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After the Storm

During the storm last July 14th, I was not able to sleep right away because of the HOWLing wind, and the sound of breaking glass somewhere, plus I had to get up and close my windows because the rain was coming in. After I closed the windows, I stood looking out, watching the trees outside swaying like crazy. Suddenly, there was this series of lightning and one big fat zigzag of light flashed right across our house and struck something at the parking lot, where it made this loud static-like, screeching sound, and then all the lights went off. 

I stood on the spot, FROZEN. XD

When I was finally able to move, I sat down on my bed and was telling myself that was so scary, and then I took my pink flashlight and quickly went out my room to go downstairs. Just then I heard my dad telling my mom (in an excited tone) about the flash of lightning that he saw from the backyard. My mom was busy checking the windows, and she had to step out to check on our turtles. After a while, I went upstairs and slept, though fitfully. 

The following day, I was not sure if we had school, so I got dressed anyway. As I waited for my sister to come pick me up, I stepped out into the backyward and found my mom checking on the turtles again, and then I saw that the sound of breaking glass came from the mirror in our backyard. I also found the outdoor eating table a mess, with the centerpiece toppled off and the tablecloth almost peeled off the surface. 

Later on, it turned out we didn’t have school, but there was also no electricity, so I just slept again and studied, until electricity came back in the early afternoon.(^^,)    

Back

I think I am much more grounded now (^^,) I blogged and organized photos watched anime (still watching now, in between other tasks, so that I do not get trapped, especially since the rain is making it so nice to watch anime all day!) and my dad came and brought me Manila Scramble XD It was SO good XD During my time as a kid, there were these street foods sold outside the school, which is basically made up of pink crushed ice topped with Brown Cow and powdered milk, then you eat it with a tiny spoon. Amazingly, it seems to be back, and my dad bought some for me and my mom (^^,) 

Now I think I am fully grounded and will do my Nihongo homework. Of course I still adoreサイバさま but my reiatsu can manage his again
(^.^)

Lamp Lovers

When my parents and I visited my sister to bring her the Mac, I took a photo of her new lamp and the lovers in front of it:

Better *_*

So, after over a couple of hours, I started feeling somewhat better. 

Partly it was because of text messages exchanged with Nova, who is clearly a breathing living human being, and of the chats with my sister who just woke up from a nap/finished doing chores before going out with Mao. I think by that time too, the tides were shifting or something connected to it, and then I could hear my parents talking downstairs in light conversational tones, plus the house was starting to rest and ease into the weekend, so I guess I also started feeling less anxious. After a while I decided to have a tiny bit of dinner, then had a small chat with my mom, and then I took another bath. Halfway through my bath I realized I was feeling a little better. So now, I am ready to work, and the idea of a weekend is clearer to me now. 

So now, I will work on a current project. While wearing my favorite jimjams and having my hair up. And of course, there will be music. (Right now it’s “Great Divide” by The Cardigans.)

A Sort of Nightmare

This might be due to some kendo-related stress, though the dream is too weird

I found myself in the dojo, with practice about to start, when I discovered that I was wearing a long (as in long - I could trip on my dress if I was not careful) and semi-fitting dress, with a hood. I was panicking because I realized that practice was going to start in a few minutes. Just then, the club president approached me and told me sternly to go and change. I dragged this huge bag with me to the bathroom, and felt somewhat relieved because it means I can still practice. However, as I dug through my bag, I discovered that I have left my gi and hakama at home. I called my mom and told her I left them. She said that she and my dad saw my gi and hakama and were thinking if they should drive to the dojo to bring it. But I said not to because I would hate to wait around wearing a very inappropriate dress, and I felt that the club president would be so angry if he finds out I was totally careless for not bringing my stuff. I was so panicking in the bathroom that my dream shifted to a different scenario.

Party Weekend

My last weekend before the first work week of the year starts is full of fun get togethers (^^,)

(By the way, I spent most of my weekend computer-less because I had problems with my video card and monitor. I actually experienced withdrawal symptoms and anxiety! So anyway I’m here now *elle tone* Wide awake!)

