Hoard for a Good Start

I'd like to begin June with a hopeful goal of living healthy. So, to hoard for the first week of June, I feel so happy looking at these beauties. 

That's 2 kilos bananas, 2 kls. mangoes, 2 kls. cantaloupes, 1 kl. lettuce, 1 kl. grapes, 1 kl. pears, 2 kls. apples and 2 kls. cucumbers. 

Whew! I know it seems a lot but my little dragon loves fruits. He can finish 5 bananas in one seating or two mangoes. He likes to munch on pears for snack, sometimes, apples. Also, he loves grapes. So, you can expect all of these to be gone in a week or so. 

I'm not so sure yet how I intend to finish all the lettuce and cucumbers in time before it spoils but I got pretty excited and I admit, it's a bit too much. I gotta be creative. If anyone's got suggestions, feel free. There were tomatoes too, it's just not in the photo. 

Anyway, let's see how June would be like for me. It's about time to detox. I need some good tasting tea, anyone got ideas? I'm looking for something that doesn't taste like soil or literally dried leaves. I know that's what tea is made of but just in case there are some good tasting tea out there, now's the time to suggest. I don't want to waste my detox program by adding tons of sugar just to mask the bitter taste of dried leaves. 

June, please be good to me. :)

My First Sunrise in 2015

So, when was the last time you saw the sun rise?

It's been quite some time since I last saw something beautiful. I went through the pains of waking up at 3:30 AM to run up the mountain to see this. It's been a while. This is my first sunrise this year. 

It took a lot from me to get my ass up and start running but that day was supposed to be special. It was a first year anniversary. It was a celebration of being together. Sadly, however, I celebrated alone. 

The sky was beautiful. But it was a sad kind of beautiful. I used to long for someone to watch the sun rise and set with me. But, I guess it's hard to find the beauty in something you're not really interested in. 

That day was like a slap in the face. I thought it was a metaphor of my actual situation: a one-sided relationship. It was amusing for a while, then it turned ugly after waiting for two hours.

Happy Anniversary to me! It's nice to know how my other half opted to spend a first year anniversary. It gave me a fast-forward look on how all our future anniversaries will be spent: separated.

But, because I'm a hopeless romantic, I actually prepared two cups of coffee. I handed it to a photographer who was late for the sunrise. 7/11 coffee wasn't the best coffee but that was all there was. The coffee wouldn't have mattered if there was good company. 

That day though, I fixated on how cheap and disgusting 7/11 coffee was. I mean, what else could I have done? 

So, how about you, when did you last see the sun rise?

Emotional Breakdown: Meh

When someone important doesn't cancel his meeting to cater to your tantrum and emotional break down. I can just imagine how Dee Dee must have felt. 

Vertical Garden Ideas for Small Spaces

This post is specifically for one of my Korean students. I work as an English teacher for a phone class company and to be honest, it's a little hard to feel like you've achieved something or taught something to someone when the time is really short. I feel inadequate at times. Like I want to say more and explain further but the time limit is a total deal-breaker. 

Anyway, one of my students, Hyo Seon, is among my favorite. She's expressive and very thoughtful. From the conversations we've had, I can get the impression that she's a good person. Hesitant, most of the time and very bashful. So, hopefully, she sees this. 

I suggested she can try gardening in their apartment but as I am not equipped to judge how apartments look like in Korea, I'm not sure if it's feasible. I might probably be suggesting something to her that I really like to do, but never found the will to start.

Those who can't do, teach. What a saying for someone who's got a lot of plans that never materialize. Bah. Anyway, I hope she sees it. If I ever get my own apartment, I'll make sure to make all my dream projects come to reality. 

Dragging Myself, It's Just Tuesday

Wish I had more running clothes. It can get pretty boring when I open my closet and find I have to wear the same thing I wore a couple of days ago. I feel like I'm going wash and wear more often than I'd like to. It's a Tuesday and I'm already feeling dragged my this lack of fashionable running attire. 

Looking forward to new running shoes.. Which might be a long time from now. LOL. Damn it, I also need more sports bras. And I'd buy more if only they weren't so damn expensive. Rawrr.. Tuesday blues. 

Joe and April's Wedding

I lived with an uncle during my last year in high school. I didn't really know during that time why I was sent to the province. I'm not a very difficult child. In fact, when I look back, I was pretty mild compared to my siblings. I mean, sure. I answer back and I felt I was right all the time. Well, add to that the fact that I felt I was being treated unfairly. Bahh. Looking back, I'm pretty sure there's something wrong.

Anyway, living with a second family, this is my second father. I didn't see him as a friend that time. I think I was hostile towards every adult. But I learned a lot from my uncle. His disciplinary measures were good. If we wanted to go out, there would always be a condition. And, he would ask us what time we can commit to be home. If we didn't keep it, we weren't allowed to go out the next time. He was fair. It wasn't NO all the time. He would give options. And that's what I love about him. Anyway, here he is. Sleeping at the terrace a couple of hours before his son's wedding.

This here with me is my favorite cousin. Well, my second favorite. We make really bad decisions and despite not growing up together, we cover for each other's asses a lot. 

I think red's a good color for me. I feel pretty in it. I feel powerful too.


I'd say more about the wedding but I never was an attentive person in a wedding.

Two Sunrises, Two Sunsets

Less than a year ago I wrote someone "two sunrises, two sunsets. Take an adventure with me this month"

It never really happened. We had one sunrise together. Not really, we saw one while inside a moving van.

Now, I'm pretty tired of waiting for those sunsets and sunrises. I'll have it alone. I'll watch them alone. I'll sit somewhere and wait for the sun to set. I'll run in the morning to watch the sun rise. I've been waiting for him. But I'm pretty tired.

I don't want to wait for someone anymore. I don't need anyone to make my life better.