And by Charlie, I mean my sister Leslee. Because she loves Charlie — as in Charlie Brown in Peanuts. I like Lucy van Pelt but they say I’m more like Sally Brown. Maybe that’s because one of my favorite comic strips is when Sally goes to wake up Charlie, “I hate to tell you but it’s time to get up, Charlie Brown.” Then Charlie says, “If you hate to tell me then why do you tell me?” Sally replies, “Because I really love to tell you…” and heads out the door. Oh okay, I get it because I can be stubborn like her. But she has a good heart.

Anyway…

I had a funny conversation with my sister last Sunday — about sex. I can’t post the details here because one of my goddaughters (I have two, and one godson) recently discovered my blog and I’d rather not be the one to pollute her innocent mind. It started when we went grocery shopping and bought some chips — think of the Pringles slogan. I kept telling her that “there’s no such thing as bad habits, only vices” and she said, “yun ang pinakamasarap na bish,¹ *insert Pringles slogan here*” — something like that.

I’ve been talking to my friends a lot for the past few days. Especially my MMA buddies. Psyche txts me now and then about software — I promised to help her as much as I could even though I’m on leave (and probably won’t be coming back). I can answer her questions about Photoshop but I don’t know anything about Maya! I watched some of the ABS-CBN animators work during my OJT but I was too shy (then) to sit down and tinker around with them even when the person in charge of the workshop (training) said I could. pfft.

I’ve also been catching up with Dol (Niñ’s ex). Who would’ve thought we had so much in common?!

I wanted to visit my cousins in the hospital earlier. Bennyppe has an abdominal infection and might need surgery. Janz has Dengue and might need platelet transfusion. My mom wouldn’t let me go because I had Dengue fever syndrome back in high school - it’s not contagious by human contact (transmission is by man » mosquito » man) but my mom doesn’t want to take chances. I know my cousin’s in a lot of pain. I remember when I got sick, I was in the hospital for a whole week and couldn’t move - it hurt all over. Every test they did felt a hundred times worse than usual. I thought I was going to die..I felt so cold but I was lucky, my symptoms were actually mild compared to most cases. My cousin probably feels much, much worse than I did then.

EDIT, 8:16 am
Bennyppe’s going to need surgery. They found a cyst in one of her ovaries. And her uterus and fallopian tubes have been affected too. We’re still waiting for other test results. I don’t think they have the results of the CT scan of her abdomen yet.

I have two new hostees! Please welcome Sarah Marie and Joey to the Midheaven Family!

My 21st birthday isn’t until Tuesday (May 6th) but I already know it’s going to be the best birthday ever! 1. Because Jim is a part of my life now — he makes me so happy. I really couldn’t ask for anything more… 2. Because he gave me the best birthday gift I’ve ever received!

— 2 dozen red roses
— a bottle of red wine
— a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates
— a heart-shaped chocolate cake
— a hot pink male teddy bear named Bernie
— and the sweetest birthday card…

I have the most wonderful boyfriend in the world!

I don’t have a lot of good birthday memories because mine is right in the middle of summer here so not many people are around. Most of them are traveling with their families — making the most of the break. It’s usually just me, my family and my closest friends. This year, since my birthday falls on a weekday, we’re just going to have dinner at home on Tuesday. Then my friends will be coming over on the 10th to have pizza — so we can catch up on each other’s lives too.¹

Oh, I forgot to blog about this:
I am now officially on LOA! I submitted my form over a week ago. I sent a tweet to my Twitter account right after I handed in my form to the Assistant Registrar.

Thank you for the comments you left on my last entry. I caught a cold a few days ago and I’ve been having coughing fits but today I woke up feeling much better. I have a lot of catching up to do! I will return comments as soon as I can! Have a great weekend everyone!

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.