(September 11, 2012 Tuesday)
I am carpooling with Julienne today. She was all ready when she went out of her room so I skipped my breakfast and just took my one-half tablet of Concore and Aspilet.
I received an invitation from the Department of Trade and Industry to join the business delegation accompanying President Benigno Aquino III’s Official Visit to New Zealand and Australia in October.
We met today at Lolo Dad’s to talk about our group’s schedule and travel arrangements.
Although I have already filled out and submitted the required information sheet, I am still weighing whether I would join or not.
(from my left- Tony Lopa, RP Manhit, Susing Pineda and Faustro Preysler. Babe Romualdez arrived a little bit later and he sat down beside Fausto.
We both haven’t had breakfast and lunch, Fausto ordered pasta while I had this Tuna with Salted Egg Sandwich. I shared one slice to Susing and one slice to Tony. Masarap sya actually, especially the chips and the dip.
Maan Hontiveros came and sat at the other table. When I was leaving she called me “Annie, halika, don’t go yet, magkwentuhan muna tayo”. I was rushing because I wanted to visit Ford Cainta but I stayed for a few minutes. Maan heads Air Asia Philippines while Tonyboy Cojuangco is the chairman. Maan drives to and from Clark mondays to fridays where their head office is. She enjoys driving daw. Ang sipag nya, she leaves Manila at 6 am. Air Asia flies to HK, Macao, etc. from Clark. They have an on-going promo according to Maan, P799++ for a round trip ticket to HK. Ang mura, contact Air Asia now!
I left Lolo Dad’s Brasserie at 3:45 and alanganin to go to Cainta so I ended-up going to the grocery.
I was home by 5:40 pm. I ate manggang hilaw and other tsitsirya before going up to the bedroom.
But I got stucked at the stair’s landing.
I stood there for a few minutes staring at the paintings I borrowed from Chat to show to Edmund. One was a painting of a golf course inspired by Manila Golf. The artist is deceased and all his works are in the hands of private collectors. I wanted to buy it to hang in Edmund’s office but he did not like it. He said he’ll just paint and sell to me (~).
I noticed our Dalamatian dog Lucy standing outside the window and watching me. Then all of a sudden my emotions were engulfed with sadness. I sat down on the stairs landing and Lucy sat down too. Her face looked so sad.
Chat lent me a coffee table book with the photos of some of the paintings in her possession. She also asked for my help to find a buyer for an H.R. Ocampo abstract painting. She gave me photo copies of the Certificate of Authenticity.
I just sat there for about 15 minutes. I just felt sad for no reason.
I felt like crying. I felt alone, I felt self-pity, I don’t know, I just felt very sad.
hello Ms. Annie! You know po parang kanina on my way to work nabasa ko yong tungkol sa depression. At naalala ko ang panganay ko(13 yr. old son) he is very moody, sometimes i can read him and sometimes its hard to guess kung bakit nag-iiba ang attitude nya. I thought its all due to puberty hormonal changes and peer pressure, etc., the usual cause of teen unpredictability. Then while reading that article on depression napa-isip talaga ako. sana mabasa ko nang maayos ang moods at attitude ng anak ko lalo at nag-iiisip na naman ako dahil dito sa post niyo. the author wrote of someone who shared her son’s story> the son slept a lot, doesn’t go out like those his age = depression na pala raw yon noon, where the result was not good.
i think since i also have those lonely episodes of thinking so much and then feeling so sad and heavy na sa dibdib sometimes, maybe it’s because i love to spend by my lonesome at more time pa at home (when i don’t have the money to go shopping/malling). kaya i blogged, then i also learned how to do wire jewelries (which, aside from reading and my kids, keeps me occupied during weekends and evenings after stressful days at work).
with you naman po, pasintabi po Ms. Annie, itoý sa aking pananaw lang naman po, PEACE >> siguro it’s because you have extra time alone pa when you’re home na, or when you’re just alone (at work, mga lull times like when you’re shuttling to and from places bec. of your way of life). kailangan nyo po yata magdala man lang ng sketchbook o illustration pad lalo at gusto nyo ng mga paintings malamang me alam kayo sa sketching or painting mismo. para pag na-inspire po kayo ng mga nakikita ninyo sa paligid, sketch agad! heheee, sorry po kung di nyo like comment ko. peace po Ms. Annie! 🙂 i love your blog please keep on blogging!
You are generally correct.
In my case, it’s a little bit more complicated than that.
Thank you Cecile.