A Gift of 29 Years

The birthday month of September started with a Muslim Holiday. Mhae has recovered from her viral infection (unsure really if it was dengue). It felt great accompanying her to school that Saturday after a week of being sick. I also got to hand it to her—doing her best to recover and getting back to her routine once able. Quite sad she hasn’t recovered enough to accompany me in singing during the street Mass. I got to do some room cleanup while Mhae was studying. Of course, when it was time for her needed a break, we had dunkin donuts. The week at work got a bit exciting with new life in the McKinley project and the earlier meeting regarding standards got an update. I also went on a site visit and after-meeting drinking dinner (after no lunch) at the lamesa intakes with boss dan, sir kelly and staff, and a new acquintance in royal haskoning. The week ended with the first of a good number of weekday Mass services on Mama Mary’s birthday.

That weekend, Mhae had a seminar at adamson and I got to do quite a bit of action figure / geek posing and photography with my mafex wonder woman figure that I finally opened. Sunday time after the Mass was fun here at home with snapchat. There was a work suspension on Tuesday (though I insisted on going to work only to go home after doing some settings on the office PC), and that game me some time to do some pc geek stuff. I also got to resume watching South Park, and interestingly, I happened to have picked it up at the 100^th episode. I remember falling asleep watching that so technically I kinda ended my previous run on the 100^th too. I also managed to do some very minor adjustments to the eva rebuild display—side stands for the 1.0 part. This 2^nd week also marked the emergence and my passive solutions to the problem of ants in my room. Sadly, that also meant saying goodbye to years-stored food that I initially forgot to eat then eventually took as mementos the following week.

We spent the last of my bpi starbucks coupons on the last day of claiming. I guess it is gonna be quite a while until I get to order another venti drink at starbucks. Oh, before going to the secret starbucks, Mhae and I checked out som 2-burner stoves for mama and picked up some snacks at the supermarket. A relaxing Sunday, we watched Star Wars Episode 1 as part of our halted Star Wars Extended Marathon. It’s nice the Mhae got to enjoy it and despite the flack it’s received all these years, I still enjoyed it. Sometime during the week, mama found a little tshirt that she said was one papa got for me and he had a similar one for him. Cute, but I really don’t remember wearing it. Well, I was 1 or 2 years old anyway. There were pretty terrible news this week including news of Claudio’s brother’s tragic death. The nation is also not getting much better but I choose to be optimistic seeing that I have more friends on the side of life. Church stuff, we had our MM representatives meeting moved to the 3^rd Thursday to give way for the Formation Team meeting on 4^th Thursdays. Throughout the month, we were pretty active with weekday feast day Mass services but still have some pending work to complete. I also attended and will be regularly attending at least 4 meetings a month as MM secretary. Kinda fun thing about it, I get to attend the ppc meeting with mama. I just hope I can sustain and contribute. This month, we started singing at the fron pews instead of the choir loft. Pros and cons of either, I find it pleasing to receive positive feedback and thanks from the presider. Mhae and I had a date last Sunday before her birthday to buy some toys for gifts and had our best mexicalli lunch so far with a burito without beans. Back at the apartment in the afternoon, we brought home J.Co. donuts for snacks and enjoyed Star Wars Episode 2. Yey!

And alas, Mhae’s birthday has arrived. I really had minimal planning and preparation and took a leave from work to cram. After running out of paper for printing her homework, I went out to buy paper and 12 preserved roses. Fetching her at Libertad after school, we bought her cake (c/o Tita Chato) and headed home (aboy brought the cake to their apartment) to rest before going to Mass. I finished up some work and we ordered Ambers pancit malabon and pichipichi (c/o mama) before going to Mass. As expected, the delivery came 30 minutes earlier, to my irritation, because we were not yet home to receive it. I wasn’t able to finish the Mass to receive the call from ambers dispatch. At least, Mhae was able to hear Mass completely and asked Fr. Beng to bless her for her birthday. At the apartment, the delivery rider returned shortly after Mhae and I arrived and calmed down. Party was simple and filling with KR’s boyfriend and Aboy’s girlfriend (who brought another cake) as guests. Of course, it’s a fun sight, Bonbon and Aboy enjoying ambers pancit malabon. After the birthday, the week was quite hectic but not stressful. At work, I accomplished a few things for the prospective lamesa project, and the posco monitoring is pretty polished now with around 75% completion (which is practically 80+% not considering the items to be deleted from the contract. Mhae got to experience a college lakwatsa somehow but I was a little drained from work, Mass service, and parish formation meeting to fetch her. I’m happy that she somehow experienced he chillout things I did what seems to be a long time ago. On the spending aspect, my Citi Mercury card got cancelled earlier this month and I settled a few pesos in charges and I’m waiting for the response on my request for hsbc credit protect cancellation for easier use of my hsbc card, for which I’ve requested an annual fee reversal. I also successfully contacted bpi phone customer service for the second time in recent time to also request for reversal for my bpifamily credit card. Month closes with nice hugs and kisses after miscommunication about fetching. I think I got to greet all my kabarkadas and +1’s with September birthdays. I’m excited how next year’s September will be.

