I rummaged through some old clothes over the weekend and found an old pair of jeans--Levi's no less!--way back from my high school days. It was still in very good condition, not faded or frayed at all; and most important of all, they still fit! Just had to adjust the length a little (hey, I was still growing then). Am now I'm wearing them to work. Am also so glad that straight cut is back in fashion!
Early this morning, I casually browsed through the music in my copy of a compilation of vocal selections of Sondheim's A Little Night Music. When I was through, I looked at the cover which featured the musical's playbill and wondered what has a tree got to do with that kind of a musical. It was only when I examined the tree more closely that I realized that it wasn't just an innocent little tree!
weighing 99lbs ... Oh well. This is the first time that my weight has dropped below 100lbs. It seems I haven't stopped losing weight and it remains a mystery as to why I've been steadily losing weight, at total of 17lbs. in 14 months by now.
Early this morning before Mass, Joel broke the news that this may be his last semester teaching. The twist is that he'll be leaving not to study for the priesthood as he had always dreamed of doing but to continue his medical studies. And this apparently was an order from his parents. I pity the poor fellow. And oh how I'll miss him and his singing ...
My mom liked so much the Nokia 2330 I bought for my father last week that we went out today to buy her one. Now I'm just not sure what she intends to do with her old one.
An article about the Federer-Nadal match at the Madrid Open finals had this to say:
Federer has a tendency to out-think opponents, play too smart. That's in contrast to, say, Andy Roddick, who blasts away on every shot and shows no evidence of having a brain at all.
While that's the painful truth for Roddick, I have to agree with the writer.
During this morning's 6 o'clock Mass, I was cantor for the responsorial psalm while our cantor played the accompaniment at the keyboard. It was exciting and refreshing for a change, not to mention nerve-wracking for both of us! We were therefore greatly relieved that all went well and gave each other a passing grade. He he.
Had to go shopping for another new cellphone for my father whose clunky 10-year-old Nokia whatever-model-number-it-was badly needed an upgrade. After going from store to store canvassing for prices--many didn't have stock of the cellphone models I was eyeing--I settled on the newly released Nokia 2330. I just love it's sleek design! It isn't loaded with as many features as my E51, naturally, but it should be good enough for my father who isn't exactly a techy.
I accompanied my father to attend Mass being said by a former parish priest of ours in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. As the Mass was "sponsored" by a charismatic community for which the priest has been spiritual director, it turned out to be a typical charismatic Mass complete with dancing, the singing of non-liturgical songs (The Prayer and You Raise Me Up, among others) and the use of Joel's "favorite" set of musical instruments for the celebration of the liturgy, a drum kit. Oh, my poor ears!
Yesterday's lunch was so filling that I just ate dessert last night. And then today, I bought a sandwich and fruit juice from Mini Stop for lunch. I don't even feel like eating dinner again tonight!
I treated my parents to lunch at Mio Cucina to celebrate Mother's Day. As it was my mother's first time to eat there, she ordered this and that dish "just to try". In the end, we had so much to eat that we had to ask that the fish escabeche and desserts (chocolate rum cake and suman with latik) be packed in doggy bags.
It was a rare sunny Sunday morning so I spent nearly an hour walking through our garden here taking a few pictures. I got a bit sunburned in the process as evidenced by the strip of untanned skin around my left wrist where I wore my wristwatch. He he. But the photos I got as a result were satisfying and (I thought) good enough to post on my Flickr account.
Spent the day transcribing (using Lilypond) the piano accompaniment for the Memorial Acclamation B, Amen, The Lord's Prayer and Lamb of God from the Mass of Redemption--my first time ever to transcribe my own piano arrangement! I based them on the accompaniments I was able to obtain for the Gloria and the Sanctus so that they won't sound totally different when played during Mass.
I am relieved to be able to tick off items from my to-do list for this summer break:
