whine, whine, whine

it's hot out. it's cold in here. i have fever, my frap is melting.

so instead of going home right away since i first felt this weird temperature disparity, i chose to stay. when i badly needed sleep. and with no ready cash. but a few weeks ago, i decided to go home in the midst of a really freaking hot summer afternoon (it was after one pm, go figure) having the same symptoms and i wasn't happy at all. so i decided to try the other way for now, and waited for the free ride home. (because luckily, today, i get a free ride home.).

i should have just stayed home and not spent as much money. too late for that. and to think the initial reason i took a sick day (originally a half-day, but circs have a way of going awry) is no longer itching to make its presence known. it lends credence to the popular school of thought that illness is largely psychological. just when the theory that the little buggers were living the high life in my epidermis has been dashed, once and for all, it's like i'm reborn. but i could have done without the flames from fawkes, thank you.

ok, i've spent two hours sitting like a good lamb in this sofa chair, no complaints. no highlights, either. just some good 'zine fodder and fern's latest teddy chapter. i have at least an hour left to go before i'm saved. ohhhhhh brother.

meme

picked up from wildmagelet. at first i couldn't figure it out, haha. especially since i found myself having a lot of answers in common with hers.

1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
- also creek
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
- a cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
- also lunch box, if it's an actual box. if it's a plastic container, it's tupperware. hehehe.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
- we also call it frying pan here
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
- mostly we call it sofa, but couch is also becoming more common
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
- haha i don't know, in filipino we call it alulod
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
- if it's at the front, it's a porch. at the back, it's a terrace. hanging, it's a balcony.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
- softdrink, or more commonly, by their proper brand. coke or pepsi.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
- pancakes/hotcakes
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
- submarine? i actually thought Subway subs. or just plain sandwich. but if it's hotdog, it's called hotdog sandwich. heheh.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
- swim trunks... but on second thought, guys here don't wear trunks unless they're competing in a swim meet. so maybe shorts.
12. Shoes worn for sports.
- rubber shoes
13. Putting a room in order.
- cleaning
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
- firefly
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
- whuh? i don't know this one
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down.
- seesaw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
- if in a restaurant, with a fork and knife. if at home, straight from the box to my mouth. or on a plate, sometimes.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
- garage sale
19. What's the evening meal?
- supper, but here it's mostly called dinner.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
- basement. but we don't have furnaces.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
- i know we also call it something other than fountain, but i don't remember.
I Am: a filipino currently living in the philippines, and we learned english the way most americans speak it on tv.