one moment at a time
gee, its been long since my last post here. nakakamiss din pala ang mag-blog. actualy, marami na kong nami-miss these past few weeks. unless super kailangan lumabas, ive hibernated and retreated to my lab. antisocial mode :(
anyway, the reason for this is that i have already finished my course work (acads). the only thing left before i graduate is my MS thesis...which is the most crucial and difficult part. since late last sem, ive been thinking of finishing everything in one sem (instead of 2 sems) since ive already done my preliminary experiments. ive also been encouraged by some MS microbio students, esp donna, who convinced me to graduate during the UP centennial "para lang memorable" hahaha kala mo ang lalim ng reason eh noh? neway, graduating this april 2008 was just on my mind back then, and i wasnt realy worrying because i know i can still extend. that is, until i mentioned this to my adviser and she readily assigned panels for my defense and dates. yes, dates. so simula nung nagtakda na sya ng dates, araw-araw na lang akong kinakabahan. and i have LOTS of experiments left. until march. hopefully, i still get to write a beautiful thesis even though ngaragers sa technical part.
anyway, super haba ng background, ang ikukuwento ko lang naman ay ang aming super UBE ni timi at nas last last saturday. you see, i had to make the most of that weekend because i have scheduled all of my experiments already until the 19th of december (syempre dapat vacation mode na after ng lantern parade). by vacation, i meant 19-26 because come dec 27, lab na ulit ako.
so before our super UBE, everything was hectic as usual, always preparing stuff in the lab or writing draft reports for my thesis. sanay nako sa ganitong lifestyle so parang wala rin namang bago. sanay na rin ako sa constant heartburn and other stress symptoms like pimplets (those tiny pimples that only you can feel and see, but remain invisible to others). hahaha! totoo noh. bsta lagi lang akong magmamadali.
so saturday morning was a bit of a revelation to me. timi and i were supposed to meet at mcdo philcoa 9am before heading to Fitness First at The Block. Timi invited me as her guest (na-excite ako nung una kaya ako sumama pero later ko na nalaman ang kanyang tunay na motibo hmpf!). i woke up at 5am because i decided to hear mass at 6am. it was my first time to hear mass that early at UP and it was great! super sarap ng simoy ng hangin. parang nasa probinsya, esp coming from where i live inside the campus (hardin ng rosas). at may bonus din while eating breakfast at rodic's sa shopping center (alam na ni timi un hehe). i went back to the flat to get my gym stuff and went out again to meet timi. when i was inside the jeepney already, timi texted that she'll be 20 mins late. what the?! hahha! buti na lang good mood ako..at buti na lang guest nya lang ako kundi....wahehehe! neway, i decided against going back since it was a waste of precious 6.50 so i just decided to walk, hoping that walking would take me 20 minutes later. hehe.
i love walking. seriously. but i walk really fast (feeling ko pwede ako mag-tournament ng walking). hahaha! feeling! but my walk that day was different. i literally had to take one step at a time just to be late. ayoko kc ng nakatayo lang na walang ginagawa kaya mas mabuti ng bagalan na lang ang lakad :)) so while i was walking slooooowly, i caught up with myself. i got to think of many things that lay behind and plan many things that lie ahead (i also love planning, and writing them down hahaha!). i got to smell the freshly-cut grass and hear the chirping of the birds. ok fine, this is just being poetic kc lagi ko naman tong napapansin pag nagfi-field ako. basta un! kakaiba lang maging slow mo bigla ang lahat! i was reminded to take things moment by moment, maximizing everything moment by moment, and truly living moment by moment. this is one sure way to be happy and cheerful at all times :) hay..kung minsan, masarap din maging petiks. wag lang exag! susme.
