i'm so excited... i just can't hide it! it will be my first run tomorrow morning. hopefully this will be the start of many more runs. ...and maybe this may be the way to get to know you-know-who. hehehe
if i could only write it all down here..i would. but for now i'd rather keep these exciting stuff in my head. =P
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Monday, December 07, 2009
dating
so i told my highschool friends to set me up on a date. the thought runs chills down my spine. what if i dont like him from the start? what to talk about? what to wear? what if we have totally nothing to talk about anymore? what to do after if you dont like him?
why go out with a complete stranger? sounds insane to me. on the other hand, it is still just as difficult and awkward to think of dating a guy friend. for one, you definitely have something to talk about. you have things in common. you know he's great to hang out with. you know how he looks and sometimes this wont matter as much coz you already know the personality -- so in a way madadala na lang yun kahit di mo talaga type. he's probably seen you in your worst and knows trash about you but likes (as in you are friends) you anyway. BUT if things turn sour then can you just go back to being friends? Won't it get weird transitioning from thinking of him as a friend to something more?
I really try not looking at guys (guy friends) as prospects so that you can see and get to know them in a very objective light. Not just seeing the pogi points but knowing them for who they really are. It makes it extra difficult though to see them in a different light afterwards. The problem with me is that if i like a person as in crush-like then i become weird around them. hahaha -- eto na ang effects of growing up in an all girls' school. I think that i'm very obvious around my crushes.... i might either just keep on smiling, be too conscious about myself, or be masungit to counter being obvious.
SO. How DO I meet my 'One'? Am I even fit for this relationship stuff? Is it meant for me to pair up or maybe i'm meant to be single forever?
why go out with a complete stranger? sounds insane to me. on the other hand, it is still just as difficult and awkward to think of dating a guy friend. for one, you definitely have something to talk about. you have things in common. you know he's great to hang out with. you know how he looks and sometimes this wont matter as much coz you already know the personality -- so in a way madadala na lang yun kahit di mo talaga type. he's probably seen you in your worst and knows trash about you but likes (as in you are friends) you anyway. BUT if things turn sour then can you just go back to being friends? Won't it get weird transitioning from thinking of him as a friend to something more?
I really try not looking at guys (guy friends) as prospects so that you can see and get to know them in a very objective light. Not just seeing the pogi points but knowing them for who they really are. It makes it extra difficult though to see them in a different light afterwards. The problem with me is that if i like a person as in crush-like then i become weird around them. hahaha -- eto na ang effects of growing up in an all girls' school. I think that i'm very obvious around my crushes.... i might either just keep on smiling, be too conscious about myself, or be masungit to counter being obvious.
SO. How DO I meet my 'One'? Am I even fit for this relationship stuff? Is it meant for me to pair up or maybe i'm meant to be single forever?
Monday, November 02, 2009
In Limbo
I like this post from Daxx (one of our parish-mates). This is what I've been doing wrong for so long. Can someone tell me and help me get out of this and reverse this so that I can now steer my own direction? Finally I have turned off all the different compasses from other people but am just going round aimlessly. I know there is only ONE compass I need, and that is God but somehow I can't truly sense it yet.
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The vast majority of us, since childhood, have been trying desperately to prove our worth. We try to prove our worth to our parents, teachers, friends and lovers.We become so absorbed in meeting their standards that we missed out finding our own potential.
To focus our life in proving ourselves to others is not only a loosing battle but a waste of time.
The downside of proving your worth to others is that different people has different standards of what being “worthy” means. To be obsessed in proving our worth to another person is to give that person control in your life. Now think how many persons are you trying to prove your worth?
Ten?
That mean 10 people are somehow stirring your life in 10 different directions.
Feeling dizzy?
If we give more time meeting other’s standards, we may sacrifice finding our own identity.
God did not create us to prove ourselves to others, but to live life to the full. Jesus Himself said: “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” And we shall find life’s fullness in discovering and living out our vocation. Our vocation is God’s will, calling and plan for our lives.
“Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.” -John 4:34
To discover and realize God’s plans for our lives is to open ourselves to unlimited possibilities that we have not even come to imagine. Living out our vocation is to let the seed of greatness that God planted in us grow. And like a small mustard seed, it shall grow into a great tree.
The road to greatness is the path of discovering our God given gifts and living out our vocation. We should stop trying to meet other people’s standards and start living in His.
In every one of us lies a great potential.
You do not need to prove it.
It is there.
What you need to do is live it.
…unlimited possibilities awaits.
Blog by Daxx Bondoc
(www.inspirationalblogs.com)
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The vast majority of us, since childhood, have been trying desperately to prove our worth. We try to prove our worth to our parents, teachers, friends and lovers.We become so absorbed in meeting their standards that we missed out finding our own potential.
To focus our life in proving ourselves to others is not only a loosing battle but a waste of time.
The downside of proving your worth to others is that different people has different standards of what being “worthy” means. To be obsessed in proving our worth to another person is to give that person control in your life. Now think how many persons are you trying to prove your worth?
Ten?
That mean 10 people are somehow stirring your life in 10 different directions.
Feeling dizzy?
If we give more time meeting other’s standards, we may sacrifice finding our own identity.
God did not create us to prove ourselves to others, but to live life to the full. Jesus Himself said: “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” And we shall find life’s fullness in discovering and living out our vocation. Our vocation is God’s will, calling and plan for our lives.
“Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.” -John 4:34
To discover and realize God’s plans for our lives is to open ourselves to unlimited possibilities that we have not even come to imagine. Living out our vocation is to let the seed of greatness that God planted in us grow. And like a small mustard seed, it shall grow into a great tree.
The road to greatness is the path of discovering our God given gifts and living out our vocation. We should stop trying to meet other people’s standards and start living in His.
In every one of us lies a great potential.
You do not need to prove it.
It is there.
What you need to do is live it.
…unlimited possibilities awaits.
Blog by Daxx Bondoc
(www.inspirationalblogs.com)
Sunday, November 01, 2009
500 days of summer
I loved how they got a long really well and the fun they got into. Tom is a "nice guy" (you know the quote, nice guys finish last) and he really grew onto me. All throughout, I was still wishing hoping that she'll change her mind about relationships specially that they really had great chemistry. Awww... but they were just not meant to be. SAD. Had a good time watching with Len, Elds and Moe -- the singles club. hahaha
Some ouch quotes (the last one particularly struck me)
Tom: You don't want to be named as someone's boyfriend, and now your someone's wife
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Summer: You weren't wrong, Tom. You were just wrong about me.
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Rachel Hansen: Tom, I know you think she was the one, but I don't. Next time you look back, I think you should look again.
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Some ouch quotes (the last one particularly struck me)
Tom: You don't want to be named as someone's boyfriend, and now your someone's wife
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Summer: You weren't wrong, Tom. You were just wrong about me.
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Rachel Hansen: Tom, I know you think she was the one, but I don't. Next time you look back, I think you should look again.
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Summer: I woke up one morning and I just knew.
Tom: Knew what?
Summer: What I was never sure of with you.
Tom: Knew what?
Summer: What I was never sure of with you.
And some awww quotes
Paul: Robin is better than the girl of my dreams. She's real.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Everything
there's this little spark of hope deep inside of me that there might be someone for me out there =) I close my eyes and think about it, feel it sinking in and chills run thru me. The kind of chills that give you a sense of happiness and excitement, but at the same time draws the same feeling of fear and uncertainty.
And there's this song that captures how i'd like to feel when i find my ONE...
You’re a falling star, You’re the get away car.
You’re the line in the sand when I go too far.
You’re the swimming pool, on an August day.
And you’re the perfect thing to see.
And you play it coy, but it’s kinda cute.
