To a healthier living

I've been really trying to lessen my tummy fat these past few days. I started last Monday with crunches, push-ups, and a little weightlifting. I don't have the luxury of time to hit the gym so I consider myself lucky for having dumbbells here at home. They're only 8 lbs so I do not expect major muscle improvement in my arms. 

I focused mainly on the crunches since I can already feel that it's really getting bigger since my friends also tell me the same thing. With a bulging tummy, I can no longer where tucked shirts so I became more determined. Haha! What a silly reason! 

I also lessened my rice intake. At first it was really hard since I normally eat around 3-4 cups of rice in a single meal. Now I can proudly say that I already stopped ordering extra rice. When at home, I normally have more rice than when I'm outside so I also lessened that.  

I know that doing this will be more difficult now than in any other time of the year because it's the happiest season of the year. This is the time when people say it's okay to eat a lot then write "Go on a diet." in their New Year's Resolution. This is the time when the wind gets cold so you'd rather sleep then exercise. This is also the time when food bazaars are like mushrooms popping out of nowhere. And being a foodie that I am, it's going to be tough. REALLY TOUGH.

And since Christmas is also the time when Puto Bungbong (sticky purple rice cake topped with butter, coconut flakes and brown sugar), Bibingka (puto-like with salted egg, cheese and coconut flakes), and Castañas are often sold in the streets and outside the church, I will be blogging about them in the upcoming posts.

Early sunset

I feel like crying now more than ever. It's just that now is really not the time to feel down and doubt myself. This is hard...

I wanna have your babies

If I head to the mall now, I'm afraid that I might just splurge because of the stress level I have. To tell you honestly, I save a lot and spend a lot as well. I strongly believe that money is something that has to be exchanged for goods when the need arises or an opportunity knocks. I also believe that money solves a lot of problems. Right now you might think that I am a money-whore, but really, I am just being realistic.

This feeling is not entirely foreign for me because whenever I am depressed or stressed, I eat a lot, I play sports, I cry over random Korean Series (this deserves a separate post), and most of all, I SPEND A LOT. By a lot I don't normally mean a 5-digit total of what I spent. I'm not rich at all. Maybe when I actually have a job and it pays well, I might actually try it just for the feel and the thrill. 

Me writing this is my way of preventing myself from my impending bankruptcy. I find it quite amusing that I found a way to stop my bad habit. NOT. Now I will list the things I have/want/need/really want to buy right now.

• Taupe pants
• Satchel
• Aztec-ish printed sweaters, shirts, cardigans, and socks. Yes. Socks
• More pants.
• Boots
• Loafers
• Rucksack (Althought this is not really my style, I feel like it's a must for a young man like me.)

I actually believe that possession of these things right now will make me happy. REALLY HAPPY for that matter. Over the past few weeks, I have been stressing about 2 things, wait, make that 3. 

ONE: CoE 115. I failed this subject last semester so I am taking it again this semester. So instead of having 11 units, I have 15 units in total for this semester. The microcontroller we will be using is an entirely different one so we will probably need a lot of divine providence. I'm screwed.

TWO: ECE 198 aka Thesis aka Social Life Diet Pill. I have been working hard on my thesis in terms of research and stuff but I think the effort I exerted did not pay off as much as I thought I would have. I am having a hard time finding data online for...STOP. I will not spoil this entry by writing about thesis. I just hope my efforts will pay off better.

THREE: Engineering Week. This week screams fun and games, but really, it's hardwork, sleepless nights, stress, and of course, satisfaction and overflowing org spirit.

Just last week, I invited my cousins for my way overdue treat. I bought them Cocoa with Rocksalt and Cheese in the Happy Lemon branch in Eastwood since it's very near our place. This is my way of destressing a little. The mere company of my cousins never fails to lift up my spirit.

PS: The title has no meaning at all. The song just got stuck in my head for days now.

I am not getting better at this at all. Oh well, there's no harm in trying. :)

Seven for Twenty Eleven

Because the face dance is so new again and these days have been all about joining the bandwagon...

Seems like it

I have been thinking of starting a real blog for weeks now but I never found the time. Well, time is a minor factor really because what really hindered me were these two things: Blogspot vs Wordpress, and a username/url to go with it. I won't dwell on this since I already consumed much time thinking about them. I'll just head to what I really want to blog right now.

I can't remember the last time I created something in Photoshop or any digital art for that matter. I miss the thrill of choosing the palette and which genre to focus on. I miss the excitement I get when I post it online. I miss the time when I dread the criticisms people will give. I miss doing art.

What's above is the logo I use. I joined the bandwagon a few years back when logos and watermarks make you cool. I think they are still cool though, except for the times you choose to use your big fat logo as a watermark and place it at the center of your work. It just destroys the whole thing. I get the point that it's just a prevention for plagiarism. It's not like people don't have the capability of still taking the whole thing out of your work. If it's still not obvious, the logo is just a combination of my initials, ELS. It sucks, right? Haha! I cannot think of any other logos that time. If I were to make another logo right now, I'd like to challenge myself creating something that resembles an animal. A tiger maybe? Or a dragon. I don't know.

I guess that's not half bad for an initial post.