Saturday noon I met up with my friend Cecille and her sister Cynch, to have lunch at Som’s (love the green curry) then shop and have coffee in Rockwell. I wasn’t in shopping mode but I enjoyed the walk and being with them. I only bought some makeup stuff and saline for my eyes (which have not been away from their lenses since New Year’s Eve hehehe). We then had coffee in Figaro, went around a bit more, then left to go home around 5:30 PM. 

Back home, I was getting a little stressed out about the computer problem, so I decided to clean up the portion of my room where I work, and I dusted the corners and the back of the desks and the cables and everything. I didn’t want to turn the computer on and find it still problematic, so I decided to clean up the keyboard too (yes I took out each character and cleaned the whole thing up, except for the space bar and the enter key, because I did that with an old keyboard and was never able to put it back properly). Had dinner with my dad in the kitchen (I wasn’t hungry yet because of my anxiety but he cooked and called me over so I told him about my computer problem and ate a bit.) Then, as I continued to clean the keyboard, I suddenly felt agitated and wanted to go out, so, at the last minute, I decided to go to the mini reunion of my college psychmates. I finished preparing around midnight, at which time Peter and Emyr picked me up using Peter’s car. When we got to Rea’s, there were only 7 of us in total, the other four people being Lora, Anthere, John, and Rea. We went home around 3 am, but it was still fun and I was somewhat hyper because I was around real, living people whom I’ve known for a long time, plus everyone was in a nice mood and everyone was really pleasant, so I really liked it and was so glad that I went. Very briefly though, there was just a non-serious question which briefly made me wish I could disappear, though I don’t think they noticed I was totally uncomfortable for a very brief moment, except perhaps 1 or 2 of them, but I guess I managed quite well, though I still prefer that the non-serious question didn’t catch me off guard But anyway when I get the pics I’ll post them here because it was a nice night and I really enjoyed being around them

Today, Sunday, I wanted to just stay home but my computer problem was starting to tick me off, so in the afternoon I took a nap with NHK on as some old Japanese guy sang, then when I woke up, I made myself fresh strawberries with milk and ice, took it out in backyard, and enjoyed it with the book I’m reading now (I finished “The Amber Spyglass” - I liked “The Sublte Knife” most), “The Thief” who sometimes sounds like me. I didn’t want to think of what I was going to do later in the day, because I was really experiencing withdrawal symptoms from being computer-less. Just then, my mom came out and told me I should just join her and my dad to this dinner party to celebrate the 88th or 89th birthday of a grand-uncle, and celebrate his 61st wedding anniversary with his wife. It was the father’s side of my dad, and I feel somewhat more comfortable with our relatives there even if I barely know them and usually, gatherings with my dad’s father’s side are more… relaxed, elegant, and simple yet fun. I guess it’s also because the people are more interesting since they come from all over the globe (which also explains why a lot of us do not know each other) and they all look more fulfilled and happier with their lives. So, in the end, I decided to go, and wore a new purple dress with the black tights I bought from Japan (and it’s the first time I’m wearing them because I am more often in slippers or sneakers if my feet are not in seiza or on the bed). As I stepped out of the room, I found my mom wearing black pants and a purple lacy blouse, so she laughed and said we ARE mom and daughter. We went out to the garage and found my dad wearing black pants and nice black shoes and a purple collared shirt, so he was annoyed that we all looked like eggplants. (lmao)

So anyway we went to the dinner party (where 95% of the people are my parents’ age and the age of their parents) and I was just quiet and smiled at everyone who said hi to me because we are all related in one way or another even if we didn’t know each other. The food was great and there was LOTS of coffee and I felt comfortable in my clothes so it was all nice and fun. People who talked to my parents thought I was around 21 years old and some asked if I have already graduated from college and if I have started working already I told my mom that if I happened to bring a date who is around the same age as theirs then he would just blend in with everyone else and I would be assumed to be his daughter or something So anyway, there were slideshows shown of old (and I mean really old) photos, way back from my dad’s grandparents until more recent years, and I was totally amazed at how beautiful everyone seemed to be during the 20s to 40s, and how much more elegant families appeared in photos that time. A photo of my great grandmother was shown, and my mom told me that it was the same great grandmother who foretold that I was going to be a girl, years before I was born That time, my sister was a newly born, so I wasn’t going to be born in another 6 years, but that time my great grandmother told my dad that his next child will be another girl.

