Mom about my eye problem because I don't want her to worry. I think she still didn't know about my stolen laptop. I hope she won't have to learn about that.

I think stress is the reason behind my swelling eyes. I don't want to get too exhausted anymore and stress myself out or else I'll look like I had a boxing fight with Manny Pacquiao again. LOL! I'll lay low this time and give myself time to sit back and relax a little bit.

Gadgets And French

I remember watching a funny advertisement about a guy who's trying to impress the girl he's dating. He made the girl think that he knows how to speak French when what he does all the while is get some of the words translated into French from the internet using his I-phone. The girl was overwhelmed that they can talk comfortably in French so she went on talking in French and the guy only replied "oui" which is pronounced as "wee" with an anxious face. LOL!

What I'd like to say right now is that I wish I have lots of de l'argent (money) so I can buy a new téléphone portable (celphone) or ordinateur portable (portable computer or laptop) or a Caméscopes numériques (digital video camera). LOL! I'm playing around with french! Seriously, I wish I have enough money to buy one of these gadgets. I guess I will have to wait until next year! :)

Thank You, Thanksgiving Day! :)

One more shift to go and I'm going to have the longest weekend for this year! :) It's going to be Thanksgiving Day in the United States tomorrow and, thankfully, we at Emerson are also going to get our holiday off until Friday of this week! Although I wouldn't be going anywhere anyway, I'm just glad to be able to stay at home for 4 days straight, spend more time at Church and maybe spend some special time with my special someone! Isn't that great? LOL! And of course, get enough sleep and take advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday!

How I wish I have enough money whenever this kind of vacation come my way though. Maybe travel to a place where I can relax and have fun with friends or go home to the province and spend time with my family. All of a sudden I miss them. Sigh. I haven't told my Mom I won't be home for the holidays yet.

Anyway, I better be ready for this kind of vacation next year. I'll make sure to make my holidays memorable next time! :) For now, I'm still thankful for Thanksgiving Day!

Rainy Tuesday Morning

I got no umbrella for a rainy morning! :( How will I be able to get home without getting soaked in the rain this time? I'm still at the office right now and I heard some colleagues say that the rain is pouring hard outside right now. I thought the weather is just gonna be fine today so I didn't care to bring my handy-dandy umbrella last night. And all I want to do right now after my shift is to get home as soon as possible and hit the sack. I'm too sleepy to even care to check the weather outside the glass window.

Let's all hope I won't get sick if I decide to walk or run in the rain later on. Or else I'd be seeing the company nurse again who always wear comfortable scrubs like that of Marcus nursing scrubs, and ask for some medicines from her. I'm one of those sickly employees who often visit the nurse station lately so she kind of recognizes me already and doesn't fail to say, "It's you again!" whenever I come in to get some meds.

Well, I guess this is what I get for being stubborn and lazy about carrying my umbrella. I hope the rain will just stop and let me get home safely and, well, not soaking wet.

A Bully Boyfriend

My childish boyfriend kept bullying me lately. I'm gaining weight, alright! And his bullying doesn't help at all. I haven't gone to the gym for months now and I don't know when I'll find the time and enthusiasm to workout. Sometimes I worry about not being able to wear my dresses in the near future. I hope I'd be able to handle my diet and discipline myself from eating voraciously. I really don't want to be fat. I'd better look around and check out the best weight loss pills so I won't go back to how fat I used to be. I don't want to entertain that thought at all.

My friend, Marmi is also watching her diet. Since she stays with me at my boarding house, I better warn her about cooking delicious food so we won't get tempted on eating too much. I also hope my boyfriend will stop bullying me so I won't get too conscious about my weight.

The Now Talkative Brandon

Before Joy, my sister-in-law, left for Al Ain, Abu Dhabi to work as a nurse, she have one thing in mind: to be able to support for her family, especially their son who, according to the pedia, showed signs of autism. I'm not exactly sure if the diagnosis was correct. Before SIL left, Brandon seldom talks, and if he tries to talk, he just babble the words. He's about to turn 4 years old by then and it already worried my SIL and my brother, Florante.

