Oh my, Feb is fast approaching...
TIIS! rawr!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Closing Cycles
By Paolo Coelho
One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters - whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.
Did you lose your job? Has a loving relationship come to an end? Did you leave your parents' house? Gone to live abroad? Has a long-lasting friendship ended all of a sudden? You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened. You can tell yourself you won't take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that. But such an attitude will be awfully stressing for everyone involved: your parents, your husband or wife, your friends, your children, your sister, everyone will be finishing chapters, turning over new leaves, getting on with life, and they will all feel bad seeing you at a standstill. None of us can be in the present and the past at the same time, not even when we try to understand the things that happen to us. What has passed will not return: we cannot for ever be children, late adolescents, sons that feel guilt or rancor towards our parents, lovers who day and night relive an affair with someone who has gone away and has not the least intention of coming back. Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away.
That is why it is so important (however painful it may be!) to destroy souvenirs, move, give lots of things away to orphanages, sell or donate the books you have at home. Everything in this visible world is a manifestation of the invisible world, of what is going on in our hearts - and getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place. Let things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them. Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood. Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.
Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions that are always put off waiting for the "ideal moment." Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person - nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need. This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important. Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life. Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust. Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.
One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters - whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.
Did you lose your job? Has a loving relationship come to an end? Did you leave your parents' house? Gone to live abroad? Has a long-lasting friendship ended all of a sudden? You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened. You can tell yourself you won't take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that. But such an attitude will be awfully stressing for everyone involved: your parents, your husband or wife, your friends, your children, your sister, everyone will be finishing chapters, turning over new leaves, getting on with life, and they will all feel bad seeing you at a standstill. None of us can be in the present and the past at the same time, not even when we try to understand the things that happen to us. What has passed will not return: we cannot for ever be children, late adolescents, sons that feel guilt or rancor towards our parents, lovers who day and night relive an affair with someone who has gone away and has not the least intention of coming back. Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away.
That is why it is so important (however painful it may be!) to destroy souvenirs, move, give lots of things away to orphanages, sell or donate the books you have at home. Everything in this visible world is a manifestation of the invisible world, of what is going on in our hearts - and getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place. Let things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them. Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood. Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.
Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions that are always put off waiting for the "ideal moment." Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person - nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need. This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important. Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life. Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust. Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Hay.
I know that I should walk away but I feel a tiny hope inside of me.
Should I give it a shot knowing that I have no chance? Would I still try knowing that it would not work out?
Since my life is greatly influenced by basketball....
"It is like a championship game. Two seconds left on the clock. My team is down by one. I have the ball and I am open for a jump shot. Should I take the shot or not? If I make it, we win and celebrate. If I do not make it, we lose and go home crying. So I might as well take that shot and in case I miss it, I will still cry but it would be less painful knowing that at least I tried."
Should I give it a shot knowing that I have no chance? Would I still try knowing that it would not work out?
Since my life is greatly influenced by basketball....
"It is like a championship game. Two seconds left on the clock. My team is down by one. I have the ball and I am open for a jump shot. Should I take the shot or not? If I make it, we win and celebrate. If I do not make it, we lose and go home crying. So I might as well take that shot and in case I miss it, I will still cry but it would be less painful knowing that at least I tried."
One of those conversations...
If only it could be us. Sana we ended up together nalang. If only we met earlier. It is just so complicated.
Huh? What are you talking about?
You sound disappointed. Don’t you wish na it was just us nalang?
Why, what are we right now?
MU… Mag-un.
Wahahaha, no seriously, what do you want?
I want you.
Having said that, what are you going to do to achieve that goal?
Reach out and grab my prize.
No, seriously, what do you plan to do to attain your goal?
Everyone makes mistakes. Then again, these mistakes may be corrected and that is what I am doing. Life is complicated. But if it wasn’t complicated then it wouldn’t be life.
Impossible is nothing, diba? Adidas ka naman, right?
Well, yeah… now, I throw the question back at you, do you think it is possible to be us?
It depends.
Wow. How assuring...
Fine… yes, why not?
So what will you do?
Just wait.
