A Chronicler's Life

Just a Short One

Joshua — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:38:32 +0000

I had an extremely tiring day at the office so I’ll just make this short. I’m not feeling well too. I have a runny nose, dry cough and hard, sticky phlegm. My throat itches like crazy as well! I feel like I’m coming down with something because I’m quite feverish now. I went to our clinic to ask for medicines early this afternoon and the doctor said that my throat is quite inflamed. She gave me tons of medicines to ingest. Maybe that’s the reason that I feel sleepy and dizzy. On top of all of these I’ve got pain in my stomach also. This has been a bad day for me, physically speaking. I hope that when I go to sleep tonight, I’ll dream all the aches away.

On Dreaming Big

Joshua — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:17:32 +0000

I really envy my good friend S. Despite having a delicate disease she still followed her dream into having a health care career. I’m really so proud of her. She did not let it be a deterrent in pursuing what she really wants to be, a nurse. She has been long resigned from our office but there are times that I still look at her empty chair and imagine her laughing at our inside jokes. I really miss her a lot because we seldom see each other anymore. But in my heart, I’m really happy that she dreamt big and that she’s where she is right now.

Sweet Treats

Joshua — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:12:23 +0000

I just drink protein shake for breakfast. No of course not I’m not dieting, I’ve got a perfect 10 body so what do I need that for? Ha! Yeah, right! Okay, okay you win. I am dieting and I’m beginning to lose hope already because I don’t know why I keep adding on extra pounds when I nearly starve myself already. I just hate it that the flabs seem so stubborn and do not want to budge even if I don’t eat much. It’s either that or my weighing scale is broken again. I have changed it 3 times already because I get heavier and heavier every time I step on it. Some are just gifted. That even if they eat like an eating machine (huh?) they don’t gain a single pound. So I was quite used to my routine of shake in the morning, vegetable and lean meat for lunch (no rice) and another protein shake at dinner. So on my way to the office, my mind was already made up to stick to this routine until Purple Yam Ensaimada and Bavarian Cream happened!

My good friend Peter Lyle bought me these for breakfast. I was so touched with his gesture that I began drooling when I saw what he has for me. These two might looked just like your regular breads that can be bought from a common bakery but I am telling you, there is nothing ordinary with its taste! It’s so heavenly! Especially the cream inside the Bavarian, it’s so gooey and oh so tasty! I feel hungry just by writing about it. Thank you Peter Lyle! Such sweet treats from a real sweetie like you.

Happy Days

Joshua — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:14:45 +0000

I’d like to keep my promise so I’m back. I’m just so glad that everyone in the family loved my first attempt at Coriander Lemon Chicken. Though, I am not really a fan of coriander but at least they all loved it. Just seeing their satisfied faces is enough reward for me already. As if the dish is intricate. It’s just one of the easiest actually. Just have to fry the chicken until golden brown then put chicken broth, lemon, coriander, cream and voila! You already have lunch or dinner. I just love cooking now. I remember when I was still unmarried that all I want to do is eat and not care about how the food is prepared and done now I love to do everything. It’s very heartwarming that my friends in the office devoured the creamy tuna spaghetti that I brought them for snack today. They said that it’s one of the best tasting spaghetti ever! I’m just so flattered that’s why I plan to learn more new recipes so I can make my loved ones happy.

So What is Plan B?

Joshua — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:58:59 +0000

It’s been awhile, a long while since I have last updated this blog with something that’s been happening to me. I got so busy with a lot of things plus the fact that I’m always swamped with work that I do not have the energy to do something else anymore whenever I come home aside from sleeping right away. Wish that is the case but if you have an overly active toddler who is still wide awake at 1 A.M. and still wants to sing and dance while watching the Hi 5, sleep is a luxury. And when she does sleep early, she’ll wake up at 5 in the morning to watch Dora the Explorer or Hi 5 again and she’ll even order her underlings a.k.a. her parents to jump around and sing with her. So I usually go to work with raccoon like eyes and fogged up mind. I’m just grateful that my bosses have not thought of kicking me out yet for giving them odd answers for no brainers. Of course, that’s my subconscious mind speaking to them but do they know that? They might look at me in a different light you know, a screwball for instance or a total madcap! One of the bosses’ even joked (READ: mocked) that he was just asking me to think out of the box and not out of this world! Ha! Ha! Really funny! NOT! Especially when your job is on the line and you have been hearing rumors that a lot of us are getting the boot by next month. It happened a few years ago to unsuspecting “victims” that’s why it could happen again. It was a total shocker for all of us. The news came from a very reliable source and according to this person the supervisors already talked to their staffs about it. All the names in the imaginary “black book” will be sacked but I am not one of them. That’s a relief for now but things can change you know and I have to prove myself to them that I am worth keeping. But how if I am always hungry for sleep? I guess no more sugar for Sophia from now on so we will all sleep soundly when the clock strikes 10. It’s just she doesn’t want to wind down and lie in bed when we are not complete. She wants us three to be all in bed before we can declare the “lights out” rule. And that means total darkness. No desktop, laptop or night light should be left open. Quite hard for hubby and me because that’s the only time that he can play his RPGs on PC and as for me it’s my chance on catching up on my blogs. Writing is very therapeutic for me and I need to write like fish needs the water. So I guess I’ll just write whenever I can. No matter where I am. I’ll write on paper, tissue or on anything whenever I think of something to write about. So I don’t need to be home and start typing away like crazy to beat the 10 PM deadline that is really exhausting. And because I really need a pure and unadulterated sleep, not just catnap or have forty winks, I will learn how to manage my time in the office. Like taking my breaks for one and do something productive when I’m at it. I could write a short post during my first 15 minute break and write an even longer one during my lunch break. How I wish I could really do it. Since most of the time, I sacrifice my much needed breaks because of my heavy load at work. It’s been a long time since I have slept and be like dead to the world and I’d like to experience that again very much. And since I don’t want to stop sharing a piece of my mundane life with you, I’ve got to make this work. If it doesn’t, there is always Plan B that I could fall back to. What about it? I don’t have a single clue.

