Stay Dry and Safe

verabear Ramblings and Brain farts 6 Comments

I didn’t find the Bamboo Stylus at the Mac store, but I did find and purchase the Targus stylus which is half the price of the Bamboo. Got it for 849 pesos yesterday and have practiced using it to write on my iPad. I so do NOT love my handwriting, but I’m getting the hang of it. I’m still trying to picture myself lugging the thing around at work and using it in place of my handy dandy notebook. We’ll see.

So I’ve been MIA on my blogs, and have passed up a handful of opportunities that would have put more shopping money in my virtual wallet.  I wish I had a brilliant excuse, but I don’t. There have been so many blog ideas running around in my head, but getting them out has proven to be a big challenge.

It’s probably got to do with me being distracted. I try to multi-task too much. As a result, for example, it has taken this post 2 hours to type. I surf blogs, read mail, check Facebook and Twitter, all while I compose a blog. Not good.

Anyhoo…

Manila and other parts of the Philippines have been through rough days (and nights) lately. Us included. It’s rainy season, and we’ve had so much rainfall in the past four days. Yesterday and the day before that, our street was flooded and my grandpa’s and cousins’ houses were invaded by stinky flood waters. Last night, I was worried that my parents would have to move our stuff to the second floor on their own because the boyfriend and I were stuck elsewhere, unable to go home because it was already too flooded.

Good thing the water stopped rising when it reached the first step of the stairs leading to our door. But for it to even reach that high meant that water outside the gate was already at least 5 feet deep.

Here in QC, the rains have stopped. Finally, people have been able to clean up without worrying that tomorrow the floods will mess up everything again. But the rain still pours in other parts of the country, and the flood has not subsided in some others. So tonight I think of them, and wish them well. Stay safe, and try to stay dry everyone!

Tired

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I don’t know why I feel so tired.

I work. I come home. I sleep. Or I veg out in front of the TV, watch movies I’ve seen before. Like now.

First there was Goonies, and then 2012. I’d seen both before, but I just can’t tear my body away from the couch nor my eyes from the TV. Yesterday it was Robin Hood (2010, Ridley Scott).

There doesn’t seem to be enough time for much else. I am hardly online, my blogs haven’t been updated for so long. Project Life’s been on hold.

I’ve got so many things to write about, and stuff I’d love to go into my Project Life. But I’ve no time for them. Or maybe I just don’t have the energy for them.

Remember the time when I could pick up a crochet needle and just do it? Or the time when I’d just sit down with my chain nose pliers and beautiful beads and string together nice bracelets or earrings. When was the last time I sat down to just read a book? Not read while waiting for an appointment, really make time to read a good book?

Feels like all I do lately is whine. So I’m going to stop now.

Maybe tomorrow this will all be over.

Meanwhile, yesterday was Philippine Independence Day. Happy Freedom Day Philippines! Here’s ABS-CBN’s new national anthem production: