diversion

the best way to cure a pain is to endure another. as margaret atwood would have it, anesthesia is just creating another pain. last night my classmate and i got to the topic of migraine and how she herself dislikes the feeling. last night was no different. so, to distract her from her migraine, she decided to have some iced drink. when she took a sip, she thanked the brain-freeze effect she got because that dispelled the migraine she was having.

so, why this topic? because, i exactly tried this formula out last weekend. i have separation anxieties but they only manifest their effects for two special men in my life, the one is my special someone =) and the other is my 4-year old nephew. i went home last weekend right after lab rel exams and when i was leaving for the city yesterday, of course, i could not help but be sad because my nephew has this habit of bawling when he would see someone leave. somehow, my separation anxieties with my special someone was somehow eclipsed by that of my nephew's, albeit temporarily.

well, my boyfriend asked for a month's extension with his CO's approval. but there is no go-signal yet from HQ. however, i have become used to the notion that he wouldd be away. after all, that is the nature of their job. the thing is, it especially hard for me considering that i would be the one left here. and now, tables are turned as in the case of me and my adorable nephew. i would be the one wailing and bewailing the world. but well, i am so over and done with that.

it is about time to think about when i could get to take a break and go to manila. trying to go there this sembreak is quite tricky. i mean, i have exams before i leave and when i come back (if i do get to come back, that is) i still have exams. luckily, i could be free for a week and that would be enough time. hay.. life is beautiful. we just have to look around us to see it.