Realizations of a BUM on summer months :

(Thank God I'll be employed on the 18th!!!)

1) On summer months, the sun comes out at 4:45am and starts getting hotter at 8:00am and you would need to lounge at an airconditioned room by 11:00am before it gets fever pitch at 11:30am

2) Having said number one, never go jugging after 7:00am

3) You can last with a thousand bucks (or even less) if you stay at home for two weeks

4) You can go to Makati from QC at less than a hundred bucks if you're up for spontaneous excercise by taking the MRT from GMA station, go down Ayala then take the walkway which stretches to Gil Puyat!!! That is ofcourse if you leave an hour and a half before your appointment.

5) Follow up on number 4, the walkway area does not get as hot as expected at any hour of the day so who ever thought about making this work of art is a genius..far more genius than the one who thought of the MRT which stops at unstrategic spots (GMA station could've been Kamias, Santolan could've been greenhills, Guadalupe-Rockwell..grrr!!)

6) Star TV repeats their set of shows three times in a day

7) You can have coffee at Rockwell at less than 50 bucks in Burgoo where they serve P40.00 bottomless coffee. You can also watch TV in this "schmansy" place while waiting for a delayed appointment

8) Never attempt to take a nap on the summer months if you're stuck at home for if you try to catch a snooze at siesta time which is around 2pm..you'll end up sleeping at 5:00pm and chances are you'll find it hard to sleep well at night (which is the coolest time)

9) There are lots of P5.00 snacks that are undiscovered in the grocery bins..I recommend a choco snack called "LOADED" its less than 5 bucks..buy 10 packs, pour all of the contents in a tupperware and store it in the fridge so you can grab some when you're hungry..believe me, its terminally addictive!!

10) Obviously you get a great sense of the time in each day but chronically lose track of the date. Now I know how our Egyptian ancestors coined the concept of the time by looking at the sun.

11) Idleness is evil!!! I know now why King David (from the Bible) was tempted to lure a married woman (Bathsheeba) when he was off-battle. When you're stuck at home try to figure out something to do..take some advise from the LifeStyle Channel. FYI, I was never tempted to lure any married person..its just a revelation.

12) Falling asleep in front of the TV with an Brad Pitt movie does'nt necessarily give you Brad Pitt dreams

---to be continued--