the red and blue of me

what's really the purpose of having a significant other? aside from the obvious benefit (which is really very appealing, btw), what other important benefits do you get from having a gf/bf? having someone to talk to, listen, do activities with, make plans with and sleep with and love i guess are some of the obvious reasons. are there any other? i am personally having a hard time finding reasons for having a bf right now. I mean, you can do those things with other people like friends and family. oh whatever... it's late...

that's because I have been CRAZY bz at work!!! I've been coming home late (sometimes after 9PM!!) and coming in early!! I also have been packing little by little for my much anticipated move. its almost august so I only have less than a month before I leave this place that I've called home for 10+ years. august is going to be one heck of a busy month - work, travel, party, visitors and move...

b4 i forget, i have been working out at the nysc in scarsdale which is AWESOME!!! and was able to drive a white 2005 lincoln LS (cooled seats, baby!) for half a day. I had it as a loaner while my baby suv was getting serviced.

that's all folks!

lots of things have been on my mind lately. after the events at work last week, i started feeling lost. losing a great leader/mentor/influence/boss does that to you. he will truly be missed. i will hang in there until maybe after my move. no need to rush in to things. i will stay to see what this new change has in store for me before i make any decisions.

just got home from running. yep, i missed my swim and tennis classes. i was late for my swim class so i decided to go for a run along the parkway instead. it was fun and exhausting. running outdoors is way different than running on a treadmill. running outdoors is definitely more satisfying since you get to enjoy the great weather, nature, ducks on the river, birds flying and get to see other runners and bikers having as much fun as you. running on a treadmil, however has less hills and great pavement (of course). its all good. now i have to take a shower since i stink like crazy.

i'm at my dad's place right now. no one is here so I have the place all to myself. i had leftover dinuguan and bread for dinner. they don't have diet coke so i settled for a couple of sips of sprite. i can't bring myself to drink non diet soda. i am waiting for Andrew's turtle to finish eating so i can change the water in the tank... which stinks like crazy!!

i had a great work out earlier. i did two miles on the treadmill then worked on my upper body. now, i'm tired and i stink.

ok.. its time to change the water ... tbc..

Last week came and went like a hurricane. It started at a normal to busy pace then everything seemed to happen all at once mid to the last part of the week.

I have known months ago that my company is going to lay off a decent number of employees this July. Everyone talked about it, but no one knew who was going to get affected. Last week, I found out that this layoff is going to be really awful and it might actually hit home. That's all I can say for now.

On top of having to work late nights due to my very hectic work schedule and having to deal with pre-lay-off-panic-attacks, I also had to deal with a sore throat and a cold.

So, before the week was over, I decided to give a close friend from the Philippines a call since his voice relaxes me and having conversations with him puts me in a good mood. He has the power to make my worries disappear. After a great conversation, I headed to the gym to fight off my cold and rejuvinate. After the gym, I even rewarded myself by having some bubble tea! I thought the week was going to end pretty nicely.

But no, of course not. Friday morning I received some very interesting news via an overseas phone call from a girl I did not know and wasn't expecting to talk to in the course of my life. Needless to say, the news made me walk like a zombie the rest of the day. I was depressed, mad, hurt, upset, confused and sick.

Sick as a dog, I woke up early Sat morning to get my car oil changed. I had a 9AM appointment and wanted to get it done early so I can go back home and rest before I head to Staten Island to attend my cousin's graduation party. I got to my car's service department and my dealer greeted me with a smile. I told him I was sick but I wanted to get an oil change. He quickly demanded that I go back home and get an oil change when the miles on my car reach 5k (which I thought was pretty high). Like a good sick student, I followed his advice and went back home. I slept for an hour and got ready for my much dreaded trip to Staten Island. If it wasn't my cousin's party, I would have just stayed home and slept all day.

to be continued...