Hey,

The weekend went so fast like a blur. I wasn't productive just like my other weekends—except when I have schoolworks. I just spent my whole day with my phone, watching YouTube videos and reading stories.

I was so lazy to move, I just stayed in my bed and only left it to eat and to use the bathroom. And I am actually thinking that I am becoming unhealthier and unhealthier as days went.

First, sedentary lifestyle. Well, I am not a very physical person, I must say. I don't play any sport—if I can just ditch my PE subject, I would.

And, I am not the person you can depend to when it comes to house chores, especially cleaning. Hence, my bedroom is like a jungle in the middle of a clean city. Although I'd like to think that I am not messy, I'm just lazy putting things in order.

Speaking of laziness, I hate moving much. If I can just lay in my bed and relax, then why would I even bother getting up, exercise, do some walkings and joggings. You see, I only do exercise for the sake of scores in my PE. I won't even let myself suffer doing planks for minutes for my own health, but grades.

Maybe that was the reason why I never learned how to ride a bike. When I was young, mom bought me a bike so I'd learn how to ride it. The bike has training wheels, and until now, they were not removed. And then, my cousin gave his old bike and offered me some lessons. But guess what, I did not learn. And now, I gave that bike to my nephew. And yeap, he learned how to ride it.

And adding to that lifestyle, I have an unhealthy diet. I love fried foods, I love chips—potatoes are my favorites but any chips would be fine especially the barbeque flavored ones. And other fried foods like friend chicken, potato fries, cheese sticks, and lumpia. I love 'em, I just simply love every fried foods out there.

I also have a sweet tooth! I love eating different kinds of sweets and pastries. Candies, chocolates, cookies, pies, donuts, and gosh, CAKES! I actually like baking and I watch a lot of baking videos, but I am not that good at it. I mean, the cakes were definitely edible once they get out from the oven, at least. BUT, what I am good at is eating fondant. You know, the sweet clay-like thing wrapped around cakes? Yes, that, the thing that most people are disgusted about. Even my cousins were weirded out about it, but they always give me their slice's fondant to lessen the waste.

And in addition, for me, sweet and salty foods are the best. I love the taste, my tongue is happy everytime I eat with these flavors together, perfect match. That's why I developed a recipe—not that I have  a good cooking skills—that embodies these flavors. And I call it candied hotdogs or caramelized hotdogs. I know, it's something weird as well, but it tastes good anyway so I won't call it weird. Because if you already had candied bacon, I must say it's just basically just like it. Cook the hotdogs with sugar, let the sugar melth and coat the hotdogs, add other ingredients like cheese, and that's it!

But, just like any other kid—if you consider me a kid—I am not that into vegatables and seafoods. Don't get me wrong, I eat 'em, they're not just my favorites. Thus, I don't eat meals with them that much although I really like the vegetable salad my mom made and I think it's mainly because of the slightly sweet dressing she made.

And, I also made a food category where I basically place most of the dishes that I don't like that much—or even hate. I call them oldies' foods or pangmatanda. I labeled them that way because most of them were my mom's favorite and I think of these foods as something older people would prefer to eat. Like soupy dishes and the dishes that are saucy or masarsa. And again, disclaimer, I eat them since I eat whatever is served as long as it's edible and doesn't have poison. It's just that I don't feel excited whenever they are served, like I won't come down to the dining area swiftly from my beedroom just to eat it

And with that, I must say I am leaving a lifestyle that could be the cause of my death in the future. That's why I thought of tweaking some things and start to live healthily, gradually.

I mean yes I am not obsessed to live a long life—sixty to seventy years is enough for me. But, I also believe that I have to take care of myself and my body. For me it is my responsibility.

-Eid