this journal writing is good for my mental health

Small celebratory lunch to celebrate papa's 61st Birthday

 Two days have passed since Valentine's Day and I felt contented. I woke up hearing my dad's voice along with both my sisters. With the timezone and the distance, its kinda sorta hard to catch us altogether at once. We prayed the Holy Rosary for mama up in heaven. Normally, papa would pay her a visit but since the pandemic is on its nth wave- its best to just stay home and pray. 

Work has been hectic as per usual. Most days I just feel like pulling my hair out doing things and running from one site to the other. But it does make the day flow by quick. And as a way of treating ourselves we ordered the BD1.000 meal promotion in Jollibee as well as ordered ourselves some Dunkin Donuts Karak with my colleague/ housemates. We are trying to enjoy what the winter weather has left for us before the actual cold weather ends.

Got tested for Covid-19 at the Bahrain Medical Laboratory Centre

 

a foggy foggy day

 

Good morning guys! So this is the second time this month fog has bestowed upon the Kingdom of Bahrain. Its actually pretty fun driving in this weather although you gotta do it with caution since there's low visibility so there is that risk. Just thought I'd share this clip and images.

winter bites- Phuket Restaurant and Cafe, Juffair

The weather in Bahrain drops at 13*C in the evening these past couple of days, its the perfect weather to devour on some hearty soup. It is usually this time of the year that I crave food that I grew up eating. I miss mom's cooking the most. I miss the times she'd wake us up at dawn- usually between 0500 to 0600hrs and tell us if we didn't get ourselves outta bed, we wont be able to eat outside as most hawkers in town opened as early as 4am and closed down at noon. It was the only way that would get us to wake up and jump out of bed that early- FOOOOOOOOD!

 Phuket's Restaurant and Cafe

Steamed Rice w/ Chicken- BD3.000

So what better way to warm up our soul in this cold weather than to indulge on some old-school hawker style favourite classic Asian dishes of all time. In some countries we call this dish the Hainanese Chicken. Some may call it Nasi Ayam or (Chicken Rice). Whatever terms they use, it will always be one of my go-to favourite simple dishes. Now the meal in Phuket Restaurant cost BD3.000. The price was mid- range considering the portion size was alright. Now the chicken though it was juicy, could have been sliced equally and looked more presentable. But the soup broth was alright.. didn't taste much of ginger in it. The rice was plain and steamed. And what was lacking the most with this dish was the red chili sauce as well as the sweet soy sauce to dip that chicken to.  Overall I'd rate the meal a 3.5/ 5.I also ordered a cup of tea which was around BD0.150 because it was really cold outside and I needed to end the night with something warm. 

lost

 i am feeling a little lost right now. it's 2021 and it does not look promising. i woke up today trying to gather my energy to get out of bed but it honestly felt like something was holding me back. i just wanted to stay in the warm comfort of my sheets not wanting to deal with the world.

i grabbed my phone- its reported that 4 people are dead after Trump supporters ransacked the Congress. was this the future we were promised? we have dealt with so much bs in 2020, are we still going to be dealing with this over 2021? i am not entirely sure whether i am mentally or physically capable.

they say that there is always light at the end of the tunnel, but what if i don't make it through til the end? its exhausting trying to keep your spirits up when toxic and negative energy is there to always dim the light. hope.. hope is all we can do. hope is all we have to keep pushing through these incredibly tough times. i do pray that we get through. only uncertainty is all we have to greet us. 

won't make it home this christmas

 Out of all my life, I don't think there was a time where we did not celebrate the holidays without our parents but it seems like this year will be quite different. The pandemic is still on-going and even though some may have already adjusted to this new lifestyle-- I don't think traveling home will be the best decision. I was hoping that by this time of the year I would already have a ticket ready but it seems like the virus is still spreading and I am in fear of catching it esp since I have asthma.

On a brighter note, my work family has been one of my main sources of laughter. I have definitely adjusted now and am speaking tagalog fluently. I may have even learned more about the Filipino culture now than when I was living in the Philippines. 

Anyhow, I hope everyones' staying safe. x

slow progress

 Here I am again, back with another blog. LOL!

At this point this blog has just turned into a journal about me trying to attempt to post regularly. Haha!

But at least it is still some slow progress. Better than no progression at all right?

Few minor updates. I have signed up with a company to deliver a meal plan for me for a month. 

2020 did not get any better and so many things have happened. It got worst- tito Boy died from COVID-19. I mean we all knew that the Rona was serious but didn't think we'd know someone who'd actually catch it. Seems crazy to think that it all started in one country and the rest of the world shut down.

But it is now September, and the rest of the world is trying to recover from it. Schools are starting to open. Restaurants are going back to business next week after almost 6 months of being shut down by the government. Thank God our office didn't close. In fact business has been busier than ever and it seems like we are getting back to it but still. 

I decided to love myself more these days. It all started with me getting a plant and then cleansing my aura and now I am eating a little cleaner. I hope that I do get to lose some kgs because your girl is reaching her peak and its no bueno. 

Anyways, I will be ending the post here. Stay safe!