DE-FENSE!

Game 1 between the Blue Eagles and the Tigers was probably the most exciting basketball game I've ever watched.

Too bad I had to settle for front-row living room seats.

I've never watched a UAAP game in my entire life. Not one. Our lovable UA&P isn't part of the league and I was never really "attached" to any of the schools through family. I've always been partial to Ateneo for some weird reason. (My dad was an alumni, but that wasn't really enough reason for me to root for their team.)

I've always said that I was a frustrated Atenean. Not because I didn't pass the test. I just chose my school over theirs. But I have always wondered what my life would've been had I gone to Ateneo.

I've always enjoyed watching basketball, and you could say that I'm an in-between spectator. I don't just sit there and clap my hands, nor do I scream my heart out. But I can always feel my heart pumping every time I watch a game. And, fine, you'd hear me curse once or twice. With a little bit of trash talk.

Game 1 was exciting all throughout. I wasn't really familiar with the players of both teams. And this time around, I was rooting for UST :)

That last-second play by Coach Normal Black was just something else. I was crazy excited when UST made the basket, thinking that they got one over Ateneo already. But I was still keeping my fingers crossed because there was still a second left on the clock and as we all know, absolutely ANYTHING can happen. And it did. It was a pass-and-shoot play, which I really thought was close to impossible already. But they made it happen. And the way the game ended just left me with my jaw hanging.

This is what I missed in college. I wish our school was qualified for the UAAP. Even if we had a really lousy basketball team (I'm sorry to whoever might read this. But at the time, they were saying that our women's team played even better than our men's team. Yup, seriously.) I would've loved to brave the crowds, the heat, and the traffic just so we could cheer for our boys. Seeing how the Ateneans and the Thomasians cheered for their teams just really made me envious.

Looking forward to Game 2! :)

P.S. I've been smoke-free for 24 days now! Yaaaaay! Oh, and earlier today, I went with Corinne, one of my friends at the office, for the usual after-lunch yosi break. The first time after I quit :D

WITHDRAWAL

I'm baaaaack!!! For real this time :)

This just in: I finally quit smoking :D

Yup, you read it right. KV, the smoker who just absolutely REFUSED to quit, who kept on using the "Quitters never win" mantra even if it didn't make any sense at all, who would "quit" but then get back to the habit after a few weeks or a few months, has finally decided to kick the habit :)

My friends can attest to what I've just said. I've quit (or should I say, TRIED quitting) a few times already. It never works when someone else (a.k.a. boyfriend) makes me quit. I'll only end up sneaking and having yosi breaks behind that person's back.

Late last year, when I got sick for like two weeks in December, I had no choice but to stop smoking for the duration. When I got back to work though, I couldn't resist having a yosi break with Mike and Nins. And as soon as I got a few puffs and my body slowly got used to having what-nots back in its system, I was back to the old habit.

Just last week, I got sick again, for a week this time. Last time I smoked was over coffee the Friday before last; that was the first of September. I remember saying after having my last stick that it was going to be my last for the night. Little did I know that it was gonna be my last.

Last weekend, I was already starting to feel the cravings. It was easier last week because I was still sick and my body was weak, so I didn't really feel like smoking. But as soon as I've recovered, I've been DYING for a smoke! Especially when I started work this week. No more morning yosi breaks, no more yosi after lunch, no more afternoon yosi breaks, no more yosi while smoking. NO MORE YOSI. PERIOD.

I'm not gonna be a hypocrite and say that I don't miss it. I do. A LOT. But I don't know if my body's looking for the nicotine that was once coursing through regularly, or if I just miss the habit of lighting up. Corinne, my yosi buddy, has been smoking with other people. We both know that I still can't fully control myself, so it's best to stay away from temptation. So until then, I'll have to make sure to go back to my desk after lunch, to try and control my urges when having coffee, most especially when I'm stressed or sleepy, and just do everything I can to not go back to the habit anymore.

I just wish I could've had that ceremonial last stick ;) Hehehe. Seriously. I've always planned on having that. But because I didn't plan on quitting so soon, I didn't get to have that. Oh well :p

Good luck to me. I'm planning to do this quitting thing for good :)

Smoke-free for 13 days. Yaaaaay!

SLOWNESS

I'm back! Well, sort of.

I got back to work yesterday, thinking that because my fever was gone the whole day last Wednesday, I can go back to work. But the entire day, literally from morning until night, I felt like I was floating. My head just felt so weird. It was like there was air inside my brain. And everything was just slow. My brain was already kinda back at normal speed, and was willing to do ten million things at the same time. But my body just couldn't keep up. It was still adjusting. But then again, can't blame it because I've been stuck at home since the weekend. I tried working yesterday. But after almost twelve hours at the office (I know, I know. I shouldn't have pushed myself too hard on my first day back), I decided to call it a day. I left at around 7pm I think, as soon as my mom picked me up. Twenty minutes into the ride and I was dizzy as hell. From C5 until Parañaque, I tried not to move as much because I knew that the slightest movement might make me puke. Eeew. So last night, I decided to go to bed early and just decide in the morning whether I can go to work or not.

So that's what I did. I woke up relatively early, but decided to have a slow start to my day so my body won't go into shock again. Pretty normal day for me, except that I'm still pretty slow. I guess I still need a few more days of rest before everything goes back to normal. I'm not floating as much today, feeling better already. But I don't want to speak too soon.

SNIFFLES TO SINUSITIS

I'm so not feeling well.

Starting late afternoon last Friday, I already had the sniffles. And my throat was itching already from the cake that I just had. So I got Strepsils and a pack of Kleenex. That night I was still okay, just the occasional sniffing, which I thought was just my body's usual reaction to the change in temperature. (This used to be a no-fail. Every single day, at dawn and at dusk, you'd here me sniffing and sneezing like there was no tomorrow.)

On my way home, though, I started feeling worse. At first I thought it was just the lights in the Buendia MRT tunnel, which ALWAYS make me dizzy like hell. In the car, I was just thinking that a good shower will do the trick...and perhaps some food in my system. I was already done with both but I still wasn't feeling better. So I decided to sleep early. Before midnight on a Friday. That was RARE, trust me.

I just felt worse when I woke up Saturday morning.

My nose was clogged, my head was REALLY heavy, and my body was just so weak. I was practically in bed the whole day, doing nothing but resting and sleeping. When I'd feel a bit better, I'd get up and stay in the living room, parking my weak self in front of the TV or trying to get some stuff done on the computer. But my sickly body could only take so much. So yesterday afternoon, I took a nap from 3-7pm and then slept again at like 10pm.

This morning, when I woke up, I was honestly feeling better. My nose wasn't as stuffy anymore and my head wasn't heavy. So after getting out of bed at 6am, I ate my breakfast and then drank medicine. And tried working in front of the computer again.

I guess I spoke too soon. Because I'm feeling worse again.

Not as bad as yesterday. But certain things, such as talking and walking and even just thinking, takes up so much of my energy. And I've decided to just stop working today and rest again. I don't want to call in sick tomorrow. Actually, I can't because of the stuff that I have to do.

*sigh* I'm off to hit the sack again. Please pray I feel better soon. It sucks being sick. I hate it.