Getting Excited With 1 Year To Prepare

Medyo nadala hanggang sa buwang ito ang hindi ko pag-update sa log. Nawala sa habit.

Ang pagpasok ng Agosto ay nagbigay ng “pangangailangang” pumunta sa Robinson’s Place para sulitin ang buong-buwang sale. Sinimulan ito kasabay ng paghatid kay mhae mula unang sabado hanggang sa ikatlong sabado kung kailan nakabili kami ng sperry topsider para kay mhae at polo’t pantalon para sa akin. nakabili rin ako nung ikalawang linggo ng mcjim na wallet na katulad ng nasisira ko nang hikock. Naka-ilang date at bonding time kami—greenwich, izakaya bento kasama ni ate, soju, at starbucks (salamat sa bpi) at burger machine. Medyo nasusulit din namin ang twister fries season. Pati ni Carl na katropa sa twister. Noong unang Sabado rin ng buwan, napasama ako kina Mike Ruga at PJ sa St. Andrew’s Cathedral sa Parañaque para magsimba para sa debosyon kay Maria bilang Ina ng Babuting Pangyayari.

Ipinagdiwang ang Parish Fiesta at marami-raming kumanta sa Joint Choir. Nagsimula na rin ang pag-distribute namin para mapag-aralan ng mga koro ang Unified Lineup na sana’y mapatupad nang tuluyan sa pagpasok ng Setyembre. Sa ikawalang Linggo ng buwan, nakipagpalit kami ng timeslot sa pagkanta para makapunta sa Bulacan kasama nina mama at papa, at ni tita para magsimba habang nobena sa kapistahan ng Assumption. Noong Mismong kapistahan naman ng Assumption, nakakanta ako sa pang-630 Mass at nagsimba kasama ni Mhae (at ng iilang parokyano, karamiha’y miyembro ng mga youth group) nang 8pm.

Isa sa mga malalaking pangyayari noong ikatlong linggo ng Agosto ay ang pagsasara ng Mile Long at ng mga establishimento dito, kasama ang ilan sa mga authentic na japanese restaurant. Buti, hindi kasama ang Little Tokyo. Ang kabigla-bigla, kasama pala ang McDo “MCS”. Bale, Sunvar pala yun. Nagbukas rin ito mula pagkatapos ng isang linggo. Sa opisina, kasunod ng paglindol at pakikipag-usap para sa seismic assesment sa isang kliyente, nakumpleto na rin ang lastest na super workstation sa opisina—ni-repair na Ryzen 7 pc, UPS, Perform3Dv6, at Therese (plus Chammy). Umuusad naman ang pagpaplano para sa isang taon mula ngayon sa konting guest list checking at pagtanggap ng tawag sa isa sa mga pinagtanunang catering service. Pero bago ang big event/s sa mga darating na buwan at darating na taon, napapagastos lang ako para ma-waive ang annual fee sa Metrobank Visa. Yung sa Metrobank On, ok naman. Ang mga bonding time ay may halong carbonara at grocery shopping. Bukod sa bonding moments kasama ni mhae, masaya ako at may konting bonding time din kasama ng pamilya.

