Someone called me. Can't sleep now. It's been raining for 2 days now. I miss the sun.
I'm afraid to return to Manila. I want to, but I'm afraid. Events have left me traumatized. It kills me to loose people; leave things unresolved. I value friendship so much. I miss my Manila friends. I wish I could do something to... but the past is the past. As Lin says, move on; better days ahead.
Lin... and the rest of my US crew. They're terrific. My relationships with them are on a different level. Your faced with a lot of shit here, that things run deep. Two roommates -- Thao and Kare have left; we have a french girl now, and Candice. They seem like great girls. Looking forward to forging new, deeper frienships.
I'm scared. December is coming. Where do I go once I graduate? Manila really scares me.
I'm having so much fun here -- work & play -- the summer's been great! School's began and my bosses asked if I could continue during the fall. My schedule's crazy. Have a lot of house cleaning to do as well.
I wanted to go to LA to visit Mix. I want to go to Chicago and Indie to visit Cams and Dayang too. I'll try to go to Lima early October and visit Jenny. Manila before I graduate, maybe November?
No matter where I am bless me with all your light, I'm on the train brain vexed connect and the I feel blessed ..
Moonlight enlighten my way at twilight from the heights of my roof I send praise then poof I'm looking up at the night and ask for help to get up and get up and get up and get up and get it right...
My parents are finally proud of me *sniff* *sniff*. They told me I'm so MATURE.
So, my eye gets scratched again. And I opted not to go on last night's "boat" trip... nor VA beach today... and I have no choice, can't go out tonight. I actually went to work today (Saturday), had to finish something. Went right after coming from the ER.
Such bad timing. Why is my body malfunctioning? Next week is when the Australia, London, Dubai... PSL leads come in; and when I present my findings.
No one knows about my eye. The people I live with are in Manila. My friends are in VA beach. Other bro is in San Diego. Other ones in San Fran. Rents in Agusan. LOL! :D
You know you've gotten old when you're thinking about work despite your tearful eye and aching ankles (twisted them again).
I feel for him. It was nice to see the Italians win. But I feel for the modern day Meursualt (of Camus' L'Etanger; the likeness is uncanny!).
But Zidane's a legend! He elevated futbol to national status in France. A poor boy playing in the back streets of Marseilles to one of the most awarded futbol players in the world -- he's a legend! His "head-butting" Cannavaro (mighty cute though!) is by no means right! But Cannavaro did admit to provoking him.
France's team was universal! Aside from the francophones, they had Indian and South American players. I should hope their win would've eased the Francophone's situation in France... a victory for immigrants and underdogs all throughout the world! Ok, so I'm overly romanticizing it.
Oh, the French...
And there were so many Fabios on the Italian team... But we never met any Fabios in Italy... Another conspiracy?
Came back from the Kennedy center. Tonight, during their daily summer free series concerts, for the first time ever they had the National Symphony do renditions from the different ensembles they'll be playing throughout the year. BEAUTIFUL!
Ate around Georgetown. My friends walked back home, so I decided to walk all the way back to my aunt's place in Rosslyn, VA. It was fun. I'm training -- the other day I signed up for the Army 10 mile race (I just want to finish). Told Mom, she wants to join too -- LOL! My company was a sponsor, so I don't have to pay the registration fee (those are really expensive!).
Last Sunday we chose not to bike since it was raining. But Cand and I couldn't stay at home, so when the rain fell to a drizzle, we decided to walk all of NW DC -- we walked 4 hours straight.
The Ordovezas (the couple I stay with during the weekdays) have been great! They're going to Vegas this weekend; whereas Lin's flying down to Georgia Saturday morning and driving to the gulf of Mexico this weekend... but before that, I asked Lin to sleep over here in Rosslyn Friday night so we can check out the scene here.
Saturday afternoon I volunteered at a pet shelter --dogs!!! My friends really want to hang out, we might go swimming after. Kare asked me to sleep over... but my brother's returning from Japan, Geneva or where ever...
Work's been a-piling... But it's all good. "Britney's" mom apparanetly was an Olympic runner. Looks can be so deceiving! Here I thought she was one of those "arte" girls.
I love the arts. Just came from the Royal Ballet's rendition of "Sleeping Beauty" -- it cost a fortune, especially since I got Lin tickets too as a birthday gift (there goes my money for the Indi flight --DIANA, still looking at my holidays. I don't get July 3 off :( ).
Work's been great. I'm in over my head with Environmental and Site Self Assessments; federal and state US regulations as well as international protocols. How much can I don in 9 weeks right? I have my own cubicle with fellow interns Barbie doll and Britney Spears. But seriously, these girls are smart!
I forgot how easy it is to get along with people. Barbie, Britney and I all get along -- mostly when we're eating the company sweets and drinking out of their amazing coffee machine. Surprisingly, my cubicle is rather big -- I have my own laptop, security ids, windows and everything.
Been shuttling about again -- living off a suitcase... rented out my room -- donating the proceeds to Lin hahaha! I like the activity. We're going biking tomorrow.
Sometimes I wonder if my life is really "my life", if everything that happens around me's real.
On the dimly lit streets of Athens, a huge canine approached me, and for a moment I thought it would bite. Apparently it just wanted to make friends. Do I have my defenses up for no reason?
The past few months have been crazy. Upon arriving to DC -- I've lived and continue to divide my week sleeping in three different areas -- my kuya's house in Maryland, my apartment (which I'm trying to sublease again) in DC, and my tita's house in Virginia (a bit closer to work). I have cable now -- at my aunt's house. Hahaha! But I have no time to watch.
