042411 life realizations

The reason why people don’t like to have dull and boring moments is because it is in these moments that we get to reflect on life: what we are doing with our lives, where are we in our life’s journey, and why are we here. Since the brain is the only organ in the human body that never stops working (except when you’re dead), it always works even when we do nothing.

This past long week end, I have had my fair share of boredom having nothing much to do since we were just stayed home most of the time.  I joined my mother for a procession last Friday which was a bit more of an exercise than a religious experience. Our family only went out last Saturday for a day under the sun with a hoard of other vacationers who went to hot springs. Yup, I may have not satiated my want to go to a beach. But I wouldn’t trade it for family bonding time, even it was just a public swimming pool.

I realized the following though:

1.       There are a lot of religious people still in the county.

I have always thought that religion is essential for every person for something to cling on during difficult times.

When I attended a procession last Friday, it was like Divisoria! FYI, Divisoria is a place in Manila where you can buy stuff from school supplies to wedding decors at a bargain that is if you buy in bulk. There were so many people! The term I would use would be “bumper to bumper” because it was like traffic. People would move with the statues then stop then move again. Although the procession started out with a lot of people, the numbers dwindled even before the procession ended at the church again. Well to each their own. I just depends on how you define faith.

2.       There are still cynical individuals among the faithful

I am included in this. I am somewhat a cynic when it come to traditions of the Catholic Church. Yes I believe in God but not all the traditions. For all we know, some of these traditions are just made up and are not necessary to be “saved” or to be classified as “faithful”. For me, so long as you believe and do your best to live a good life, that would be enough. Well, again, to each their own.

3.       It is all a matter of PERSPECTIVE

Whatever happens to you in your life has both positive and negative things. What matters is how you look at it. Though it would be better to look at both sides of the coin, but don’t dwell too much on the negative. You should see the negative as opportunities to make your life better. My life was on edge last April, and it was really taking a toll on me but I just thought, whatever happens, I’ll learn from the mistake and never do it again and look forward to a better tomorrow. Oops, I forgot.. AND WORLD PEACE (HAHAHAHA)

I know these realizations are few for the entire long weekend (toinks!) but I got distracted along the way.. HAHAHA.. Who wouldn’t take advantage of a time off from work and do stuff like watch movies on tv (thank god for cable TV, numerous channels to choose!), and a bit of loner time and bonding moments with family and sleep and internet and so on an so forth. This happens only a few instances in a year. So GOGOGOGOGO!

Happy Easter all! I’m going to look for the Easter bunny and ask it, “what is your significance in Easter? I really don’t get it..”

Kilig moments

Ah yes! Kilig moments... Kilig is a Filipino word that I’m not sure if there is an English equivalent. I guess kilig can be high level of sweetness or cheesiness. If you’re Filipino, please help me finding the correct word.

I’m pretty sure that we all have our fair share of kilig moments with our crushes, ex-es , partners, and whatever your terms of endearment maybe. Right?? Am I psychic-ly seeing a smile on my reader’s face?  This is really something that can make people smile no matter what they are going through. J

The inspiration for this entry was a video posted by my friend for her friend in Facebook called “Love Language”. It was about this boy and a girl who met on a park bench. The guy made a move by asking the about how nice the day was (uhmhm, typical boy move!) but since the girl had ear phones on didn’t bother to make any comment. 2^nd day was the boy waiting for the girl to arrive. When she did and since she still have earphones, the boy tried to engage her into a conversation using post-its! GENIUS right??! They ended up spending the entire conversation using post-its and agreeing to meet the following day. 3^rd day, boy was there, girl enters with earphones still on bringing her own post-its. The usual conversation transpires. Then the girl offers the guy to listen to what she was listening to. Boy was surprised that there was no music followed by the girl signing she was deaf. The video ended with the boy passing the girl a post-it that reads, “you’re still beautiful.”. I died(channelling Rachel Zoe, hahahaha)! Super KILIG!. The video was by Jubilee Project, an organization that assists deaf people.

Check it out in YOUtube by searching “Love Language”. You’ll smile too for sure. J

I hope with me backtracking the inspiration for this entry has given you an idea of what KILIG means. If you still don’t, just read on OK? <beautiful eyes>

Believe it or not, I do have a few kilig moments myself.  And here they are:

1.       I was in resort for our college’s year end celebration and I have a textmate then. I was night already and we were already in our rooms, we were texting about how we would tickle each other. My text mate texted that would tickle like a parent would tickle a baby by blowing at my belly button and making raspberry sounds.