So towards the end of the dinner party, more pictures were taken, and I regret not having taken a photo of the my grand-uncle’s side of the family, where my parents are included, and it would have been great to share their photo here showing how HUGE the family is (hindi pa kasama lahat ng wala dito sa Pilipinas), though I managed to take a photo of my grand-uncle and my grand-aunt with my parents and their cousin. Will post it next time

After the dinner party (it was held in a hotel in Quezon City), we stepped out and realized it had rained while we were inside, and it all felt beautiful (^^,) The weather was so lovely and I felt so light and inspired by all the good and happy energies around me. (^^,) 

Back home, my dad helped me fix the computer and I can only guess how EAGER he is to use his fast-drying contact cleaner on my computer parts After a while, ta-dah, it’s okay now (^^,) Have to catch up on stuff!

By the way, I brought Puuru, Broody, and Husky to the party, and a mini-Christmas cake for them Took photos and I will post some here next time too

This weekend has been really nice and fun; I guess it was also good that I was kept away from my computer (^^,) And now it’s back to normal and I can work tomorrow and do normal stuff again. (^^,)

P.S. I loved the eye makeup I used tonight I blended very light beige, matte lavender (to go with my purple dress), and earthy brown which mixed well with the lavender shade. The photographer of the venue took my photo (as she did with everyone else) and I bought it because I liked my happy look even my face looked like a huge plate (camera was too close and my face looked too white in the flash). 

Shelled Chestnuts :D

To add to the previous entry, after dinner, my dad gave my mom chestnuts. So I stayed at the dining table and waited for my shelled chestnuts So while chatting with my mom, she was feeding me shelled chestnuts (Mogget’s favorite).

Coming to Me :D

So today, I didn’t even need to leave the house, or my room, to get some things I wanted because they just…. arrived.

Breakfast. I ran out of supply but apparently, my dad brought home shopao so it’s what I ate. So, my breakfast came to me

Merchandise. I was working and my mom knocked on my door and brought in some Victoria’s Secret merchandise. I bought I now have stock. 

Sweets. I usually buy cotton candy when I’m out, but today, the cotton candy came to me My mom stepped out and found the school kids buying them and then bought, so I ate one and still have one bag on my bed

Delifrance: My dad asked what food we would like him to buy and now Delifrance sandwiches are on their way here

Plus, perhaps, I should count this morning’s incoming message about a step towards one of the many resolutions of the year. It just came this morning and I was super surprised. 

Farmy

Went to the mall today with my parents and I bought some personal care supplies and randomly bought stuff I wanted. I also found a Farmville shirt for my sister and a super cute yellow eyeglass cleaner with a monkey (Mao Mao’s look alike animal) on it.  

Front Yard

So on the evening I played with leaves, my parents were fixing the lights to be placed at the front of the house and when it was much darker, they turned it on to see what it would look like

I also took a picture because I realize it’s our last Christmas here, plus that evening just felt nice  

Leafy

Currently, my hands smell like fresh leaves because I played with and pulled at the strong giant leaves in our front yard as my parents fixed Christmas lights and decors outside the house My mom asked me to stop destroying the leaves but I let go and they still looked like they did before I even touched them and showed her so I continued to tug at them and swing them back and forth. Now my hands smell pleasantly of leaf juice

Yay Cakes :)

While I worked the entire afternoon, my parents went to the mall and when they got back home, my dad has bought me cakes and pastries

Lunch Out with Mihara-san

:D

Yesterday, I brought my parents out to lunch and brought someone else with me - Mihara-san!

He had his sushi with soy sauce He is very pleased with his lunch and solemnly closes his eyes to say thanks. 

Sushi and soy sauce:

Here he is indoors, with another new serving:

Sushi Magnets

I was cleaning up my gmail and found this photo of magnets… (Please click to continue reading this post.)

Again, After a Long Time :)

I stayed home from work today because of my appointment this morning with the doctor. Then this afternoon… (Please click to continue reading this post.)