Mabigat ang pagpasok ng huling linggo ng Agosto ngayong taon. Nakakain kami ni Mhae sa Burger Garage sa Rodriguez dahil katapat ito ng health center kung saan nanganak si KR noong gabi bago iyon. Ayun, nanganak na si KR. Sinundo sila ng mama nila at nasa Bicol na ang pamilya ni KR bago mag-isang linggo ang bagong baby sa familia fortich. Sana’y maging mabuting magulang itong sina Mark at KR. Noong pauwi kami galing Burger Garage, nagsimulang samaan ng pakiramdam si mhae. Matapos ang mataas na lagnat, tatlong beses na pagpunta sa RG na may dalawang blood test (at pagkawala ng grey na panyo na may black stripes T_T), bumuti naman ang pakiramdam ni mhae. Medyo nanghihina pa, pero masaya naman ako’t wala na hindi natuloy ang dengue (kung dengue man yun) niya. Salamat din syempre sa dasal, pagpunta ni mama niya, pag-asikaso ng mga kapatid niya dito, suporta nina mama ko, at ang magandang resistensya ni mhae mismo kasama ng kanyang napaka-positive na pananaw. Isang taon mula ngayon… nakakakaba, pero syempre, exciting.

Long and Quick 31 Days of July

I’ll go through the weeks quickly and go through the highlights mostly by memory. Interestingly, the month went by so quickly but it felt so long. I don’t know. I even lost the habit of updating my daily log excel.

The month started in a weekend and that Saturday night was the night of the CVP concert. It was good and I’m glad my parents and tita chato got to see it. We had roof repairs that Sunday while mhae was away for Tito Fely’s wake and funeral. I wish I had attended but I guess it would have been too tiring and i think I was productive enough where I was.

At work, busy/pressured/relaxed as it is, we got to do a couple of Dunkin Donuts Mondays before Napster’s goodbye to DCCD. And speaking of goodbyes, I quite said goodbye to my Z1compact by buying an Xperia XA1 as a temporary phone. I’ll hand it over to mhae once and if a compact Xperia will be released later this year. I did get to fix my Z1compact after a couple of weeks with the new phone and I’ve successfully transferred the very important candy crush settings to the new phone. All is well.

Mhae is back to school for her final year of college. Oh, I got to go to PWU the previous week to accompany her in paying for her tuition since the check we previously issued was not accepted. I got to request an updated checkbook soon after. By end of the week, DCCD Choir practices culminated with our sevice for the company’s 60^th Anniversary Thanksgiving Mass.

One of the most anticipated days of the month was Yaluts’ and Cata’s wedding. As far as I’m concerned, all went well despite the changes in the ceremonies and the schedule adjustments. I’m still quite in shock that Yaluts is already married. Miro’s engaged. Next year… Anyways, work’s been pretty pressurized this month partly due to my procrastination and some proposal deadlines. Nonetheless, I think I was productive enough. It’s great, too, that even though we were busy, mhae and I got to go on some carinderia / takeout / movie / home movie dates and an uling roasters chicken hunt (we got successful just last Saturday). Long and quick month indeed.

Backup, 3, 2, 1, Habol

Medyo tulad ng simula ng buwan ng Mayo, nagsimula ang unang Linggo ng Hunyo ay ipinagdiwang na nagsimba kasama sina mama at papa. Syempre, kasama si mhaelord, pero hindi kasama ngayon sina ate. Kapistahan ng Pentekostes, at gaya ng nakagawian, nagsimba kami sa Espiritu Santo sa Maynila. Dahil maaga pa para sa susunod na Misa, dumaan muna kami sa Alvarez at Felix Huertas, kung saan nagsimula ang pag-iibigan nina mama at papa. Hahaha. Natutuwa ako sa mga family bonding na kasama si mhae. Medyo nakakahinayang na wala si ate pero kahit papaano, nakapag-bonding naman kaming pamilya dati bago siya ikasal. Noong gabi naman bago iyon, bale Sabado nang gabi, nataong may street Mass dito sa area namin. Dahil hindi na aktibo ang dating taga-tugtog, napilit ko ang sarili kong mag-gitara para sabayan si mhae sa pagkanta. Nakakatuwa na nakakakaba. Noong umaga naman, nagdiwang kami ng 70th birthday ni Tita Vita. Masaya at nakakabusog. Tila paatras ang kwento ko, ah. Di bale. Ayun, nung Biyernes, nakakabadtrip ang panalo namin sa basketball. Ok na rin, hindi naman ako makikinabang pag pinairal ko ang inis. Buti na lang may minion happy meal na sinimulang kolektahin noong araw bago iyo para malibang ako. Yun at yung movie date namin ni mhae. Nanood kami ng wonder woman. panalo yung pelikula, at tuwang-tuwa talaga ako pag naeenjoy ni mhae ang mga pinapanood naming sine. Pasulong naman sa oras, pagdating ng Lunes, natalo naman kami sa chess, pero panalo pa rin kaming semp division dahil sa pagkakakuha pala namin ng 2^nd place sa chess, na-secure ng chess team ang pagiging overall champion.