He just turned 4 years old recently and thankfully, after few sessions with the speech therapist, Brandon learned to be very talkative. Just as of late, whenever I call them at home, I often hear him talk and say "Hi Tita!" and sometimes even say "I love you, Tita!". That definitely makes my day. My Mom brags about him being talkative and hyperactive. I just can imagine how exhausting it could be attending to my nephew. We still hope that the diagnosis of autism is not correct. I think it's just normal for kids to be hyperactive especially with the boys.

I think my brother and my sister-in-law's decision of bringing my nephew to a speech therapist greatly helped on the improvement of my nephew's speech deficiency. Speech-Language Pathologist Jobs is not that common here in the Philippines and it takes a lot of money to be able to afford a speech pathologist. Yet, I'm really thankful that there's that profession which could be a great help especially to kids who need special attention for speech.

I can't wait to go home and to be able to finally have a chitchat with our ever-exuberant Brandon! :)

I Am But A Damsel In Distress

According to Wikipedia: The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or a monster and who requires a hero to dash to her rescue.

Yeah, I feel like a Damsel In Distress lately. I'm going through difficult situations. Or maybe I just worry too much these past few days.

My brother haven't updated me yet about the lump that they discovered on my Mother's chin. The last time I asked my brother about my Mom's visit to the doctor, that was 2 days ago, he said she kept moving her appointment with her doctor. Talking about a stubborn Mom. I can't help myself but worry whenever I think about my Mom's situation. I hope she gets negative results on her medical check up.

My other predicament is about some people at Church who keeps getting into my nerve lately. People I don't want to deal with but can't think of any way to not have to come across their path. They keep bugging me even if I ignore them. Sigh. I really hope they'd just get tired of making my life difficult. I don't want to deal with these bullies because I might just say something I might regret. That's why it's better off to ignore them.

I really feel exhausted. Sometimes I'm thinking about getting away and just take time to relax. Somewhere far from where I live right now. I think I miss my family.

I hope I can get over these predicament soon. I better confide with my Hero, my Father in Heaven, to rescue me and take my worries away.

Helping Out A Friend in Need

Marmi, a friend of mine, lives with me in my little abode. She had a bit of a problem at home and she needed a place where she can somehow breathe and take sometime to think about her future. I'm pleased to know that I was the first person she thought of during on her troubled days. I'm glad to be able to help out Marmi. She's one of those few friends who have always been there to listen even if I just babble about some crazy stuff. And she's one of those who comforts me in times of need. It's just turn to return the favor. :)

I'm having a good time with Marmi and enjoy the food that she serves on the table. I feel like I'm gaining weight lately though. Hopefully I'd be able to go to the gym next week so I can enjoy eating Marmi's deli and just burn the extra calories on my gym sessions.

I Love My Job So Far!

Working as a customer service representative at Emerson Electric Ltd. needed lots of training especially to people like myself who didn't have knowledge about machineries and engineering technology. I'm a Mass Communications graduate and so far, the things I've learned here at Emerson is definitely not related to my bachelor's degree aside from oral communications, of course. But product per se (e.g. bearings, belts, hydraulic cartridge and other mechanical and technical stuffs) I really didn't have any idea until I started my training.

I've been with the company for more than 4 months now and there are still a lot of things to learn. I'm happy that to be gaining knowledge and I'm enjoying it so far. I have gone "live" already, meaning I've been working like a tenured customer service rep, taking calls and not kept all day in a boring training room. Although there instances that we have to join training sessions for few hours with our trainer. Whenever I don't know what customer is talking about, I have my colleagues whom I can ask around.

I like it here. Two more months and I'll be a regular employee. I'd be able to enjoy other benefits that this company offers. I can't wait for that! :)