I have been diagnosed with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). This is an autoimmune disease. This is further complicated by my pre-existing conditions of being asthmatic, being allergic to a lot of things, among others. Plus, I have a tendency to retain more water and gain weight because of my ITP medication. As a consequence, I have to change my life. Totally! Here is a list of things I am not allowed to have, eat, or do: prolonged exposure to sun stress poor diet or not eating on time coffee hot food and drinks chicken shrimps and crabs salty foods smoke and cigarette smoke alcoholic drinks nuts dirt and dust pollen large crowds sick or sickly people infections massage, facial, manicure, pedicure, and hair treatments things that will cause me to bruise, bleed, or get injured such as sharp corners, sharp objects, and heavy things lack of sleep I have to avoid these for at least a month. Plus, I'd have to wear a mask when I go out in public or get exposed to people. Yeah, I know. I won't have a life anymore. PFT! The only good news, the best news is... I'm alive. :) If all goes well…
Category: life
My Super Mommy
I might not have been lucky enough to be born with a picture perfect family, but I was lucky to have a super Mommy. She's not my biological mother, but she was the one who took care of me since I was a baby until I was nine years old. She is Teresita "Ching" J. Bonguyan, she is my biological father's sister. When I was left with her, she was already married and had two children of her own, with another one on the way. She gave birth to another child when I was almost four years old. Even when she already had four children, she treated me, took care of me, and loved me like one of her own. She didn't love any one of us better than the others, only differently. She knows our strengths and weaknesses, and she would always encourage us to do the things that would make us happy. In fact, it was Mommy who encouraged me to go to culinary school even if I didn't ask her or tell her that I wanted to do it. She saw how much I loved watching cooking shows and she suggested I attend culinary school. She is…
Living Life
My FB Status Message, July 6, 2010: "I think life is not to be understood but lived. I have tried hard to make sense of things, but I have realized that smarts and logic only get me so far. The rest of it, like love, destiny, stupidity... those I cannot fully comprehend. The best way to deal with life is to let things be. I choose to let things go and let life be. Hopefully, this will make me a better and happier person. LIVE. LOVE. LEARN. ♥" Yes, I have decided to let things be, let things go, let life take it's course. Most of my life, when I wasn't being stupid or too emo, I took life seriously and thought that my a would lead to b. That every action has a consequence proportionate to the action. If I do something good, good things will happen to me. If I study hard and get good grades, I will get rewards. If I do well, I'll be praised. If I behave, I'll be given a pat on the back. If I am a good friend or girlfriend, the relationship will last. If I do bad things, bad things will…
Maki Rolls and Frozen Yoghurt
I spent most of the day working online and attending a product launching. Dinner was superb. It was a buffet. There was potato salad and roast beef. I ate a lot. FAIL! After the event, the team went to Kangaroo Coffee for a brief meeting regarding WordCamp Ph 2010. I faltered on my no coffee rule. But I took just one teeny tiny sip. So I don't think I failed yet. Everybody else left after the meeting and I was working on some blogs and blog posts when Kuya Andrew invited me to do nothing with Ate Joanna. They just wanted to go out and didn't have anything planned. After a few minutes, they picked me up. They told me we were going to Coffee Cat. But Ate Joanna got excited and thought of this... So we went to Nonki, despite protests coming from me, and ordered Crunchy Roll. We also decided to have some of their Salmon Cheese Roll. DIET MEGA FAIL! Then, we proceeded to Coffee Cat where I just couldn't resist having some frozen yoghurt. I topped it with mango, cereal, and almonds. YUMMY! Diet or no diet, who can resist this... HAY! I have weird cousins.…
My 28th Year Part Deux
Continuation... And to start off 2010, I listed down 10 things I'd do in 2010. I have been on track so far. I am able to buy myself a new netbook. And not just any netbook, but one of the best in the market today. Hooray! I also enrolled myself in belly-dancing classes and joined a hip-hop class.I have stopped belly-dancing classes, for the meantime due to my busy schedule but I plan to go back to it soon. And I intend to join hip-hop classes again soon. :) The poker gods have been good to me the past year. I won in several poker tournaments and is now considered a serious poker player. Another goal for me this 2010 is to visit more places in Mindanao. I was lucky enough ti have been invited by the Manansala sisters to take part in General Santos City's Kalilangan Festival. I was a judge in their Queen of Mindanao Festivals Pageant and I enjoyed it very much. I saw new sights, gained new friends, and gained some pounds as we ate the best dishes from the city. I am also happy that I am now working with several establishments that I love:…
My 28th Year
This is a very belated birthday / year in recap / thank you post. I have had one of the best years of my life since I turned 27 last April 28, 2009. But it was also the year of a major heartbreak and a big change in my online life and work. It also saw me change in size, in the work I'm doing, and in the skills that I have. It was definitely a year of changes. Join me as I run through the events, people, and things that made my 28th year very memorable. :) My 28th year started out in a bad way. I just came out of the hospital and I was starting to have an on and off / complicated relationship with somebody. The hospitalization made me take care of myself more and I realized how much people care for me. Got sick again with a severe asthma attack later during the year, but it was nothing compared to the pharyngitis. The relationship? It made my year extra interesting and emo. Due to my illness, I lost a lot of weight. As in a lot. From waistline 38 down to 29. But I didn't…