Gleniz da MenaceIt’s already September (ambilis) and I am revisiting my 2023 Game Plan today. June pa lang naiisip ko na ‘tong gawin pero may work ako so wala talaga ko masyadong time magmuni-muni. Basta yung past few months I am always preoccupied with something at nag-procrastinate ako to do my mid-year review. I feel like ngayon, ito na yung tamang moment.
Ang theme ko this year ay:
I was doing my very late mid-year review a while ago (yet to be published) at after kong matuwa sa mga na-accomplish kong goals, na-stress ako after. Dun kasi sa 13 goals na sinet ko in the beginning of the year, dalwa lang yung fail, tapos isa na lang yung natitirang work in progress. So parang sa isip ko, isa na lang? Meron pang 4 months na natitira this year. Ano pang dapat kong gawin?
Pinapanood ko yung vlog ni Heart at Chiz tapos may nabanggit dun na, “Breaking up with a true friend would certainly hurt.” Nag-standout sakin yung words na “true friend”.
Recently I had a falling out with a friend of 20+ years and ngayon, I really feel and know that I’m better off. Initially I was hurt pero ang bilis kong naka-move on. At yung rason siguro ay dahil I recently discovered na hindi na pala sya nagfi-fit dun sa description of a “true friend”. Kaya siguro ang dali nyang bitawan.
Let’s take a break from writing about our recent trip at mag-recalibrate. Since natapos na nga yung contract ko sa previous work ko, I’m currently on a break. It’s been 2 weeks since our trip at ang ginagawa ko lang ay:
Banff, AB • August 4
Kahapon pa lang excited na ko because today is Lake Louise day. Before this whole trip, nanood ako ng isang vlog about Banff at super ni-hype nya yung Lake Louise. Most favorite lake nya raw yun. Nung tinanong ko si Kenneth kung pupunta kami dun, oo raw, so na-excite ako.
Banff, AB • August 2
Nung papunta pa lang kaming Calgary, nagaabang na kong makakita ng rocky mountains. Kaso nakarating na kami sa Airbnb namin, wala pa rin. Eh yun pala, yung papuntang Banff ka makakakita nung malalaking bundok talaga. Di ko naman kasi alam haha. So ngayon, excited ako. Thizizit!
Calgary, AB • August 1
We’re back to Downtown. Dito lang kami buong day except sa aming last stop (another mall 😂). We have two main events. Visit Calgary Tower and the most beautiful library I’ve ever seen in my life. Hayy. What a dream 🤍
📍 Calgary Tower
Drumheller, AB • July 31
Hindi nakakapagod pero sobrang init ng araw na ‘to. But worth it! Ang ganda ng mga nakita namin. Day 3 is Drumheller day. Ang sabi sa research ko about this place ay:
This region is known as the Canadian Badlands. It is home to the largest deposits of dinosaur bones in the world
But first, breakfast.
Calgary, AB • July 30
Day 2 at Calgary! This was supposed to be a chill/rest day dahil sa haba ng byahe kahapon. Ako lang talaga yung may ganap. Nung nalaman ng parents ni Kenneth na pa-Downtown ako to meet someone that I met here in the blogosphere, Jolens, gusto na rin nila sumama haha. Ihahatid lang daw nila ko then magiikot na sila sa Downtown.
Ang dami kong blog posts na hindi natutuloy kasi hindi ko sya matapos ng isang upuan, so naiipon at naiipon lang sila sa drafts kasi nawala na yung enthusiasm ko to finish writing them. Pero eto pipilitin kong ituloy kahit antok na ko. Naka 3 hours lang ako ng tulog kagabi huhu.
Last day ko sa work kahapon and it was bittersweet. But it was more sweet than bitter. Bitter kasi wala na ulit akong regular income. Pero sweet kasi miss ko nang magkaron ng more time to do stuff, like writing here. Looking forward akong magbakasyon at ipahinga ang likod, braso, at kamay ko. Eto naman talaga yung dream ko as of now: work ng ilang months, pahinga ng ilang months. Kasi sobrang nakakabitin ang weekend after a 5-day work week. Pahinga muna tayo ngayon.
Gleniz da Menace