Thursday, June 12, 2008

Bad Luck Comes In Fours


I started my day today by doing non-sense stuff; watching a movie on DVD. Actually, the very first thing I thought as I woke up today was to do my house chores. I thought I was in mood. Our house was a bit messy this morning. I started by sorting things in the kitchen area. While doing so, a butter knife fell behind our rice container. I couldn't reach for it, so I had to move the container. As I was grasping the knife, my head bumped onto our kitchen mirror that is hanging. Its border is made up of hardwood. It hurts. So then, I thought, doing house tasks as early as that time was not a good idea. I was a bit lazy, too, so I have decided to just spend the time to watch a nice film on DVD. I was home alone, by the way. When the film was running, I headed to the kitchen and get something to eat. It was so dark in the kitchen, but I preferred not to turn the lights on, since I’m used to the place. Without knowing that our one-foot glass rice container was in the aisle, (yeah, my bad, I’ve forgotten to put it back to its proper place) my left leg bumped onto it. I was rushing for the food, so it bumped so hard! Bad luck; part of my head is swollen, then I got a bruise 4 inches below my left knee. Actually, by then I didn’t think of those incidents as bad luck.

Earlier this afternoon, I was set to go out with a friend. Before that, I was having my afternoon-snack when I heard my cell phone ringing. It was in my room, so I rushed upstairs, but then I missed it. While standing in my room, I heard somebody was knocking at our gate, so I rushed once again. I was almost downstairs when all of a sudden, I got slipped! My butt was badly hurt. But, that was not the bad thing. As my butt was on the stair, I saw my fone fell, like 5 feet, to the ground, and it was divided into two pieces! Jeez! My fone still works, but it still needs to be fixed. The bad thing is that, the fone I am using was not bought here in my country, its model was not out to sell here, and so, its parts are not available here. I have to import its part. I don’t know if I would do that, but I hate my situation right now. I’m using my fone’s touch pad and stylus, and I’m not used to that! Stylus is giving me a hard time to send SMS. I need a keypad :( I’m still hoping though, that my fone’s company, Nokia, could help me. :(

As my rendezvous with my friend was approaching, I lost the excitement. I was worried about my fone. While thinking as to how I would be able to fix my fone, I recalled those bad things that had happened to me this day. It could be the what they say, ‘the set of bad luck’, but for my case, I got 4, three of them were physical injury. Despite those things, I still went out with my friend, and thank God, nothing bad happened outside.

Anyway, whether it was a bad luck or not, the moral lesson is; finish what you have started, and be careful! LOL :)

As update, my butt has developed a huge lump with a nice colored-bruise :) Good thing is, I can still sit. I can’t lie back, though. It’s killing me, I swear! My bruise on my leg is huge, too. It’s about 1 ½ inches in circumference. My head is quite fine, but still swollen. I know! It’s not even Friday-the-thirteenth yet. Or, what I had was just a pre-Friday-the-thirteenth? No!! *knock on wood*

Friday, June 6, 2008

Prove It!

I'm not the kind of friend who gives good advices. I'm not good in doing so. I'm not good in giving words of sympathy, either. I just give my friends hug and pat whenever I feel they need one.

Earlier this morning as I woke up, I sent one of my good college friends a 'good morning' SMS, which I had not done to her in few months now. After sending her my message, I went downstairs to have my breakfast. After an hour, I went back to my room to check my messages. Gigie, my friend whom I greeted a good morning message thru SMS, has replied, just right after I sent my greetings. She asked me how I was. Then, I replied. Then she sent me an SMS once again, but this time, her mood changed. In her first message, she seemed happy to have an SMS from me. Her message was with a lot of smileys. But, on her second message, she was complaining about something.

Few minutes before my delayed reply, her family from their province called Gigie and told her that something happened to her older brother, and that Gigie and her other siblings that is outside their hometown must get there, ASAP. Their brother was rushed to the hospital and his condition was not good, she told me, as she complains why it had to happen to them. She seemed losing hope, and I didn't know how to uplift her spirit. I couldn't say anything, but "just keep holding on, and keep the faith". I don't know if that helped. I wanted to be at her side to hug her, but she's too far from where I live.

Earlier this evening, I checked up on her and her brother through fone. She sounded cool, I thought everything went fine as they got to their hometown and saw her brother. But then when she clarifies the situation and announces me the bad news, it shocked me. Her big brother did not make it. I couldn't say anything, but sent her my condolences.

I pity Gigie. She and her family have been through rough times. Three years ago, her mum passed away. Last year, her other brother got married, then two months later, his wife, Gigie's sister-in-law, died, and so her brother was in depression. February this year, Gigie and her siblings that live here in Manila were requested to leave the place for some reason, and so they moved to a far place. Then, now it's her big brother.

Gigie has been a very good friend to me ever since we were freshmen back in 2001. She was there when I needed her. She is just one of my FEW friends who I feel the true kindness and concern for me all our college days, until now. Now, it seems she needs me, but then, I can't do anything. Not even nice words to make her feel good. I can't believe it, I can't prove to her that I am a good reliance. She needs me, but I'm too far. I don't know how I could comfort her.



- - - M A K E U P T O - - -

I would like to take this entry as an opportunity to make up to my friends who I feel I neglect this past few months or so. Forgive me, guys, if there were times that I was not there. I’m finding this hard to say, but you guys are in my heart. I will always care for you and love you. I want to tell you, I might not always there physically, but I am thinking of you. Hope you guys wont leave me.




I'm not the easiest person to love
I'm often the one who lets things go unresolved

Yet you choose to be on the side of me
On the side of me

I'm not too proud of some things
I've done in my life
The skeletons in my closet
Are too big for me to hide

Yet you choose to be
On the side of me
On the side of me
Blessed Charity
You're on the side of me

On the side of me
Everyone needs a friend to hold
When it's cold outside
And there's no place to go

Everyone needs a friend to hold
All alone I cried
There was no place to go
I remember when nobody cared
But you
I'm not the easiest person to love
But you, you've opened your heart to show me what I'm worth