Dimwit Blogger’s Reality Check

by Jan Geronimo on January 16, 2010

What happened to me last January 14 was comical if it weren’t a bit serious.  I just got off from the van that  took me to Calapan City.  I had papers to follow up at the regional office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue  (BIR)- something to do with the small family business.

What’s funny about it was that I couldn’t cross the street .  Dizziness overcame me that I had to stop walking.  Minutes  passed by.  Took me a while before I convinced myself I’d not topple over and crack my head on the pavement or something.

I was able to file important papers with the BIR without an incident though.

When I reached home my sister checked my blood pressure.  It was raging in the 160s.

Well, what do I expect really?  A normal reading?  Not if you’re like me whose sole form of exercise is to read blogs and hit the retweet button,interspersed with pretend farming on the side.  Yup, I’m  a prince of sedentary living.

Last October, I swore off smoking in response to Holly’s friendly challenge. I spoke too soon.  While Holly is making head way with her weight goal.  I’m not.  I more than made up for my lack of success though with my deviousness. In a blog meet up which served as a send off party for Doc Z, I’ve not only managed to fend off requests for me to take my turn at videoke, I’ve also sneaked in a few puffs in the bushes and in the comfort room.  Bonie of ThirdWorldGeek, a renarkable blogging tips blog hereabouts, had a picture of me alone, staring off into space, with my back to the camera.  He called it instrospective Jan. You gave me too much credit, Bonnie.  It was just me getting my nicotine fix.

If anything, I’m lucky I got away with a minor scare.

Guess this scoundrel has to seriously rebuild his lifestyle this year to be around much longer, huh.

Concern about my health obviously takes precedence over any other issues this 2010. At least for me.  How about you?   Care to share what challenges which are likely to preoccupy you this year??

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  • Roy
    no need to hide Jan, we can accept, understand, and tolerate everything... like what you always say, "you're with friends"

    as for me, I'm really going through a very stubborn personal challenge lately... and it seems I am losing...
  • You've not written about that in your blogs. Then I must not pry further here. But if it's something sinful then you must tell me one way or another. Ahahaha. Kidding. It's not over until the fat lady sings, you know? :)
  • Roy
    nope! it wasn't written... not yet. but I doubt if it will ever be hehe...
  • Ah, the plot thickens. As friends, we can be helpful or we can just add to
    the noise, confusion. You may struggle this way and that, but it's your
    call eventually. When you make that call, I'd be there. If only to exclaim
    "WTF, Roy!" Kidding, Roy. You're a friend. I'd be there for you.
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    hehe... thanks Jan. That's all I can say right now ;)
  • Roy, as Jan said, andito lang kami sa tabi-tabi. We're just here anytime you'll be needing an ear. Both ears pa...lol...sino pa bang andito si Paige.
  • Roy
    thanks. but some things are better left unsaid...
  • Gem
    Oh.. you have to really quit! That sign.... :-D

    Let's take care of our health together. I'm also trying to regain my weight. I hope this year is a favorable one to me.
  • That's great. We'd pull together towards meeting our goals this year. Holly is a great cheerleader and supporter.
  • Gem
    I must be sleepy.. lose weight.. I mean. Haha. It's helps to really work out our goals together. I'm sure it'll be fun!
  • You've got puzzled there, Gem. Good, I have not sounded out the call to
    raid once again Pampanga's delectable dishes to humor your fancy. Ay sus
    ginoo, lose weight pala. Ahehehe.
  • Roy
    actually, i read it as "to regain my 'old' weight" ;)
  • i can think of a lot of things that I should take up as a challenge this year but I'm too afraid of change to really start them... although better health should always be something we should strive for
  • Maybe It's ike messing with a hornest nest? :) Some challenges don't lend
    themselves to cut and dried formulas. Take your time. Maybe you need to
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  • Naku, signs of old age. Huwag mong sabihin na nahawa ka sa akin? he he he...Pa-consult ka na, bago umalis. Ako, okay na ako.

    Siguro you need also to relax , with us there...he he he...and we need to get away from Pampanga too for a while..right Gem?
  • Wala na, Jen. Di na maipagkaila. I'm indeed old. Oh, we did some consultation via email already. :)
  • Hi Jan,

    Ahh, being human sucks. You'll do the best you can and that will be good enough. My laundry list is too long to go into here, but I've got some gremlins I need to chase around the room with a baseball bat.

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  • Oh lardy lardy Jan, me too. I'm a pasty white flubbery mess. Every time I turn my head I wrench my back. What is UP with that? I'm 40, not 80.

    So sorry to hear about your blood pressure. I'm so glad you discovered the problem and are being treated. Blood pressure is nothing to mess around with.

    How about we start with small changes? Not cut out the things we like at first, but start by adding things that will be helpful. Like a walk a day, or eating a lot of fruit and vegetables. Stretching. Maybe a Tai Chi or Yoga video. We need to find something to get us out of our heads and back into our bodies from time to time. When we only blog and read and write we start to feel so disconnected from them, and that's when the problems can deepen.
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