Ah, When you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
Baby don’t pretend, that you don’t know it’s true.
Cause you can see it when I look at you.
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy time
It’s you, it’s you, You make me sing.
You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything.
You’re a carousel, you’re a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You’re a mystery, you’re from outer space,
You’re every minute of my everyday.
And I can’t believe, uh that I’m your man,
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
Whatever comes our way, ah we’ll see it through,
And you know that’s what our love can do.
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It’s you, it’s you, You make me sing
You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything.
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It’s you, it’s you, You make me sing.
You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything.
You’re every song, and I sing along.
Cause you’re my everything.
Yeah, yeah
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
And there's this song that captures how i'd like to feel when i find my ONE...
You’re a falling star, You’re the get away car.
You’re the line in the sand when I go too far.
You’re the swimming pool, on an August day.
And you’re the perfect thing to see.
And you play it coy, but it’s kinda cute.
Ah, When you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
Baby don’t pretend, that you don’t know it’s true.
Cause you can see it when I look at you.
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy time
It’s you, it’s you, You make me sing.
You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything.
You’re a carousel, you’re a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You’re a mystery, you’re from outer space,
You’re every minute of my everyday.
And I can’t believe, uh that I’m your man,
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
Whatever comes our way, ah we’ll see it through,
And you know that’s what our love can do.
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It’s you, it’s you, You make me sing
You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything.
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It’s you, it’s you, You make me sing.
You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything.
You’re every song, and I sing along.
Cause you’re my everything.
Yeah, yeah
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
Monday, October 26, 2009
EMO moment
Found this in the drafts of my phone. I usually have these moments when it's traffic and I'm on my way home or walking to my dad's office after work. After a long day, when the noise and buzz in the office is gone, I find some silence and get to listen to myself.
8/26: In the homeroom class when I was a high school freshman, we were asked to share our dreams. I was not very far from who I am now -- I said that I wanted to be happy. I didn't have any specifics because I didn't want to make plans involving other people because I had no control over them. Looking back, I realize that I really never made plans or dreams for myself at all. I now understand why this caught our guidance counselor's attention. It was a bad move and now it can't be undone. I had been moving aimlessly in no particular direction these 26 years. What I CAN DO is to start making plans. To start figuring out what I want for myself.
And I'm happy that I've started doing this...baby steps at least. Ultimate dream would be to work in Google -- but I know that would entail a LOT of sacrifice but i'm not sure if that's something I'm willing to give. The rest are in my bucket list. :)
8/26: In the homeroom class when I was a high school freshman, we were asked to share our dreams. I was not very far from who I am now -- I said that I wanted to be happy. I didn't have any specifics because I didn't want to make plans involving other people because I had no control over them. Looking back, I realize that I really never made plans or dreams for myself at all. I now understand why this caught our guidance counselor's attention. It was a bad move and now it can't be undone. I had been moving aimlessly in no particular direction these 26 years. What I CAN DO is to start making plans. To start figuring out what I want for myself.
And I'm happy that I've started doing this...baby steps at least. Ultimate dream would be to work in Google -- but I know that would entail a LOT of sacrifice but i'm not sure if that's something I'm willing to give. The rest are in my bucket list. :)
Monday, October 12, 2009
27 around the corner
its almost the end of the year and i can feel that 27 (years) is itching around the corner. the year just passed me by! i've been 26 for --- let me count -- almost 8 months and what have i accomplished??! that's the story of my life. each of those 26 years where i've been waiting for things to happen. IT ENDS NOW! (well yesterday actually when i thought of this blog entry)
I promise to myself that every year i have to try X number of new things or goals. (X being my age). hahaha yes math talk. SO since i've got barely 4 months, i have to catch up with the 26 targets!
