Ten days

not counting today (since it’s half done and i don’t really feel like doing anything just now), i have exactly ten days to do the following:

1. buy team manila pins to give away to my soon-to-be newfound european friends
2. buy a new team manila shirt in the hopes that a streak of warm weather will allow me to reprezzzent!
3. decide whether mousse or hairspray works best for me
4. get tested for allergies (more on this later)
5. get a long put-off biopsy for the little thingy that was found during the annual company checkup two months ago
6. get my roots retouched
7. box at least five more times
8. rehearse at least five more times
9. have one more farewell concert
10. have extra passport pictures printed
11. photocopy all my travel documents
12. change money to euros (go peso!!! hold up until i leave!!! you can do it!!!)
13. get a credit card (ang yabang ng bpi kung i-decline nila ako, ha)
14. book cheap flights from bilbao to seville and from barcelona to bilbao
15. book cheap hostels in seville and granada
16. finalize itineraries with pia, jeline, jonathan, richie, mayte and miikka
17. buy vitamins, cold medicine and bodysensor tights from marks & spencer
18. see if i can afford that black knit hat at terranova and maybe a tube of lip venom
19. check if my foldable payong is sturdy enough not to embarrass me in europe
20. hunt for a small tabo and water bottle
21. trek to janylin marikina and try on their very last pair of size six black cowboy boots - bought a very nice pair instead at half price at janylin galleria
22. check out marikina shoe expo for leftover, discounted customized boots
23. decide if my conscience will allow me to take the boyf up on his offer to just put those adorable black zara riding boots on his card thank goodness for payday pre-christmas sales that allow you to preserve your dignity
24. get a trim, pedicure and/or massage
25. figure out how to advance my october 20 and november 5 paychecks
26. write postdated checks for mom plus the water and phone bills
27. pack enough fasyon outfits to redeem myself from my european fashion disasters in 2000 and 2001 – and still leave enough luggage space for new purchases
28. spend quality time with the boyf while he’s here - other than having too many weekday dinners in 24-hour places and spending saturday rushing around malls doing my tour-related errands, we managed rather well
29. oh, and go to work every day geddammit