Relaxed and rested...


I feel pretty good.

It seemed like the past weeks actually exhausted me, what with my job, graduate school and my "new career" as a serious cheerer/fan of the UP Fighting Maroons and the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP 68th Season. I haven't missed a single game of both school teams. There was even one time I went to the games by myself because my other UAAP friends couldn't make it.

These games actually keep me sane and they've become my instrument for de-stressing. I get really stressed in some games, though. But, it's the kind of stress that's not really that bad or that wouldn't add lines or wrinkles on my face or anything. The games are really fun!:)


My baller IDs... they're part of my "uniform".:)

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Being always tired and all, my body's resistance to 'common diseases' considerably decreased so that I had another bout with gastritis and had some allergic reaction to some things (salmon that wasn't very fresh, chicken and dust). My allergies got really bad - to the point that the whole right side of my face (also right ear, neck, nape, both arms, and both legs) became really swollen and red and itched like crazy. Even my eyes were red. But, thanks to Virlix and Zantac, I have completely recovered, now, from both gastritis and allergies.

The past week and a half (from Wednesday of last week until today), I have actually been on-leave from work. I've missed some classes as well. And, the whole time, I've been pretty much relaxing. It felt like I was on vacation, except that I was scratching half the time. I was able to do some reading for my classes and also read Harry Potter Book 6, which made me very sad.

I also got to thinking about a lot of things. One of the things that I have realized is that I want to live life one pace at a time. I want to enjoy a lot of things. I want to be able to actually 'smell the grass and look around me' and just appreciate and take in everything while I'm still here and still young. If being too serious and working too hard would lead me to speedy success at the expense of not giving the world or life and the beauty around me anything more than a glance, I would rather settle for the slow climb. I may get there (wherever there may be) later than a lot of my contemporaries, but I will definitely get there! Oh, yes, I will and when I do, I shall have enjoyed most of what the world or life has to offer... I shall have known the 'smell of the grass' by heart... I shall have felt, seen and looked at beauty (in life and the world) face to face... I shall have lived!:)


Comments

Anonymous said…
hi! virlix and zantax - always in my medicine kit.

I used to have gastritis before. food and stress were 2 causes.

virlix - i took it when i had my first real allergy - like what you described. as in i'm catching breath. i had the allergy after our VP invited us to a Chinese lunch.

Next time... I'll no longer eat crabs and shrimps- though how tempting they are...
BabyPink said…
kars, hi there.

before i had allergies, i couldn't believe how disciplined people who have allergic reaction to seafood are. i mean, seafoods are sooo good, i couldn't imagine that allergy could actually stop me from eating them. but, when i had the allergies, i understood! it's really tough! good thing, though, that i can still eat seafood (in moderation).:)
bing said…
hi, babypink, allergies do bother me, too, especially when i am stressed. i take a different medicine - iterax. i take them when they appear. i feel sleepy when i take them.

that's right - take it slow, or you'll miss the things which will not come your way anymore. take time to enjoy, live life!
BabyPink said…
salamat, miss bing!:)

virlix also makes me sleepy.:)
S.T.P.Peralta said…
good ug nka rest and relax ka - dlili sb bia maayo na pirmi ka on the go. kulang lgi imo baller bracelet - MSU, hehehehe!
BabyPink said…
wa man ta'y apil sa uaap, dangs!:) sus, kung MSU n lang kay sobra pa intawon baller id... akong tibuok lawas, MSU!!!;)
balikbayan_box said…
ngayon ko lang naalala yung pinsan ko MSU grad pala Agri Eng nga lang hehehe

nangungumusta lang po :)
cross eyed bear said…
go ateneo! go up! two of my favorite teams din. hehehe! including feu (arwind, arwind!). hahaha! si jan din may dual citizenship. pero, mare, kaloka iyong game natin. muntik na ako atakehin.

pero yey! game uli maya. :)
Tobie said…
Basta... DLSU pa rin akO!
hahaha
BabyPink said…
ayeza, mao ba? i-hina lang ko niya.:)

anj! ay, grabe! that was the most confusing game i ever watched. talagang hindi ko malaman kung aling team ang ichi-cheer! obkors, UP fight pero tuwing nakaka-shoot ang ateneo, sa sobrang sanay ko mag-cheer for them, talagang may i hoot and jump din ako tapos i'd realize na "ay, mali!" basta, the whole time, i was confused and i cheered for both na lang. erik had to transfer seats kasi pati siya, nahilo na rin! hehehe:)

robie, animo la salle!:) i have friends there din.:)
BabyPink said…
ooops! tobie pala, not robie. sorry...:)
the caterpillar said…
i like watching basketball games, but i'm ashamed to admit that i haven't seen a single UAAP game LIVE, sa tv pa lang. huhuhu...

i do know how far exciting and engaging a game is when seen live...

go maroons, go blue eagles... hehehe. i just know, too, that i'd be as confused if i'd watch a maroons vs. blue eagles game. =D
BabyPink said…
val, na, you should watch gyud sa araneta kay maka-addict! especially kung 'important' nga game!:) blue eagle fan sab diay ka? that's great!:)

UP fight! one big fight!:)
sharima said…
tama, don't sweat on the small stuff! thinking too much of the small stuff might let you forget about the bigger picture -- you, your family and friends. Cup of coffee soon?
BabyPink said…
anicee, exactly. tara...:)

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