Things i've done
1. Visit Singapore-- July 2009 with Karina and ivan
2. Try lots and lots of new places to eat (that's another list altogether)
3. Sky walk and ride in Cebu -- August 2009 trip with officemates
4. Wake boarding in Camsur (only successful with knee boarding though), visited Caramoan and saw the Mayon volcano in Legaspi! -- November 2009
5. Jumped off a 30 ft high bridge after white river rafting in CDO with sistas, pao, ivan and gab -- November 2009
6. bought myself a camera....which this time i'll actually use -- July 2009 in Sing
7. Learning classical guitar at the parish (and tried playing violin at the office) -- later end of 2009
8. target to lose weight by November --be back at my 120 lbs or under 125 lbs at least
9. building a web tool (with Eleni) -- staggered all year hehehe
10. tried smoking (Tish's visit last February) ....and shisha too. i liked shisha better
11. watch a whole lot of musicals --spelling bee and spring awakening (and got a picture with Sitti and Joaquin) and your songs with Lea Salonga this December (may autograph pa!)
12. spelunking in Pangasinan with the family (and sina tito efren)
13. big change in my hair color ...yes reddish brown. and i love it!
14. went out on a date (with Moe after tennis last December 30) -- this should count because it was dinner and it was just the 2 of us... KKB nga lang hahaha
15. get SAP certified -- December 4
16. watched David Archuleta and David Cook live in Manila! woot woot!
17. paint the house lifestyle channel-style. Yes we did this after the workers installed the new windows. It was so fun doing this with the siblings. =) Surprisingly we're good at it! hahaha
18. attend yoga and cycling (and even regularly hit the gym)
19. drove with eleni to a radio station to get free tickets to the last eheads concert....and we watched the same night! this is in one of the most spontaneous things i've ever done
20. learned how to jumpstart a car
21. tried (not successful) skim boarding with officemates -- May 2009
22. run a marathon - 5k last December 20 with Teri and Paul
23. watch in 3D -- harry potter and avatar!
24. get closer to GOD
25. get voter's ID (half point) and naubusan ng gas (half point)
26. drank a lot of alcohol, nearly drunk and even threw up! hahahaha
I promise to myself that every year i have to try X number of new things or goals. (X being my age). hahaha yes math talk. SO since i've got barely 4 months, i have to catch up with the 26 targets!
Things i've done
1. Visit Singapore-- July 2009 with Karina and ivan
2. Try lots and lots of new places to eat (that's another list altogether)
3. Sky walk and ride in Cebu -- August 2009 trip with officemates
4. Wake boarding in Camsur (only successful with knee boarding though), visited Caramoan and saw the Mayon volcano in Legaspi! -- November 2009
5. Jumped off a 30 ft high bridge after white river rafting in CDO with sistas, pao, ivan and gab -- November 2009
6. bought myself a camera....which this time i'll actually use -- July 2009 in Sing
7. Learning classical guitar at the parish (and tried playing violin at the office) -- later end of 2009
8. target to lose weight by November --be back at my 120 lbs or under 125 lbs at least
9. building a web tool (with Eleni) -- staggered all year hehehe
10. tried smoking (Tish's visit last February) ....and shisha too. i liked shisha better
11. watch a whole lot of musicals --spelling bee and spring awakening (and got a picture with Sitti and Joaquin) and your songs with Lea Salonga this December (may autograph pa!)
12. spelunking in Pangasinan with the family (and sina tito efren)
13. big change in my hair color ...yes reddish brown. and i love it!
14. went out on a date (with Moe after tennis last December 30) -- this should count because it was dinner and it was just the 2 of us... KKB nga lang hahaha
15. get SAP certified -- December 4
16. watched David Archuleta and David Cook live in Manila! woot woot!
17. paint the house lifestyle channel-style. Yes we did this after the workers installed the new windows. It was so fun doing this with the siblings. =) Surprisingly we're good at it! hahaha
18. attend yoga and cycling (and even regularly hit the gym)
19. drove with eleni to a radio station to get free tickets to the last eheads concert....and we watched the same night! this is in one of the most spontaneous things i've ever done
20. learned how to jumpstart a car
21. tried (not successful) skim boarding with officemates -- May 2009
22. run a marathon - 5k last December 20 with Teri and Paul
23. watch in 3D -- harry potter and avatar!
