Hello, hello! It has been a month since I last wrote here. Shocking isn't it? Anyway, I am free from work and homework right now, so......... Let the updates begin! =)
Oh November:
The month of November was a very busy month for me. Midterms, papers, and presentations were all due at the same time. I also had to work almost 5 days a week! Hectic! Very hectic! Oh, soooo hectic schedule! I am just glad I managed to survive. School and work really took my mind off of the things that upsets me. I also have my friends from H.C that helped me heal even though only a little. I am still a bit sad about whatever happened 3 months ago, but I am getting there. I am no longer bitter over that happening. I will be going back to Brampton in about a month to see my family and friends. If I see him there, it will be just like meeting a stranger through friends. That meeting with a stranger should not bother me. It should be fun! Besides, I am going there to leave stress behind and just have that whole 2-week stay a memorable one. I really like Brampton. One day, when I get enough money, I will buy a house in Brampton and it will be ONE of my "escape pods." I do not know why I am not very talkative or expressive of my feelings right now. I guess this what the busyness from school and work did to me. It made me feel a bit less emotional.
The workplace:
The Coffee Beanery and Bath&Body Works are the name of the places where I work. This coming Friday, the infamously called BLACK FRIDAY after Thanksgiving, will be very busy! I am working from 5:15am-10:00am at Bath&Body Works, and then from 3:00pm-10:00pm I am going to be working at the coffee shop. This is what I call the "make money day." It will be very tiring, but at the same time fun. I will be doing lots of demos and conversions at our store which is exciting! I just hope to find time to do a little shopping that day. =)
Family:
All I can say about my family is that I LOVE THEM. Enough said. <333
**special place**
To my Grandma Atang. I know you are in a better place now with Lolo Bino. I am proud of how long you fought against your sickness. I am proud that you held on long enough to wait for Aunt Esther and Uncle Ernie to come back. Lola, please continue to watch over us. We love you. Please hug Lolo Bino for me. I have been good, Lola. I am sorry for not being able to make it back there. Thanks for everything.
Friends:
H.C is the place to be... for NERDS like me. Hahah! Oh, well. I love the "loud lounge" and the people that stays there: My unni Cristin Matthews, Mahdis (our very own nuclear physicist), Manu (the debate master- a MAC lover. LOL.), Yijia and John (lovers #1), Tanya and Kevin (lovers#2), dear little brother Saif, Alex Kim (the house B-boy), Brian Killian (satire master), Aneesh (tamiflu guy with a druggie for a roomie), Oliver my kuya dearest, Ate Kat (my gym buddie), Ekua (the brain surgeon partner), Dan (my pretend gay friend), Akshay (where's my CALC 3 book?), Chyei (filipina chika), Amulya (not Alumya), Jo Oh (Uh-oh couch), Chen (my fave badminton buddy) and the most positive person on Earth, D'feau (he has a wonderful story behind his name, trust me!) I also cannot miss my dearest best college bud, Nienke Sahelijo. I just simply love her! I often invade her dorm room. Hahah! But that wont happen anymore next year because we are going to room together in an off-campus apartment. Yes! Apartment! Yey! I cannot wait!
Myself:
I am doing great in general. My grades are surprisingly still high. I am not gonna be on probation from H.C at all. The hope for Johns Hopkins is still alive. I am not burned out at all, by the way. My friends told me I have been overloading myself with coursework, work, and workout. It is a never ending WORK for me. It's alright. I have seen the results and they are all good. One, my grades are good. Two, I am saving money. Three, I lost weight and toned my muscles. Great right? Of course!
December is on its way:
Like I said, I will be going back to Brampton on the 26th of December and I cannot wait. A 2-week vacation that is stress free and fun. One more month to go. =)
Love:
Is not in the air. At least not this time. I still have not gotten over it, but it is getting there. Heart on my sleeves... Heart out to be hurt... Heart.. Heart... Heart... Why should my heart be the one to run things? Why can't it be my brain? BRAIN! Yes! BRAIN! Okay, brain. Start your work now. =P
-Andrea