Just wait?!? You cannot just wait.
Well, what can I do? It is not as if my side is the one that is complicated. Of course, I need to fix some stuff but it is not that complex compared to yours… but the thing is how long can I wait?
You make me want to cry. You’ve been so good to me.
Well, I knew before hand that you are a bad boy.
Really? Bad boy in what sense? Basagulero? Yosi? Inum? Mayabang? In what sense?
Yes in all counts that you mentioned. That is what I heard from people. But then again, I do not know you yet personally, so why not give you a chance. Let me find out. So when I found out this and that based from my experience, yes, I was disappointed, cause who wouldn’t be? But not that much because someway, I was ready or expected it.
Promise, I will fix things. Give me xxx time.
Huh? What are you talking about?
You sound disappointed. Don’t you wish na it was just us nalang?
Why, what are we right now?
MU… Mag-un.
Wahahaha, no seriously, what do you want?
I want you.
Having said that, what are you going to do to achieve that goal?
Reach out and grab my prize.
No, seriously, what do you plan to do to attain your goal?
Everyone makes mistakes. Then again, these mistakes may be corrected and that is what I am doing. Life is complicated. But if it wasn’t complicated then it wouldn’t be life.
Impossible is nothing, diba? Adidas ka naman, right?
Well, yeah… now, I throw the question back at you, do you think it is possible to be us?
It depends.
Wow. How assuring...
Fine… yes, why not?
So what will you do?
Just wait.
Just wait?!? You cannot just wait.
Well, what can I do? It is not as if my side is the one that is complicated. Of course, I need to fix some stuff but it is not that complex compared to yours… but the thing is how long can I wait?
You make me want to cry. You’ve been so good to me.
Well, I knew before hand that you are a bad boy.
Really? Bad boy in what sense? Basagulero? Yosi? Inum? Mayabang? In what sense?
Yes in all counts that you mentioned. That is what I heard from people. But then again, I do not know you yet personally, so why not give you a chance. Let me find out. So when I found out this and that based from my experience, yes, I was disappointed, cause who wouldn’t be? But not that much because someway, I was ready or expected it.
Promise, I will fix things. Give me xxx time.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Asar Dahil sa Gutom
Nakakaasar na mayroon kang tinawag tapos hindi lumapit.
Nakakaasar na yung tinawag mo ay katulong yo tapos hindi man lang ikaw pinansin.
Nakakaasar na kaya mo siya tinawag dahil ikaw ay gutom at gusto mo ng merienda.
Nakakaasar na dineadma ka.
Nakakaasar na oras na ng pagkain ng hapunan pero hindi pa nakahanda ang mesa at ang pagkain.
Nakakaasar na hindi tinigil ang kanyang ginagawa para maghanda ng makakain.
Nakakaasar na nagpapalusot pa kasi nagplaplantsa daw.
Lintek!
Nakakaasar na yung tinawag mo ay katulong yo tapos hindi man lang ikaw pinansin.
Nakakaasar na kaya mo siya tinawag dahil ikaw ay gutom at gusto mo ng merienda.
Nakakaasar na dineadma ka.
Nakakaasar na oras na ng pagkain ng hapunan pero hindi pa nakahanda ang mesa at ang pagkain.
Nakakaasar na hindi tinigil ang kanyang ginagawa para maghanda ng makakain.
Nakakaasar na nagpapalusot pa kasi nagplaplantsa daw.
Lintek!
Monday, January 21, 2008
On Pregnancies
Okay great. At first, it was the youngest. Then after a year, kuya followed. I guess unica hija got envious so now she is 3-4 months already.
I assume it really runs in the family.
I assume it really runs in the family.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
My Life
1. KWENTO NG NAME MO?
- Katrina cause my mom likes that name. Mae, cause my mom likes the name to have KM as initials. Made any sense?
2. anung kwento ng last birthday mo?
- went to the beach with my family and the siwas
3. anung kwento ng 1st lovelife mo?
- it wasn't the right time
4. anung kwento ng lovelife mo ngayon?
- zip! or rather its not mutual
5. anung kwento ng buhok mo ngayon.
