long day

i had such a long day. i'd like to congratulate myself for being awake since 5am this morning. i was literally out and about at that time with my parents. we did a lot of things but most of all i finally got to make the long-awaited visit to the opthalmologist. my suspicion was correct all along, the grade of my eyes went higher especially the left eye. i'm both nearsighted and i have astigmatism. so my migraine attacks are here to stay because i hardly wear my glasses when i'm out of the classroom. the doctor said migraine occurs when the eyes cannot adjust to focusing on the things it sees. but judging from the way i am seeing things these days, the world is a BLUR. so i'm going to be forced to wear my glasses more often now or else i'd still be the girl who'd wave at a stranger enthusiastically only to find out when i'm already much closer that the person who i thought i knew was a stranger afterall! imagine the horror i'd have to go through chanting my endless apologies.

i also went to Books For Less. i was like a little kid in a candy store! there's a Chocolate Kiss Cafe downstairs and a Papemelroti store in the building too. i'd like to hang out there next time. i'll have to learn how to drive first so that i can steal the car because i have no idea how to get to that place by commuting (except if i take a cab but that would cost me a lot). the book i got is called Here On Earth by Alice Hoffman (author of Practical Magic). the book has nothing to do with the movie, by the way. they just have the same titles.

imagine my dismay when i found a copy of White Oleander for just P248!!! i got mine at National Bookstore brand new and it costed about P400 if i remember correctly. they have both versions of the two covers:

i have the cover on the right. too bad i really want the original one. i also hate the way they had to turn it into motion picture although Michelle Pfeiffer and the girl who played Astrid carried their roles really well. i like the book a lot more though (as always).

i just got home. i'm so tired and it's raining. i can just crawl to bed and sleep until tomorrow. sigh

i'll start reading now and maybe, just maybe i can write that econ paper tonight so that i'll have tomorrow night free.