I drove my sister to Sta. Rosa yesterday as she bought an Ogawa leg and knee massager, which was on promo. If you buy that, you get a mobile back massager for free. Anyway, for some strange reason she couldn’t drive the Vios, which was her old car before she bought a Corolla Altis. The reason why we needed to bring the Vios is that she had to have another automatic toll collector RFID installed in the car and only the owners can have a car installed with the RFID strip, she was told.

So I was a driver for the day. In between I was picking up and editing stories. I agreed to do the driving because I needed to go to the nearest Converge office to permanently disconnect my Quezon City line. If I didn’t do it today, I will billed for another month starting 1 June.

Then we went to Wilcon Depot because sister said we need to canvass for a power generator, in case shit happens during a very strong typhoon that cuts off water and electricity. We just had the water reservoir and water pressure pump and pressure tank installed so my water supply and pressure have become decent two days ago. When power is cut off, goodbye water.

When we got home, we suddenly craved for ramyun and I no longer have it at home. Twin I and I went to look for a Korean grocery store to buy our supply of ramyun, tteokbokki, seaweed, and ice cream.

For today, I need to look for a reliable shop, preferably Shell, for oil changes. Shell has my service records and it is centralized so it doesn’t matter if I had my car serviced in QC or here.

The other day I saw a Motech service center so that solves my underchassis maintenance needs.

It’s like I am starting life in a new environment even though I have lived here for half of my life. I needed to search for suppliers of goods and services because things have changed in the last 20 years since I left to live in Metro Manila. My reliable mechanic has died several years ago so I am at a loss and I don’t know where I should bring my car for maintenance and repair.

Last night’s claypot ramyun.

And for lunch I grilled liempo using my casette griller on top of my stove. I just had to put my range hood at the highest setting to absorb all the smoke. I still can’t grill outside because of the construction work.

And my fascination with rain has come back. It’s no longer a nuisance to me because I no longer live in the city. I have loved watching the rain while I was growing up. It inspires so many creative thoughts within me; it was a perfect time to write or read books while curled up in bed.

This is the view from my window this afternoon.