In Transition
And I'm back.
Yes, it certainly took me a while. I don't really know what happened. I just... Lost the will to write. So many things had happened, so many things had changed. I guess my mind was working too fast for me to write anything and maybe I just didn't have the time too. Or I did, but I chose to focus on doing something else.
But anyway. Yes, I am back to the world of blogging. As you can see, new look, new name. I thought it was time for a change. I really think I've changed since the last time I posted an entry here. The changes aren't that huge, but there definitely are changes. Anyway. Time for an update on stuff:
Health. I guess the biggest change is that my health problems have now been properly diagnosed. Apparently, I have Lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune chronic disease that weakens your immune system and makes you more easily infected by all sorts of illnesses. At the same time, I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis, which sometimes causes pain in my joints, mostly on my wrists and my feet. I'm currently under medication for both and we're working on getting me a new kind of medication that would help arrest the symptoms of both. It costs a bit of money though, so we're still working on it. I'm okay now, mostly. I haven't been sick in a while and if I do get sick, it's not as bad as it used to be. I sometimes have joint pains, usually when I don't get enough sleep or I get super tired. I've had physical therapy done and I get massages three times a week or so, so my joints are okay. I can walk without any problems. There was a time when walking was so hard to do. I limped and it hurt. Thankfully that's been taken care of. I've also been exercising more. Just simple stretches and walking. I try to do it everyday for 30 minutes, but of course there are days when I get lazy and I don't. The exercise also has been helping with my sleeping problems. I'm still a light sleeper, but at least I'm not that much of an insomniac anymore. So, yeah. In general, health-wise, I'm doing okay. Definitely better.
Work. What work? XD; Haha. I resigned from my last job last October. I was so sick last year, so I decided that i needed some time to recover. Right now, I'm on a job hunt again. I'm also currently doing part-time editing work for an Online English Korean school. Basically what I do is edit student's essays then I give feedback and a grade. It's okay. I am relearning grammar stuff. It's part-time, which I adore. XD; Obviously it doesn't pay as much, but at least I have some money coming in to help with my expenditures (i.e. meds). Right now, though, there isn't any work for me to do since most of the students in Korea are having their finals. They don't have much time for writng English essays. Oh well. Vacation is now. And there's time to go to job interviews and such. I'm looking into HR and Training job positions. Anyone know any openings? ^_~ We're also looking to starting a family business. What that is, though, is still in the works.
RPing. I've been very active with RPing nowadays. It happens when I don't have other things to occupy my time with, haha. I've just recently joined hetagaea and I've also been active over at aphdressingroom and dear_mun with Spain (different versions of Spain even!) and Prussia. I also set up my very own musebox, coffeekit_muses (check out the layout. It is so cuuuute!). I've met so many new people through RPing these past few months and it's been great. I've also been learning a lot about history through RPing, which is a great bonus. It's therapeutic. I get to meet new people and learn new things at the same time. What else can you ask for?
Cooking and Food. I've always loved to eat, so it's no surprise that I also have an interest in cooking. It just got fostered by having a lot of time in my hands and watching a lot of Top Chef. Since I have to watch what I eat, I have been given the responsibility of taking care of our menu everyday. I enjoy thinking up what to prepare for the day and looking for new recipes to try. There was a time when I found this pasta recipe site and we had different kinds of pasta for a couple of weeks. XD; Kuya Arnel does most of the cooking, though. I just supervise. There are times though when I get to cook some stuff (my scrambled eggs are AWESOME), but most of the time I fail. XD; I'm an impatient and lazy cook, haha. I particularly hate chopping and slicing things. My knife skills need major sharpening (A PUN, haha). I also like observing how people cook in their own kitchens. I love learning stuff from more experienced cooks, like my Tita Pen and Jen Jen. And it's a lot of fun to watch my brother try to cook too, like that that one time he tried to fry turkey burgers and hashbrowns for the first time. It was HILARIOUS. You had to be there. XD; I wish I made a video, hahaha.
Kindle. Yep~ My Tito gave me his Kindle. XD And I've been having so much fun filling it with books. I've got more than a hundred books in it now. You know, the usual stuff, like Harry Potter, romance, YA, (I loved Beastly), and fiction novels (books by Nick Hornby, Catherine Jinks, Philippa Gregory, etc). It also has more highbrow stuff, like classic novels (The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Count of Monte Cristo, etc) and English translations of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Hopefully I can read all of them eventually. XD; What other books are great to read? Actual books are still much more fun to read and carry around, but I also love my Kindle for its convenience.
Facebook. I still hanging out at Facebook. I practically learn most everything about my friends and relatives through it. it really does help in keeping in touch. I don't play games there anymore, but it's still fun to keep track of how everyone is doing.
TV Shows. I don't watch that much TV anymore, though I still follow Glee and Gossip Girl. I also watch The Tudors on DVD when I can. I also think Ian Somerhalder is hot, hahaha. As for anime, I still watch Hetalia, but that's it mostly. I have so many DVDs of series and movies. I should get around to watching them all sooner or later.
And you guys? What have you been up to?
Hmmm... Should also change my icons.
