Monday, January 26, 2009

vertigo-vanity

don't blow your nose too hard. you just might find everything in sight spinning like crazy. it would be nice if you were on a ride or something, but it isn't so when you're all alone in the bathroom at 6 in the morning.


i've been feeling under the weather since wednesday of last week. i thought it was just my allergy, so i didn't think anything of it. i forgtd on with my routine, even going to the boxing and kickboxing classes. by saturday morning i felt worse.
i woke up the usual 5 am and started my breakfast of cold oat bran and granola. being the impatient multitasker, i turned on the TV. but wait, i thought i could squeeze in one more thing. and so i went to the bathroom and decided to put on the avocado seaweed mask on my face. and so there i was masticating my breakfast, setting the green gunk on my face while i watch mtv3. somewhere in the middle of my breakfast i had the urge to blow my nose and i went to the bathroom.


i blew my nose and then everything went spining like a crazy spiral. i almost fell on the floor, but i grabbed on to the sink and closed my eyes real fast. dizzy. dizzy. scared. where's my phone? it's in my bedroom. too far. opened my eyes. everything spinning still. dizy. dizzy. dizzy. i felt cold and afraid.

after a few minutes i groped my way back to my bedroom and called up Z. what, no 911? what can the bf, who lives 130 miles away, do to help me? why didn't i call the ambulance?


because i had green gunk of my face, that's why. i didn't want to freak out the paramedics, nor do i want to be known as the girl who was so sick her face was green. as in ugly kangkong green.


Z would've come and played nurse, but he is sick too. so we just skypped most of the weekend, our two sick selves comforted that at least we can video chat between these chats i slept most of the weekend.


now i'm back in school and during my break i went to see the doctor. she says i have a virus that's been going around. she's seen several patients having the same symptoms. she didn't want to give me antibiotics right away so she said to just fight it off and wait 'til wednesday. if i don't feel better by then, i should call her again.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

wistful wednesday

i am sitting here in my quiet classroom, being lulled to sleep by the hum of the heater. it is bright and sunny outside, but cold.

when i woke up at 3:30 AM, i was excited to go to work and welcome the kids to a new day, for this is the first day that our OIC sits in his office. a lot of teachers were moved to tears watching Mr. Obama take his oath. I fought them back because I didn't want my kids to make fun of me, but oh my heart swelled with pride and hope. On a personal level, this is the first time that I have prayed for the President of my country, and I prayed that Mr. Obama would always consult the number one Adviser up there in heaven, for this is the only way that our country can succeed.

on a lighter note, i've been watching the videos of my classmates and i am both amazed and amused by their creativity! one of my buddies interviewed max headroom. tee-hee. his video is hysterical.

on other developments, there are talks and whispers of a date to the altar. but baby steps dear reader, we're taking our time on this one. z is getting more and more nervous about the number of people who might make their way to our celebration, and for a quiet and shy guy like him, this is pretty daunting. i told him he's lucky we're not back home, tee-hee.

Friday, January 16, 2009

defrosting my behind

in this freezing temps can be a challenge, so i decided to post and chronicle the goings on the past few weeks.

grad school is still taking up a lot of my time. my classmates and teachers are the best part of school. i'm doing a course called corporate training and motivational development. so far we had to create a survey for a training class and produce a prodcast interview. i'm still a noob in imovie, but i can see its potential on my future projects. apple is really way better than PC.

in other news, eversince i packed on several pounds this hibernation season, i signed up for a year's membership at my local new york sports club. this gym kicks ass! it's the real deal. i can't wait to go ot my first kickboxing class tomorrow. i also signed up for a trial personal training session and i think that will be next week. meanwhile, to avoid looking like an idiot in the gym and avoid the risk of injury and permanent damage ot my morale, i just kept to using the elliptical cardio cross trainer. I went to my new gymfor the first time on wednesday and i went on this machine for 25 mins. when i woke up yesterday morning my lower body felt so sore. last night i went on it for 30 minutes, burning 310 calories, and boy i felt good. now my mindset is this "it takes half an hour of semi-misery on this machine" to burn that tiny bag of lil bites brownies i like to munch?

forget that. gimme some gum.

so far i've been doing the half hour workouts since monday, but i inted to go to curves in the morning fro my circuit training, and then go to NYSC for some evening cardio. we'll see how that plays up. i woke up at 5:45 this morning and believe me, that's late for me already. i didn't go to curves this morning, but i will go to NYSC after torturing R and O tonight.

i'm a zeytinia groupie. i think i go to this food store about twice a day. they have the best salad bar and they made me a big fan of soup. so far my fave has been the red cabbage salad, mushroom, chicken and asparagus salad as well as a little bit of avocado salad. yum. for soup, my faves are the shitake-tofu miso soup and their good ol' chicken noodle soup. did i mention their coffee trumps starbucks?

Thursday, January 1, 2009

2008 in less than 365 words

(inspired by Steve and Liza Hards)

It has been a year of blessings for me and my loved ones.

The last Sunday of January was a pivotal day in my life. I have come home to Jesus and I have accepted him as my Lord and savior. Things have never been the same again.

The rest of the winter months winded down with much warmth. With a new full-time job as a Special Ed English teacher at DMHS, indeed God has planned some new adventures for me.

The heart of Spring was celebrated with a reunion with my closest high school friends : Lubs, Candy, PJ and Aileen. We met in South Beach and enjoyed a girls only weekend cruise to the Bahamas.

A sweet reunion with my dear, dear pal Amy.

For my birthday, I learned how to ride a bike, thanks to my able and patient instructor, Zibee. Now my Bruce has a little two wheeled brother, Jack.

The summer months were spent playing with the wonderful kids fromEMS, the best summer camp in our side of the woods.

A chapter of my life was peacefully closed.

On August 26, a miracle was born to close friends, Steve and Liza.

September saw me welcoming a new batch of students in Room 236. It also gave me the opportunity to work with and get to know a sweet young lady, Victoria, and her loving family.
Richard and Olivia continue to amaze me.

I officially became a student at Full Sail University on October 2.

A visit from Diane that same month.

In November I met the first of Zibee’s family, Marek.

Meeting Marek paved the way to December…

And what a perfect way to end this blessed year -- Christmas with Zbyszek’s family in the Czech Republic.


I thank God for all the blessings that He showered on me. I thank God for my family, friends and students.

I welcome the new year holding the hand of the man who I hope and pray to be with me this year and beyond.