so ayun nag-fitness na kami ni timi. our first stop was body jam, where you get to learn all these dances, from hiphop to latin, jazz and many others. ang saya! minsan lang nakaka-intimidate pag ung nasa harap mo memorize na lahat ng steps at pinapangunahan pa ung instructor sa susunod na step! haha, hinay-hinay lang sa pagpapasikat! :))
after that, RPM naman, or cycling. accdg to timi, this was her favorite so muka namang ok. boy, was i wrong! dito na pala nilabas ng bruha ang lahat ng kanyang hinanakit sa akin! AS IN SOBRANG HIRAP!!!!!!!!! hindi naman ako sedentary na tao pero promise sobrang hirap talaga nung rpm na to! at dito ko rin natutunang maging plastic...sa tuwing tinatanong ako ng instructor kung ok lang ako...mega-smile pako with matching thumbs-up sign! hahahaha! haller! na-pressure kaya ako!
buti na lang ang aming last and final stop ay ang body balance, a combination of yoga, pilates, taichi, at kung anu-ano pang stretching. this one was what i loved the most! ayos na pantanggal ng stress talaga (mukang itong-ito na nga ang kailanagn ko after the stressful cycling exercise!).
hehe ayun, after fitness, we met nas and watched one more chance and then starbucks after. maganda naman ang movie. sana i find time to review this one of these days.
so there, i hope to remember to maximize each moment that i have and not to overlook some things, no matter how small and seemingly insignificant they are. i really have to remember this especially now that i have so many things to do before and after my proposal defense. i now spent 15 hours in the lab, starting at 6am. when i go home, either i sleep or process my data. and now i kinda got sad of this routine, super nakakalungkot..and i really miss my family (pero kakauwi ko lang sa bahay, i stayed for 3 nights there, yet i still want to go home tonight) kaya rin ako nag-blog kc napapagod na kong magbasa ng scientific journals.
i guess id spent enough time resting without really being idle. now im ready to get back to work :) ill probably update again after my proposal defense on the 10th. but i might have revisions so on the 19th na lang cguro pag vacation mode na. see you all soon! woot! christmas parteeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. yesterday was the first sunday of advent. its really a month-long preparation, not just a week-long string of partying and reunions. find time to prepare, both inside and out. dont forget the reason for the season. :)
anyway, the reason for this is that i have already finished my course work (acads). the only thing left before i graduate is my MS thesis...which is the most crucial and difficult part. since late last sem, ive been thinking of finishing everything in one sem (instead of 2 sems) since ive already done my preliminary experiments. ive also been encouraged by some MS microbio students, esp donna, who convinced me to graduate during the UP centennial "para lang memorable" hahaha kala mo ang lalim ng reason eh noh? neway, graduating this april 2008 was just on my mind back then, and i wasnt realy worrying because i know i can still extend. that is, until i mentioned this to my adviser and she readily assigned panels for my defense and dates. yes, dates. so simula nung nagtakda na sya ng dates, araw-araw na lang akong kinakabahan. and i have LOTS of experiments left. until march. hopefully, i still get to write a beautiful thesis even though ngaragers sa technical part.
anyway, super haba ng background, ang ikukuwento ko lang naman ay ang aming super UBE ni timi at nas last last saturday. you see, i had to make the most of that weekend because i have scheduled all of my experiments already until the 19th of december (syempre dapat vacation mode na after ng lantern parade). by vacation, i meant 19-26 because come dec 27, lab na ulit ako.
so before our super UBE, everything was hectic as usual, always preparing stuff in the lab or writing draft reports for my thesis. sanay nako sa ganitong lifestyle so parang wala rin namang bago. sanay na rin ako sa constant heartburn and other stress symptoms like pimplets (those tiny pimples that only you can feel and see, but remain invisible to others). hahaha! totoo noh. bsta lagi lang akong magmamadali.