Yes, it certainly took me a while. I don't really know what happened. I just... Lost the will to write. So many things had happened, so many things had changed. I guess my mind was working too fast for me to write anything and maybe I just didn't have the time too. Or I did, but I chose to focus on doing something else.
But anyway. Yes, I am back to the world of blogging. As you can see, new look, new name. I thought it was time for a change. I really think I've changed since the last time I posted an entry here. The changes aren't that huge, but there definitely are changes. Anyway. Time for an update on stuff:
Health. I guess the biggest change is that my health problems have now been properly diagnosed. Apparently, I have Lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune chronic disease that weakens your immune system and makes you more easily infected by all sorts of illnesses. At the same time, I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis, which sometimes causes pain in my joints, mostly on my wrists and my feet. I'm currently under medication for both and we're working on getting me a new kind of medication that would help arrest the symptoms of both. It costs a bit of money though, so we're still working on it. I'm okay now, mostly. I haven't been sick in a while and if I do get sick, it's not as bad as it used to be. I sometimes have joint pains, usually when I don't get enough sleep or I get super tired. I've had physical therapy done and I get massages three times a week or so, so my joints are okay. I can walk without any problems. There was a time when walking was so hard to do. I limped and it hurt. Thankfully that's been taken care of. I've also been exercising more. Just simple stretches and walking. I try to do it everyday for 30 minutes, but of course there are days when I get lazy and I don't. The exercise also has been helping with my sleeping problems. I'm still a light sleeper, but at least I'm not that much of an insomniac anymore. So, yeah. In general, health-wise, I'm doing okay. Definitely better.
Work. What work? XD; Haha. I resigned from my last job last October. I was so sick last year, so I decided that i needed some time to recover. Right now, I'm on a job hunt again. I'm also currently doing part-time editing work for an Online English Korean school. Basically what I do is edit student's essays then I give feedback and a grade. It's okay. I am relearning grammar stuff. It's part-time, which I adore. XD; Obviously it doesn't pay as much, but at least I have some money coming in to help with my expenditures (i.e. meds). Right now, though, there isn't any work for me to do since most of the students in Korea are having their finals. They don't have much time for writng English essays. Oh well. Vacation is now. And there's time to go to job interviews and such. I'm looking into HR and Training job positions. Anyone know any openings? ^_~ We're also looking to starting a family business. What that is, though, is still in the works.
RPing. I've been very active with RPing nowadays. It happens when I don't have other things to occupy my time with, haha. I've just recently joined hetagaea and I've also been active over at aphdressingroom and dear_mun with Spain (different versions of Spain even!) and Prussia. I also set up my very own musebox, coffeekit_muses (check out the layout. It is so cuuuute!). I've met so many new people through RPing these past few months and it's been great. I've also been learning a lot about history through RPing, which is a great bonus. It's therapeutic. I get to meet new people and learn new things at the same time. What else can you ask for?
Cooking and Food. I've always loved to eat, so it's no surprise that I also have an interest in cooking. It just got fostered by having a lot of time in my hands and watching a lot of Top Chef. Since I have to watch what I eat, I have been given the responsibility of taking care of our menu everyday. I enjoy thinking up what to prepare for the day and looking for new recipes to try. There was a time when I found this pasta recipe site and we had different kinds of pasta for a couple of weeks. XD; Kuya Arnel does most of the cooking, though. I just supervise. There are times though when I get to cook some stuff (my scrambled eggs are AWESOME), but most of the time I fail. XD; I'm an impatient and lazy cook, haha. I particularly hate chopping and slicing things. My knife skills need major sharpening (A PUN, haha). I also like observing how people cook in their own kitchens. I love learning stuff from more experienced cooks, like my Tita Pen and Jen Jen. And it's a lot of fun to watch my brother try to cook too, like that that one time he tried to fry turkey burgers and hashbrowns for the first time. It was HILARIOUS. You had to be there. XD; I wish I made a video, hahaha.
Kindle. Yep~ My Tito gave me his Kindle. XD And I've been having so much fun filling it with books. I've got more than a hundred books in it now. You know, the usual stuff, like Harry Potter, romance, YA, (I loved Beastly), and fiction novels (books by Nick Hornby, Catherine Jinks, Philippa Gregory, etc). It also has more highbrow stuff, like classic novels (The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Count of Monte Cristo, etc) and English translations of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Hopefully I can read all of them eventually. XD; What other books are great to read? Actual books are still much more fun to read and carry around, but I also love my Kindle for its convenience.
Facebook. I still hanging out at Facebook. I practically learn most everything about my friends and relatives through it. it really does help in keeping in touch. I don't play games there anymore, but it's still fun to keep track of how everyone is doing.
TV Shows. I don't watch that much TV anymore, though I still follow Glee and Gossip Girl. I also watch The Tudors on DVD when I can. I also think Ian Somerhalder is hot, hahaha. As for anime, I still watch Hetalia, but that's it mostly. I have so many DVDs of series and movies. I should get around to watching them all sooner or later.
And you guys? What have you been up to?
Hmmm... Should also change my icons.