there is such a thing as too much of a work-life balance.

i’m exhausted!!! my life has been a constant blur of work, ultimate and drinking and i have to admit that it’s finally taking a toll on me. to add to that, there’s the very tiring commute to and from work with all my bags. commuting can bring out the worst in me. normally, i’m a very patient person but getting bumped incessantly in a cramped train cart can make me very cranky. here’s an example of a typical day for me:

8:00am – 9:00am wakeup, shower, change, fix bags
9:00am – 10:00am commute to work
10:00am – 12:00nn work/spam/internet surf
12:00nn – 1:30pm shop/bank errands/lunch with friends
1:30pm – 7:30pm work/spam/internet surf
7:30pm – 8:00pm walk to legaspi park (yes, i included the walking coz that’s pretty tiring too!!!)
8:00pm – 11:00pm ultimate training which includes 30-min jogging, 100 pushups, 100 crunches and a whole lot of drills!!!
11:00pm – 1:00am dinner/drinks
1:00am – 1:30am ride home
1:30am – 2:00am getting ready for bed
2:00am sleep.

so that leaves me with give or take 6 hours of sleep. sometimes i come home at 3am, sometimes i come home at 11pm. but recently i’ve been waking up feeling so exhausted. i’m glad though that i don’t feel so sleepy at work anymore. there was a time that i’d feel really sleepy during the hours of 1 to 3pm.

i need more sleep and i desperately need some alone time. i want to get a massage or spend an entire day in a spa. *sigh*

boy do i miss kissing!

it’s been too long since my last good kiss. way too long for my taste. i think i’ve already forgotten to kiss properly since i haven’t been practising in quite a while. and boy do i miss it! i miss the feel of someone else’s lips on mine. the faint shiver of their lips on mine. the brush of their fingers on my cheek or chin. soft sweet kisses that turn into deep passionate embraces. dammit! i really miss kissing!!! 😦

anyway, here’s an article with a few quirky facts about kissing…

10 Quirky Facts About Kissing

By Laura Scahefer

Think you know a thing or two about kissing? You probably do. But the facts below are so off the beaten path, we’ll bet you don’t know them all—and they could come in handy. Not only could they provide some steamy “Did you know…?” chit chat, but they’ll help you see all the benefits a satisfying lip lock can bring into your life. Happy smooching!

1. Two out of every three couples turn their heads to the right when they kiss.

2. A simple peck uses two muscles; a passionate kiss, on the other hand, uses all 34 muscles in your face. Now that’s a rigorous workout!

3. Like fingerprints or snowflakes, no two lip impressions are alike.

4. Kissing is good for what ails you. Research shows that the act of smooching improves our skin, helps circulation, prevents tooth decay, and can even relieve headaches.

5. The average person spends 336 hours of his or her life kissing.

6. Ever wonder how an “X” came to represent a kiss? Starting in the Middle Ages, people who could not read used an X as a signature. They would kiss this mark as a sign of sincerity. Eventually, the X came to represent the kiss itself.

7. Talk about a rush! Kissing releases the same neurotransmitters in our brains as parachuting, bungee jumping, and running.

8. The average woman kisses 29 men before she gets married.

9. Men who kiss their partners before leaving for work earn average higher incomes than those who don’t.

10. The longest kiss in movie history was between Jane Wyman and Regis Tommey in the 1941 film, You’re in the Army Now. It lasted 3 minutes and 5 seconds. So if you’ve beaten that record, it’s time to celebrate! 

dear you, 2008.01.09

you keep asking me if i’m okay and i keep shrugging my shoulders in reply. I’M NOT OKAY. 3 weeks ago, i wrote you a letter telling you how deeply i felt for you and i got nothing in reply. until now, i still don’t know if i want you to tell me how you feel or not. your actions show me you really don’t care. but is it so wrong for me to search for some semblance of feeling from you? i promised myself i will not do this to myself again this new year and yet here i am again… still hoping that you’d turn around and see me for my worth. i don’t get you, you and your be happy‘s, are you okay?‘s and take care‘s. what the hell do you want from me? can’t you just let me go? or is it me that won’t let go? pucha. pagod na ako.

i have a headache. and a few more rants.

i haven’t been in the mood to work these past two weeks. maybe it’s because i spent my entire vacation working or i’ve just been randomly hit by the “tamad” bug. but my work is piling up and i have to start concentrating again. this headache of mine is not helping either.

i got rejected by another credit card company again. i don’t know what’s wrong. i have a very comfortable salary. i don’t get why i’m getting rejected. so far hsbc, citibank and aig have rejected my application. super weird talaga. is there some warning out there about me and my shopaholic ways? but if there is, wouldn’t i be a credit card companies dream? hehehe. oh well, not that bummed about it naman. i think if i get a credit card, i’ll be neck high in debt. i’ll try applying after 6 months when i’m sure i would’ve learned a thing or two about properly budgetting my money.

i hate my hair! grabe, so many people have been telling me to grow my hair out already. and i keep on saying that i am. my hair is at it’s ugly phase again which makes me want to go to my stylist and say chop it off. but i want my hair long again and if i keep having it cut it’s not going to grow long. so i’m waiting till the end of feb to have it cut. i’ll have to make do with ponytails in the meantime.

crap! this headache hurts!