My off ended last Sunday. I woke up to my mom's voice asking me where I've placed my Pizza Hut Palm card. I pointed her to the direction of a topsy-turvy cabinet filled with hair accessories, beauty products and whathaveyou. I stayed in bed until the delivery guy arrived with the Supreme Family Pan Pizza, Pepsi Max and our free Pepperoni and Cheese Pizza. I ate two slices. So greedy that I completely forgot my diet. Screw diets. =) That wasn't the end of the gluttony. At work, Ren gleefully waved our cash prize (for the decorate-your-bay-contest) and asked the agents present about what we will spend it for. Erika screamed for pizza. Oooohh...Yellow Cab popped up in my mind. Ren made a call to Yellow Cab in PeopleSupport. After a few minutes, we had pizza in the pantry. I went on break and proceeded with some teammates to devour our share. I sprinkled chili pepper powder onto two slices and chewed on until they were all gone. My mouth felt hot and my lips turned red with all the powder I consumed. I doused the burning sensation with cold water. By lunch, I bought a big bottle of C2 Apple in 7 11 and stayed with friends outside McDonald's. After about an hour, I was clutching my stomach in pain. I thought it was my period torturing me this early or I just needed to go to the washroom and flush out toxins. And flush out toxins I did not after I panicked while in a call because I felt that I needed to rush to the toilet ASAP. After the painful episode, I asked the guard on duty for medicine. There was nothing for hyperacidity so I asked for Diatabs. My tummy still ached a bit on the way to Cavite. It subsided when I got home around 8 in the morning. Everything went fine and dandy the rest of the day. I slept for a few hours and woke up at 2pm for this HR volunteer thing. I ate a little rice and beef tapa. Yummy. I left the house at past 4pm and things went on smoothly. I got down at Libertad to wait for a bus bound for Ayala. That was when my tummy acted up. By the time I was sitting in the bus, my body was wracked with pain. I felt like going to the washroom at that very minute. I almost died inside the bus while stuck in traffic. I made it to the office on time and rushed to the washroom. I felt weak and dizzy after. I went to the clinic but there was no doctor. A nurse was on duty and she asked me to go back after two hours. Perfect. I was in pain that I wanted to lie down in the middle of the pantry. I spoke to the program manager and I was allowed to go home as long as the nurse provides a notice. I went back to the clinic with a teammate, Mavic. The nurse told me that I can go home and she will just email the notice to my supervisor. It took me a few minutes to wait for a bus bound for Quiapo.

The sight of UST, our old apartment and Dapitan Street made my heart skip a bit inspite of the pain. Funny how I didn't feel scared of standing in Quiapo to wait for a jeepney. Working at night and having to travel at ungodly hours made me braver. =) I rode the San Agustin and got home at 10pm. I spent the night with my brothers in the living room and retired to my bedroom at 1am. I woke up at 5am to eat breakfast and take a bath. I decided to go to the De La Salle University Medical Center for a checkup. I know that I can't endure the pain and the hassle of feeling like going to the washroom everytime. I begged Gem to wait for me so I'll have somebody to travel with. Who cares if it was just 10-15 minutes away from my house. I brought a book, The Hobbit with me so I'll have something to read while waiting endlessly. I got to the hospital at 8 in the morning and waited for more than 30 minutes to get a Maxicare referral. The secretary told me to go to Dr. Santi's clinic. I walked around looking for the room and found it near the Building 2. The secretary told me to wait until 11am. Bummer. I went to the benches in the hall and started reading my book. Time seemed to drag on slowly and I ended up listening to other people's conversations. A few minutes before 11, Gem arrived and I asked him to accompany me to the canteen before he goes to his next class. He waited for me to order a bottle of Gatorade and a pack of Skyflakes. I felt dizzy with hunger but I couldn't eat a full meal because I didn't want to go to the washroom. He left after five minutes and I sat alone sipping my Gatorade. At 11am, I went to the clinic and was informed by the nurse that I was next. I felt so happy knowing that I can go home by 12pm. After a few minutes, the secretary called my name and I spoke to the doctor. He asked me for the symptoms then he asked me to lie down. He pressed on my tummy, my abdomen and asked me if I felt any pain. He then advised me to stop eating spicy food, drinking iced tea, coffee or any acidic beverages because I have acute gastritis. Yipee! Five years ago, I suffered from gastroenteritis. Now, it's gastritis. So it's bye-bye to my java chip frappe, C2 and chili. Sniff, sniff.

May sakit na nga pero todo picture pa rin. =P

Pizza without the chili pepper powder. How tragic. Augy gets to eat all the hot wings from now on.

I went to Mercury Drug after because the DLSU pharmacy didn't have my medicine. I bought a tube of lipgloss and two packs of e-aji for my brothers before going home. I hate walking around in the sweltering heat. I can't wait for May to come because the rains usually start by then. It's going to be my 26th birthday too. Golly. I'm getting old. Old and a little hopeless. Naah! I'll get to where I want to be. My dad still talks to me about taking up Law. I dunno. I just want to be rich. Haha!