Touchy Feely

You know, it is true that when you have little of something, you value it more; and when you have plenty of something, you take it for granted. For "normal" people, it was a three-day weekend; for me, it was a one-day weekend and I was quite happy with it. There were no ringing phones, no stupid questions, and no bipolar disorders. It felt damn good.

After taking my car to get an oil change, I went back home to actually get on the treadmill. When I'm a happy camper, I exercise. When I'm not, you can find me laying on the couch. For the past two months, it has been the latter. Anyway, after a quick shower, I battled the rain and drove to the spa to indulge in a 50-minute massage. My back has been giving me problems lately (probably from laying on the couch too much, HeHe) and I'm also dying a slow death from all the stress at work. Hence, I decided to cough up the money for a massage eventhough I seriously think that any spa service in the U.S. is way overpriced.

Normally, I would be uncomfortable with a stranger touching my nekkid body like that, but it felt good. She can touch my body all day, let me tell ya. Throughout the 50 minutes, I kept remembering Friends' Phoebe though. Tsk. Tsk. I watched too much TV during my heydays. LoL.

As I try to figure out my life and its path in the next two months, I'm looking forward to these massages as my salvation. I think I finally understand how important it is to pamper yourself; not necessarily to look good, but to feel good. Although I'm sure, they go hand in hand. Now if I can only get my spiritual side jumpstarted, I swear, no one can dampen my spirits.

All By Myself

It's a fact: hell exists on this Earth. Our Marketing Communications Manager has turned in her resignation. I only have three weeks left of having someone at the office that keeps me sane from all the madness. After that time, I have four weeks until "March 2005." Crap! It's not so much of meeting the deadline that I have set for myself, but more of how I'm going to be able to handle all the stress that will arise from L not being there. I can only buy and eat so many gallons of ice cream. God help me.

Speaking of which, last night, before going to bed, I prayed long and hard to God. He doesn't expect me to stay at my job for my entire life, does He? At least, I hope not. I have at least 50 reasons, Sir! Hey, maybe I need to enumerate those tonight to Him. The Guy doesn't seem to be listening to me half of the time. ;P

Please feel free to pass on any interesting and fulfilling job openings to me. It will be greatly appreciated. Guaranteed.

Monopolized Entertainment

Remember back in the day when ASAP stood for ABS-CBN Sunday Afternoon Party (Yes, we already had TFC around 1995)? Back then, the hosts were Martin, Pops, Dayanara, and Ariel; The Streetboys and Manoeuvres provided all the dancing; and the "Pare Ko Gang" were the youngins. Even when they decided to add Jolina into the mix, I still enjoyed the show.

Nowadays, I ask myself, "WTF happened?!" Instead of being entertained, I am now annoyed every single Sunday (and yes, I still watch it nonetheless). Does the show really need 5 billion "regulars"? It's such a circus! If ABS-CBN can't get these people decent projects, by all means, let them go to other networks instead of placing them all on ASAP!

If you already have a ZsaZsa, why do you need a Kuh? If you already have a Vina who can sing and dance, why do you need a Rica? If you already have Bea and Shaina, why do you need Anne (of all people!)? If you already have Sarah, Mark (my beloved promdi), and Papa Christian, why do you need Erik, Gumby, Poor Girl, and Frenchy (I don't mind the recent addition of Raymond though)? Then, there's The Hunks...why are they all trying to be wanne-be rockstars? Stop the madness!

I'm not even going to get started on ASAP Fanatics. I just need some good entertainment. I realized that I only watch a handful of TFC shows nowadays, all of which are from the News & Current Affairs Department: The Correspondents, Pipol, and Straight Talk (I keep missing the MYX shows on Saturdays!). And yes, I watch The Buzz, but not for long if they're going to change the format like they did today. Tsk. Tsk. Let's raise the bar of quality, people, because I seriously don't believe that what I'm watching is what the Filipino audience really want...at least, I hope not. And yes, I'm probably talking about this subject because I'm simply having Good Morning, Kris withdrawals. GMA-7, hurry up and get a satellite up in space! Now na!

Potential Freedom Discovered

Did you all know that the Smurfs can be seen on TV on Saturday mornings? I might not complain anymore about getting up early on Saturdays to go to work because of this!

And if that's not all, I finally found something intriguing on INQ7.net today. Basically, I'll be turning in an application this week that will allow me to be in the Philippines for eight weeks this summer. Yes, call it deja vu, but without the perks like free housing, 24/7 air conditioning, and getting paid for hanging out at U.P.-Diliman all day. HeHe.

Please God, I'm not wishing for a boyfriend this year. I'm not wishing for you to give me strength to get on the treadmill everyday this year. I'm not wishing for the Opposition to go to hell and die (okay, wait, I might if Susan Roces gives in to their dumb ideas), but please grant my wish to be in Asia for an extended stay this year! Whether it's Japan or the Philippines, please grant my wish. Please set me free from my mundane seven-days-a-week routine. Pretty please!

A New Start

I had set a personal record last night: I was in bed by 9 p.m.; asleep by 10 p.m. It's not that I'm not welcoming 2005 with open arms. My 2004 actually ended on a happy note, thanks to a package I received in the mail yesterday. It's always nice to be remembered when you thought you weren't going to be, you know? Bonus na yung maganda ang gift na binigay sa iyo. Ang hindi ko lang kinaya eh yung closing remark na "Ang kagandahan." Bagong taon na po, huwag na po tayong magsinungaling! LoL.

Anyway, I was going to buy some stuff at Ikea to help me organize my room a little better, but the darn place was packed. I shall try again on Monday after work. Once I got home, I found out that Bravo is having a Queer Eye Marathon. I haven't watched any of the shows this season and I realized how much I missed them so. Grabe, I really want a gay guy friend this year! LoL. I also found out that they're going to have a Queer Eye for the Straight Girl show soon! My gosh, someone write to them and recommend me! Help me fix my life, people! LoL. Granted, I don't have an apartment for them to decorate, nor do I have someone special to learn how to cook for. HeHe.

Happy 2005, everyone!