so saturday morning was a bit of a revelation to me. timi and i were supposed to meet at mcdo philcoa 9am before heading to Fitness First at The Block. Timi invited me as her guest (na-excite ako nung una kaya ako sumama pero later ko na nalaman ang kanyang tunay na motibo hmpf!). i woke up at 5am because i decided to hear mass at 6am. it was my first time to hear mass that early at UP and it was great! super sarap ng simoy ng hangin. parang nasa probinsya, esp coming from where i live inside the campus (hardin ng rosas). at may bonus din while eating breakfast at rodic's sa shopping center (alam na ni timi un hehe). i went back to the flat to get my gym stuff and went out again to meet timi. when i was inside the jeepney already, timi texted that she'll be 20 mins late. what the?! hahha! buti na lang good mood ako..at buti na lang guest nya lang ako kundi....wahehehe! neway, i decided against going back since it was a waste of precious 6.50 so i just decided to walk, hoping that walking would take me 20 minutes later. hehe.
i love walking. seriously. but i walk really fast (feeling ko pwede ako mag-tournament ng walking). hahaha! feeling! but my walk that day was different. i literally had to take one step at a time just to be late. ayoko kc ng nakatayo lang na walang ginagawa kaya mas mabuti ng bagalan na lang ang lakad :)) so while i was walking slooooowly, i caught up with myself. i got to think of many things that lay behind and plan many things that lie ahead (i also love planning, and writing them down hahaha!). i got to smell the freshly-cut grass and hear the chirping of the birds. ok fine, this is just being poetic kc lagi ko naman tong napapansin pag nagfi-field ako. basta un! kakaiba lang maging slow mo bigla ang lahat! i was reminded to take things moment by moment, maximizing everything moment by moment, and truly living moment by moment. this is one sure way to be happy and cheerful at all times :) hay..kung minsan, masarap din maging petiks. wag lang exag! susme.
so ayun nag-fitness na kami ni timi. our first stop was body jam, where you get to learn all these dances, from hiphop to latin, jazz and many others. ang saya! minsan lang nakaka-intimidate pag ung nasa harap mo memorize na lahat ng steps at pinapangunahan pa ung instructor sa susunod na step! haha, hinay-hinay lang sa pagpapasikat! :))
after that, RPM naman, or cycling. accdg to timi, this was her favorite so muka namang ok. boy, was i wrong! dito na pala nilabas ng bruha ang lahat ng kanyang hinanakit sa akin! AS IN SOBRANG HIRAP!!!!!!!!! hindi naman ako sedentary na tao pero promise sobrang hirap talaga nung rpm na to! at dito ko rin natutunang maging plastic...sa tuwing tinatanong ako ng instructor kung ok lang ako...mega-smile pako with matching thumbs-up sign! hahahaha! haller! na-pressure kaya ako!
buti na lang ang aming last and final stop ay ang body balance, a combination of yoga, pilates, taichi, at kung anu-ano pang stretching. this one was what i loved the most! ayos na pantanggal ng stress talaga (mukang itong-ito na nga ang kailanagn ko after the stressful cycling exercise!).
hehe ayun, after fitness, we met nas and watched one more chance and then starbucks after. maganda naman ang movie. sana i find time to review this one of these days.
so there, i hope to remember to maximize each moment that i have and not to overlook some things, no matter how small and seemingly insignificant they are. i really have to remember this especially now that i have so many things to do before and after my proposal defense. i now spent 15 hours in the lab, starting at 6am. when i go home, either i sleep or process my data. and now i kinda got sad of this routine, super nakakalungkot..and i really miss my family (pero kakauwi ko lang sa bahay, i stayed for 3 nights there, yet i still want to go home tonight) kaya rin ako nag-blog kc napapagod na kong magbasa ng scientific journals.
i guess id spent enough time resting without really being idle. now im ready to get back to work :) ill probably update again after my proposal defense on the 10th. but i might have revisions so on the 19th na lang cguro pag vacation mode na. see you all soon! woot! christmas parteeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. yesterday was the first sunday of advent. its really a month-long preparation, not just a week-long string of partying and reunions. find time to prepare, both inside and out. dont forget the reason for the season. :)