Whats with Acronyms??

Well, they're fun to use.. and they're fun to figure out.

Take for instance that time we went to EK (Enchanted Kingdom), I saw a girl artista and couldnt place who she was so i pointed her to my friend, who in turn said," oh, its LLDL!!" I later realized that what she meant was "Lotlot de Leon". Fun diba??

In College I was called Qnie, which later was just shortened to Q. During a teaching stint, my students called me Ms D or Maam Q. When my friends get mad or suddently gets weird, we usually refer to him/her having a "small S" or a "big S" (S is for Sumpong) depending on the gravity of the foul mood. If she feels really bad, she's "NFW" (as in Not Feeling Well) and if she's smiling then she's "FM" (as in Feeling Masaya).

Then there are those who are FG (as in Feeling Ganda or Feeling Gwapo) and we just hate them. I have this officemate who's worse coz he's "FGLG" ( as in Feeling Gwapo Looking Gago). He recently was rumored to be attracted to another "FGLG" (as in Feeling Ganda Looking Gaga) and now I think they have a "MU" (as in Mutual Understanding).

Enough of them, lets talk about something else.. I havent been watching "KK" (as in Kamapanerang Kuba) since I'm always OT at work, but I make sure I get to watch "GR" ( as in Green Rose) and if possible "PBB" (Pinoy Big Brother). Hay naku, "A.S.S" (as in Ang Saya Saya) talaga makipag-usap ng ganito... "TNT" (Till next time...)

Answers to Questions

I am merely responding to the entry that my friend "paruparung bukid" posted recently. Below are 2 questions to ponder at and here are my answers..

QUESTION 1: What are the things you enjoy, even when no one around you wants to go out and play?

QUESTION 2: What lowers your stress/blood pressure/anxiety level?

I have never been the person who fails to exist without the company of friends.. I guess I have been given th rare gift of being able to amuse myself in the absence of external stimuli.. to the point na they sometimes call me lukaret. hehe. Anyway, I never found it difficult to talk to people I dont know, be it while waiting in line at a government agency or even to fellow students during enrollment.

And what exactly do I do during time alone?? I like to read novels and watch videos. I like to cook and look for new things to cook and wonder if the recipe in the magazine does taste as great as it looks. I like to walk and wander at grocery stores even if I dont need to buy anything, or even if I dont get to buy anything.

And if I'm alone and feeling sad? A glass of coke with lots of ice and a pack of potato chips (or Chippy na blue or Granny Goose Tortillos na red) will make me feel better. Maybe the chips arent available so I'll eat M&M's peanut instead.. but those are generally my feel-good foods. And if no food is available?? I guess I'll just watch old episodes of Friends. Ganun lang ako kababaw.. hehehe.. and of course, drinking is always an option!!

The Human Barometer

When my nose starts tingling and my throat starts to itch, the first question that comes to my mind is "may bagyo ba?!!" Usually there is. Pwedeng nasa may Taiwan pa or somewhere in Mindanao.. basta may Typhoon na nagdevelop na or nagdedevelop pa. Hence the tag "Human Barometer"

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When I start getting early morning rhinitis, this means that the weather is changing.. and usually there's a tropical convergence of some sort somewhere within the Phil's area of responsibility.. AND its the time to start taking my antihistamine. Lest my allergy develops into an asthma attack and disrupts my normally scheduled life.

I come from a family with a medical history of asthma.. my maternal grandmother has it, my sister has it, my bother had it as a child,and my mother (like me) had a latent expression of this gene later in life. I grew up without any indications that I have asthma, and chided my sister for being sickly (to the point that sometimes I would think she was just KSP). She was always absent and weakly, and NEVER had perfect attendance in any of her classes since nursery up till she graduated college. I on the other hand, always went to class and was quite the active student. I would join physically challenging activities that my sister could never engage in.. even training to be a CAT officer in High School. My breathing was always clear and I neglected the feeling of having oxygen freely available for my breathing pleasure.

When started having attacks in 1999 ( I think) I blamed it on my thesis since I was working with several toxic volatile solvents. Now I have attacks twice a year, during the onset of rainy season and right before the Christmas season. During the latter I do my best to stay well, otherwise I wont enjoy the Holidays at all.

Its quite frustrating to be sickly when early in your life as an adult you're used to do anything-- from playing basketball to drinking alcohol till the wee hours of the morning. Now, I'm usually NGARAG from taking all those drugs (note: these are antihistamines, anti asthma, antibiotics and other "anti's" you can think of..) when my nose and throat get sore.

May opening kaya sa PAGASA?? Maybe I can use this darn sickness to good use...