confessions of a (non-)shopaholic sinner

i attended mass earlier at MTQ. usually announcements are made prior to giving the final blessing. it was a pleasant surprise when i heard them call a jesuit brother's name. brother eric, whom i met when i was in colion, along with brother pedro and andy. at that time he was just in his first year at the novitiate. now he's in front of this huge crowd encouraging us to attend a discernment seminar. (actually, the target audience are guys) as i was listening to him speak, even for a brief moment i was in awe. truly i could see God working through him.

i went to him after, and invited him to brunch. it's been a long time and well, i was also eager for news. luckily, he didn't have any other plans, and it is Sunday, so he had the day free. we went to ash creek and had brunch at pancake house. while waiting for the orders, i asked him what's up. i learned that he and brother andy were already juniorates, so it's back to hitting the books for him. brother pedro, who already took his vows and is in his regency is currently in china. he also asked how mommy was. yes, my lola had the three of them nipping at her heels. she gained 3 boyfriends in the week that we were there.

i am amazed by people who are so sure of what their calling is. this guy is younger than i am, yet he knows that this is what God has planned for him. Actually, asked him about that and he just says that he is happy. funny how God works. i would not have imagined the guy speaking in front of me was the same person who addressed the congregation. as he said, sometimes he also asks himself what he's doing here. and sometimes he can't imagine doing what he's doing.

hay. i miss that. i miss having an apostolate. i miss having prayer meetings every friday. i miss having a community that supports me. totoo ang sabi nila. it's difficult to have that regimen of prayer if the discipline has not been instilled in you. i was a pretty active atscan in college. but now, with the hectic schedules, all i can do is have a short conversation with God. parang hi God, buhay pa ako. kaw kumusta ka na? ang daming mong inaasikaso ano? im sure it's a gazillion times more than what im preoccupied with. but you still have time for each of us.how do you do it? (parang suwail na anak yatang nakikipagusap. God forgive me) But i realized that praying the rosary helps. started to last year october. and trying to continue this year. it's difficult. especially since the taxi rides are much shorter to ortigas. hehe.

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anyway, after brunch, i headed to megamall. i was planning on buying some clothes for work. may clothing allowance kasi and might as well use it. i've never realized how much fun shopping could be. first i went to surplus shop.you can get some really great finds there for a fraction of the cost.so i left the store with a couple of shirts, then headed to black shop.i like their slacks but the prices are, well, steep. (kuripot ako e. kaya spending 2k on a pair of slacks is giving me heart attacks) but they are comfortable. e since buong araw din ako sa opisina di ba... might as well buy something im comfortable in.when i got there, i looked for rose (she was the one who assisted me the last time). to my dismay, learned that she's been transferred to galleria. anyway, i got this wonderful gay to assist me, josh. he's been quite helpful and gave me 15% off. sabi ko kasi dati yun yung binigay sa akin ni rose. shempre kelangan ng alteration. 250 friggin bucks to alter a pair of pants. i could have used that to buy another pair!

then i went to toby's. needed to buy a badminton racquet if i was gonna take badminton seriously.(wahahaha parang totoo... di na nga ako nakakabadminton e) i didn't like the one mark gave me way back. (he knows that) so i bought a prince nxg 85.this is one of the racquets that i've been looking at ever since. it's either that or a yonex.but they're expensive! got 10% off on that one. so after a few swipes, i was the proud owner of a new racquet. while waiting for it to be strung, i decided to look around.
saw the cellphone and camera that i might buy. and a pair of diamond earrings! 50% off! hmm...
this is getting to be a tad too expensive...

so i was able to stop myself from buying the high-ticket items. though, my credit card's still sizzling from the swipes it received.

masarap pala magshopping kapag depressed. hahahahaha. pms-ing again.