Yesterday, for the first time I went to an ob-gyne. I took the courage to go there on my own. I knew that when I got married, I have to think about feminine hygiene and family planning and perhaps other stuff that I missed knowing from books. 

I seek advice from my friend and officemate J, and she thought of the same thing. She referred me to her gynenocologist who’s practicing over at Makati Medical Center. Then the plan was formed. I will go there as soonest possible.

So I took a half day, tried to finish all of my work which is endless by the way, and just went. It was my first time to go to Makati Med. I entered the back entrance of the building as it was the nearer road from my office. I was smiling as I really have no idea where would I go. I just knew I have to go to Dra. S’s room at the 4th flr, have my name listed and then go to our health card’s referral room at the 2nd flr.

When I entered the building, I looked around, saw the staircase and just went up. I am not sure if that stair will really lead me to the rooms I need to go to as I recall some hospitals have a lot of “wings” that sometimes don’t have a interconnecting road. I am glad that MMC is have a not so complicated building. I was amazed that they their doctors have their own “practicing” rooms or clinics where their patients can go to.  When I used to go to the hospitals with my mom, I can’t seem to remember that they have these rooms.

After being at the hospital for 2 1/2 hours, I finally met Dra S. She’s really beautiful as J have told me. I sat there and told her that I just got married and discussed things in few words and she seems to understand me completely. She asked me if I already wanted to have a baby and stuff. She said she wanted to see if my ovaries are alright as I know, there are ovary conditions that the woman must have a baby soonest or she will have serious ovary problems.

And you know what? My first visit to the o.b. is kinda cool. The doctor is nice and I got a look of Kris Aquino in person. She just got from her o.b. as well. I didn’t took pictures as I may look like a papparazi. 

I can’t wait till July! Harry Potter is coming. Yes! I am an addict.

While surfing the net this afternoon, I came across to the GoVeg website and a bright idea came flashing above my head. The idea is “Why don’t I try to be a vegetarian?”

There are a lot of reasons why I should be a vegetarian and there’s also a lot of reason not to. Some of the reasons why we should consider being a vegetarian are found here. But here in the Philippines, it seems hard work. I am not sure if I can do it. Though I love eating tofu all the time, I also love fried chicken very much. But I do remember seeing a truck full of chicken being delivered to a market once on EDSA and its not a pleasing site. I remember seeing some of the chickens already dead and some other are very near dead. I brushed off what I saw thinking that its meant to be.

But anyway, I remember there are alot of type of vegetarians. There’s the (1) Lacto-ovo (2) Lacto (3) Ovo and (4)Veganism.  The difference between the four is best explained by the chart below taken from here.

But as I remember in the movie Notting Hill (love the movie), one of the dates of Hugh Grant is a fruitarian which is also a dietary practice associated with vegetarinism.

To go vegan or not? Right now, I’ll just try my best to eat right. Buy the best nutritional food within my budget. So I guess, more tofu for me. I feel I don’t have time yet to do food planning at the moment.

Update: I wrote this last night. But this morning, I had hotsilog ( hotdog, sinangag at itlog ) or rice with hotdog and fried egg.

After we got married, we decided to stay for the moment at my husband’s house. We are “living” on my husband’s room so to speak. Actually, its not his idea. The situation is a bit complicated. But anyway, we both think that we need to live independently. My in-laws are both telling us that its hard to live independently. I don’t hear it as straight as I have written it but, with the way they give their advice, its being spelled out that way. That we cannot do it.

But good news! I have been bad. I asked our tenants to move out from our (my parent’s house) place. We have this small room with its own bath and kitchen that is separated from the main house. I felt bad for them but my sanity is at stake here. I used to feel at home at their house. I feel very at home. But right before my eyes, something’s changed in my husband. And I saw that its bad. How bad? Let’s just say something’s different from the man I used to know in a short period of time. I don’t want to talk ill of others as I know I will regret it in the future.

Anyway, back to the good news. Our tenants told us that they will move out of the house soonest. Yippee! (I’m really sorry but that’s I’m really desperate). I can’t wait until I lay my hands on the corner. I don’t care if we won’t be able to have a sofa to sit on or where shall we hang our clothes, the important thing is, we are started somewhere.  We can do it as long as we are together.

I am having a hard time channeling my mood into a positive one. I don’t like what is happening in my life now. I am getting weary some. When people around you are full of negative energies, its very hard to have a positive attitude. Wish I just could evaporate. They keep on complaining but doing nothing about it. In order to change, you have to do something different in your daily routine. You also have to evaluate what are the things you have been doing that hindering change in your life. Getting mad or angry won’t get you anywhere. Channel the this energy into a driving force to get the change that you want.

I am tired. Until when shall I endure this. I have to get hold of myself.