the red and blue of me

I met up with Fred last night. It was ok. We were supposed to watch the b-ball game but I decided for us to have coffee instead. He still makes me laugh. I think his sense of humor was one of the reasons why we stayed together for almost four years. He made me laugh and made me take things less seriously.. amongst other things. We talked about some of our common friends who continue to do crazy things with their lives. Its amazing what people do for money, attention, love. We also talked about women - mom's in particular. It seems as though women are so much stronger than men. Most of the mothers now have full time jobs, take of their kids, cook, clean the house, do the laundry, dishes, bills, etc. while their husbands just sit around at home doing nothing but complain (a lot!) and work (if they have a job). In addition, there are lots of mothers out there that run their families without husbands. (I thought about this since I know a lot of people who don't celebrate Father's Day because their fathers are not actively "involved" in their lives.) Women really do deserve more credit than they are given.

This conversation lead me to think of roles of men in women's lives. Do us women really need men in our lives? There are some who may answer yes, but I am quite sure there are plenty who would answer no - me included.


I spent most of the weekend relaxing under the sun!! After my tennis class, I went back to my aunt's place to celebrate Father's day, went swimming and just relaxed under the sun. It was soo hot that I got a tan in less than two hours!!

I'm at work now and my tummy hurts - probably from overeating this past weekend. Kabag yata. My mom leaves for the US tomorrow.