the days really do seem to just breeze pass through this year. half of the year is gone and the days have brought with it the inevitable change. weather-wise, i'm sort of glad the drought is over but is anxious about the rainy season. no one wants a repeat of ondoy or pepeng for that matter. i've seen and been to the aftermath and it was heatbreaking. hopefully, the rest of the year brings a much needed stability in everyone's lives.
work. what can i say? it really has been overwhelming. you fix one problem, out pops the next one. there's neverending things to do so i still try to take things in stride. it is at times like these where (jowell's) "steady lang." becomes a lifeline. it can get exhausting and stressful pretty fast and its not something you can get accustomed to. social networking sites become more liability than a welcome distraction. the latter of which something i really need more of these days. proof that work is becoming stressful is that i'm back on caffeine. i'm making starbuck's, figaro and coffee bean richer on a daily basis.
i can't wait to get back to some of the things i love most - like traveling. i haven't done much of that this year - a couple of business trips to singapore and a lovely, relaxing trip to palawan. to do the traveling thing however, i need to do two things - renew my expiring passport and my US visa. sydney is going to have to wait, at least until january maybe. i'm getting bad at planning stuff and its bumming me out.
next month's is my nephew's seventh birthday already. he's now a living measure of how the years go by. he's grown-up now and speaks more comfortably in english than in tagalog. its a good thing he understands at least a bit of the local or else he is for sure going to flunk his pilipino subjects. the one thing that hasn't changed with him is that he is still an endearingly sweet boy who gives endless hugs and kisses.
life still is a blessing. still a lot to be thankful for. its not perfect, but at least its mine. and i'm living and breathing in it.
