Separation Anxiety Part 2

I spent the past several days offline as a result of a virus that infected my precious laptop (whom I've unoriginally nicknamed "Lappy Toppy"). I survived on five-minute internet doses by begging for mercy from my siblings, who graciously let me use theirs.

I've had an eventful week!

I went to an all-expenses-paid overnight seminar in Tagaytay City for English teachers, and experienced two days of independence (which was both exhilirating and eye-opening).

I watched the Philippine Opera Company's production of MASTER CLASS, starring Cherie Gil as Maria Callas (For pictures, go to THIS page).

I met up with a friend and had a marathon four-hour catching-up session over coffee.

I read an extremely heartwarming book, Josh Grogan's "Marley & Me" (which was made into a movie already, I understand), in one sitting, and developed a bad cold as a result of the sob-fest that followed.

I panelled for two voice recitals as well as for the voice exams.

A friend told me that I'm living a full life, and indeed, I am. :)

Separate blog entries will follow, reflecting on a couple of the past week's experiences. But for now, I just want to share my joy at having my beloved Lappy Toppy back to normal (yeeees, she's A OK!), and share my excitement at the sem break that is to come starting Saturday.

Here is my sem-break to-read pile:

* Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein

* Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis

* How I Believe by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

* The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy

* Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell

* Music, The Brain, and Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our Imagination by Robert Jourdain

* Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainier Maria Rilke

* The Essential Kierkegaard by Howard and Edna Hong

That's not including the German and French diction textbooks I need to peruse (wait, make that, cram into my brain) to prepare for the 2nd sem of Diction class. *gasp*

Aaaaaaaa sem break... It's so near... I can TASTE it.... (The irony of life... kung kelan ako naging teacher, saka umikli ang sem break)