I woke up with dread this morning for the simple reason that it's my annual medical check-up. First, I am supposed to go on 12 hours fasting since last night and I got only to brush my teeth and not take anything else. Second, I had to collect my stool and urine which is not really the most desirable thing to do.This got me thinking: yes, I cannot be a medical technologist and examine all those samples of human feces even if you pay me a million bucks.I could have played truant but my company is paying 17K for this check-up so off I go. I choose The New Medical City in ... Continue Reading...
This weekend I….
... read my diary from 11 years before. It was good to reminisce about the past when I was still single and carefree especially the part about living alone, working abroad and having a terrible crush on my single, Oxford-educated professor (the entries came complete with dialogue pa). Going through my previous angst and foibles is a good exercise in regression and makes me think if I am all the wiser.Fast forward to 2004. I am 35 and I am still nurturing a crush on somebody. He is sending positive signals but unfortunately, am no longer as impressionable. Time does ... Continue Reading...
34 Things I Learned When I was 34
With apologies to Robert Fulghum as well as the Giant Douche and the Turd Sandwich who are slugging it out in the presidential elections. This post is totally irrelevant to the prevailing excitement but this list was something I wanted to do. And now that I've done it, it seems too mundane. Just bear with me, friends. Not necessarily in this order: 34.Diets almost always never work, so why diet? I am not gonna deprive myself because there just might be a deadly earthquake tomorrow. The key is in eating the right foods. If you watched “Supersize Me,†you know what ... Continue Reading...
Andy Rooney on Women in their 30’s
I tried to be philosophical and would have liked to post a blog about "34 Things I Learned When I Was 34." However, I realized I need time to make a list of all the things that helped me in the past year in terms of self-growth and improvement. Looking deep into yourself is always hard but at 35, I am secure and independent enough not to think of a man to complete me or be dampened by the proverbial heartaches and failures that characterize this wheel called life. I consider this a milestone because this wasn't always the case in my 20's. I was insecure, carefree and ... Continue Reading...
Whoa! Am a year older
birthday Originally uploaded by annalyn. To all my dear friends, thanks a lot for your greetings. I officially turned 35 today.I look 27 (that's the spirit!)...and I feel 50.I no longer feel the need to hide my age (you know how women are!)I have been through a lot but it is precisely the extraordinary experiences I had to go through which now makes me feel proud to reach this stage in my life.At 35, I feel happy, secure and at peace with myself. Happy and secure because I have my loving friends, stable job and beautiful kids; at peace because deep in my heart, I ... Continue Reading...
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