bc cc

sooooo sorry for the intermittent postings, the long periods of inactivity.

all aspects of cc life have been on toxic mode lately. the biggest, of course, remains to be work, with all campaigns for launching this month. then there's the construction project, a personal residence, that is both exhilarating and nerve-wracking in its attention to cost and detail! then there are the other projects, a wedding anniversary celebration, the nano-enterprise, the teaching load for the coming semester, the fitness goal (of getting a 30" waistline! hahaha), the moony telenovela, etc. etc. etc.

last year, it was around august-september when all these things were happening at the same time. it's happening a quarter earlier, just like the rainy season. hehe

the construction project is such an eye-opener when it comes to the extent of corruption. a simple building permit will go through five levels in our city. and at the first level, the development permit, i am already being asked to pay up P100T. im pulling all strings to try to bring this down.

work is also quite a challenge. campaigns about to break are now in full compliance with murphy's law: anything that could go wrong will go wrong! the patience needed i am still trying to muster. definitely, my blood pressure has been hovering a tad above comfortable. and the people are getting my sungit treatment when im overwhelmed.

the good news, im back on track when it comes to my fitness goal. im pretty happy with my adherence to my diet and my workout schedule. well, the results are not there yet but i remain motivated. (too bad i stupidly misplaced my ipod touch in a fitness branch recently. :( )

but i managed to find time to meet up with some of the fabcasters and other bloggers last sunday. it was nice seeing them again, and commiserating with gibbs. i met some new faces, new bloggers. and i realized how op (out of place) i was. all of them were bloggers who made it a habit to read each other's blogs and all others. they were carrying on conversations about bloggers, some of whom i was so clueless about. and i believe they represent who bloggers should be: people who write about their lives and take time to know other lives through, all through blogging.

and im not like that at all. i barely update myself on what the other fabcasters are blogging about, much less on those outside our circle. so i was there in the middle of a table and feeling like i was such a great pretender. oh well.

apologies to readers who comment. sorry i dont reply to the comments. but do know that each and every comment is read and appreciated!