over the past weeks..

1) 'kulit' died. - kulit is...was one of our cats in bulacan. thin, white with marks of orange splattered across its head, small actually for a cat. not as smart as its predecessor though but smart nonetheless. graceful, cunning, sharp. i liked that cat. admired it even. t'was very observant. there were moments when i would reprimand it and it would seem that it understood the cause of my wrath. it would look at me as if listening, would reply with a soft meow, then it would return to licking its paws or its stomach. for a cat, it showed me the importance of looking people in the eye, the grace that comes when replying calmly in heated situations, and the realization that when sh*t happens..well, face it then let go. don't get hung up on it, the frustrations, i mean. will i miss that cat? yep, probably will. it was a smart cat. i like smart pets.
anyway, kulit died 2 days ago. it was ravaged by our dogs. probably slipped while walking on the wall. with the heavy rains and the wall covered with moss, it probably thought it was familiar with the wall. just a theory. actually don't know how it died. my mom just came home and found it dead. it was beside one of the dogs. dog was guarding it like it was its food.

2) disappointed one of my internal clients - yep. let's not talk about that cuz am trying to work on it as off press time.

3) wreck diving - was my first time to go diving. how was it? on the first dive, before we went underwater, my teeth started to chatter. 5 feet under, i forgot what one does to equalize. i tried 2 out of the 3 methods. did not work. i forgot the 3rd technique. i was signalling my companion that we go above water so i could ask the 3rd technique. she misunderstood me and we ended descending. my ears began to throb. half expected my eardrums to explode. was already wondering what it felt like to live half deaf. further down, i remembered how the 3rd method was done. but my ears were already aching then. circling the 'el capitan', the sunken ship, my left leg started to experience cramps. had to stop kicking. my mind wandered on the time we went snorkling in puerto galera and one of my legs had cramps. had to kick my way back to the boat using one leg. when we were nearing our ascent, my tummy started to ache. realized i can't pee with a wetsuit on. sheesshh..the way my mind works. halfway the ascent, my right leg started acting up. at this point, i told the instructor, there's something wrong with my right leg. underwater, he massaged my leg. y'know the heluva pain one has to go through to get rid of leg cramps?? i had to bite my regulator. refused to scream underwater.
anyways, when we surfaced, we were asked if we had a great time? i just answered 'yeah' lest i be considered a partypooper. would i continue diving? yeah, i guess. it's something new. i guess....
will post pictures next round.