No, I’m not actually going to tell you How to Clean and Debone Fish. It’s just that I had a really interesting conversation with my uncle and our “housekeeper” about deboning Bangus (Milkfish). My mom and I made Daing na Bangus the other day and had them for lunch today. I love milkfish but it’s so much bonier than other fish that I rarely eat it unless it’s boneless. I once swore off fish for a year because I got a fish bone stuck in my throat for two months!

I haven’t been feeling well for the past three days. I’m having chest pains, taking deep breaths hurt and I’ve been experiencing palpitations throughout the day but as my mom said, it’s probably because I still have iron-deficiency anemia — I know it’s very common among women; I was diagnosed with it in high school and was told to take iron supplements everyday. I keep forgetting to take them but at least I don’t drink caffeinated beverages anymore nor smoke cigarettes (never have, never will) which would aggravate it. I’ve been getting enough sleep and shouldn’t be feeling so tired… I’m also getting tingly sensations in my legs which don’t really hurt except it feels hot and not in a good way — it’s like a crawling sensation. I will get up the courage to have my blood tested again, just to be sure it’s nothing more serious.

I have my LOA form! I just need the Counseling and Career Services Center to sign it and it’ll be official. I’m going to submit it tomorrow. I planned to submit it yesterday then today but something came up and I wasn’t able to go to the school. I have until the 20th of May to submit it but I want to get it over with as soon as possible.

Okay, just had another palpitation… I’m gonna go lie down for a bit.

I’m multitasking — blogging while working on three different projects. I’m almost done with the copy (text) for the DESKPUB self-promotion ad — I’m going to send it off to our assistant leader in a while. I’m still working on the DESNCON promo ad for Kenny Rogers Roasters. AND I’m also working on the script for my radio play for SONDESN.

Hmmn… According to some psychological researches, men are unable to multitask. I don’t want this to turn into a debate — I’m not about to make sweeping generalizations about the opposite sex nor am I going to be a traitor to my own. The truth is, I don’t really believe that men can’t multitask. But I have to agree with some of the research findings, men can be a lot more focused, maybe that’s why some people think that men might find it hard to divide their attention — it’s just a matter of putting things in context.

Okay, moving on…

I’ve made a decision about school. I’m going to file for a Leave of Absence next term. My reasons (in no particular order):

I finally got around to upgrading my blog. Transient Dreams is now running on WordPress 2.5. I didn’t like the new admin panel much so I’m using Dean Robinson’s Fluency Admin. I also uploaded a new theme, as you may have noticed.¹ I’m going to leave this up until I find the time to make my own WP 2.5-compatible theme.

Yesterday was a pretty good day. I did something that people don’t usually do! — I found a Motorola phone in the girls’ restroom at the 11th floor of the SDA building and turned it over to the 9th floor Lost and Found section.² I hope the owner thought of looking there… She might have just assumed that it was gone forever. It’s a well-known fact that when you lose a cellphone, it usually turns up in Quiapo or Greenhills. I know someone who got held up and saw his old phone again.³

I haven’t been on Yahoo! Messenger for a while but Jim and I chatted when the phones started acting up so I’ve been leaving YM open.⁴ Two of my closest friends from college, Icy and Jenny, caught me online and we finally got the chance to talk. I haven’t seen either of them for over a year now. Icy is worried about med school and Jen broke up with her boyfriend last February. We mostly talked about how life is so much different now than it was back when we were still in college. We had different problems than we do now but I suppose everything was easier then, even though we didn’t think so at the time. I like to think we’re better equipped to handle problems now.

I just wish we were all a bit happier. I mean, I know I am — I’m happier than I’ve ever been in a long while.⁵ I just wish my friends were too.

Jen and I are planning to see each other the week after next. I need to call M-Rize and see when she’d be available. We have a lot of catching up to do!