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it was raining when i woke up. pulled the blanket over me and went back to sleep. it was what we would call stay-in-bed weather. two hours later i was up and hungry. had fluffy scrambled eggs, two pieces of tuyo , rice, coffee and a bottle of water. read on the kindle for a long while to let that big meal settle before i took a nap. i couldn't help it, i had to lie down again, the weather made me sleepy. i don't know how long i was out but next thing i knew, it was time to get up. so, i was up and about. had a bath, another meal - vegetables, grilled tilapia, rice, water, and homemade biko for dessert. there was an incident outside with the puppy and a big cat - the cat attacked her! she rushed in whining and hobbling with one leg obviously hurt. she didn't appear to have a break or wound so we calmed her down with soft words and cuddles. she hobbled back out but wasn't crying anymore so that's good. we'll check her leg again tomorrow.

played with a puppy after brunch. made a toy for her from an old canvass tote. we rolled and tied it up so she'll have something to chew on. she likes to grab things with her teeth and pull. the rainy season has eased up the harsh temps from the past months, though flood and heavy traffic have become problems in many business districts. i was planning on going out soon to a government office. in my case, planning an outing is stressful already, now i have to keep my fingers crossed that it doesn't rain on the intended day. happy to report that the ant problem is going away. a few ants make an appearance from time to time, but the bed has not been swarmed for two days straight. i am getting rid of old accounting textbooks. they have been unopened for more or less a decade so they will have to go. it's one pile (there's more but this is a start) but the bin outside is too small so we're waiting for the garbage truck to come by on collection day so we can just ha

ants are biting me, i have to get up. it's too early but i'm itchy from the bites. i'm pissed. i see them come, not too many at once but two or three every few minutes. the ant-squashing begins. as i go about this important duty, i decide on breakfast -- canned ligo sardines. it's saltier than i remember. i'm not very happy with that. i spend an hour on the kindle before trying to sleep again (while keeping an eye on my bed for ants and squashing them accordingly, of course). by the way, it's raining and not very humid today which is nice. i really have to take that nap! but i can't. hello, mosquitoes. the rain must have brought them out. how am i supposed to sleep now? my legs are getting peppered with welts. as far as getting any more sleep today, i give up. remember the salty ligo sardines earlier? well, now i'm hungry. i'm thinking jollibee. i go to jollibeedelivery.com (as guest, c.o.d.) and order up chocolate sundaes, sodas and an ama

the memory card that came with my nokia5800 started acting up after using its usb cable to transfer our vacation pictures. a picture or more, or a music file would be corrupted when i access the gallery; it's every time i access it, even through the file manager. it was frustrating. it was a mess. i had to format it. i did it last night. haven't taken any pictures or put music in yet, but so far, the phone's recognizing it ok. anyway, if it breaks again, i'll need to get a new microsd card - a reliable, branded one like sandisk or kingston. oh joy.

every room in the house is like a sauna, a SAUNA! it's so hot and humid. it's worse from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the place is crawling with ants. hate it when they get on the bed. they bite, they keep me awake. i think i'm suffering from tennis elbow. ow... ow... ow...