bad day
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
mood:
call me an idiot. umm, that didn't sound right. no, wait. call me trustful!
i mentioned to schmuck last night that i had to get up early the next day (which is today) because of color coding**. then my smart fiance said that color coding was suspended until nov 2, so i didn't have to wake up that early. wow! being the trustful and obedient wife-to-be, i didn't give it a second thought and set my alarm for 7am, just in time for me to leave at 730am and be at work by 830am.
this morning though, my mom wakes me up at 530am, reminding me that i had to get up because it was tuesday and it's color coding day for me. i groggily tell her that there is no color coding, and promptly went back to sleep. then at 645am, she comes barging in my room, saying that there IS color coding today and that it's in the newspaper. fuck. by then, it was already too late because i'd definitely be on the road at 7am and be an easy prey for the breakfast-hungry cops of manila.
so i had no choice but to leave at 10am, and i got to the office at a little past 11am already. damn. not a good way to start the week.
i got 5 missed calls this morning from my dear friend ricelle. lest you start thinking what a dodo i am for not answering my phone, may i just explain that i was happily taking my shower when she called. honestly, i hate missed calls too. i mean, why get a cellphone when you're not even going to answer your calls? i think it's just rude, to think that there's caller id. it's like you're screening the person who's calling and determining whether they are worth your time or not.
i'm blabbering.
anyhoo, when i finally called her when i got to the office, i got such a big (and dreadful) surprise. it turns out that her husband's sister passed away last night. i was like, whaaaat?! she's only my age!!!...which is a very young 29. come to think of it, technically speaking, i'm only 28 since my birthday isn't till next month. i mean, 29 can wait a month, right?
i'm blabbering again.
anyhoo again, the sister got fever wednesday last week, got confined last friday, was critical on sunday, then she passed away yesterday. it was that quick. apparently, the doctors can't figure out exactly what happened, whether it's a reaaaallly bad strain of dengue or if it's some other virus that has dengue symptoms or something. man, that was really depressing news. to think that same time last week, she was perfectly fine, and now, she's gone.
makes you realize how life can really be just touch and go, huh? schmuck and i went to the wake earlier, and we both got really depressed about it. *sigh* a prayer for my friend's sis-in-law please?
be careful, friends, ok? drink your vitamins. watch out for those pesky mosquitoes. never be afraid to visit your doctor. better to be on the safe side.
got so tense today that i smoked 3 sticks. FUCK.
i'm so disappointed in myself. ok. i promise to make bawi tomorrow.
*sigh* today was not a good day.
** color coding is a traffic scheme implemented by the government to control traffic in metro manila. the way it works is it prohibits certain vehicles from being on the road from 7am till 10am, and from 3pm till 7pm. at present, it is based on the last digit of your car's plate number. i.e. plate numbers ending in 1 and 2 are color coding on mondays, etc.
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