4 out of 7

Well I personally believe that in the past week alone I have committed (at least) 4 out of the 7 deadly sins. Allow me to elaborate:

I'll start with Gluttony first. This weekend alone I managed to eat an entire 18" pizza by myself. That already makes me a glutton - but that's not all folks ... I think in this past week I have also downed approximately 25 bottles of beer (not in one sitting) but everyday I have gone down to the bar with co-workers and friends to pound back a few. Instead of being contented with a bottle or two - I usually end up hammering 10-12 bottles per sitting. On top of the drinking - each session usually includes eating some really greasy pork dish. Filipino's are really fond of pork so it is often the "pulutan" (beermate) of choice. Needless to say after this week's drinking/eating binge my body feels like shit. I also have a pain in my side that's not going away...I think I broke my liver.

Next on the chain of sins we have Lust. I am not going to elaborate on this one - but it goes hand in hand with the drinking. The more beers I have the more sex I want. And without getting into the intricate details...I've sinned a few to many times this week ...

Sloth. Well this sin has actually gone on for about 6 months or so. To sum up a long paragraph: I am a lazy bastard. Firstly, I have not gone to the gym since last year - which has screwed my entire physique that I once had before coming to the Philippines. Secondly, I live across the street from work and even then am too lazy to go in on time everyday. When I have to do things like go down to the convenience store (right in the lobby of our condo) or pay the bills (bank is like a 5 min walk from my condo) I find myself not wanting to go and have even ended up not paying a bill once or twice. I have pretty much isolated myself and my wife in our condo - we don't even go out really anymore...

Lastly - is Greed. I make a decent amount here in the Philippines but instead of using the money I make wisely (like to pay off bills etc.) it ends up buying my excessive amounts of booze and food. Again without giving too much boring details - I am wasting my money on selfish things.

So that's all - the other 3 sins I don't think I have committed yet (maybe someone can let me know). But I think the point of me realizing all this as well as blogging it will kind of let myself know that I need to do something about it. Hopefully in a future post I can write about how I feel proud that I know I am doing things right. I guess the change starts today - we'll see how it goes.

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