5 things I am thankful for
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Once you are tagged by Leg, you are bound bound BOOOOUND to ANSWERRRRR.
Here we go...
1) The love of my life and the life of my love -- I always wished I'd end up with someone who would bring out the best in me and that's exactly what happened. The person I married and will hopefully grow old with is not only the best husband one could ask for, but he is my everything. EVERYTHING. I will refer to Alanis Morissette's song "Everything" especially the line that goes, "You see everything, you see every part. You see all my light and you love my dark." That's how I feel. He loves me for who I am and that makes me want to love him more. I am happy happy happy with our marriage! (fuera buyag)
2) My Music and Books -- Music defined both sides of my family so it's no wonder I embraced it at such a young age. I turn to music everyday. EVERYDAY.
Books -- well, no explanation needed there. But I remember my dad handing me The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth the day before elementary graduation. He told me that this was a very good book that he read overnight. So I read it and I've never fallen out of love with suspense/mystery books since then. But then again, I had already finished the entire Nancy Drew series, hehe.
3) My Health -- I am VERY thankful for my health now because I feel like I am at my best. Apart from the whole polyps thingy (which I hope and wish to be rid of by my last hormone dose on July), I am at my strongest and my stamina is unbelievable sometimes. My pee is always clear, I poopoo twice a day, we go to the gym 4 days a week, we bike, we have veggies and fruits everyday and we steam/bake/grill everything now. We very rarely fry food. All in all, we're doing pretty good. Oh and I've accepted that maybe 103-105 lbs. is my normal range so I'm not gunning for 110 anymore.
4) My Friends -- Without them, I would probably go crazy and have a really boring life. Starting with the harem-- I thank Buttwipe for her big heart and no nonsense outlook in life. She is this vicious survivor and her ability to run, skip and jump in heels just makes her more adorable. I thank Doogie for making me feel like my words really mean something to her and are worth listening to. Her humor is sometimes out-of-this-world and she injects it at the most candid and unforgettable moments. I thank Jown for being that other older sister I never had. While I was jumping up and down over losing my virginity, she told me in earnest to "not leave all the protection up to him but to protect myself too." She made me want to go to the OB GYN right away. Right now, we can tell each other all the good and bad things happening in our lives. Oh and if I have a medical question to ask,nI go to her next to Sir Google. I thank Rexy for having confidence in me to keep his precious little secrets and for taking care of my family's tech problems while I'm away. I thank Maggie for keeping our friendship intact post-college and for thinking of me at the most bizarre moments. I thank Daisy for keeping things simple back in college and for now getting engaged to Kamsky. (Woohoo!) I thank Cathy for just making my college years unforgettable and eventful. The matching shoes, the runningscapades, the lab gabs, memorable! I thank Jezreel for reaching out when she isn't the type to do so. She still tells me, up to this day, that she turns to me for advice or to simply just vent. It's nice to have long lasting friendships. And MOST IMPORTANTLY-- the sender, Leg. I thank Leg for reminding me that sometimes shutting up is the best way to go in certain situations. She is so much more than she realizes-- the daughter of, a brilliant Atenean, good money saver, globe trotter, successful corporate ladder climber yet she remains humble and... quiet. Doesn't know how to toot her horn and lately, finds guys chasing after her annoying instead of flattering. HAHAHA! ONLY LEG!!!
I have made a lot of good friends-- Mae, Emma, Grant (where oh where are you?), Taray (where ON EARTH are you??), Didi, Marissa and other people I can't think of right now. Each one has etched some pretty darned good memories.
5) My family -- What more can I ask for? They have always ALWAYS been there. I am fortunate to have siblings who want to be there for my parents as much as I do. My mom loves talking to me about anything under the sun while I lecture her about her health. My dad just got nominated for Deanship at Cebu Doc. My bro and sis are doing well and Megan is amazingly... growing. The Morenos-- I should say I probably will never have in-law problems. Hoen's parents really are like parents to me and I feel loved by the rest of the family. I also love them so and both families are pretty chummy. Hoen and I are fortunate!
LAST ONE.. I thank GOD for He is ever good. Always listens to me and grants my prayers to some extent at some point. I really feel his presence regardless of where I am in my life-- happy, sad, good or bad, God is there reminding that I am but miniscule and utangan to him, hehe.
LAST LAST ONE -- I thank the internet because without it... this won't even be possible. Life without the internet is one of those unfathomable things which I have actually gone through and lived. How did we ever go through life without email and browsing?
