It hasn’t been easy. It’s still a bit hard but I’m a lot better now compared to when I was half-dead in December and January. I’ve come this far, at this stage that I never thought I’d reach.
I still struggle sometimes when memories hit me but they’re few and far between now compared to before.
The vaccination process this time is much quicker (under 30 mins) and I don’t have a headache yet. I’m itchy but I’m not sure if it’s going to be as bad as after I had the first shot. I’m developing a rash now and I have body pain. Let’s see if I would be feverish later this evening or tomorrow.
This morning, I received a gift that made my girl (who’s with me now) happy. She has a sweet tooth.
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This went well with tea.
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They say I took after my mother. I owe my mother everything: the best of me and the worst of me. That’s why whenever I go home to her, I bring her flowers from the flower shop in my hometown and a box or two of Korean Solomon’s seal tea that she liked because every homecoming for me is Mother’s Day.
I think I’m going to sleep early tonight. My body is fighting off the inactive coronavirus and it is getting heavier by the hour.
Attending a press conference while editing and writing. Photo by CallMeCreation.com
I was working my ass off last week until late last night. Would you believe that I still edited a story at 11 pm while I was having a Zoom drinking session (e-numan) with friends? That’s how insane last week was.
I just wanted to curl up in bed today but I had to go to my hometown to fetch one of my girls as she got homesick. She says she misses me and the cats. Her sister stayed since she wanted to be with her grandma and cousins. And she wanted to ride the bike. Until MECQ (a.k.a. more lax lockdown) is still being implemented, we can’t ride our bikes here for leisure. UP is still closed to outsiders (i.e. joggers, bikers, etc). So my other daughter is better off staying with her grandma so she can somehow ride her bike near our house.
Tomorrow is my second vaccine dose. I read on my newsfeeds that some people’s reactions after the second shot are worse than when they had their first. Most of them complained of terrible non-stop headaches and body pain. Gee, I wonder how sick will I be tomorrow evening until Monday.
Meanwhile, ABS-CBN burned Duterte with this quote:
Globe still hasn’t gotten back to me. I already asked the bots to cancel my subscription. After several tries, their FM messenger bot told me:
For permanent disconnection, request should be coming from the account holder or authorized representative only. Also, if the account is still within the lock up period, there will be a pre-termination fee Php4,500.00 plus amount equivalent to two (2) months of your monthly subscription.
They give me crappy service ans I would still have to pay PHP 9,500 to end my relationship with them. 🤬
I know I’m past my lock-in period of 24 months since I’ve been here in this apartment for almost 3 yrs already. I’m still having this terminated. But no customer service rep is contacting me. My bill is still running 🤦🏻♀️
So yesterday, Converge finally arrived within 24 hrs of my application.
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The installation is pretty smooth and I got my verrrry fast internet within the day.
I have no more excuse. My video calls and video streaming would be seamless. I can also stream HD videos from my side as well but I don’t have a 4k video camera so it doesn’t matter.
Meanwhile, I downgraded my Smart Postpaid plan after my lock-in period lapsed. I was entitled to have a new phone if I renewed my contract but I opted out since I don’t like my phone to be locked only to Smart because I use my Starhub SIM when I travel abroad. So I only got the SIM-only plan for 10 GB a month that can be rolled over. I never ran out of data for the month since I have internet at home so my data is rolled over and I get a total of 20GB a month. I saved PHP 500. Plus I get a free Netflix mobile subscription for the duration of my 2-yr contract with them. Haha! So now I have my own Netflix account that I don’t have to share with my girls.
Yep, I finally had the courage to watch Netflix again. And this time it’s The Way of the Househusband. 😂 It’s shallow, it’s comedy but I enjoy it.
Today I lost another colleague to suspected Covid. It was too late when he got to the hospital. Those who are dying because of this disease are in my Facebook network. The dead now have names and faces, they’re no longer just numbers. Death has come closer to home. I have memories of them and with them.
The colleague from my old TV network is still in the hospital but thankfully he and his wife are not intubated. But their problem is the skyrocketing hospital bill.
My newsfeeds have become an online obituary of sorts. I’m tired of saying condolence. And I continue to have this fear that the people I love the most would contract this disease.
I got news that ex-colleague, JG, from my former TV network has turned for the worse and is now confined in one of the hospitals here in Metro Manila.
Another colleague of mine, T, and I were exchanging news about our ex-colleague-now-covid-patient. I told her that I may be able to donate to his fundraising only when my salary comes in because my extra money for charity was spent for milk for the orphanage in Manila that is under lockdown due to a high number of COVID-19 cases. Then T said, it’s kinda sad that it has already come down to this, that we just have to rely on one another because we can’t get help from the government. I told her that this pandemic has taught us privileged people that we are the safe harbor for those who are drowning and lost at sea.
“This pandemic has caused so much disruption,” she lamented.
“Yes but I think of this as a sort of reset for everyone. So that we, the privileged people, would finally realize what we are here for,” I told her.
“And this pandemic has taken almost everything from me. All I got are my kids. And that is enough,” I added.
This pandemic also shown us what are the most important things in life? I was taught that it’s my children and myself. It taught me to love these three people more.
