West River Side

I have been longing to drive to work. The daily commute is dragging me down and thinking about the comfort of having my personal space, sans the crowd, paints a nice picture in my head. Never mind the gas and traffic - this beats having someone's armpit near your face or standing face to face, side to side, back to back with a stranger. So after driving twice to Trinoma, on my own, this was THE SUNDAY to venture out and try EDSA. From Kamuning, I had to do an errand first, I took on EDSA. I had to drive fast (in my book, 70 is fast) because there were quite a few cars, sans traffic jam and everyone was going at my speed or faster. I was quite tense during the duration of the drive, but I convinced myself that if I think I couldn't handle it anymore, my brother will willingly take over the task. BUT, I managed to drive until Greenbelt 5, parking included, and headed to the mall with a smile on my face. What I learned: 1. If you are driving from North to South via EDSA, keep left...

I realized a lot of things over the weekend. First, amongst us three, my brother has been hit the hardest or is more emotionally wrecked than my mom or me. Our doctor shared that guys, unlike girls, are compartmentalized when they think. They compartmentalized their work, family, fun, health and wellness and romance separately and for my brother, all these have been damaged in a span of a couple of months. Our doctor was in the same position as my brother when his Dad passed away when he was just 27. a. Work - from the happy go lucky, easy going boy he used to be, playing playstation in our office. He now has to manage our business and the employees and he has the responsibility of the household expenditures. Yes, my mom is there, but suddenly,the weight is upon his shoulders. b. Family - he just lost his dad and he found out a couple of days after. He now stands as the only male in the family and his free time is limited. c. Fun, Health and Wellness - He had dengue while my dad was si...