A Love Letter

Dear You,

I'm not exactly trying to find you. I just hope that we cross paths one day and then always share the same path afterward.

Once a month, I get really cranky (and you'll notice because I grow pimples around the same time) so I hope you can bear with that. It's nothing a bearhug can't fix, anyway.

Sometimes (if not often), I'll do sweet gestures so I hope you won't mind and you'll appreciate them. But if I ever get too clingy and demanding, just say so.

You'll know that I like baking and cooking so I hope you'll eat, love and crave for what I bake and cook. Maybe you can help out in the kitchen too.

As much as I take care of people, I tend to forget to take care of myself sometimes. Please take care of me. I'll do the same to you always.

I love hugs. They make me strong. Please hug me whenever I'm happy or sad, encourage me whenever I'm on the verge of giving up, cheer me on whenever I'm working hard and give me a backpat whenever I do a good job. I'd love to give you lots of bearhugs, encouragement, cheering and backpats too!

If we don't agree on something, let's talk about it and let's compromise. I don't like misunderstandings.

Let's converse a lot, I like that. Tell me your stories, share your hobbies. But let's also have quiet time sometimes (like maybe doing our own business or simply meditate beside each other without having to talk). And of course let's have time for ourselves for we don't have to stick with each other 24/7.

Don't worry. I'm not that high-maintenance. We can just go to Maginhawa Street for our dates (the places there aren't very expensive or at least not yet). Pretty (and probably expensive) restaurants are nice but only once in a while. I'll take you out too once in a while. Or maybe when we're both on tight budget, we can just hang out at home and watch movies (pirated or torrent copy) while eating chips and homecooked food.

Let's go to places. I'd like to go to random parks and places (cheap or otherwise), to Philippine beaches, to Europe, to Japan, to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter etc. Let's travel and learn things together. Isn't that awesome?

"Just your heart in exchange for mine." -Yvaine, Stardust movie

Love,
Me

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Oh wow, first love letter I've written! And no, I'm not looking for a boyfriend. Just something for the future. Haha. I wrote this maybe more than a month ago but I only managed to post it today.

Reasons to Be Happy

Your cactus has formed a bud. Last year, it bloomed during April. It formed a bud quite late this year that you thought it's not going to bloom anymore. But you checked on it last Monday and saw it. I really hope it doesn't fall though.

There's an occasion...

...so you made some quick blueberry cheesecake. I had to do the quick version. I was so busy with research and besides, it's my first time making cheesecake so I thought I'd try first the easy no-bake recipe. By the way, it's their silver anniversary. Sorry if my note on the ref is cheap-looking. It's actually scratch paper. Haha. I was much too tired at 3am to make something prettier.

Seminar/progress report for the PHIVOLCS-UPD ICE joint project this afternoon. My first time attending something like that. It's also the research I've been blabbing about and the thing that has been making me so busy recently. I reported a little something in front of seismologists and structural engineers (take note, I'm just a fresh grad). It was well and okay except my voice shook a bit when I realized that there was a mistake in my slides that I overlooked (even after numerous times of checking). I also managed to drop the microphone after I reported and placed it on the table. Good thing I turned it off and the floor was carpeted so it didn't make a noise. Haha mishaps. But anyway...

Now that we're done with the progress report, we can finally take SOME rest, relieve stress and go back to work perhaps by Thursday night. I swear I'm not doing anything research-related tomorrow.

Eating the cheesecake and having everyone at home say it's delish except for my younger brother who says he can't taste anything from it. I dunno what's wrong with him or with his taste buds.

I'll treat myself to spa or some shopping once I get paid. So much things/problems came up and I've been so stressed lately so I'll need a little pampering.

Back to Making Commissions

Crocheting mood finally got into me. I haven't held hooks and yarns in around two months. Or maybe it's just the guilt of having an unfinished commission for two months already? Well, I actually don't like having unfinished projects but I ran out of light gray yarn and the store I go to ran out too and hasn't restocked. I just excuse myself by thinking that my customer doesn't need a beret in this summer heat. But meh, not a good excuse for being irresponsible.