today's give-a-gift

Never dwell on what you have lost, only on what you have left. Count your blessings. You'll always find plenty. Your most prized possessions are your unexpired years.

happy labor weekend everyone! see you on wednesday!

welcome back!

happy easter everyone! how was your lenten season? whether it was introspective or just plain rest, i hope everyone made the most of it.

well, it was still work for some of us who are bogged down by certain appointments. and it doesn't help that some of what i do is in the bpo industry so that figures...no holidays at times...

but, my adorable goddaughter julia has provided the smiles and laughter throughout the household as she always does. lately, she has discovered the art of rolling over! it's automatic...when you lay her down, she rolls over! it was so cute in the beginning but we realized that it's a problem when you change her nappy.



(L-R: roll over sweetie, "look at ninang!", with a flower tucked behind her ear...)

The Beauty of Love

The question is asked, "Is there anything more beautiful in life than a boy and a girl clasping clean hands and pure hearts in the path of marriage? Can there be anything more beautiful than young love?" And the answer is given. "Yes, there is a more beautiful thing. It is the spectacle of an old man and an old woman finishing their journey together on that path. Their hands are gnarled, but still clasped; their faces are seamed, but still radiant; their hearts are physically bowed and tired, but still strong with love and devotion for one another. Yes, there is a more beautiful thing than young love. Old love."

- Author Unknown, A 5th Portion of Chicken Soup for the Soul

truly something that i wish for. i remember whenever my ex and i would see couples walking past us holding hands, i'd tell him i wish we'd be like that...

i guess it'll be something i'll never experience...

swiped from jaymee's blog

doctor, doctor i am sick

go to the clinic very quick...

since saturday evening, i've been having dizzy spells whenever i lie down or get up from the bed. yesterday, i had a dizzy spell while i was lying down on the bed! i kinda freaked out 'coz the room was spinning and i wasn't in a spinning (cycling) class! i suddenly realized there has to be something really wrong with me.

so this morning, i went to my healthcard's clinic in makati. the doctor took my b.p. which was 110/80. still normal but since i don't take my b.p. regularly we couldn't say whether it was usual or unusual for me. he also asked questions about whether my family has a history of hypertension (yes), diabetes (yes, yes) and if i've ever had to wear glasses (yes, for astigmatism, several years ago..)

well, it turns out that dizzy spells are a common symptom of many possible illnesses and with our family's medical history, it could very well be any one of them. the doctor mentioned orthostatic hypotension and vertigo (since of course there is spinning and there have been times i go deaf in one ear for a couple of seconds).

of course, nothing is conclusive. he gave me meds for the dizziness but tomorrow i go back for blood tests and an appointment with an opthalmologist as well.

darn...if only humans didn't have to get sick...kinda makes me wish i were invincible to ailments...

so, tonight, i go on fasting for 8 - 12 hours... aaarghh...

"there is a light at the end of the tunnel. deep career desires are dangling like a prize just out of reach, so real, yet so elusive. continuing the struggle is the only option. a focus on who can be there to help will ease your current confusion"

hmmmm....is this trying to tell me something?