Going to end

I enjoy life. New things with me, and me things was lost also. But at this moment I’m just waiting for some hours to have a new moment of life. It will be year 2009; it is New Year, good bye 2008. Everything that happened will be just a memory, but it is not the end, it will be the gate to a new start. New problems again, and for the coming three month it will be miserable and full of motions. No one can stop it. Let’s just enjoy the last moment of this year, and then let’s face year 2009 with a smile in our face, think positive, don’t be destroyed by the obstacles. Be strong and be happy.

New Year is a new start…

Christmas day

In the Philippines a lot of celebrations are happening. Ad it is know for being colorful and lively. And the longest celebration in this country is Christmas; the birth of the savior is being celebrated. And it is starting when the month is already with –ber. So when it is already September Christmas is already in the air, countdown was started until the eve, with decorations to show the celebration. But it must colorful but it is not what I expect due to the crisis in the whole world it is not that extravagant and fabulous. It is not that happy and lively, but I’m already happy that the people will attend the mass to remember that this day is the birth of the savior of the whole world. But still it was a boring. Not the same as the past. But just enjoy this season and feel the season of giving and sharing not only in this day but also the whole year. And let’s start saving our mother earth now later but now. Every second counts. So we must be concern of our environment and of our society.

I’m not an Emotional Eater

Time again to read magazines, but of course I will find some article very nice. Like this one that really caught my attention.

Are you an Emotional Eater??

The following factors have been associated with emotional eating:

1. Low self-esteem. This has been noted as the single most significant factors that predicts the occurrence of emotional eating individuals with low esteem are more likely to grab an ice cream bar in times of stress, than a person with healthier sense of self.
2. Lack of “basic need satisfaction”. A person who lacks the support of family and friends may have a lower sale esteem compared to a person with a good pool of family and friends to run to. The need to be loved and to belong play an important role in building self esteem. When these basic needs are not met, the person fails to handle stress and the risk for emotional eating increase.
3. Obesity and weight problems. According to the Psychosomatic Theory of Obesity individuals with weight problems are more likely to “eat excessively in response to negative emotional states” than persons with normal weights.
4. Stress. Eating behavior researchers theorize that all organisms increase food intake in response to stress. When we start perceiving a situation as stressful, we tend to eat more. The empty ship bags and soda bottles left on dorm room tables after a night of cramming for a exam are clear examples.

If you’re familiar with the following scenarios, you may be feeding your I’m not an emotional hunger.

1. Negative Emotions. You have emptied two bags of potato chips and are halfway through your third. Your boyfriend must have started everything when he callrd you “chubby” yesterday. It was kind of sweet, but for some reason you just felt a bit self conscious afterwards,
2. Instant Gratification. Exam week is fast approaching, and bills are months overdue. You need a fast fix. The ice cream stand is just an MRT ride away. Who cares about long lines at the train station? You want that Super Double Dutch Cookie Dough Ice Cream. Now and fast.
3. Comfort foods. A study has shown that ice cream is the first on most people’s comfort food list. Women also tends to reach for cookies and chocolates when stress levels are high, while men would readily grab a pizza or steak.
4. Recurrent Eating. You just can’t stop. You are on your third chunky cookie. As you reach the fourth cookie you eye the unopened bag of potato chips in the corner. You should have opted for sour cream instead of barbeque.

So how do we deal with emotional eating?

1. Take time for self reflection. What are the conditions that seem trigger states of emotional eating? What emotions are associated with these? Are these any feeling of guilt associated with excessive eating? Do you restrain yourself from eating what you want and eventually binge?
2. Keep a food and feeling diary. Write alongside the entry the most predominant emotion associated with each food intake.
3. Make it healthy. Instead of eating a slice of pizza, taking a hefty serving of vegetable salad will be a better and healthier option.
4. Divide and share. You may not totally eliminate the craving for potato chips and pizza but dividing the contents of your favorite chips into small portions and sharing that large slice of pizza with a friend may help you avoid those extra calories.
5. Find another way to cope with stress. Instead of eating try calling a friend, reading book, watching a movie, or listening to music. Exercise is also a very good for stress relief-whether it’s simply running or biking, or something more elaborate like going to the gym, playing badminton, engaging in martial arts, dancing, etc.

Perhaps the best way to stop emotional eating is to identify the underlying emotional problems that are causing you to overeat. Through individual or group counseling, meditation, or relaxation exercises, you can learn what is causing you to overeat and eventually, find healthier and more effective ways to cope.