I am tagging Mommybean!
Here we go...
1) The love of my life and the life of my love -- I always wished I'd end up with someone who would bring out the best in me and that's exactly what happened. The person I married and will hopefully grow old with is not only the best husband one could ask for, but he is my everything. EVERYTHING. I will refer to Alanis Morissette's song "Everything" especially the line that goes, "You see everything, you see every part. You see all my light and you love my dark." That's how I feel. He loves me for who I am and that makes me want to love him more. I am happy happy happy with our marriage! (fuera buyag)
2) My Music and Books -- Music defined both sides of my family so it's no wonder I embraced it at such a young age. I turn to music everyday. EVERYDAY.
Books -- well, no explanation needed there. But I remember my dad handing me The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth the day before elementary graduation. He told me that this was a very good book that he read overnight. So I read it and I've never fallen out of love with suspense/mystery books since then. But then again, I had already finished the entire Nancy Drew series, hehe.
3) My Health -- I am VERY thankful for my health now because I feel like I am at my best. Apart from the whole polyps thingy (which I hope and wish to be rid of by my last hormone dose on July), I am at my strongest and my stamina is unbelievable sometimes. My pee is always clear, I poopoo twice a day, we go to the gym 4 days a week, we bike, we have veggies and fruits everyday and we steam/bake/grill everything now. We very rarely fry food. All in all, we're doing pretty good. Oh and I've accepted that maybe 103-105 lbs. is my normal range so I'm not gunning for 110 anymore.
4) My Friends -- Without them, I would probably go crazy and have a really boring life. Starting with the harem-- I thank Buttwipe for her big heart and no nonsense outlook in life. She is this vicious survivor and her ability to run, skip and jump in heels just makes her more adorable. I thank Doogie for making me feel like my words really mean something to her and are worth listening to. Her humor is sometimes out-of-this-world and she injects it at the most candid and unforgettable moments. I thank Jown for being that other older sister I never had. While I was jumping up and down over losing my virginity, she told me in earnest to "not leave all the protection up to him but to protect myself too." She made me want to go to the OB GYN right away. Right now, we can tell each other all the good and bad things happening in our lives. Oh and if I have a medical question to ask,nI go to her next to Sir Google. I thank Rexy for having confidence in me to keep his precious little secrets and for taking care of my family's tech problems while I'm away. I thank Maggie for keeping our friendship intact post-college and for thinking of me at the most bizarre moments. I thank Daisy for keeping things simple back in college and for now getting engaged to Kamsky. (Woohoo!) I thank Cathy for just making my college years unforgettable and eventful. The matching shoes, the runningscapades, the lab gabs, memorable! I thank Jezreel for reaching out when she isn't the type to do so. She still tells me, up to this day, that she turns to me for advice or to simply just vent. It's nice to have long lasting friendships. And MOST IMPORTANTLY-- the sender, Leg. I thank Leg for reminding me that sometimes shutting up is the best way to go in certain situations. She is so much more than she realizes-- the daughter of, a brilliant Atenean, good money saver, globe trotter, successful corporate ladder climber yet she remains humble and... quiet. Doesn't know how to toot her horn and lately, finds guys chasing after her annoying instead of flattering. HAHAHA! ONLY LEG!!!
I have made a lot of good friends-- Mae, Emma, Grant (where oh where are you?), Taray (where ON EARTH are you??), Didi, Marissa and other people I can't think of right now. Each one has etched some pretty darned good memories.
5) My family -- What more can I ask for? They have always ALWAYS been there. I am fortunate to have siblings who want to be there for my parents as much as I do. My mom loves talking to me about anything under the sun while I lecture her about her health. My dad just got nominated for Deanship at Cebu Doc. My bro and sis are doing well and Megan is amazingly... growing. The Morenos-- I should say I probably will never have in-law problems. Hoen's parents really are like parents to me and I feel loved by the rest of the family. I also love them so and both families are pretty chummy. Hoen and I are fortunate!
LAST ONE.. I thank GOD for He is ever good. Always listens to me and grants my prayers to some extent at some point. I really feel his presence regardless of where I am in my life-- happy, sad, good or bad, God is there reminding that I am but miniscule and utangan to him, hehe.
LAST LAST ONE -- I thank the internet because without it... this won't even be possible. Life without the internet is one of those unfathomable things which I have actually gone through and lived. How did we ever go through life without email and browsing?
I am tagging Mommybean!
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