Albine's Corner

Hey, Albine... It's been so Long, What Happened? Indeed, it's been so long since I last updated this journal of mine. For lots of reasons like graduate school requirements, inaccessible Internet, assorted feelings and ideas, adjustment to new schedule, and other things. In graduate graduate school, that thesis of mine and other little projects ate up my time for so many days. The very main reason for not blogging so long. I planned to post one especially on the day I'd like to commemorate my daughter's birthday. My regret I couldn't find time to write a single post or greetings for her, somehow. Then it was semestral break at work and sem break for Internet facility, too...(LOL) Sorry for myself because I couldn't get subscription at home. A couple of weeks had passed and I got unorganized or undecided on what topic to post next. Is it about the bonding moments with some friends? Or about my second date with Sean? The holiday I spent in Marinduque? Or another po...

More Than You Do Cats, baboons, blue skies, and vegetables; Things that trigger, my name to recall; I'm glad that not only a single key Can make you remember an ordinary me. But let me tell you, dear: I remember you more than you do. Our homes were at each opposite sides Of this small world, a sphere; From the moment that we connect, I knew you've been far and also you've been near. Since then, you said, so sweet to hear: You missed me so many times, That you wished I was there. But let me tell you, dear: I miss you more than you do. You react when you hear me say: "I think of you more than you do"; Same thing, you object when I wrote: "I miss you more than you do". So, you asked: How do I gauge that? Well, I use no gauge, in fact. The things I believe, the feelings I feel, The only one who can tell is me; If others can do better, I shall do the best that I can; If you do more than I can do, I shall exceed to all your ways.

I am a Filipina. I have never seen any episodes of the American TV show, the "Desperate Housewives" but all I know it is a kind of situational comedy series lead by some Hollywood actresses and one of them is Teri Hatcher. It's "season premier" has a scene that has been talk of the town (or of the world) especially when some Filipinos, lead by Kevin Nadal signed a protest against ABC network in the US. What was it all about? ...Here it goes: it started from the show's dialogue between Susan (played by Teri Hatcher) and her doctor. The latter says he's suspecting that Susan's coming to menopausal syndrome and he's referring her to another doctor. Thus, Susan replied she wanna check those diplomas because she wanna make sure those doctors are not coming from some medical schools in the Philippines. Such dialogue flares up many Filipinos, including government officials back here in the Philippines. Then I sought on other country's web publicatio...

Semi-Vegetarians - those who are almost vegetarians; they only occasionally consume meat/fish/fowl. Vegetarians - those who consume no meat, fish, nor fowl, but they may consume eggs or dairy. Vegans - those who are vegetarians, and they consume no dairy, eggs, nor honey. Raw Foodists - those who are vegetarians, and the foods I eat are never cooked. source: http://www.veggieconnection.com/ Well, I'm a semi-vegetarian at this time but considering to be a vegan in the future. This is my choice because I'm into a simple lifestyle. Before I came to this preference, I simply believed in "simplicity". That means not going to put my resources (e.g. time, effort, body, money) into destructive ways; or not owning something beyond my necessity. Thus, I believe that choosing a vegetarian diet is one step towards simplicity. Herbal medicine, I think was the main reason why I started to appreciate the vegetarian diet. Then I must also say that herbal medicine is another step ...

So, it was such untypical weekend for me... despite the busy schecule and the nagging deadlines, I chose to see my friend, shall refer to as "Sunshine". Actually, I was the one who set the date simply because I long for a different environment. I was so tired and bored then with all the usual work-home-study activities. Who is Sunshine? Sunshine has been a friend to me since our high school days in the eighties. When we parted ways to continue our pursuits separately, there were four of us girls who were really close to one another, ( silang 3 , m atatalino at magaganda pa!). I remember we had codenames then: twinkle (me), Danes, Lhyre, and of course, Sunshine. Among them, Sunshine and me have had lots of times together... given the opportunity to reminisce what we had, I think I need to open a new site for that... LOL! Admittedly, gone are the days when we were so young and free. Sunshine got married in the late 90's and I left single (for such a long period of time). ...

Today is September 18 th , thirty days from now is October 18 th , would be my child's 4 th birthday. If fate has been favorable to me, I would be so excited planning and preparing for my little girl's party. I could buy her new clothes and shoes, invite her playmates, or even treat her out to a fantastic theme park... but that's not the hands of time for me these days. She's been gone so early in her child's life by a silent-killer disease, bronchial asthma. It was not so long ago when I last heard her struggling voice shouting "Mamaaa!" as she coughs. It was just four months ago. There's no other pain in my life seeing my only girl dying. I knew she keeps on fighting for her acquired illness, up to the very last moments of her in this world. If only I could give her my own respiratory system just to make her survive. As a mother, I would do anything to make her comfortable. Yet, that moment of her was really beyond my control. On losing her, most of...

I 'm looking forward to another weekend. Here's my "to do" list: Wash my clothes - Friday night Study my report in OS (Operating System) - Friday night Attend to OS class, I'm a reporter - Saturday morning Meet my group mates in BPR (Business Process Re-engineering) subject - Saturday afternoon Buy a topographic map - Saturday afternoon Internet: research on CO (carbon monoxide) measurement system - Saturday evening Internet: download related theses and concepts - Saturday evening Read, read, read on downloaded materials - Saturday evening Think, organize ideas - Saturday evening Start writing - Saturday late night Wake up early - Sunday morning Attend mass - Sunday morning Internet, read, write - Sunday morning 'till noon Short sleep - Sunday, after lunch Self-hair-spa - Sunday afternoon Housekeeping: sweep, clean, iron clothes Y a think I'm busy? Gosh this is another typical weekend for me!