*sigh*

Dear Lord,

Please let me make my proposal fly. I got murdered today. Let me do better next time. I promise to be more diligent.

Missing

I was only gone for a moment and yet I have missed home so much.

I wonder though why the feeling has not gone away... I have been back for 13 hours already...

Hong Kong was a blast. I went crazy shopping. *thwaps self!* I have to start saving up again, Christmas is coming and I have tons of godchildren *hehe!*! I am also thinking about doing something drastic. Not sure yet but am thinking about it. I have to brace myself. :)

In the meantime, I love Reebok EasyTone. I still love my FitFlops to death but now when I want a close toe shoe, I can opt for Reebok.

This post sucks.

Yogurt

Whew.

Finally done preparing for class. Something that I have to endure this whole trimester. On top of that I have to write papers plus a deliverable this coming November 29 which should not really be a problem if I was not going to go somewhere else. Not that I am complaining.

Oh and yeah, I need to take care of something emotionally taxing on top of the already cognitively challenging task I face everyday. *sigh*

I am going to give me some yogurt. Everything else will just have to wait.

For now.

Cherry On Top!

Ice cream always brings me happiness. Got my cherry on top today though! :)

Thank You Lord, I do feel Your presence in my life through the things that You bring my way. Please let me finally make the next step tomorrow.

Frost-rated

I was able to run 5K. My day was nonstop today and yet I feel like my day was not productive. It was one meeting after another. I feel like I was not able to accomplish anything.

I do not like this feeling at all.

On the brighter side of things... I got to eat Frosty again after a really long time. :) *yey!*

Rafting

While the boat ride was supposed to be in raging waters, we were surprisingly placid. When there was a hint of a bump on one of the sharp rocks on the ice cold white angry river, we paddled away with calmness and logic. I must say, it felt really good. I think we were honest that there was fear but we also established that we were going to see this through. We are in this rough waters together and no one needs to jump overboard for us to land safely. I just have to remind myself that I should not let the fear of icy cold water stop me from moving forward.

In the meantime, we just ought to enjoy this adrenaline-pumping, endorphin-inducing, exhilarating and crazy ride. We have to relish each moment because each moment spent we never ever get back.

Krabi-nture

I had such a grand time in Krabi!

The food was great but of course that goes without saying because Thailand has amazing cuisine! Apart from the usual Tom Yum, Phad Thai and satay I was able to try their street food like their version of banana chocolate pancake, sinful but oh so yummy! The coconut was a bit disappointing because it was not as sweet as I remember it to be.

I also had a lot of adventures! I went water rafting with my students and it was uber fun well, save for the part that I scratched my shin on the rocks when I jumped into the river. The guide said it was okay to swim a bit. I also got a few bruises when I pulled myself up (with help from the other guide) to the boat. I went to an ATV adventure which was not all that bad considering I am not a fan of ATV's. I always thought it was bohoreeng. We got to do fish spa and I was able to play with an elephant and watch a monkey show. All in all, not that bad. But it does not stop there! The following day, in spite my injury, I decided to go rock climbing (actual mountain!!! How kewl is that?!_ at Railay. I highly recommend King Climbers because they have a high insurance coverage, they have good equipment and their instructors are very patient, can speak good English and they know what they are doing. Plus, they let me take the later boat so I can stay longer in the island for a swim at the Railay beach!!! *weeh!* I want to do this again when I get back!!!

Shopping of course is still cheaper in Bangkok, not so many choices at Krabi. Night parties are not so great as well... If you want dancing go to Phuket or Railay. They have a great night life there!

While there I ate a lot so Thursday night I went out to run 5K. It was too late at night already so I decided against doing 10K. I might just run some time again next week. Argh... :)

I really love Thailand and its wonders of nature! Philippines is a lovely place, if only our tourism could be as well-managed as theirs. :)

Met some nice people there too... I invited them to visit our Islands because our beaches are hands down still nicer than what they have (or am I just biased? Nah!!! Our beaches are the best!).

Moon River

I got to run 8K yesterday with friends out in the streets *yahoo!*! Then I went to Alba to pig out, literally *haha!*! They say you are what you eat and that's what I ate at Alba! Today, we went to see Resident Evil for free thanks to the bill at Alba *haha!*! Good thing, the tickets were free because the movie, as expected sucked big time!

My highlight of last night was Moonriver. :) It's still my fave song, never mind that I will never fully grasp what it really means, I just really lurve the song! Plus, I was in really good company last night when I heard it. Oh and yeah, I got to play with cute kids yesterday *yehey!*! So many treats!

Thank You Lord!

