it has been a hectic schedule for me during the last week, starting off this past thursday, wherein we had a thanksgiving party at work. booze was literally free flowing and that was the first time that i drove home tipsy (read: drunk). had more than four shots of tequila, a couple shots of vodka, three bottles of lite beer and a couple of bottles of strong ice. whew! i always said to myself that i’d never drink too much when i’m out, but on that night, i found out that i have little tolerance for peer pressure. got home at around 7am, did the laundry and some other house chores, slept for an hour before meeting up my friends for coffee at 8pm (friday night). even though i had work at 12 midnight that night, i wouldn’t dare pass the opportunity to get together with the group who i consider the best group of friends i’ve ever been with. i got there at around 9pm due to traffic, being a payday friday and i really had so much fun seeing and talking to them again. i realized how much i missed being with them and sharing all kinds of things and talking about anything and everything in between. that gathering also served as a farewell get together for a friend who’ll be leaving for the UK in the next couple of weeks. i sure hope that we’ll be able to see each other again one more time before she leaves. time really flew and inasmuch as i didn’t want to leave, i had promised my boss that i’ll report to work that night, so i reluctantly left halfway before midnight en route to work. getting only an hour of sleep that day, i struggled to keep my mind straight. even after having two servings of mocca latte from starbucks, i felt that i was carrying twice the weight of my body that night. but nonetheless, i carried on. it felt like years waiting for my shift to end, and finally, 9am saturday morning, i was on my way home. having only an hour of sleep for the last 48 hours, i slumped on my bed as soon as i got home. i woke up at 3pm to the sound of my phone ringing. it was my colleague at work who told me that my PC is fixed and working. finally!! i met him near our place and got my PC and offered to pay him for the labor done to fix it, but he declined. i thanked him and went back home to start it up, and its now working. i still have to find time to write an entry from the comforts of my home, but with a limited internet connection, chances of that happening would be fairly less. i went to mass at 6pm and proceeded to the wake of my childhood friend’s mother who died from cancer monday of that week. it was good seeing my friend again, unfortunately it had to be under those circumstances. his mother had been battling cancer for the last six months and finally gave in. the sad part of it all is that my friend will be getting married on the 30th of this month and we were all hoping that his mom could make it. but as per her last wishes, that if she dies before the 30th, the wedding must go on. and so it will. interment and funeral rites were held the following day, and it was the first time since childhood that i saw my friend cry. it really was a sad day which affected me as well because i had known his mom as a very happy person, always cheerful and would always welcome me to their home whenever i was there. before leaving, i shook his hand and gave him a hug, telling him that his mom had gone to a better place. he thanked me by shaking my hand firmly and that he’ll see me again on his wedding day. nothing much happened that sunday night, except that my uncle had his delayed birthday celebration with a bottle of brandy so i gladly joined him together with my brother to close the day out. monday morning, ’twas rainy, but my cousins and i decided to push through going to greenhills to, well for me, to buy shoes for the three weddings i’ll be attending this month and to canvass for a new mobile phone i’m planning to buy for the longest time. i thought i’ll be able to buy one last year, but apparently, my budget wasn’t enough. i have three choices: a 7200, 3660, and a 6600. i used to really fantasize having a 3660, but during the last few months, i noticed that almost everyone has one. it has become too common for me. same goes with the 6600, aside from the fact that it looks like an egg. which brings me to the not-so-famous 7200. it’s unique, simple, but stylish, although it kinda lacks the big features that the 6600 and the 3660 are so popularly known for. then again, i really don’t fancy having high end phones. who knows, i may end up not using all of the features if i purchase either one. i ended up buying the shoes that i need though. and i promised myself that i’ll be back by this weekend to finally get one. until then, everything’s still up in the air. this has been my biggest problem in shopping for an important item. just when i have something in mind to get, i get distracted by another who suddenly becomes pleasing to the eyes. oh well, let’s just wait and see what happens. it rained nonstop that day. got home early in the afternoon and felt a little weird going to bed that night, thinking it’s another long work week ahead. upon waking up at 2am, even with the fan turned off, i was having severe chills. i tried to shake it off by sleeping another 20 minutes, but it didn’t work. i was already having a fever so i called in sick at work and went back to sleep after taking some medicine. i felt a little better when i woke up again at around 10am. although i was a little dizzy walking around, i managed to feel better as the day went on. i even had the chance to help my brother out in decorating the house for christmas. and rightfully so, being that we’re the only house in our street who doesn’t have the slightest aura of christmas spirit. now that really made me feel good. thinking of work the next day, i suddenly felt woozy again, but was determined to go to work for fear of work getting piled up. and so here i am, at work, work almost done with the exception of the things that can be safely put off until tomorrow and forcing some free time to write my thoughts down. it’s the last month of the year and things couldn’t be more busy. three weddings (actually, there were four, but after careful negotiations with my schedule, i really cannot afford to attend one of them), three christmas parties, and work, work and more work! talk about winding down, this is usually the time i get to relax, go shopping for gifts, give those gifts, soak up the christmas spirit, smile each day i wake up because it’s christmas, and basically enjoy myself during the one month i really consider worth enjoying. but noooo…. *sigh* guess i’ll just have to squeeze in every ounce of strength i have left from all that’s happening to be able to feel the christmas spirit. hopefully i can start my year in review on my next entry. i’ll be off in an hour. i still have to go do some chores when i get home… i could use a good cup of coffee right about now….