Source: Lacuesta, Vanessa Y. MD, Are You an Emotional Eater?, Health Care November-December 2008: Vol. 6 Issue 6. pp. 23-24

Now, emotions are starting to gather inside me. But I learned to keep it. Just keep it and express it in other ways (like what I stated). But keeping it is not good; we must express it, though it might hurt the people around us, especially the one that we treasure and loved. They will be affected, and they will say what is happening, and say “I’m just concern to you.” Enjoy this season. But the words that I can say is: Truth is just a collection of mendacity.

happy or sad?? you're not an alien to me..

Victims Of Love - Good Charlotte Music Code

December, this is the season when people are starting to give and share. They decorate their houses of different stuffs to celebrate this very significant event, Christmas, when the savior was born. But the date it is being celebrated is a doubtful one. Everyone must be happy with this. We have our periodic exam (the first for the third grading), it was held last December 16-17 2008. Then last December 18, 2008 is the first entrance exam for the freshmen batch 2009-2010. the last day of our school for this year, December 19, 2008, it serves as the day of our Christmas party (last for this school, last for the high school life) then the day of crying moment for a classmate and a friend, for the reason that to sustain the balance of the earth we need to take different path. And it may be going to other place, such as going to other country and stay there.

We will miss you, everyone that you make happy, sad, angry and etc. you will be always in our memories. Christmas party, this is great. First and last, that the whole batch will just have one sources of food, the whole batch. It was so fabulous, the morning program for the whole school Christmas party, then the afternoon is for the batch, and then after the batch we had our exchange gift for our section, then the moment of truth. Message giving to Jape (Jasper John Z. Vergara) for his last appearance in the school. Then after that overnight, it was so good, we enjoy the time that we are still together. Enjoy every remaining time. We watch movies, eat (of course, it is always present), then midnight and morning we went to the sea shore, to feel the nature, but the weather is not good this morning unlike the early time (midnight). Even do it is cold there we stayed there to laugh and fell the moment of presence. The after the beach moment, we returned top their house, there we started to sleep, but you can not sleep straight because some of us are insomniacs (vampire for this day or night). Some of us started sleeping when we returned, then until dawn we are sleeping. Before I left the house I’m sleeping. It was so great. Our Maminezz enjoy the moments to, but she returned home also after we arrive from the beach.

I’m trying to make a failure

I did not learn how to breathe, but I know how to breathe. I did not learn how think, but I know how to think. I did not learn how to smile and frown, but I know how to smile and frown. I did not learn how to cry, but I know how to cry. These things are sop mysterious. But still, I did not learn how to fly, so I cannot fly. Things are so wonderful and pathetic, and I’m not interested to elaborate it, and I think you are not interested also. Today is my mall day. We went to the mall to buy my necessary needs. May be it is not really necessary, because I can categorize it as extra things. But I’m happy to buy the things that I like, even do it is material. But that is life, life being satisfies by things that are not proper. How funny to stay in this world? No one can answer my question, but it is just okay, because in this world not all questions have a following answer. So funny, I did not learn how to make everyone happy, but somehow I can make them happy. Did I or I do not? What? That is life. Ruled by questions those are can not be answered. I did it again. I use again the machine of Bandai, the machine that you need to put a token, and surprise anything will just fall and you will be surprised of what you received. Better luck next time. Tiring but an unsatisfying day was my day, so better luck next time also, like a machine I used to play.

happy happy happy fiesta..

Happy fiesta to the town of Naic, It was a great adventure. I did not expect it to be like that, just say that I enjoy it, and the topic is already close. Today is Monday, it was a nice start but we do not have classes for three subjects and the other one is just a review for our long test tomorrow. It was my first to go it the fiesta of Naic with my classmates or batch mates and friends. I’m happy with it. First we went to Algerson’s house then to Jervie’s house. I’m not hungry anymore because I ate a lot of foods in their house (both houses). But it is already late, my mother just pick me in Petron (Naic Branch). They are from Manila if I’m not wrong. But I need to do my home works and still review for the long test tomorrow. This day we practice our presentation in the speech class, then we talk also about the coming Christmas party, then we already have our draw lots for the exchange gift, then I pick again the same person that I pick last year (what the heck). So I will just give the same thing, and it is also in his wish list. Excited for the coming events next week it will be our periodic exam (for the third grading, first test), the party, and the coming events. It will be a fun so just sit back and relax, and wait until that time come.

cold trip

Nice day... Today is my scheduled examination in one of the university in this country; it is the University of Santo Tomas, UST (The Catholic University of the Philippines). My schedule is DATE: 12/07/08 TIME: 01:00 PM-5:00PM ROOM NO.: 212 LOCATION: ST. RAYMUND’S BUILDING. It was so simple. The exam is not that hard and not that easy. So it is just a funny thing. I wish I will pass the exam...

There’s another event in the country, the fight of “PACMAN”, he just won the fight, so lucky, he is rich again... good for him, but I do not know to this country, it won’t really help. He is the only one that is improving, improving his life.

Tired and I want to sleep...