bean bug

i am not a big fan of the tellie
but once in a while, i enjoy sitting in front of the tube
these days, aside from the evening news, 20to1 on tuesdays and border security on sundays
i watch flash forward on mondays
last night was the apprentice australia
thankful ada is here to tellieducate me.

spring interrupted

thoughts that occupied me on this morning train ride:
what makes one read another person's story in a magazine?
or what is one trying to find while going through items in a newspaper?

thankful i was awoken in the middle of my night by a call from ivy.
the hour chat's was delightful.

filo shop

this post should have been about green mangoes
which i had on the weekend.
the same weekend ondoy dropped metro manila a surprise visit.
thankful family and friends are safe.

new bathroom sink taps

i missed swim class today.
thankful there's nothing a 600ml carton of strawberry milk can't remedy.

a day at a time

picky eater that i 've become
i have been pushing myself to try new things
tonight was bbq lamb ---skewered spicy lamb bits grilled to perfection
went down well and will probably eat them again

it's a thursday and i am thankful.

mar 4, 5.30pm

listening to an indie rock album
the unfamiliar can be a sort of refuge:
thankful to know i still allow the new to surprise me.

thankful for tea

for friomixx iced tea
for starbucks zen iced tea
for ersao bubble green tea
for sunkus circle k genmaicha
for kirin milk tea
for coffee bean and tea leaf strawberry and cream tea
for easy way iced green tea
for boost mango green tea mantra

still more sleep for me

today i read,
"your brain is more active sleeping than it is watching tv."
hah, just when i thought i am giving my brain rest.

friday again

i often hear myself complain about how overwhelmingly hectic my day can be
or how crazy the schedule is or how drained my brain is at the end of the day
which usually translate to physical lethargy

however, saying "i love what i do" out loud
telling a colleague how i feel about my work makes a lot of difference:
a confirmation that i am not just putting up with this job.

"if you'd win the lotto joy, would you still work?"
"definitely would."

"sorry i made you think this morning joy."
"no worries chelsea. i find it rather cool to be paid to sit and think."

winter, just a day more

psalm 88, a prayer of despair

prayers do not guarantee answers i want
but thankful they make me
"pursue Christ not happiness
pursue life rather than relief"

baked cheesecake

this weekend had been very social
hanged out with older friends
reached out to new ones

thankful for free food
and take away fruits
lemons freshly picked from the tree

soft chewy nougat

my workday started with so much to do
it was so overwhelming i did not know where to start.
now that it has ended,
thankful i can say something had been done.

listening to a drilling sound

white, beige, gray and blue
were all the cable colours i knew
until today when a boy so keen
installed alarm units with cables,
the colour green

easy way iced green tea

ta, when saying grace for a meal,always thanks God for the work each one of us had done for the day.
now, i try to do the same.
i have learned from him not to take being able to do what i do for granted,
as one day i may not be able to do the things i can today.
i thank ta, for imparting this simple truth.
and i thank God for His enabling.

26.1 kilos

i have a love-hate relationship with airports
as they are both bringers and takers.
selfish that i am, i'd rather get than give.
however, i don't really own anything, much less anyone
and i cannot give what isn't mine ---
i can really then just be thankful for what falls in my hand.

thankful for time with ivy
thankful we were able to help her check her baggage in
thankful too we were able to fare her well.