As soon as I arrived -- I had to go to the my insurance provider in DC, to my eye doctor in Maryland and the drug testing unit in Virginia. These places were far... I spent 3 hours commuting. But so is life. I love being active and I realize now that I'll have it no other way.
(Speaking of activity, since I left, he's been nothing but active, and now Jevon's gonna join Iron Man Philippines -- I'm really proud of him!)
Saturday was boat day -- Lin and I road on the yatch of her "friend"... all the way down to Alexandria. We went fishing too!
Sunday was jogging day -- Lin and I jogged all the way down to the Potomac from our apartment. We checked out the volleyball courts too. I've never jogged with my glasses nor with blurred vision. I bumped into two people -- hahaha!
Today, started work. Eventful day. I like my co-workes. This one dude -- really, really makes me laugh. I love people who can make me laugh... especially these days.
Last day in Athens. It's cold and windy. I don't recall the Greek myths describe Athens like this.
I can see better now, though I regret taking the eye patch off. Two months of travelling has taken its toll though it's been great fun. I miss travelling with my family.
My life has always been eventful and it seems it will never stop. The "broken" ATV, the "hit-and-run-incident", now the "eye patch" -- it's all good. It won't stop and when I return to DC I'll be riding a new roller coaster. As soon as I return, I have to get over my jet lag and get a drug test for Halliburton. Then I start working... and my brother, he'll be flying all over that I won't even be near family.
5 am! I only had an hour of sleep. My last day of finals -- went by quick. I finished the two last finals under 20 minutes and passed my paper!
So I CLEANED OUT my whole room to make way for the girl. Damn, what a feat, and I did 3 loads of laundry.
My roommates are so funny, they actually cried. I'm gonna miss them... Aww... It's like our maids whenever we go on trips, Ate Malou always cries. I miss her.
You're forewarned, this is shallow -- but often the most superficial of topics lead to the deepest of insights.
I spent the last half hour searching about my hair iron. I've been so spoiled, it's such a good iron. It's not on their website. I have to figure out the Wattage, and 180W doesn't make sense for an iron (they're at a minimum 1,600W). The manual doesn't have the the Amps either, so I can't compute the proper Wattage -- and the iron's been discontinued. I read somewhere Sharper Image's ionic appliances emit a significant amount of ozone depleting gases. I had to find out more, so I called the Sharper Image hotline.
I was obviously forwarded to a call center in the Philippines -- the fucking asshole couldn't answer any of my questions. How stupid, and he was belittling me -- when it was he who couldn't answers my questions -- Wattage, Amps, ozone depleting issues. I wanted to know why it was discontinued and he wanted to know why the hell I was asking such questions (Not the first time people wonder where I come up with my questions, "Does anyone ever get to answer your questions???" they ask; "Ya, my family," I reply).
"Was it because of the lack of demand? Or is it somehow related to the ozone depleting gases issue that surfaced about your ionic purifiers?", I ask. "The suppliers haven't stocked our warehouses and there have been no orders for new stocks." He replies. (Maybe I should have asked it more diplomatically, but I didn't accuse Sharper Image of wanting to destroy the environment -- one can never know EVERYTHING and I'm sure their manufacturers weren't aware of the specific ozone depleting levels of gaese the US has to confom to [being signatories to the International Convention on Ozone Depleting gases [which was SURPRISINGLY ratified by the Bush Sr administration -- but this is a whole different story in itself and ozone depleting gases are easier to pinpoint than the causes of climate change).
Some spots in the Filipino mind set has to change. I'm sure it was the effect of colonialism and imperialism, but we've got to move on.
I'll just buy a dual voltage ionic hair dryer. LOL!
Fun times... Black Friday -- my birthday celebration. The "candle" dance with water bottles.
Heck, we're always at the Hookah bar -- it's one in many of the crazy Asian girls Hookah nights. Natasha, blondie, is from the Eastern part of Russia -- so she's Asian too right!
I erased most guys numbers who I dated -- as if, dalawa pa lang naman, so normally I don't take calls from numbers I don't know -- which has been a lot lately (I wonder if it's a coincidence that people have just been dialing the wrong number... but I get voice mail hahaha! Labo).
Diana, remember the Irish-whatever guy -- I forgot his name (I'm so forgetful), he's been reappearing. But he's confused thinking the law school was a waste and his parents pressure him too much -- and that's huge T-R-O-U-B-L-E!
MANAGER BLUE
Anyway, last month, I come into the lobby -- the manager of our building follows me to the elevator, I think he "accidentally" bumps into me (I was on the phone). Ever since then I've been getting calls from different numbers (maybe different people?).
But since the rentz arrived, I answer calls from unknown numbers (since they call me through their friends phones -- I MISS MOM! :( She hasn't called me in 4 days now). Ark! I knew I shouldn't have answered it as soon as I saw 202 (DC area code) -- but assumed it was some aunt of mine. But the building manager calls me.
Him: Hey, Erika! Me (constraint voice): Who is this?
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Me (scared, thinking I had done something wrong): Oh! How are you? Is something wrong (about the apartment)?
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Me (tired voice): I've been really busy. Him (change of tone): Why have you been really busy? Me: Finals. Him: I've been busy too. What else? (Putang ina! What do you care? Why you give me fucking attitude! If only you weren't our building manager!) Me: I'm flying off next week, and I'll be GONE THE WHOLE SUMMER (politely emphasizing) * He slams phone. Was he on something??? Did I miss something? HOW DID HE GET MY NUMBER??? Isn't that confidential? He can't call me if it's not about the apartment... I can file a law suit right?
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