Some Notes

1. Jetlag rocks! Since I came back last Thursday night, my lengthiest sleep has been Friday night (12 hours), followed by three hours of nap late Saturday afternoon. Got me to thinking the stuff I have to fix in the house.

2. Met up with catukayo and the love. Am happy to see them together and in love. Medyo nagsentimiento tuloy ako at nagdrama kay c. Hindi naman ako pinagtawanan o inasar, buti na lang. Just held my hand and listened. Harks back to the IRRI sessions. Thanks sweetie. Again.

3. T. and I met this afternoon and had a really good talk about goings-on in our lives. Again Recounted scene in # 2. Was quite surprised to hear that she (and a couple of her girlfriends) were thinking the same thing too. Okay, so I'm not that pathetic after all. What she did tell me about her take on the whole thing made a lot of sense. Thanks T. It helps that I learned Saturday morning that I have my period. Woohoo!

4. Two questions I always get from the people in the US (and even here) - one, what do I think of the place and two, will I stay there? Answer # 1: It's quite an experience yes, but it's like the same thing I felt when I walked through downtown Baguio for the first time or saw Sagada for the first time. I sometimes think if I'm too jaded about places I sort of know from pictures or accounts but it's true. Or maybe because I try not too hard to be (or at least not to act) like a tourist, gazing at the building or the people all the time. So am I pretending like I'm a resident. Of course not. Which I why I love to walk through the streets as much as I can and not see it all in a fleeting glance. Answer # 2: Ika nga ni Ate Vi, wag magsalita nang tapos, pero as of now - I'd like to spend a few years there but not settle down there or live there until I die. I imbibed the fast-paced lifestyle of New York and how there will never be enough time to explore it. I likewise reveled in the 'hang loose' vibe of California (not to mention the temperature). I'm very fortunate to have spent ample time in both coasts. Even my friends in the US kid me about it, as some of them have never visited California.