i'm better now, all thanks to paracetamol. my eyes are really puffy and the eyebags are really big. i've been sniffing and sneezing since yesterday. i woke up to a bad morning because my head still hurt and my eyes were half-closed from my crying last night. had an argument with my sister but we're okay now. it was my fault everything blew up anyway. i had such a bad day yesterday because of the issues i had to deal with (like my inability to think straight so i took it out on my sister which was unfair for her). but she forgave me after the fight because she started talking to me after a while like nothing happened. weird, huh?

watched the tv the whole day. the news was depressing. i'm starting to think that the movie "The Day After Tomorrow" might be realised.

the signs:

1. Jane's in Abu Dhabi(my home for 3 years) for the holidays and it never rains there but she blogged about the non-stop raining the past few days. hello? it only rains once in a blue moon in Abu Dhabi!

2. the earthquakes in Japan and another asian country which i forgot...

3. another earthquake which triggered tsunamis in south asia.

4. killer typhoons in december with different characteristics compared to normal typhoons. plus, typhoons don't normally hit Taiwan but typhoon Yoyong did!

so there. isn't it scary? it is for me or am i just being paranoid? it's sad. death toll already reached 60,000+. i remember two summers ago when i flew back to abu dhabi, there was a stop-over in Bangkok. the plane i was in was headed for Phuket after Bangkok and i remembered how i wanted to go to Phuket. since i was a child people keep ranting about how cool the beaches are over there. now it's just sad. plus, did you watch last night's PIPOL? they featured Maldives. it was so breathtaking, better than Boracay! it was heaven! but after it got hit... the resort is no longer there because it was totally wiped out.

mother nature can really be deadly when she rages like a wild woman. it's sad. made me want to work for a humanitarian organization even more as i watched different organizations (including the UN) strive to give aid to the survivors.

anyway, enough about that. the least i can do right now is pray that no tsunami will hit the country or earthquakes this year. i'm a chicken, i tell you.

oh, i'm bored so i answered a survey i saw from Jiwwie's blog.

Five Things You May Not Know About My Time in School:
1. i was an honor student in high school for 3 years.
2. was never good in math (er, until now actually...)
3. an english teacher ms. jo introduced me to poetry in her english class. i started to write for her projects and she always had comments that inspired me to write some more like "you're really good, write short stories too."
4. in senior year, my english teacher ms. henley wrote a comment under my essay for her quarterly exam: "you write really well, come apply for the school paper."
5. in senior year i was the 3rd runnr up in extempo speech, literary editor for the school paper, won 1st place for poetry writing and 2nd for editorial writing... and did a whole bunch of extra curricular activities in high school: volleyballball team, girl scout (haha i was girl scout of the year!), prom queen (eep!), student council secretary and student council P.R.O. Internal (different years), the list goes on. high school was FUN.

Five Things You May Not Know About the Job/s I Have (or Had or Don't Have):
1. i wanted to become a doctor when i was in first grade up until senior year high school.
2. my goal is to work with the UN or any humanitarian organization after i graduate.
3. i want to travel and get paid for doing it.
4. i want to live in Manhattan, New York
5. i want to help people.

Five Things You May Not Know About My Online Life:
1. i'm online ALL THE TIME.
2. i first started to web design when i was in 7th grade.
3. i have a Livejournal.
4. i mostly blog hop, chat with friends on YM, or write while i'm online.
5. i have online friends with whom i've been friends with for 4 years now but still haven't met them in person.

Five Things You May Not Know About Where I Live:
1. i live in a huge lot with three different houses. one is where my grandparents live (to look after my sister and i while the rents are away), one is being rented by a family, the middle house is for my sister and i.
2. i love how there are so many plants outside the yard (a very big yard).
3. i live in QC.
4. i can live in this room: there's a tv, the dvd player, the bed, the study table, and a sound system.
5. i don't know my neighbors or anyone from the village.

Five Things You May Not Know About My Home Life:
1. my sister and live by ourselves with the help of a household help. my grandparents check on us too. but that's only until february when my parents come home.
2. when the phone rings, i usually ignore it. hehe.
3. i watch tv most of the time.
4. once i'm home, i get lazy to get out. but when i really feel like going out, i'm out in a flash.
5. home is more alive with my parents around. my dad and his corny jokes... my mom and her delicious cooking/baking.

Five Things You May Not Know that I Desperately Want:
1. a lap top!
2. a high megapixeled digital camera
3. a 20 MB ipod!
4. a Honda Jazz
5. one day of shopping with lots of moolah!

Five Embarrassing Fannish Admissions I Have That You May Not Know:
1. i used to like boy bands (wehehe)
2. i used to have a huge crush on Nyoy Volante after shaking hands with him on my birthday (18th).
3. i used to buy magazines on pop stars just to get information on my celebrity crushes.
4. i used to drool over Leonardo di Caprio.
5. used to have a huge crush on Rich from Five. bleh. :P

Five Things You May Not Know About What I Do in a Typical Day:
1. i go online.
2. i watch tv. i only watch cable tv because i'm more into Amazing Race, Alias, CSI, and other favorite shows on cable.
3. i always sleep in my pajamas and a worn-out baggy shirt.
4. i don't wear glasses even if i should wear them ALL THE TIME.
5. i'm on YM all the time.

oops. a very long entry. that's what happens when you're bored and you feel like writing. actually, i have so much to write about but this will be all for now.