Chats on an idle Sunday.

I woke up at 5:30 AM today, then went back to sleep, woke up at 9:30, saw Jel leave for Laguna, slept again, woke up again at 12 to play on my computer, slept again at 1, then woke up at 4 to take my bath. Then I went out to surf the Net. My days have been like this for weeks now. Sigh... I'm nervous about work, but it must be better than having to find something to do each and every time!

Anyway, I have something to do now, so I'm not listless any more. What is it that took away my listlessness, you might ask? Well, I'm engaged in 3 different chats with my dear friends. One chat is on my chatbox here in the blog, the other is in my e-mail, and the last is in YM.

I'm chatting with Justine in the chatbox about the sty in my eye. Apparently, she has experience with them, as well. It appears that it may or may not be a sty. It can also be a chalazion. According to this site, chalazion is

a generally painless, slowly enlarging nodule on the eyelid formed by inflammation of the meibomian glands (deep chalazion) or Zeis sebaceous glands (superficial chalazion). Chalazia are often chronic, without the acute inflammation observed in a hordeolum. A hordeolum usually is painful, involves glands of the eyelid pilosebaceous unit, and is infected with staphylococci, streptococci, or other skin flora. They may be more prominent in the conjunctiva (internal) or external portion of the tarsus.

On the other hand, according to this site, a sty is an

acute infection or inflammation of the secretory glands of the eyelids.

I know it's too technical, but at least I know something about it. Justine also gave me some prescribed drugs for the disease (?), and some advice about surgery. Thanks, Jus, I really appreciate it. Beee happeee!!! :)

I'm also chatting with Tristan through e-mail. Twister's in New York right now, enjoying the sights and the NBA play-offs. I can't really relate to anything about basketball in particular and sports in general, so I'm just glad he's happy about the whole thing! Hee. Tristan has been my roommate in the dorm for 3 years, and a really good friend. I'ts great to be corresponding with him. For one, he's given me a lot of insight about the great American culture-- from the technological wonders of HDTV and TIVO, to the psychological reasons behind American teens' preference of The OC over One Tree Hill (I love One Tree Hill; I find The OC bland and boring.). Thanks, Tris, and beee happeee!!!

Finally, I'm chatting with Jacques on YM. This boy has matured in the span of 2 years that I've known him. Not only that, but I might even go far as to say that he's matured beyond his years. When I was his age, I was still making my cartoonish drawings and making my silly games, still convincingly feigning innocence about the wonder that is love, and still establishing what I really want in life. But it seems Jacques has already experienced and done all that. I'm not sure if I'm envious of him, maturing this early, but what I'm sure of is that he is a strangely determined guy-- he knows what he wants. I give him props for that, as long as he remembers that not everything revolves on THAT ONE THING-- his education, for instance, is a very important aspect of his life right now, especially with the entrance exams for the colleges nearing. Jacques, I wish you luck in everything, and I wish you happiness. I guess this applies to you more than to anyone else: Beee happeee!!!