Nagkaroon ng MM meeting at mukhang umuusad naman sa tamang direksyon. Medyo mabagal lang pero mas maayos naman sa nakasanayan. Ang medyo hassle noong Biyernes na yun ay ang pagsimula ng pagsakit ang tuhod ko. Buti na lang at walang pasok sa parating na Lunes at wala namang masyadong lakad noong weekend. Ang pelikula namin noong Sabadong iyon ay Rogue One…sa laptop. Ayun, natutuloy naman ang monthly Star Wars movie time. Pagdating ng Lunes, sinamantala ito ni mhae para makapag-grocery sa puregold. Tamang-tama, pagaling na ang tuhod ko noon at kailangan din atang i-exercise. Para sa lunch, nag-uling roasters kami—bagong paborito. Sinubukan namin pagkakain kung may sale sa SM pero tuwing Huwebes lang pala (hindi namin na-avail), pero marami rin kaming napala—mexicalli meryenda, national bookstore trip para sa book ends ni mhae at parker ni ate. Isang gabi naman, sa bahay, bago mag-rosary, nakakatuwa ang mga kwento nina mama at papa. Isa sa mga kwento ay yung kung paano maglagay si lolo tatay ng white flower sa ngipin ni papa gamit ang toothpick. Nagkwento rin uli si mama tungkol sa mga panahon ng pagpapasalubong ni papa ng mga tsokolate. Mahigit isang linggo na rin mula noong huling laro sa chess kaya tinuloy ko na ang pagpapa-pizza para sa chess team. Sinamantala ko ang pagkakataon para iparating sa kanila (at ipagdiinan sa sarili ko) na sobrang halaga ng pwesto ng chess team para makuha namin ang overall championship. Pagdating ng Biyernes, nag-movie night na naman kami ni mhae—Despicable Me 3. Panalo na naman sa saya ng pelikula.

Siguro ang pangalawang kalahati ng buwan ay nailaan sa (mabagal na pagtapos ko ng) trabaho. Hindi na nga ako sanay o excited man lang sa matinding trabaho. Ok na rin ang pagtawag sa akin ni Sir Felix para sa medyo madaling pag-check ng mga plano para sa bahay na pinapatayo niya. Siguro may trauma rin dahil sa alitan nina boss dan at sir git bandang simula ng buwan na medyo naipit ako. Medyo lang. silang dalawa na rin ang nagkaayos. Hindi na ako dinamay. Medyo naging sideline ko rin ang pagkuha ng retrato ng ilang choir para sa multimedia presentation. Sa opisina naman, sa medyo pag-distract ko sa sarili ko dahil nahihirapan akong pasimplehin ang kumplikadong proposal para sa isang kliyente, tinuloy ko na ang paggawa ng “partial redundant” server ng stfiles. Para rin kasi mas hindi hassle sa akin na madalas tawagan dahil hindi nila ma-access ang file server. Dahil tag-ulan na rin talaga, naisipan namin ni mhae na mag-ramen. Matapos masaktuhan ng dayoff nila noon sabadong iyon at mataunan na sumakit ang tiyan ko isang hapon, nakapag-ramen takeout kami sa aligato. Nag-Fathers’ Day din noon, medyo bitin na rin dahil wala na si Tito Feds, pero masaya pa rin naman ang lunch out at ang relaxed na Linggo. Pagdating ng Biyernes, birthday naman ni Tito Nonong (at tapos na rin ang mabilisang tampuhan nina mama at tita). Isang nakakatuwang aspeto sa araw na yun ay ang bonding ni mhae kasama sina ate at mama. Lumabas sila para ihanap si mama ng damit para sa parating na kasal nina yaluts at cata. Natatawa ako pag naaalala ko yung pagdalaw nung dalawa para iabot ang imbitasyon namin at para pormal na hingin kay mama na mag-ninang sa kanila. Para sa akin naman, sa wakas, wala na yung credit insurance sa Citibank at na-reverse ang annual fee para sa cebu pacific card.