Another One of those Hypothetical Questions

Joshua — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:59:22 +0000

One of my closest friends asked me a hypothetical question. She said “What would I do if I’d win a million dollars but only have 24 hours to spend all if it?” Seemed like an easy one but the deeper I think of the answer, the more I realize that it’s a bit tricky. Travel is totally out of the question because of the time element given. So I told her to make things easier, I’d just give half of it to the charity and I’ll leave the spending of the other half to my better half and the responsibility will not be in my hands anymore but his. Anyway, when I’ve asked hubby what he plans to do with that large sum of money, he said that he’ll buy gold bars with half of it so we can sell it when the value appreciates and give the remaining half to our Darling Pia for her future. Sounds fair to me.

Sound Investment

Joshua — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:33:30 +0000

My elder brother Charles who has been living in Ireland for so many years now is coming home for the Holidays! Yay! I missed him a lot. I remember when I was still little, he used to buy me many beautiful toys and clothes. Then since he is the cook in the family, he would always invent a new dish. And as far as I can recall, I loved all of them! But my fave is his Beef Pepper Steak. But it wasn’t just because of these things that I am missing him. He’s one of the sweetest persons I know. And I could really talk to him about anything and everything. And I’m just so glad that finally we’ll get to spend Christmas again with him. We were talking on the phone a couple of days and were asking me for a good investment. I told him about gold bullion and directed him to visit the site of United States Gold Bureau to know more about it. Investing in it seems like a sound investment. And if it works out well for him, I might try it out myself also someday.

An Echo From The Past

Joshua — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:23:23 +0000

I love antiques and anything vintage. If some would find these things a waste of money or just plain garbage, to me these are precious and simply priceless. I love the stories behind every old trinket that I get from flea markets and rummage sales. It’s like I’m transported back to the past and I get to be part of a beautiful tale. Sometimes if the seller doesn’t know how a particular item came to be, I just fabricate a legend in mind for me to love and be attached with the item that I bought. If ever I’ll have my own house someday I’d prefer having rustic furniture than modern ones. I love the nostalgia that it would bring me every time I sit on it or just simply touch it. I am not trying to be melodramatic here. I’m just really fond of anything old.

Have A Blast!

Joshua — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:09:10 +0000

It’s my nephew-son Patrick’s 9th birthday on the 28. I gave him a call a while ago and asked what he wanted for his big day. He did not tell me directly what he wanted but he implied that he is lacking of a couple of things already. He said that his school bag looks really old but still usable though its style is quite outdated already. He even mentioned that the upper sole of his shoes gave way already but said that he could still have it repaired to make use of it. And lastly he mentioned that most of his shirts do not fit him anymore and faded already but he can still force himself in it and just pretend that it’s a muscle tee. I laughed silently because of his unique tactic. I gathered that he needed a new bag, shoes and shirts. But I did not confirm if I’m going to get him those or not. But of course I will. It would be my surprise him on Saturday. Good thing that there are online coupons that I could use and get big discounts for me to be able to afford all his wishes. Hope he’ll have a blast!

Close Encounter

Joshua — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:29:41 +0000

My cousin went to Africa not to experience the Safari Adventure but to do missionary work. I really admire her not because she’s in a very beautiful place but because she’s able to serve the poor communities. I want to do that too someday. If my sickness would allow me, I’d like to try some of that before I kick the bucket. If not, I’ll just grab my binocular enjoy the sights and experience a close encounter with nature.