"... waiting 'round the bend, my Huckleberry friend, moon river and me."

Pigging Out

I was not able to do Barre3 today. Too lazy. I hope I can do it before I go to Krabi. I want to be fit when I go there. *haha!* Of course, this is all close to impossible to do what with all the Beef Teppanyaki that I ate last night at Zensho's Eat-All-You-Can Buffet... *sigh* and then a yummy cup of Gelato after in chocolate mint. Oh well...

This week is bound to be very busy and of course the week after this week since I will be going to Krabi for a week. I still do not have materials for Wednesday but my co-faculty promised me the set of slides that I need. This term's load is really what I need to teach but it is stressing me a tad bit.

I hope to run tomorrow again. Aiming for 7K still. I have to do that at least twice before moving up to 8. :)

7K , 7 Hours and 7th Heaven

I was able to run yesterday! All 7K of what I promised myself to do *yehey!!*! I have one month to prepare for King of The Road!!! *yikes!* I really hope I will make good time! *crosses fingers*

My "coach" taught me a new technique and while I found it very complicated to do, hopefully muscle memory will kick in and I will get the hang of it. I think it lessens the stress on my legs really so I hope my time will improve eventually:) He also warned me about accidents during bike races and swimming... Okay this freaked me out. That triathlon might be too far out for me now... We will see...

After running I had a very, very sinful breakfast! Schublig, omelette, bacon and pancakes!!! *hahaha!!!* They say, after running you need to replenish protein! I think I overdid it yesterday though *haha!*!

During lunch time I had an Eat-All-You-Can Buffet at Red Box because I was at an uber late birthday celebration of a friend and we sang for seven hours straight!!! My head was spinning already after our session. After that, I met up with my mom and sis so we can have Mango Bravo at Conti's. I did not have dinner anymore since I was still full.

I got back home and before I slept I had some Chocolate Croissant. I lurve Chocolate Croissants!!! I want to go to Europe if only to eat a good chocolate croissant!

Last night I had a really sweet night cap. Thank You Lord, it really made my heart smile. :)

Hodge Podge

I did not get to sleep early last night so I was not able to run today. Hopefully, since I had to be awake by 0730 today, I will be able to fall asleep early later. I really want to run tomorrow and then Barre3 on Sunday! I must!!! I hope they will have an earlier schedule at Rockwell... Otherwise, I still have to go to The Fort.

I was able to see the first episode of the second season of Glee. I thought Charice sang really well. I could tell she worked on her accent. I was a bit confused with her character. I am not quite sure if she is meek or if she is not, there were some parts that suggested otherwise. I am not sure if this is intended by the director. I hope they make up their mind already. The character of a role should be consistent. I did not like the Green Card bit. It's like stereotyping Filipinos. I found it a tad bit offensive. Not all Filipinos want to get a Green Card. Also her role was made to be a bit gullible and unable to stand up for herself not even for the part where she was sent to a crackhouse. I mean really. Then again it could be her difficulty in delivering her lines with an Amercan accent who knows...

I hope the script improves where it involves Charice.

The new character Ms. Beist is really interesting though *haha!* I love how she sounds like a man, built like a man but wears red lipstick and wears earrings!

I had fun in class today. I always get a blast reading reflection papers of my students. :)

This is it for now, I want to be productive today.

Inertia

Defined as resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest.

I battle with my own inertia evuhry single morning. This morning I told myself I have to get up early so I can sleep early later because I plan to run tomorrow morning. Did I budge?! No. Inertia too guhreat!!!

*sigh*

Inertia is from the Latin word "iners" meaning idle or lazy.

*thwaps self*

I want to learn French.

When will I have the time to learn it?

An even better question is, will I ever find any use for French to begin with? According to Elizabeth Gilbert, you need not find a use for something. You do it because you love it. :) Sadly though, I do not think I can squeeze learning French into my life. Or so I insist. Maybe I will enroll as an audit student next term. :)

Puffer Fish

I feel iike one in soh many ways... *sigh*

I need to do Barre3 soon. Withdrawal!!!

I was able to run 5Km this morning though. I still feel fugly! Arrgh!!! I better run on Wednesday again so this feeling will go away. I had fun running though but I only ran 5Km because I could feel my left knee complain earlier today. I would run 6Km on Wednesday and work my way from there. I need to prepare for King of the Road!

I hope to do Barre3 soon too!!!

A random memory recall of something that Randy Pausch said:

"When a man tells you that he loves you, stop listening to what he is saying and only pay attention to what he does.".