Pagdating ng huling Linggo ng Hunyo, dumating na rin ang araw ng matagal pinaghandaan nina tita, mga pinsan ko, at kasabwat si mama at si mhae—ang surprise 70^th birthday party ni Tito Nonong. Simpleng medyo mahal na buffet kasama sina Ninang Precy at ang mga ka-close na mga kapatid ni papa at kanilang pamilya. Isa na namang holiday noong Lunes. Napaglaanan ko ng oras ang pagkuha ng retrato sa collection display ko. (mukhang sulit ang pagbalik ni melijoy sa tripod ko, ah.) Nakumpleto ko ang display sa pagbili ng chronicle megatron 2-pack noong simula ng buwan. Palagay ko, tatapusin ko na doon ang hobby ko na yun dahil wala nang space at may pinaghahandaan nga kami ni mhae para sa darating na taon. Isang dekada nga ata yun ng pangongolekta. Nabigyan ko ng oras ang pagkuha ng retrato (at pag-ayos ng mga telephone cord sa may extension) dahil may lakad sina mhae. Pumunta sila para bisitahin si Tito Felly. Ayun nga lang, kalaunan, nagpaalam din si Tito Felly. Ayaw pang maniwala ni mhae. Nalungkot din ako kasi sya yung tito ni mhae na nakainuman ko (kahit papaano) kasama ang papa niya. Sa kabila nito, tuloy ang buhay. Dito sa amin, nag-birthday si adette at medyo nakibirthday ako sa pagbaon ng pancake house pancakes. Busog ako, grabe, noong araw na yun. Sakto pa, nagbaon ako ng kanin at ulam na kinagabihan ko rin inubos. May turks shawarma rin kasi ang mineryenda dahil naisipan ni mhae. Bago matapos ang buwan, naikopya ko rin si mhae ng mga koreanobela mula sa office. May sinimulang kdrama si mhae: My Suspicious Partner. May konting downer nga lang din: Kung kailan nasimulan ko at napatupad kahit papaano ang consistent na pag-backup sa opisina, tsaka naman namroblema dahil wala akong recent backup ng phone kong nagloloko. Sakto rin, kung kailan ko tiningnan sa excel ang tech stuff ko sa nagdaang dekada. Nakakatuwa na nalibang ako sa mani sa ilang pagkakataon (isa kina mhae, isa dito sa bahay) na ayokong mabadtrip sa kalagayan ng phone ko. Kahit may downer, sa pagsasara ng buwan, nakagawa ako ng dalawang draft proposal na sana ay mapasa na sa lunes, at mukhang ok naman ang pag-review ko sa pina-check ni sir felix. At mukhang sa buhay na ito, kahit may mga naka-backup (at hindi naba-backup) na mga bagay-bagay, wala tayong magagawa kundi umusad pasulong.sa mga kailangan at gusto nating gawin at mangyari.

Rise on 5

The month started with resumption of he annual Antipolo trip (since we weren’t able to go last year), and couple of days earlier this time. We went to Antipolo for papa’s birthday on the Labor Day, instead of on the third. We had lunch after the Mass. It was fun, the family, bigger now with the Contis. We did get lunch outside (I took the day off) that Wednesday, his birthday. Before the first weekend, I got to go back to TV5 Phase 2—now complete—to give the Voyager office a look. The floors are still being fitted out by the tenants. I did some load and reinforcement checking later on and initially thought I got things screwed up. It turns out, I didn’t.I finally got the Lego Double Decker couch from the pleasant ebay seller. After Sunday mornign Mass and breakfast, I let Mhae assemble the set. It was really heart-warming on my part to see her so happy building a Lego set. I’m pretty used to it, but this is something she kinda missed as a kid. Looking back, I was really lucky, even with the smaller sets, I got to enjoy Lego, thanks to papa.

