Sunday, September 28, 2008

What's up?

Hi Everyone, I have started on my training for the Crisis Line Counseling at the In Touch Foundation in Makati City. After the classes, I will be required to do 96 hours of supervised volunteer work on their telephone crisis hotline and a final exam before I will be able to get my certificate as a phone counselor.
I also want to mention that I have also lost 4kgs from 74kgs to 70kgs since I started on my new program of snacking on fruits 2 months ago. I think that my weight has stabilized at 70kgs. I have also been more regular in doing my physical resistance training by doing complete mini workouts in my room, focusing on the upper body, back, stomach and leg muscles.
On the low side, my patience is constantly being tested by my 18 year old son by his behaviour of making a mess of our music room. With cigarette butts, alcoholic bottles, clothes, glasses and other stuff strewn all over the floor. Dirty dishes and utensils in the sink, food bags and wrappers not properly disposed and a dirty, stinking toilet. Sad to say, I acted out and broke the bottles and glasses on the floor. Afterwards, I sent him a text message and informed him in a calm manner what I had done and what made me angry. He responded by aplogizing and promised to clean it up. I also apologized to him for acting out. But that was not the last the incidents, which finally prompted me to get the key from him and revoke his and his friends' priveleges of using the music room as a hang-out. Anyway, I have been trying to be as calm and tolerant to him as possible and expressing my uncomfortablities to him in a healthy manner. Anyway I'll see what will be the results of his grades, he seems to be doing everything except read and study, although he tries never to be late or absent and looks interested in always going to school which is at least one positive sign. That's all for now. Eat healthy and stay fit everyone. God bless

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