- hey blondie.. or is it brownie? ehh.
6. anung kwento ng computer mo?
- persephone
7. anung kwento ng kwarto mo?
- its a jungle!
8. anung kwento mo last christmas?
- less happenings, wasakan
9. anung kwento mo last valentine's day?
- check last year's entry!
10 . anung kwento ng chinelas na suot mo?
- every faithful tribu!
11. anung kwento nung una mong nakita yung crush mo?
- omg, im going to die na! hahaha. just kidding.
12. anung kwento sayo ng parents mo tungkol kay santa claus?
- i do not remember
13. anung kwento nung best movie na pinanood mo?
- best movie? 300!!!! abs abs abs! :p
14. anung kwento nung last time na umiyak ka?
- last wednesday. my eyes hurt due to the smoke! wahahaha!
1. GIVE 3 NAMES IN YOUR CELLPHONE'S INBOX .
- none. i accidentally deleted the messages in my sun inbox. wahaha.
2. WHAT IS YOUR MAIN RINGTONE?
- PAPAYA!
3 . WHAT DID YOU DO AT 12 LAST NIGHT?
- touring manila
4. WHO WAS/WERE THE LAST PERSON/S YOU WENT OUT WITH? WHERE?
- mi familia. serendra
5. WHAT IS THE COLOR OF THE T-SHIRT YOU'RE WEARING NOW?
- white
6. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU DID?
- ate cereals
7. NAME 3 OF YOUR EVERYDAY FAVORITE ITEMS
- oakleys, phone, my marvel
8. WHAT IS THE COLOR OF YOUR BEDROOM?
- dirty yellow
9. HOW MUCH MONEY IS IN YOUR WALLET NOW?
- 140
- Katrina cause my mom likes that name. Mae, cause my mom likes the name to have KM as initials. Made any sense?
2. anung kwento ng last birthday mo?
- went to the beach with my family and the siwas
3. anung kwento ng 1st lovelife mo?
- it wasn't the right time
4. anung kwento ng lovelife mo ngayon?
- zip! or rather its not mutual
5. anung kwento ng buhok mo ngayon.
- hey blondie.. or is it brownie? ehh.
6. anung kwento ng computer mo?
- persephone
7. anung kwento ng kwarto mo?
- its a jungle!
8. anung kwento mo last christmas?
- less happenings, wasakan
9. anung kwento mo last valentine's day?
- check last year's entry!
10 . anung kwento ng chinelas na suot mo?
- every faithful tribu!
11. anung kwento nung una mong nakita yung crush mo?
- omg, im going to die na! hahaha. just kidding.
12. anung kwento sayo ng parents mo tungkol kay santa claus?
- i do not remember
13. anung kwento nung best movie na pinanood mo?
- best movie? 300!!!! abs abs abs! :p
14. anung kwento nung last time na umiyak ka?
- last wednesday. my eyes hurt due to the smoke! wahahaha!
1. GIVE 3 NAMES IN YOUR CELLPHONE'S INBOX .
- none. i accidentally deleted the messages in my sun inbox. wahaha.
2. WHAT IS YOUR MAIN RINGTONE?
- PAPAYA!
3 . WHAT DID YOU DO AT 12 LAST NIGHT?
- touring manila
4. WHO WAS/WERE THE LAST PERSON/S YOU WENT OUT WITH? WHERE?
- mi familia. serendra
5. WHAT IS THE COLOR OF THE T-SHIRT YOU'RE WEARING NOW?
- white
6. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU DID?
- ate cereals
7. NAME 3 OF YOUR EVERYDAY FAVORITE ITEMS
- oakleys, phone, my marvel
8. WHAT IS THE COLOR OF YOUR BEDROOM?
- dirty yellow
9. HOW MUCH MONEY IS IN YOUR WALLET NOW?
- 140
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Get to know yourself better
Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love:
You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms. But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?
Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
The right job for you:
You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.
How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.
Who is your true self:
You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love:
You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms. But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?
Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
The right job for you:
You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.
How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.
Who is your true self:
You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
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