I say this is good advice. :)

The Time Management thing is really helping me tremendously though. :)

Weekend Prepping

i have been trying to work since this morning. While progress is pretty slow at least I am getting some work done. This is better than just procrastinating and staring into blank space. I know I said I do not like to work on weekends but since there is no better thing to do than this, I might as well...

Though, I could watch Lie to Me *hehe!* I still have many episodes to watch. Maybe later. :) I have to sleep early though because I need. I mean really need to run tomorrow. I really forego Barre3 today because I want to run tomorrow. It has been more than a week! *thwaps self* I already feel fugly because I have not been running though my undereyes have drastically improved because I have not been losing sleep over running. :)

I am thinking of going back to Aikido. One of my colleagues has decided to try it out and I am a bit envious. I hope my mom would bring my Aikido gi soon or I could just go to Cavite to pick it up. :)

I am excited about my Krabi trip! I hope everything will go well! We will be staying at a nice resort there. I am bringing two of my students so this is bound to be fun. We need to finish up the budget from Year 1. :)

I have to go!

I also cannot wait to see Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts! Soh many things to look forward to! But first I have to go through two conferences. Ack.

Your Time

Sometimes, you feel like you are never going to see those whom you want to see and then all of a sudden they are there and you are left frozen and speechless even though you have never found words to be beyond your reach and inertia to be too great.

Thank You Lord, I trust in Your Time.

Krabi Itch

I am going to Krabi, Thailand and am mighty excited because there will be beach, sea, fishes and shopping and *daran daran* yummy coconut!!! Oh and yeah, shopping too but i have to remind myself not to go crazy because I did buy some stuff while I was in Japan. *grin* Also, I just got myself another insurance this time with disability and well, I computed, I think it's a good investment as well as compared to banks. This will also force me to set aside some money for when I grow old. :) Time is flying ya know.

I am thinking if I should get another set at Barre3 or if I should just do it per meeting. I really do not know. I just want to do it once a week though... Hmm... still thinking about it. Long and hard. I am not sure because whenever my schedule gets messed up 5 meetings per month is really a tall order for me. Then again, one meeting is cheaper if I get the 30 meetings for six months but of course I have to pay for the entire thing... *thinking*

*stopped thinking without deciding*

I have to get back to preparing for my Wednesday class! :)

Check!

*Yahoo!!!*

I finally finished the report that I have been dreading to write for months. *grin!* I need to prep for my class for Wednesday now! Next task! I have not really written about the Japan trip so here's an outline first just so I will not forget. I usually never really get to write about my trips if I postpone it too far into the future because I forget already or I really get too lazy or both. :)

We went to:

1. Osaka
2. Nara
3. Kobe
4. Kyoto
5. Universal Studios (and got to see Wicked!)

All these in five days. Less actually because we got there at night already and left early in the afternoon. You can just imagine our pace. It was military operation-like. Looking at the pictures though you will never be able to tell *haha!*! That's R and R for my family!

Wicked Tired

Just got back from Osaka and it was a wonderful visit. The highlight of my visit was Wicked! I loved every bit of it! It is a stage adaptation of the Broadway musical that I have been dreaming to see for months now. Some songs were in Japanese but my fave songs of Elphaba were in English so I was really, really thrilled.

I wish to write more but my head is reeling... I need sleep.

GoodnzZZZZ...

Unspoken

There are people who never say things but instead they just show you.

I really felt the concern cut through me, without uttering a word a person was able to really make me feel so cared for. I did not bother to utter my gratitude because it might cheapen the act. I just burned the moment in my memory and it is where it will stay for as long as my earthly body can take.

Thank You for this blessing. :)

Energy Paradox

I feel energized but in dire need of sleep. :) Just made that up. It sounds nice though *wahah!*!

I was able to run today but only 6K. I felt I had to get back already because I was supposed to drive my sister to Makati today for an interview but my mom came by *yehey!* so that means I can sleep or watch Lie To Me *wahaha!*. I have a meeting after lunch but my mom thinks my sister's interview will take as long as last time so she decided to drive her instead.

Good luck to my sister! I am sure she can do it! :)

Last night, I decided to read a chapter a day of Machine Learning and that should get me through all twelve chapters in twelve days giving me time to read even more books or trying out different methodologies. Kewl. If I can pull it off. Hopefully, I can. :) I already started with Chapter 1 yesterday. This morning I am going to do Chapter 2. I really appreciate how the author wrote the book though, it is as English as he could get.

I also decided now, as in now, that I will keep an electronic journal for my research. I also have a notebook, you know the kind that is made of paper but I think an electronic journal might also help.

Gotta go!

Starting a journal. :)