care to jump in the mix?

our garage had a great week! first off, we got a pool table today! wow, so heavy! another gift from craigslist. =) it needs some work to be done, since it sat in the rain a few times. but according to friends, it could be sold at least $1000 just as it is right now. good thing we had some help from some of the guys we met in the Singles for Christ sessions. took us more than 2hours to move it.

how about some drums? my sister's boss gave them to her, since her boss's son doesn't use them anymore. we're still missing a couch, and a tv/entertainment system, but i'm already looking forward to having friends over to our place when we get to arrange our garage. =)

jumping on to another bit, i watched the movie "In America" this afternoon. it's a story of a family migrating to the United States, constantly struggling to survive, but also spending happy moments with one another. the father had some problems connecting with his emotions, so his wife tells him to just make-believe he is happy. she actually said (or maybe someone else in the movie) that life IS make-believe => if you believe in it, it will happen, or is already happening. as i read some comments written about the movie, i stumbled upon a post that said our current situation or disposition affects the way we perceive the various things in our lives. and so i wonder why i like this movie so much? hehe.

to write down something else i also noticed: i haven't been able to remember my dreams these past few weeks. usually a dream or two would linger in my mind, making me wonder how it connects to my reality. but now, even if i wake up fine (meaning i am less sleepy and/or grumpy than usual when i get out of bed), i simply forget.

with all these mixed up stories, it just goes to show that my brain is slowly getting its old rhythm back. all the thoughts waiting (for so long) to buzz into life are flowing again. huh, typical. just when i said i haven't been thinking much these past months, here comes this rush.

zzz...

haven't been sleeping well in our new home. i think it's mainly because of the cold weather. i'm so tired of putting on so many layers of clothing, but even if spring is here, there's still a lot of rain to come according to the forecast. so i guess i just have to sing myself to sleep..

[mraz]
sleeping to dream about you, and i'm so tired
of having to live without you..
just a little lullaby to keep myself from crying myself to sleep at night

[mraz]
sleep all, we sleep all day
sleep all, we sleep all day
over and over

[corrs]
only when i sleep, i see you in my dreams
got me spinning round and round
turning upside down

actually, even if i'm interrupted in my sleep, it doesn't really bother me right now. coz i noticed that i just stopped thinking about what's been happening to me lately in order to keep me from worrying or getting too frustrated. i just do what i can, and leave the rest to prayers.

one thing i am thankful for, even if i'm still busy these past weeks, at least it involved a lot of time for personal and family stuff. =) i don't ever want to equate life with work.

what's with me?

yes. i'll be writing about the everyday things here. will keep the philosophizing at a minimum. well, at least for the initial posts. ;) so, how's me? right now our dog, byggs, is lying beside my feet. he's around 3-4 months old, a black labrador and chow chow mix. he's blind, so it makes him extra special. he keeps on bumping into things, he gallops like a horse, and he is just so adorable! we got him through craigslist.org, a site that lets people post any of their ads: wanted, for sale, or free stuff. we want to get a cat also, but we haven't seen one that we like yet.

to enumerate some of the things that happened to me in the last six months (just to clear my head):
* stayed in a one bedroom apartment with my whole family since september 26, 2004 until january 31,2005. now currently in a 3-bedroom house with an arizona room (it's sort of a recreation room, but we used it as an extra bedroom), garage, and backyard. yahoo!
* bummed around on october and november of last year, while also trying my luck with online job hunting.
* started working on december as a project manager for the web development (particularly content management) business of a small company. so stressful. on february, shifted to being an administrative assistant for a computer rental and services company, while still doing 2 hours part time work for my first job. come march, dropped the extra 2 hours.
* last saturday, attended an orientation for the Christian Life Program (CLP) conducted by Singles for Christ. will be having around 10 sessions for it. reminded me of my AtSCA days..

ok, so much for the facts of my life. i'm still not sure how to go about my ramblings here, but i'll try to keep on posting. for now, this is it.

smile!

23. one of my favorite numbers. good omen for the year?

i'm badly missing my friends from the philippines, and it's getting harder and harder to share myself with them coz of the distance. so here goes this blog.

will be keeping this entry short, since i still have to wake up early tomorrow. just want to SMILE and spread it around. =) i feel so grateful and blessed for the gift of friendship. (cheeessy!!!)