Indulgence at Starbucks 32nd Street, BGC. Photo by CallMeCreation.com
I arrived early, about 3 hours before Ayala’s press briefing because I want to savor being out on a not so rainy day. Surprisingly, the traffic was not as bad as I thought it would be. I couldn’t believe I drove from QC to BGC in less than an hour. I guess a lot of people worked from home today.
I stayed in Starbucks near Globe Tower because I just want to hang around the area. It has been a long time since I went out like this and unencumbered by endless stories to edit or stories to rush. I made a few rough sketches while I was sipping my frapuccino.
In a rush because I realized the presscon will start in 30 mins. Art and photo by CallMeCreation.com
This is at the corner of 32nd and 7th Avenues and I have some perspective issues. It has been a long time since I picked up a pencil and drew. I made the sidewalk narrower maybe because my sketchbook is narrow. Hahahaha!
I couldn’t draw inside the coffee shop so I went out the balcony to sketch.Photo by CallMeCreation.comThe company CEO I was targeting today. Photo by CallMeCreation.com
He told me that right after we wrote one story when he answered one of our text messages to him, he got a call from one of the big PEs and…he laughingly said “next time I should just say no comment!” 😂😂😂
All in all, today was pleasant, a sharp contrast to yesterday’s headache-inducing hammering from my manager because of something I couldn’t control.
Coffee, cookies, and a chance to sketch again were all I needed to regain my balance.
Should sleep now because in a few hours I will be driving to my mom’s.
I had the faulty Kullen drawer exchanged at Ikea but Kullen became sold out so I had picked the cheaper Lennart drawers and some random stuff for the kids so that the amount would be equal to the cost of the item to be exchanged. So tomorrow night I will building more drawers.
Then our Manila reporter, Kr, and I agreed to meet at Starbucks in BGC to work after her press conference. It was nice to work outside and see daylight while editing although it rained heavily. It was quite cooler today that I felt I should have brought a light sweater with me. Just when I thought that summer is already here, the weather decided that to go in another direction.
Kr and I haven’t seen each other in two years so it was quite a relief to work with a live human being across the table and talk shop face to face. I was so productive this afternoon that I was able to edit three stories in an hour. Then I sketched to while away the time.
Art and photo by CallMe Creation.com
I didn’t realize that my pocket watercolor pan (Classic) didn’t have black. The other pocket watercolor (Artisan) has that. Which is an excuse to buy me that one. Tee hee!
After BGC, I dropped off Kr in Estancia in Capitol Commons because she will meet with a friend for dinner. Then I battled my way into an almost-pre-pandemic traffic jam going to QC. I was a bit exhausted driving, maybe because I didn’t have enough sleep (as usual). I took my meds pretty late last night so it took a while for them to kick in and was able to drift off past 3 am. Got woken up again after 3 hours.
I wonder what kind of devil is waking me up every three hours?!
I told Kr I should try working outside more these days now that I discovered that my mind is more alert and productive when I’m outside. I need adult conversations too! I missed BGC and Makati CBD–my usual haunts on weekdays. I missed picking the brains of execs face-to-face. I should invite one of my sources for lunch in BGC one of these days as I still have a gift cheque for a buffet lunch for two at Shangri-la. We usually talked politics on WhatsApp and some scoops.
I missed dressing up, putting on make-up and jewelry regularly. Makes me feel empowered. As I told other reporters before, if I get rejected by execs or get thrown out of conferences, at least I’m not ugly and a failure both at the same time (LOL!).
My feet hurt though because I chose to wear a new pair of clip-cloppy shoes with heels today. Note to self: DO NOT break in new shoes when you’re going to walk around BGC or Makati.
Torture shoes from Call It Spring that I bought last Sunday. Photoby CallMeCreation.com
Hmmm. Now my goal is to work once a week outside, probably Tues or Wednesday, and meet with sources before Edsa becomes a huge parking lot again. Staying indoors for 2 years really messed me up.