24. get closer to GOD
25. get voter's ID (half point) and naubusan ng gas (half point)
26. drank a lot of alcohol, nearly drunk and even threw up! hahahaha
Monday, October 05, 2009
another one for the list
Just watched august rush and i can cross this one out in my list! Definitely i'll keep this in my ipod to listen to over and over. i must download the soundtrack!!
To Eat:
I'm so happy that i'm getting somewhere in my lists. Typical that the places to eat get to be updated the most. haha
To Watch (in no particular order)
August Rush- 5Oct09- Bridget Jones Diary
- Notebook (i've seen this but just want to re-watch)
- Terms of Endearment
- When Harry met Sally (another re-watch)
- Steel Magnolias
- Let the right one in
IP ManYes Man- Shawshank Redemption
- Monsters vs. Aliens
- Public Enemies
- The Reader
- Revolutionary Road
Wall-e
- Imbis Stueb @ Wilson : eat all you can sausage (in front of Dec)
- Choi garden ?
Uncle Cheffys @ Eastwood- Ristra's @ Wilson
Charlie's @ Pioneer : steak, black angus burger- Khao Pad @ Ortigas Home depot : what used to be Thai kitchen at UP
- Cocina Juan @ teacher's village, i think
Dave's Onstot Yogurt @ pioneerBuffalo's @ Metrowalk
- Visit each continent (kahit hindi Antarctica)
- Go to Greece (mama mia style)
- Backpack in Egypt
- Europe!! Must go to: Spain, Rome, Venice, Eiffel, Louvre, and lots more!!
- New York - for broadway and US Open
- Watch a tennis grandslam ... any of them!
- South america
- Sky dive
- See aurora Borealis / Northern lights
Sunday, September 06, 2009
things i have to do alone
inspired by 'and i love her so' (hahaha, yeah the tagalog movie!)
1. watch a movie
2. eat in a restaurant
3. travel out of town (possibly by plane or road trip)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
where am i going?
i wonder what i'm doing to my life. am i going in circles? am i going aimlessly in a straight direction? can someone show me a compass? I actually know the answer... i need to decide on a destination. haaay.
Life is short. Have. To. Choose. Now.
Saturday, September 01, 2007
crazy over hairspray
Watched hairspray with lou, rain and alan last weekend (the 2 guys not knowing what they got into.hehehe). I could not help but think of Chesca the whole time -- no, Tracy did not remind me of her! It's just a movie that I knew she would have loved and it would be a blast watching with her. I bet kikiligin si Chess kay Zach Efron (the high school musical guy). Who would have imagined the cyclops guy could sing and dance! And I never imagined how John Travolta could play a lady... a fat lady at that. Super daming mga famous actors, which I think made it a little interesting coz it's just a non-typical movie.
Good thing they started making the musicals into films. Good thing they're staging Avenue Q here, too. Can't wait!
Friday, August 31, 2007
goodbye gilmore girls
It's really sad that Gilmore girls has already ended. I've been catching up for the past few weeks on the 7th season not knowing that the episodes were the last. It's overwhelming how the events turned out watching the last 4 episodes for the past hours. It's such a shame that it didn't work out with Logan (cute!)... I really thought things were going okay. Well, that was what I thought of Christopher & Lorelai -- and that turned out sour as well.
