These are the times when you feel like a big weight has been lifted off your shoulders.
(omg, okay..that sounded like one of the key expressions I've taught in class..haha!)

In no particular order:

>> I am getting a laptop for Christmas! Thank God!
I've been waiting for...forever for this! Haha! The best part is that I'll be using my hard-earned money. I feel so proud of myself. I've already ordered online and I got a confirmation text message (yeah, I know!) from the place I'll be picking it up in. But anyway, I was exchanging text messages with one of the store's staff and they're supposed to bring in the laptop between the 20th-27th because their branch in SM Southmall (three minutes away from my house) didn't have it available. So yeah. I'm getting it for sure! Now I just have to apply for a DSL connection...Happy, happy!

>> Daniel filed for a 'No Class' this evening. 'Nuff said! :D

>> Yesterday was a BIG, STRESSFUL day for me and my teammates.
We had to move out of our beloved box from the 11th floor and move into our new 'temporary' boxes on the 10th floor. It's just really crappy because we're supposed to be sharing our work stations with the people from the AM shift. Well, while most of my teammates (old and new -- yeah, people from another team moved into ours) are sharing stations with the AM people, the station I ended up choosing is not occupied. Which means I get to have the work station all to myself. PLUS! Now our new boss (yet again! for the second time this year!) is super duper nice and I can surf just about any websites (including YouTube, I suppose, but I don't really go into that site anyway) when I've got no class. No super duper boredom moments for me. :) And he's supposed to be really nice and easy to talk to, unlike those that preceded him, who were very OC and had such difficulty in painting their faces with smiles. Haha. So it's turning out quite well for me...and the rest of us in that area. There are still some BLAH stuff, but I'd rather not dwell on it. Stay positive! Focus on the good! :D

>> I'm doing my best (and have been vocal about) keeping my distance from certain people. I just really can't have a certain "BFF-like" person in my life. In a non-physical way, it chokes me so. I suppose I really do have a phobia of sorts when it comes to having "best friends". I've stopped believe in them (the concept and the people, perhaps) when I was 13. Or 14? But yeah, the bottom line is, I can't and I don't want a best friend. I am comforted with the very few people who are close to me, who can be their true selves with me, and I true with them. Again, only very, very few people. But still, with a distance. Maybe I've taken the line, 'trust no one' too far. But I'd rather play things safe then be extremely sorry later on. My mind and my instinct works this way -- I think it's best that I follow this. One thing's for sure: I'm feeling a sense of relief as I back away. But this isn't over yet..

I'm finally taking the few baby steps to actually ironing my life out. I know more of what I want now, what I want to pursue (in terms career/social/family/church life). I have to make priorities now more than ever because when the new year hits, I want to be completely refreshed. I want to start anew and strive for "something better than this". I know I can if I just set my mind to it. And I know I really, really can if I allow God to take on the steering wheel. :)