i have been down with colds for the past week and yet i was able to meet up with my highschool friends, report to work and take calls. when i realized that i was not getting any better (i just usually do water therapy when i have colds), i had myself checked and after a couple of inhale-exhales and a P1300+ tab on antibiotics (sakit sa bulsa! that's like a pair of grendha sandals. hehe.), here i am at home: day two of my five-day leave of absence from work. bakasyon grande. lalala sabay singhot.:)

probably, my work is taking its toll on my health. i hate it. normally, i would get "sick" once a year. say, during finals or midterms. i was just sick last october and that's like 3 months ago! well, everything comes with a price. and i have been told that this line of work does target your health. that's the reason why i cut-down on smoking (yeyen, one of my teammates, said THIS is withdrawal) last october but still, the virus got me. now i'm doing vitamin C. pag after ba naman nito, nagkasakit pa 'ko, ewan ko na lang.

anyhow it IS nice being back home. and eventhough i have to do the dishes for 5 people (including kaldero, sandok, sangkalan, kutsilyo at kung ano ano pa) once more, i LOVE the fact that i am able to take a break from transfat-filled foods and eat my mom's uber sarap home-cooked meals every dinner. grabe. ang sarap talaga. to the naluluha-ako extent. partida pa yan a, may sipon ako, WALA akong pang-lasa. haha! plus, i missed my dad. it was just recently that i knew he notices it when i'm not around. i usually go back in laguna on tuesdays but when i did not do so the other week, he was like: "bat wala ka dito kagabi?" oh di ba?:) i love it.

i also need to pull myself together and what better place to do it than at home? away from all the distractions like malls and drinking sessions. prior to this "homecoming", i feel like i have been spending like hell and i was almost living off my mom's extension credit card. i don't know where my money went to. i don't even have someTHING to show of my 13th month pay. no new mobile phone. no PSP. no itouch. and definitely, no savings account. gosh. i don't normally do new year's resolutions but i NEED to really try and save up this year. as we all know, i am not getting any younger. people around me are starting to settle down, make investments and acquire properties. i guess the least that i could do is have an account to back me up if i would need to spend more than a thousand pesos on meds.:)

so there. i will start a savings account this year. hopefully, within this first quarter. i just hope merchants would STOP coming up with new merchandise, say, for the next 2 months. hehe.