Oh, i just love Rory and Lorelai's witty remarks, fast-paced talking, crazy ideas and just their chemistry! It's like something has really ended, and it's sad not knowing how things will be. I just want to watch them and see what happens. I'm attached! I'll miss Rory and Lorelai. (I'd like to be like them)
Gosh, really got myself addicted to this series. *Yawn* Now i'll just have to keep up with my own life. *Yawn* heheheh
Saturday, February 24, 2007
kung hei FAT choi
year of the pig pala -- my year! sana it brings me luck. :)
i thought of making my new year resolutions this chinese new year since i didn't have a post for the calendar new year, (yaw ko na isipin why i was too busy during the new year to blog, arg!)
new year resolutions/goals:
1. be optimistic - think happy thoughts!
2. make short and long term goals
3. keep on trying new things -- get out of my comfort zone
4. read at least 1 book a month
5. exercise (seriously need to shed those pounds)
6. relax more
7. learn how to edit videos, use photoshop
8. pray more
Thursday, November 16, 2006
*Sigh*
I havent felt this tired in a loooong time. I have found new meaning to the word fatigue. It's not just physical, you know. Tired of thinking, stressing, knowing that the emails will keep on coming, that tasks are piling up, my 'to do list' keeps getting longer.
It kinda reminds me of college. College without having a definite end to this agony. I wont have a sembreak that will relax my body, mind and spirit. I wont have that fresh new that the new sem brings in.
I miss school.
Monday, October 16, 2006
Prime
Most movies end up happily ever--together. In Prime, though, they did end up happy but living separate lives. It's nice, reassuring perhaps, but it's not exactly how you wanted it to end.
"You love, you learn, you move on"
-- Lisa (Meryl Streep)
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Au Revoir, Choo!
To marimba Chiu-ner
To pranks
To water breaks (iigib ng tubig sa pantry)
To snacks (share your snacks, don't grow fat alone)
To Q&A sessions
To grammar and spell checks
To HP crushes
To hang-ups
To books
To your music influences
To nights at Tbar
To google-earth-stalking
To kabastusan that you'd explain coz i didn't understand
Miss you choo!
Saturday, October 07, 2006
For Tito Nonong
We picture Death as coming to destroy
... let us rather see it as Christ coming to save
We think of Death as an ending
... rather think of it as new life beginning
We think of it as losing
... rather let us think of it as winning, as final victory
We think of Death as parting
... rather think of it as a meeting ... of loved ones
We think of it as going away
... rather think of it as arriving... Home at last!
Tito Nonong, I'm glad you're home. We will miss you though...
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Nice Guys
Naisip ko si George O'malley while reading this.hehehe
.o0O0o.
Ode to the Nice Guys
This rant was written for the Wharton
Undergraduate Journal
This is a tribute to the nice guys. The nice guys
who finish last, who never become more than
friends, who endure hours of whining and bitching
about what assholes guys are, while disproving the
very point. This is dedicated to those guys who
always provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain
themselves to tentative hugs, those guys who hold
open doors and give reassuring pats on the back
and sit patiently outside the changing room at
department stores. This is in honor of the guys
who obligingly reiterate how
cute/beautiful/smart/funny/sexy their female friends
are at the appropriate moment, because they know
most girls need that litany of support. This is in
honor of the guys with open minds, with laid-back
attitudes, with honest concern. This is in honor of
the guys who respect a girl’s every facet, from her
privacy to her theology to her clothing style.
This is for the guys who escort their drunk,
bewildered female friends back from parties and
never take advantage once they’re at her door, for
the guys who accompany girls to bars as buffers
against the rest of the creepy male population, for
the guys who know a girl is fishing for compliments
but give them out anyway, for the guys who always
play by the rules in a game where the rules favor
cheaters, for the guys who are accredited as
boyfriend material but somehow don’t end up being
boyfriends, for all the nice guys who are
overlooked, underestimated, and unappreciated, for
all the nice guys who are manipulated, misled, and
unjustly abandoned, this is for you.
This is for that time she left 40 urgent messages
on your cell phone, and when you called her back,
she spent three hours painstakingly dissecting two
sentences her boyfriend said to her over dinner.