2.       Again in a resort with friends. After almost a whole day fun filled activities, I was exhausted! So I decided to clean up and lie down on a bench  and try to rest. After a few minutes, I open my eyes to see my crush hovering over me and flashing me with his great big smile. It was like a spiderman and mary jane (I blanked out for a second there and can’t recall her name hahaha) moment where spiderman was dangling from his web with mary jane kissing him upside down.

3.       I was looking for our adviser to have her sign some of our project proposal and I was accompanied by one of our college’s volleyball player. I was not sure was on a bad mood on that day (PMS maybe, hahahaha) or  I was playing mean. I was not talking and not even looking at my companion. I found our adviser gave her the papers. Then all a sudden was hugged from behind and found myself swept off my feet by my companion with a whisper “bakit hindi mo ako pinapansin?(why are you not looking at me?)” with my adviser just saying “Kelangan may ganun?(i can't translate it to English, sorry)”

4.       I was an irregular student for a physics class that was my last class for the day. I stuck with another irregular who happen to be from the same college as me and lucky passed all my criteria.  On our first day of classes, we were seatmates, looked at each other and smiled. The next thing I know, we ended up having heavy snacks every after class.

5.       We had a late night practice for our Sabayang Pagbigkas. This was an inter-level completion so we were all third years. After an hour of practice, we were exhausted. We were all joking around in a mild manner. We were face to face with each other. Then there was “Tabi ka nga sakin(sit next to me).” Next thing I know, we were sitting next to each other, hand in hand.

6.       It was our baccalaureate mass and pre-graduation celebration. I was singing in the program so we had to do a little practice during the show and because of that, I was not able to receive my award for CONGENIALITY. After the program, I was approached by number 5 asking if I would like to go to their place to hang out. We would be alone.

7.       It was a Friday night and you know what that means, ALCOHOL! We used to go to this place about 4 blocks away from our office to drink. And I normally get asked to sing. I did my thing and another person was called to sing. All of a sudden, other people were asking us to sing together. Everything in the check list was CHECKED. We sang a song while holding hands and I ended up getting a kiss. People cheered.

8.       I arrived early in the office and since it was not my official time, I went down our building to by my breakfast, a cup of Energen, and smoke. I was a not in a good mood that day so I had my music on with one ear phone down. Music and nicotine was not working as I wanted it to. I then hear a “good morning”. I didn’t bother to look because it might not be for me. But there was a other “good morning”. I again didn’t bother. The next “good morning” was a bit louder and with a “girl”. I know it would be rude not to look. The good morning came from the newbie who has all the checks, bearing a big smile. Surprisingly, my mood changed.

To be honest, I’m a bit pink right now because of blood rushing through my face from remembering all of these stuff.

Having looked back at everything, I can say I have taken the first bite from several apples but never got to finish them. Oh well. I least I take bites. J

Can you do me a favour though? Please choose one KILIG moment that you really like by making a comment. You can make one even if you don’t have a Google account. Thanks :)

040311_the princess' story

During my college days when I was about to finish college, I made a story and it goes like this:

Once there was a beautiful princess who was feeling lonely by herself in her chamber. She missed her friends: her fairy godmother, the pixie princess, the gentle giantess, the famous singer, the funny jester, the beautiful muse, the well known dancer, the sorcerer’s apprentice, the knight in training, and the handsome prince.

A tear rolled down her eyes as she knows that they will soon got their separate ways to pursue their own dreams and their destinies. A gentle breeze approached her and said, “why are you crying my dear?”. The princess replied, “I miss my friends..”.

The gentle breeze brushed the tear from her face and said, “Don’t worry my dear. Do you see the moon and the stars?”. “Yes.”, she replied. “Always remember that where ever they are in this world, you share the same sky. And they can see the moon and stars as well.”, said the breeze.

The princess then smiled and was never lonely again.

OK. The story might have changed a bit particularly the last part but I think I got the main story line.  Hehehehe.

Having looked back at this story, my dream of writing a book was awakened. Although this storyline would be a bit “for the kids” and a little cheesy, I still think that this is a good start. I would have to look for a good illustrator and a publishing company first before I can completely put a check on that box.

Hope you enjoyed it! J