Blackbook

I haven’t been feeling well the past several weeks. I didn’t have a fever or anything. But as each day passed, I felt weaker and weaker. I had to stop jogging. I found myself panting just after going up the stairs in our house. I felt that I needed to get some sleep in the middle of the day. Something is very wrong. Maybe there’s an alien inside me?

I’m finding it hard for me to do my work. I can’t seem to think straight!    I’m sad =(  Work makes me happy. So now I have to opt to doing not-so-important things or just not working at all (write blogs instead) until I get myself fixed.

Hopefully, Vitamin C will fix me. I just found a big bottle of 500mg tablets. And they’re chewable! According to the label, there are multiple fruit flavors–Orange, Watermelon, Lemon-lime, and Pina Colada. Yum…

There’s no overdose for Vitamin C right? I’ve had four tablets already! =)

I would like to take this opportunity to address Mr. Allan’s recent article (please refer to blog entry entitled "Smear Campaign" below) about my absence in a battle and the reason behind the absence. In his article, he stated that he thinks "it’s a girl."

This is untrue.

I deliberately skipped war that day to give myself some "home time."  I was tired from the hustle and bustle of life, the city’s traffic, the rain, and the rising gas prices. So I said, "I will have peace and quiet today." Peace Mode.

I hereby state my unfaltering loyalty to the gods of war–that I shall sustain a millions wounds, die a thousand deaths, and massacre everything in my path before I search for eternal peace.

I apologize to the troops for the confusion I have caused and not dying with them in battle. There are more wars to be fought.

Be assured that I still stand by what I said at the beginning of this year–   "War before chicks."

Prepare to deploy…

I haven’t been able to check other people’s blogs lately. But since I am sick, weak, and bored, I thought I might as well see what’s happening with their lives .

And look at what I found! A blog entry about me! Hahaha! Since I haven’t been able to make an entry recently, I’ll just copy and paste it here.

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A time for peace

Being sick, weak, and bored, I decided to catch some fresh air and think about life. As I was standing on the sidewalk outside our house and looking at vacant lots and our neighbors’ houses, I remembered a story that was narrated to me.

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Our house here in FARview was only built a few years ago.

One night, during its construction, the workers heard a commotion in front of the gate. When they looked outside, they saw the caretaker of a neighbor’s lot, drunk and carrying gun! He was yelling and cussing. He then started shooting at them! With no weapons available, the defending troops retaliated with what they had in abundance–rocks.

They called the police which had a station less than 100 meters away. The quick reaction force arrived FORTY-FIVE MINUTES later. Oh, but they were the elite SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) Team! They were late coz they were probably called from elsewhere. Yeah, the good guys are here! They were wearing their full battle gear, looking lean and mean, ready to rock and roll!

Showtime!

As they took their positions and prepared to assault our friendly neighbor, one of the workers told them, "Ser, ingat kayo ha. May granada siyang dala kanina." They looked at him in surprise. "HA? GRANADA?! Naku, gabi na. Wala rin kaming search warrant. Babalik na lang kami bukas!"

And they left.

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For service above and beyond the call of duty (mixing cement, hammering nails, painting, etc), I hereby commend the workers for the successful defense of our house. You have valiantly fought with your rocks in the face of an armed enemy in a night combat environment. May you have many more houses to build and defend!

For the first time in years, I was able to jog four miles! FOUR MILES! That’s 6.4 kilometers! No stopping! And I did it after not having jogged for almost a week because of sickness, injury, etc. Four miles is also a big jump from the 2 mile route (3.2km) I was using the week before!

JM says our pace was a bit slow. I guess that’s it. But hell, ever since I left high school, I couldn’t run 2 miles without stopping, fast pace or slow! It’s either I get tired and/or bored (especially on a treadmill)! Haha! I always look for nice places to jog in (ex. La Mesa Dam EcoPark) so I can enjoy the scenery and not get bored.

I like La Mesa Dam because it has forests. Forests? Yup! When I’m huffing and puffing, feeling that I’m about to die of exhaustion and thirst, I just think that I’m in hot pursuit of enemy soldiers in difficult terrain. That keeps me going. Failure is not an option, soldier!

The Goods are coming out tomorrow! I got another text today reassuring me that they will be released tomorrow. Finally! There’s no definite time though.

So that is my primary objective tomorrow–wait for The Goods. I’ll just try to finish whatever I can while waiting.

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While I was driving today, the gas pedal got stuck just as I was entering a curve! VROOOOOOOM! The car suddenly lurched forward and picked up speed. It took me a few seconds to figure out what happened while I tried to avoid the car in front of me as well as the cars  coming from the other direction. 

Phew! That was close!