And even though you thought her boyfriend was a
chump and a jerk, you assured her that it was all
ok and she shouldn’t worry about it. This is for that
time she interrupted the best killing spree you’d
ever orchestrated in GTA3 to rant about a rumor
that romantically linked her and the guy she thinks
is the most repulsive person in the world. And even
though you thought it was immature and you had
nothing against the guy, you paused the game for
two hours and helped her concoct a counter-rumor
to spread around the floor. This is also for that time
she didn’t have a date, so after numerous vows
that there was nothing serious between the two of
you, she dragged you to a party where you knew
nobody, the beer was awful, and she flirted
shamelessly with you, justifying each fit of
reckless teasing by announcing to everyone: oh,
but were just friends! And even though you were
invited purely as a symbolic warm body for her
ego, you went anyways. Because you’re nice like
that.
The nice guys don’t often get credit where credit is
due. And perhaps more disturbing, the nice guys
don’t seem to get laid as often as they should.
And I wish I could logically explain this trend, but I
can’t. From what I have observed on campus and
what I have learned from talking to friends at other
schools and in the workplace, the only conclusion
I can form is that many girls are just illogical,
manipulative bitches. Many of them claim they just
want to date a nice guy, but when presented with
such a specimen, they say irrational, confusing
things such as oh, he’s too nice to date or he
would be a good boyfriend but he’s not for me
or he already puts up with so much from me, I
couldn’t possibly ask him out! or the most
frustrating of all: no, it would ruin our friendship.
Yet, they continue to lament the lack of datable
men in the world, and they expect their too-nice-to-
date male friends to sympathize and apologize for
the men that are jerks. Sorry, guys, girls like that
are beyond my ability to fathom. I can’t figure out
why the connection breaks down between what
they say (I want a nice guy!) and what they do (Im
going to sleep with this complete ass now!). But
one thing I can do, is say that the nice-guy-
finishes-last phenomenon doesn’t last forever.
There are definitely many girls who grow out of that
train of thought and realize they should be dating
the nice guys, not taking them for granted. The
tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier,
finding the ones that are single.
So, until those girls are found, I propose a toast to
all the nice guys. You know who you are, and I
know you’re sick of hearing yourself described as
ubiquitously nice. But the truth of the matter is, the
world needs your patience in the department store,
your holding open of doors, your party escorting
services, your propensity to be a sucker for a
pretty smile. For all the crazy, inane, absurd
things you tolerate, for all the situations where you
are the faceless, nameless hero, my accolades,
my acknowledgement, and my gratitude go out to
you. You do have credibility in this society, and
your well deserved vindication is coming.
Monday, August 07, 2006
Breaking Free (ala high school musical)
I want adventure in this great wide somewhere. I'm just tired of the same old things. There are so many things to try and little by little i want to put myself out there and really experience the world! And how do i start? Black eyed peas, ice skating, blogging, and whale watching (soon!). Kahit ano as long as i don't break the law.
Well, speaking of the law...
I almost had my first driving ticket. Almost because i paid the guy off. Haay, i never imagined that i could bribe someone. I drove to mall of asia and i suppose it was plain stupidity that led me to turn to the wrong lane. Freakin counter flow! I was called by some men in uniform and there it all happened. It took a long time though before i could do it--didn't actually know how to say it without explicitly implying (can i actually use those words that way?) that i was bribing them. Don't ask me na lang how much. Charge it to experience.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Mind over heart
Being sick the past few days has given me the opportunity to catch up on my reading. Who would've thought that i'd stumble on such a beautiful idea (that i so agree on!) in Eldest by Paolini?
"... being a decent person is no guarantee that you will act well, which brings us back to the one protection we have against our demagogues, tricksters, and the madness of crowds, and our surest guide through the uncertain shoals of life: clear and reasonable thinking. Logic will never fail you, unless you're unaware of --or deliberately ignore--the consequences of your deeds..."
This is why I like being logical...
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