Under the Weather
Last Friday, hunbun noticed a pregnant woman around the Ateneo campus. He thought she was a parent but he looked closely and saw that she’s a student like us. And he recognized her as being one of my friends’ blockmates. *shocked* He told me afterwards and I couldn’t believe it so we kind of followed her. 
Well, coincidentally, we were headed for the same building she was. Everybody was looking at her discreetly. And probably making different assumptions why she got pregnant and how she is going to continue her life. Gosh, what a gossip-loving bunch we are! Seeing her in that condition just strengthens my belief to wait until marriage. I definitely don’t want to be in her shoes. At this stage in my life, I’m concentrating on finishing college first before I start a family. I’m not ready to take on that much responsibility. It really made me think if I’d be pro-life or pro-choice if I was her.
While eating dinner that day, I accidentally bit my tongue. And I bit it so hard that my tongue bled profusely. My dentist just told me my teeth are more pointed than most because they didn’t grind properly. 
I remember an old wives’ tale that says you bite your tongue because someone is thinking about you. I wonder who thought about me that hard because upto now, there’s still a little scar at the tip of my tongue. *sigh*
Yesterday, I woke up feeling really sick - sore throat, runny nose, head ache. 
It’s really not a good time to be sickly because it’s hell month! The final examinations are in two weeks already and most projects are due soon. My concentration level is really low and I feel sleepy all the time. Especially math, my mind can’t analyze all the symbols properly. My mom’s sore throat remedy is quite effective. She blows this Chinese throat powder straight into the back of my mouth. It feels really scratchy at first but the minty herbs take effect fast. And thank you to my hunbun for taking care of me. Just hope you won’t catch this virus. 
Today, my nose is much redder because my nose just won’t stop running. It’s getting more and more difficult to breathe normally. Anyway, we (mom, brother, my brother’s boyfriend, me, and hunbun) went to a mid-autumn dice game sponsored by my mom’s high school association. 
My brother took us to Fishing Village first before he picked up his girlfriend at Greenbelt. I found it odd that the board of officers took the opportunity to hold an election before the game itself so instead of starting at 4pm, the game proper started at 6pm. *lol* At that time, my brother still hasn’t returned so hunbun and I each took two turns at different tables. Yay! For each round, I get to throw the dice twice! 
I was lucky because I won Php100 in my very first dice alone for getting a four-of-a-kind, and I won four other Php100 for getting the same set of dice. I also won food prizes such as cookies, pretzels, mango nectar, and fruit cocktails. Hunbun hoarded most of the fruit cocktail cans at his table. He won 6 of them! *lol* He just kept on winning that prize. Hm… it was a shame that when I finally got 3 fours and 3 sixes which was equivalent to Php400, there were no more prizes left. *awww* But we had so much fun. And I enjoy winning stuff. 
I hope we have more dice games!
And get well soon to myself. 
jessi commented on:
September 27, 2004 at 12:29 am
hey gretch. my pixel tutorial doesnt work cos i changed all my pages to .php extentions which makes it easier to update!! you can go on my navigation you > pixel tutorial and it should work =)
yel commented on:
September 27, 2004 at 1:14 am
madami ding buntis sa plm.. hmmm… naiinis nga ako kapag ganun, kasi ang gaganda nila, nagpabaya sila.. hehe.. sayang naman.. pero okay lang.. hehe.. comment lang ako sa kanila, sana nagingat sila..
Nathaniel commented on:
September 27, 2004 at 2:37 am
Call me Mr. Fruit Cocktail Man! … Corny. Anyway it’s 2am now and I’m still studying. I can’t take it anymore I have to sleep na! I really enjoyed out dice game a while ago! Just needed to say: Bunch, you said “Anyway, we (mom, brother, my brother’s boyfriend, me, and hunbun)” my brother’s boyfriend? Uh oh… bad typo! *Complete reply next time need to… sleep…*
jain commented on:
September 27, 2004 at 3:14 am
Hello po! hay, oo nga naman, mukhang dami nabubuntis ngayon ha… grabeh na toh! LOL! cge po tc!
Anna commented on:
September 27, 2004 at 3:48 am
Hey Gretch:) I got a gmail account!! Yah!! =D
Just letting you know that you have to put up a link for my Reverie Elite Listing. The code can be found at http://www.annacircles.com/fan/code.php
Lauren commented on:
September 27, 2004 at 4:41 am
Aw, I hope things work out for her. A baby in college can really tie her down… but I suppose that’s the risk she took.
Anyway, hope you feel better.
vanessa commented on:
September 27, 2004 at 9:01 am
=/ i hoep the grl can handle herself my friend got pregnant and shes like 5months pregnant shes only 16 15 when she got pregnant
dian commented on:
September 27, 2004 at 1:50 pm
ohh pregnant students.. marami nyan sa school ko (csb) well yeah hirap ng situations nila.. I dont wanna get pregnant habang student pa ko .. sobrang hirap.. and i have a friend and she got pregnant when she was 14 yata..damn.. haha oh well.. life! anyways, take care and goodluck on your exams. ;)
suki commented on:
September 27, 2004 at 2:08 pm
feel better soon.
Angel commented on:
September 27, 2004 at 6:43 pm
I want your webbie!
so cool, so cute, so simple, so sweet, so angelic… absolutely two thumbs up! i’ll link you gretch, thanks for dropping by in my site.
erised commented on:
September 27, 2004 at 8:52 pm
aww.. poor girl..
andaming nabubuntis na girls ngayon grabe.. nakakatakot..
hey cute new layout!
I love it 
Angie commented on:
September 28, 2004 at 2:14 am
I hear that when you bite your tongue its cuz you said something you shouldn’t have said. Who knows? So many tales. Aww I hope you’re feeling better. I’m sick too =(. The dice game sounds cool. I love winning things too.
Anna commented on:
September 28, 2004 at 5:14 am
Hey
Found the code, thanx. I’m feeling really bad right now, my pastor at my youth group said something really offensive about people not being at church on Sundays. It’s clearly refering to me…sorry I’m telling you my problem instead of commenting… 
Aurus commented on:
September 28, 2004 at 9:55 am
get well soon to us both! i think i know that chinese medicine you’re talking about… never tried it before though, maybe i should next time i get sick. gah i never win any of the good prizes at dice games, just the little ones. you’re lucky to have won some money!
rhiannon commented on:
September 28, 2004 at 12:52 pm
Owww!
biting your tongue hurts. i did it last week, and it bleed and everythin’!
Theresa commented on:
September 28, 2004 at 1:34 pm
Just a total dropping by
Nice site btw. Keep up the good work 
person commented on:
September 29, 2004 at 6:18 am
Hey. Can you teach my friend html? I forgot her e-mail. Haha to you. I think this page is weird. Why does it got the flower? j/k man.
Haha to you then.
Joann commented on:
September 29, 2004 at 10:24 am
Well I hope you do get better from feeling sick. I hate feeling all stuffy like you cant do anything. Exams and studying, projects and such are a big hassle for me. School is so busy and teachers seem to want to make all of our lives hard.
Well, hope all is well with you and take care. Sincerely.
vivian commented on:
September 29, 2004 at 9:32 pm
hey love!!!
yeah i sitll didn’t switch servers yet =( but nways thought i’d see how u were doing =p as always, love the new skin 
xtel commented on:
September 30, 2004 at 11:54 am
get well soon!!!!!
Mina commented on:
September 30, 2004 at 8:02 pm
Hey! Thanks for your commment
I’m still struggling with a bad case of cough and it’s absolutely annoying (and painful) x)
Hope you will feel better soon!