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Fell on my a** today. I think my left knee gave way. {myositis} I will feel the brunt of this tomorrow. On to nicer things then. From our Christmas eve dinner... that's pininyahang manok up top ...to a pretty Christmas tree. green, white, silver and lights And my Christmas lunch. Christmas lunch Fresh lumpia, menudo, lengua estofado, embutido and bakareta. They cooked the bakareta on a low fire for three hours! It was melt-in-your-mouth tender.

Christmas shopping is done. Last week pa . My phone's screen is giving me problems. I'd buy a new one but... I might get a hand-me-down something, something. I don't know. Lessseat!

Arms and upper back are tired. Went through an old box of stuff from college. Mostly folders, columnar worksheets and journals. The number of worksheets we went through back then was...! And boy, did they drill us, 20 years ago, 10 years ago, the kids now are probably doing the same thing (or they better be!). Feels refreshing to throw these away. Not finished yet but I'm getting there. Somehow I need to do it piece by piece, take out the papers and cut the folders. Cutting cardboard is not easy.

Lay's Stax > Pringles. Just sayin'. Pringles hurt the ngala-ngala , Lay's Stax don't. Lay's Stax are thicker, more flavorful. It's hard to keep from snacking on just one handful. I... want... more. A handful and a half is just right. If I have any more I'd be thirsty. If I drink, I'd want more, then I'd get thirsty again, then... Chocolate in the house. Going through a box of Lindt (pasalubong!). Each person just picks one after dinner.

I have a cold. Achoo! Our old fridge used to shut off by itself at random times. A couple of days ago, it just wouldn't come on. Now, they're cramming things in their smaller, personal fridge but it's getting too full, nothing's getting cold. The "new fridge fund" should be ready before the week ends. It was started around the start of the year after someone was especially PO-ed after finding out the fridge was off the whole night. The time has come to use it. Hopefully, it's enough to cover the cost of whatever they find at the store that they like.

Snacks from South Korea. Salamat sa pasalubong!