Honey, I Blew Up the Kid!

One double deck bed for two adults? That will work fine. One of them at the top deck while the other will be at the bottom deck. But with one fan that makes the top deck a storage? One bottom deck won't be good enough.

I can't remember when did my brother and I had a separate room but I remember trying to have one but to no avail, we always ended up sharing the bottom deck. There was this instance when I was supposed to have one room at the second floor but the plan failed since that will still be used by the new occupant. Second was when I used the last room at the second floor to hide for hours when I was in high school but after a few months, somebody will rent the room. There was also a time when I occupied the middle room at the second floor that I put wall designs using letters for me but I got kicked out of that room, too. I always ended up being with my brother in one room. I can't even remember since when did we start sharing this bed. Don't get me wrong coz I don't have any big issues or real complain about it... until now.

Our sleeping arrangements are usually on a "shifting schedule". Since he was in college and I work during the night, I sleep here during the morning while he occupies it during the night. But since he got a job with no fixed schedule, we're bull fighting as to who sleeps first or to cram ourselves in the bed -- his feet close to my face (!!!) and vice versa. Just like now that I'm on 8pm-5am schedule while he's at 11pm-8am schedule. Sleeping schedule overlapping! What happens now to the shifting schedule? Pfft.

We really never had this issue before. There were even instances that not only the two of us can sleep in that bed. But of course, we grew up and we're still growing! My brother is even taller than me now that sometimes they asks us on who's older. Lol.

Ending? While we can't, or probably won't, have our own rooms yet, I'll try to sleep with my body as straight as possible and I'm hoping not to wake up with my brother kicking me in the face.

Magkabilang Mundo

"Dito ay umaga at dyan ay gabi

Ang oras natin ay magkasalungat

Ang aking hapunan ay

Iyong umagahan

Ngunit kahit na anong mangyari

Balang araw ay makakapiling ka"

When I first heard this song, without knowing this is that "famous" song, my line of thought was: "Pang call center ang love life ni koya." Hahaha.

As most of us know, call center companies and employees do have a different time zone. Since a lot of these companies caters US of A, there's the usual 12-hour difference that makes our daytime the sleeping hours of a normal person that you sometimes notice you're dead tired on your way to work while someone is fresh from shower and on their way to work.

Since I've been working for this industry for more than 5 years already with a fixed schedule between 9pm-10am, I got used to it. But there were times that I feel like that my love life's theme song would be "Magkabilang Mundo". My boyfriend and I see each other almost every weekends to make up for the rest of the week that we don't see each other. We're not oceans away but we're far enough to waste P200 two-way transportation just to see each other if we want it to be a daily thing. I felt this theme song when he was still a student and of course, he goes to school during the day while I'm asleep and he sleeps when I'm at work. We were able to work just fine back then. He graduated last year and for months, we were able to live the "normal life" since we can talk whenever. But for the past few days? "Magkabilang Mundo" theme song is on repeat!

Since Rai started working, he's on a 2pm-10pm schedule while when I transferred to Canada LOB, I'm on 8pm-5am at work. The slave that I am don't go out at 5am but between 8am-9am. I knoooow. I don't have a life during the weekdays! I'm a slave for work that I don't want to be the opener/first shift coz I can't leave my agents and my last agent is until 9am! But because my love life is in jeopardy (jeopardy talaga?? Haha), I'm trying my best to go out at 7am (that's the earliest I can based on historical data) so that he'll be up by then. If I go home at 9am, there's no chance for us to really talk and share stories anymore but to just update each other as to where are we.

So far we're doing good but next week, I might just sing the song for me to past the time. Why? He'll be at 6am-3pm schedule while my time remains the same. Even if I go honda (on-the-dot) and go home by 5am, he's already on his way to work. I can't wait for him until he reach home coz I need to sleep, too! Ohhh.... Sacrifices, adjustments, etc. Things you need to do to make a relationship work.

Sometimes I wonder.. Probably it'll be easier if I'm single. But I don't wander that much. I won't trade this small of a problem with our relationship.

Disclaimer.

As early as now, I'll be honest with you. I'm no writer and I'm more of a reader. Reading interests me that I try reading different kind of books though I have my own favorites depending on my mood. I love watching movies though there are instances that I have a short span of watching that I probably got from watching series that only need 30 minutes of your time. So, why blog?

I've always wanted to blog. I feel like by blogging, I am able to hone my vocabulary (what??) or simply practice my English. I'm more comfortable speaking my first language, Tagalog, but I feel like I tend to be mushy or corny when I blog using that language. I downloaded journal applications to satisfy my blog craving but to no avail, I stopped. I observed that I only write when I have no one to share it to like when most of the people that I talk to are busy just like during the past yuletide season. Once we're back to regular programming, regular work week, I'm back to not writing on my journal application. So I'll probably try blogging here and see if it'll make a difference.

I also remember one of my friends, Mina, telling me she'll block me coz I'm so demanding for asking her to update her blog. Also, yesterday, Patty noticed that I mentioned they, together with Lhouie and Mina, don't update their blogs that much. So probably I'll understand them better if I'll keep this blog. Haha. Now I'm having second thoughts because they might bully me. Lol

Oh! Last disclaimer: I'm blogging using my Blackberry qwerty pad and it'll be hard to mind the blog template and such. So just bare with it. I might probably waste my time one of these days personalizing it but for now? Never mind. No design and visuals for now.

There. Let's start bursting my thought bubble!