Miserable Me

I dived into the weekend determined to get as much rest and relaxation as I possibly can, after all, that is what weekends are all about, right?  But there are times that it doesn't matter how much you want something if your body is just as determined not to cooperate.

Last Sunday was one of the most miserable days I had in recent memory. My tummy woke me up at 3 am after only 3 hours of sleep and refused to give me a moment's rest (I will spare you the gory details).  I was only able to get some sleep when the sun was already up and the roosters have long stopped crowing.  To make up for the miserable start of my day, I decided to make a well-known comfort food here in the Philippines, Arroz Caldo.  After some searching in the net (get the recipe here), I came across a fairly easy recipe to follow and with some improvising (we did not have sticky rice and chicken thighs or drumsticks), I made my first Arroz Caldo ever.  Although I originally planned it to last until Monday breakfast since I also cooked Adobo for lunch and dinner but it didn't even last until Sunday dinner. (hehehe)

Back to my uncooperating tummy, even though I can't really blame anyone (no one made me eat all those popcorn Friday night), I was still so miserable about being sick and I actually had tears at one time.  It is not really the pain but the feeling of helplessness that gets me.  Another thing is that it made me think about my mom.  Although my fiance does a pretty job of taking care of me even when I'm not sick, it's still different.

On a positive note, no Monday blues for today because of the president's declaration that September 10 is a holiday.  I plan to catch up on my reading then since I was not able to get any reading done last weekend,  I just hope my body will cooperate with me this time.