I got a notification from Abenson that the bluetooth speaker that we got free from the laptop purchase was already available. Mae and I actually inquired when we went out on Papa’s birthday and it wasn’t available yet—some customs thing. The (mis)adventure the night I got the speaker was that I walked along EDSA from Ayala to Evangelista. I should have taken the bus. Traffic was only upto Arnaiz. I’m pretty lucky, though, that I didn’t get scolded by Mhaelord. Later that week, I saw Mr. Millanes and greeted him. Quick conversation. And somehow highschool-related, Goey already got himself a Ryzen 5 pc. I almost felt bad but I just thought, I’m meant to get that Ryzen 5 CPU eventually. Before the weekend, mama and I got worried when papa wasn’t already home from his Laguna trip. He apparently had a tyre accident, but thank God, no one got hurt. We enjoyed the lomi he bought when he got home. Mothers’ day weekend came and the lunch-out celebration with the Calimon side was pretty simple at Aristocrat—with special reminder of Tito Feds in a butterfly. Later that Sunday, Ate accompanied Mhae and me to Landmark to get the gift mhae picked for mama size-changed. Another really great thing about being with mhae is that she thinks of the special things I don’t really get to give much attention to—like mothers’ day gifts for mama, tita chato, tita fe, and tita trining. The mothers’ day gift from ate was a Dunkin Donut bouquette. I think mama liked it.

Third week started (well, towards the end of that Monday) with me having to play at last for the chess team—something I successfully avoided until that supposed last eliminations game. I lost, but the team still won the game agains EnE. We ended up at a draw with CM, though, so we were set for a tie-breaker the following week. As for basketball, we’re goint to battle for third after we lost drastically to CM. Going back a little, I got to go out of town for a site inspection after seemingly more than a year. Quite relaxing with a nice vacation scenery and almost 4 hours of sleeping travel. Ate’s birthday celebration that Thursday was simple. She celebrated with Buds and mama, papa, and I, along with mhae, celebrated here in Makati. It was also the week for the MM outing and we were in panic mode until the night before. Despite all, I think my companions in the Core made it a success. It was also a nice goodbye to and from Fr. Ting. Personally, I feel so happy that my memory of Monte Vista is now more about the Music Ministry, and a day I spent with mhae—who was also very helpful to the core even more than me. It’s also heartwarming to get to be with the active members of PEMC after we officially dissolved, and seeng former companions in SMC, still active in the MM as a whole. And the choir family thing didn’t end that Saturday. It was followed-up by a meeting Kuya Jonathan, Daisy, and Marly. We had lunch at dampa and a movie at MOA. Fun bit that day—Yaluts cameo at McDo Evangelista. SMC is much more of mhae’s choir family than I got to get connected myself. But still, it’s nice to spend time with good friends.

SEMP Chess team finaly goes to the finals after tie breaker against CM. I was fortunate enough to not need to play. I was in corparate attire that day for the photoshoot/acting with the NBAQ4 team. I think that helped get me distracted from thinking about the game. Isang linggong kabado. It’s kinda sad, though, that despite that win supposedly erasing the doubt of our team’s ranking, negativity and bitterness still shows up. Oh well. On lighter stuff, G69 viber group chat got a bit computer-related (as I noticed, since that when I usually participate) with a bit of wedding (yalut’s) discussions. Moving on. Wednesday that week was great. Third time’s a charm with my call to gigahertz and learning that the laptop (that was not ready on my first call two weeks before, and long fixed but not ready by my second call the week before) was already available for pickup. I went ahead on taking the afternoon off from work and not telling mhae of my trip to megamall, passing by the house because I didn’t bring the receipt with me. It was the feast of Mary Help of Christians, and I consider that a gift from her intercession—that I see mhae so happy and even more inspired to do her schoolwork. Oh, and it’s a personal miracle, that I celebrated that day, that I finall found a seller who offered Ryzen 5 outside of a bundle. Back to the ASUS laptop, mhae planned to do some feasibility study work here at home after we sang in church for the feast day. My heart was filled with gladness at the sight of her joy in seeing our laptop fixed. I think I was happier to see her happy. And she was really really happy. We worked until dawn on formatting their paper. She even missed class the next day. There was more feasibility study stuff though the weekend, including a trip to RP for their group meeting that Sunday. As for office work for me, there was sufficient masinloc progress and the month-long billing was quite easier this time around.

The title is supposed to be a pun on ryzen 5. Oh well. Cutting it short, this past Monday’s Ryzen build was really satisfying. I got to upgrade at last, and deciding to not go for aftermarket air or aio liqiud cooling kept the cost around the nominal 69k. My PC-69 plan 6 years ago actually happened. I’ll eventually go above but it’s amazing still. I have yet to re-activate Windows but I’m ending with a happy note. And the month closes. I got to sing for the Flores de Mayo celebration before fetching Mhae at the LRT. Prayers are with her for their defense tomorrow. It’s nice to have the month bookended by Masses. Oh, and this month was really special as planning for August 2018 has started.