Update on my To Do List

Today I resumed doing Bikram Yoga. I took advantage of the discount provided to my company. Had a great feeling after the workout although there was a disturbing thought in my mind while I was working out. Nonetheless, I can still say it was a great workout. Less strain felt!

I also started last Tuesday studying basic Mandarin online. I aim to finish all modules by mid-October then I will find a buddy to practice my basic Mandarin knowledge.

This Sunday I am planning to start running again. Will do short run just around Eastwood Mall open park.

I am trying to catch up with the things I want to pursue. I would like to enjoy life while working hard. :)

I remember the old woman who read my palm, she was right in saying I want to do immediately what comes to my mind. Well, life is short so I must take action right away.

Who wants to be my Mandarin speaking buddy? Any volunteer?

To do List for September

Here's what I want to do next month.

1. Enroll in Bikram Yoga for two months.
2. Join at least one coach surfers activity.
3. Resume studying Mandarin language via Youtube.
4. Get physically active again - riding bikes and running.
5. Update my wardrobe. Been a long time since I shopped for new clothes and shoes.

Elevator Boy

A girl and a boy got trapped in an elevator for half an hour, strangers to each other. They could not call for any help or notify anyone they were trapped in the elevator as the emergency button isn't working and both had no mobile phones with them. With nothing to do but to wait for it to be fixed, they had small talk and little introduction about themselves. The guy (Jonathan) was a corporate lawyer and the girl (Libby) was a culinary arts student working part time in the restaurant as waitress.

To cut the story short, that little incident led to another with the help of the lawyer's secretary and they ended up together.

That was a Hallmark movie I watched in the Youtube last Monday while typhoon Labuyo was raging mad in my hometown. The title of the movie was Elevator Girl.

Tonight I was in the supermarket and was saying a little prayer to God that I will meet the "one' tonight. I just said to myself that I will meet him tonight I don't know how but I am going to claim it by faith.

Someone caught my eye tonight and could not help noticing his expressive eyes and good built. :) He was dressed in a gym getup, he must have just finished working out. He was riding in the same elevator I was in. There was another lady in the elevator but there were two floors button lit up when I came in so for sure they don't know each other. Five young boys also rode the elevator with me from the ground floor. They were laughing and looking at his physique. One boy said he would like to have a body like him as well. :) Took that as an opportunity to look at the man through the wall mirror. :)

Well, what happened wasn't like in the movie but I would like to refer to him to as Elevator Boy. Hope to meet this good looking guy again! My contract in the condominium will expire next month and I pray that even before I transfer to another tower I will get to know this guy.

*****

I chance upon the elevator boy on Sept 17th but he was with a petite pretty girl. They live floor up from my floor.

Feeling Blessed

I am still intoxicated with the spirit of God after Sunday service. God is showing judgment to those who ignored Him and mercy to those who serve Him till the end. I am grateful that I am hearing all these unfolding of His great plan. I am happy also for the answered prayers. God heard my prayers and anguish.

We are at the end time and what God wants to see is a consecrated life and focus in serving Him. I have focused so much at work in the past years and He has made a great shift when He took me out of the corporate world for almost two years. He made me realized, it is not all about work and my ways are not His ways. I am glad He redirected my path or else I am doomed.

God hate idol worshipers. Whatever things we put above God is an idol.

I had lunch at my brother's house today and his sister's mother in law came. The old lady has a knack for reading palms and he told me to try her gift and so I did. Out of 5 things she told me, three were really true. She got it right when she said I am complaining of headache,tummy ache and lower abdominal pain. She said I am a quiet person and I like to observe but when I see a lot of things happening wrong I start to open my mouth. She said I have plans of working abroad or traveling abroad. She said I will find a job soon (but I already have a job). She said I have a boyfriend (not in a relationship at the moment). She said I will have three kids (one boy and two girls)which is the desire of my heart if God gives me a chance to have a companion in life.

I am tired of living life alone. I would like a companion to serve Him. God knows the desire of my heart and I leave it up to Him if He will fulfill it. If not, all is well still. I will still serve the Lord and worship Him.

That Elusive Quality Sleep

After two years of hiatus from working in night shift, I feel like missing that work shift when everybody are sound sleep and am wide awake working. So I decided to apply in BPO again but this time in Quezon City, Metro Manila. I left Dau which was my second home for nine long years.

I thought that my body is still in tune working at night but November last year I started to have problems with sleeping. I get to sleep only for 3-4 hours a day even though I have enough time to sleep for 7 or 8 hours. I started to have headaches, pain at the nape and painful eyes (came to a point my right eyes swell).

Tried to look for all solutions to my sleeping issue.

1. regular body massage - I tried to find a spa with the right ambience and good therapist (someone who just don't press your skin)
2. food that promotes good sleep - I googled for food that could help me have a good sleep. They say yogurt, hard boiled egg, avocado and nuts are good. I tried eating all those but still no effect.
3. putting up your legs above your head - I tried it as well and it seemed to work for two tries but later on it became ineffective.
4. body massage with negative ion hot room therapy - I remember the spa featured in ABS-CBN morning show which they say promotes good sleep. Although am not familiar in Metro Manila I googled my way to Ocean Park where Hotel H2O is located. It worked the first time I went there.
5. since negative ion worked with me when I tried it, I bought a Php10000 worth ionized futon - felt the difference for the first week then after that it just became an ordinary futon.
6. sought a medical help - was advised to take antihistamine tablets to induce sleep however it has its side effect. I feel needle like pain on the head so I stopped taking it.
7. went to another doctor this time a neurologist- He prescribed a muscle relaxant tablet with sedative effect. This really works but it creates dependency so I tried to reduce my intake and gradually stopped from taking it. The effect was 3 days sleeping only for 2 hours! The ordeal I went thru was driving me crazy. I was absent from work for 2 days and missed working again the following week. I cried and prayed for divine help and was on the verge of quitting my job.
8. Bikram Yoga - inspired by a lady executive from the same company where I worked who had the same problem as I was, I enrolled in 2 weeks Bikram Yoga. Alas, I attended two sessions only. On my second session, I hurt my left leg while trying to balance standing on one leg only. I shifted my weight to my leg, hence it hurts.
9. Laminine - a brother in Christ endorsed this happy pill to me. Not sure if it was the food supplement helping me to get good sleep nowadays.
10. Prayers - my sisters and brothers in Christ prayed for me. When all else fails, our Jehovah Rappa is there waiting for us to call on him.

God is good! I thank Him for my improving health and quality sleep. :)