Blessings <3

It is when I realized that I am capable of doing so many things at the same time. But sometimes there are some things that requires immediate attention. Something that makes one neglect the other. I know that i’m not responsible enough but as much as possible I try to do everything at once.

 I lost too many freelance works recently, and the recent loss is really not that great. I can say that may be, or regretting this in the future, but the loss of the other may be, or maybe not, be a simple blessing in disguise. 

As you can see, I lost another freelance job today. but after I heard the news from the client a friend of mine asked me to be part of his client’s project. And the good thing about this the payment is really good. So I took the offer.

Good times once again!

My first fun run :D

I never been so excited on my first race. As you can see, I invest/save/spend/prepare for this, and as the day goes near the excitement continues to grow more and more.

Come to think of it, I never thought that running is such a healthy trend for now. I checked some sites, forums and blogs about running and there are so many afficionados out there. Some were travelling runners, going to some of the places (and countries) just to run. I was inspired to be like them. But first I need to be in my best condition to run. 

I joined the Globe Run for Home last March 21 and Me, Eric and Isshi (my best buds in my former chorale) joined the event. We went there at 4am and do some nessesary stretching and warm-ups. And after pinning our bib numbers on our singlets we went to the baggage counter to keep our bags. And we went to our own assembly areas and wait for the gun start. 

And as we started, I was shocked for the route, went downside to the Glorietta basement and going up, and the trail to the Buendia flyover going to the fort is HELL! it’s like going to the mountains except there are no trees, no fresh air. Just me, the flyover, the prickly heat, and the scenic view of the buildings in Makati and Taguig in daylight. And as we go along to The Fort, I was happy that we went to the Bonifacio High Street. I never thought that will go back there (My first time was with Coy last year). 

I tried my best to be as fast as I could in the race, but the first 6km of the race has been difficult. But I tried to adjust myself and enjoy the view while running until I finish the race. 

And yes, I finished the 10 kilometer race in 1hr 25 mins. And it was indeed one of the best experience in my life. Some of my friends who are also into running think that I was fast for a newbie who just run for a 10k race. 

I’m not an athletic person,  but doing something like this is certainly one of the greatest I’ve ever been.

 And I would definitely do that again!

For now, we’re planning to join the Mizuno run on April 11 and the Earth day run on the 18th. Looking forward to more fun runs soon!  

Dear March, pls be good for me…

And now the month of March has arrived, and it was raining as I write this post. 

The first week of March has been one of busiest I had, aside from December of course, where some choral events and pre-christmas office activities coincide with each other.

but this March, it’s the other way around.

I’ve been bombarded with tons of work (both in my full time and part time job, and yes this also includes my work assignment in the ompany newsletter), along with the regular rehearsals in the choir, where I regularly informed my section mates about the scheduled rehearsals and some other activities. Added to that is my nightly training for the upcoming Globe run in the gym after I arrived home from work… 

All of this plus my increasing ammount of my daily expenses equals total epic fail.

I think I need to reorganize myself in order to do this… I kept praying that I can be a superbod in my own right by accomplishing everything in the right time, and at the same time to do something new and exciting while doing my same old routine. Being engaged in the running spree and in the company newsletter are the things that are new in my system, and I really do think it’s worth a try.

And as of now being in the gym for some running for minutes in the threadmill not only strengtens my legs for the upcoming marathon (?!) and at the same time it help me to shed some pounds (since I am now officially overweight, according to the recent annual physical exam). 

As for the upcoming task for the company newsletter, I’m thankful that I had an assistant that is reliable and really cool. Methinks we can make a great team (even though we came from different departments) and we had some ideas in store for the newsletter. can’t wait for that! 

I just with that this month is a blessing for me. Pls March, pls be good to me. 

~<3, Cristal