Day 26: (Wed) Grateful for a delicious lunch! As much as possible, I try not to eat out for lunch (I am kuripot this way) so I can splurge on other stuff. haha But last night, I didn't have the chance to cook our baon so I have no choice but to buy food today. Conveniently, this truck parks right in front of our office. 20 steps out the door and my lunch is served. :)
Day 27: (Thurs) Every time I go to a doctor, I feel like I am robbed! Dropping money for advice like "Don't use your right hand for a week" or "Yes, it is overused" drives me so mad because I already know those things and I want to hear something else that can help me relieve the pain! Ugh.
Photo from sanfranciscodays.com
Anyway, the doc's office was located in the Noe Valley neighborhood so I got to roam around by myself. I know now that I am an introvert; something that I didn't want to label myself until I knew for sure but I as I've observed these past couple of years, it is unquestionable. haha So I really do value my alone times like this one: walking around and thinking to myself. I was strolling for almost an hour and it was nice to get to know the city where I live even more. There are just so many things too see! I can't believe we've been here for almost two years now. Oh, how times passes you by so fast; even faster than Joey Tribbiani's relationships, if you would call it that. haha
Are you an introvert too? Check out this article from Buzzfeed. It may not be applicable to everybody but it pretty much sums up what goes through our heads when placed in situations stated:
1. You find small talk incredibly cumbersome. I thought it was just me!!!
2. You go to parties - but not to meet people. I wont even go if I don't know anyone.
3. You often feel alone in a crowd. Yes!
4. Networking makes you feel like a phony. Yes! Yes! Yes! So when I heard the saying "It's not what you know but who you know," I thought, patay na ako. haha
5. You've been called "too intense." I haven't been told this. Or maybe just not to my face yet.
6. You're easily distracted. Not really.
7. Downtime doesn't feel unproductive to you. Downtime all weekend long!
8. Giving a talk in front of 500 people is less stressful than having to mingle with those people afterwards. Those 500 people don't have faces in my mind. haha
9. When you get on the subway, you sit at the end of the bench -– not in the middle. Di naman. Kahit san uupo ako.
10. You start to shut down after you’ve been active for too long. Yes! After a weekend event, you would not hear from me for the entire following week.
11. You're in a relationship with an extrovert. Emil...yes? Yes.
12. You'd rather be an expert at one thing than try to do everything. Parang kabaligtaran to ng pinost ko sa FB about "mutipotentialite".
13. You actively avoid any shows that might involve audience participation. Yes ulit!
14. You screen all your calls -- even from friends. Hahaha this one is sooooo me! Sorry friends! I hate the sound of a ringing phone so my phone is always on silent. I will let it ring in silence and call you back. haha
15. You notice details that others don't.
16. You have a constantly running inner monologue. Sisa lang?
17. You have low blood pressure.
18. You’ve been called an “old soul” -– since your 20s.
19. You don't feel "high" from your surroundings
20. You look at the big picture.
21. You’ve been told to “come out of your shell.”
22. You’re a writer. I wont call myself that but hands down, I will rather write than talk.
23. You alternate between phases of work and solitude, and periods of social activity.
... and yes, I am now using my left hand since last night to do almost everything. Ang hirap pala!
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