thoughts

I’m surprised to find out I have a few high school batchmates who graduated from college from top universities but opted to take nursing as a second degree. Why not just get a master’s degree for the original course and get a job related to your field abroad, if you really wanna earn a lot? Nursing gets all the attention, but there are other jobs out there, you know. It’s too saturated now.

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Loyalties are built and strengthened over years. They do not change over one sitting.

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“It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it arrives.” – galing sa Twitter, with a few corrections

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Marriage isn’t a one-time promise. It’s a lifetime of affirmation – proving you deserve the other person, everyday. Taking her for granted is the surest way to let her slip away.

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Love isn’t just words. It’s actions. Love isn’t just sex. It’s warmth and affection.

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If a person leaves you, it’s never sudden. You just missed the signs.

Analysis/Paralysis

- It took an incredible amount of self-control to stop myself from clicking on that “Send” button. I don’t know if I did the right thing.

- Bumabaliktad na naman tulog ko. I sleep around 3am now. Feeling restless at night.

- Ugh, mainit sa Pilipinas. 33 degrees Celsius according to Wolfram|Alpha. No wonder ang konti ng tao kahit sa palengke kanina. Nakakatamad gumalaw.

- Missing Fil-Am activist surfaces after 7 days. Nakasama ko sya sa Mindoro a few years ago. Glad to know she’s OK. Malamang natakot yung mga dumukot kasi American citizen sya. I fear her two other missing companions won’t be as lucky.

- RP’s Dante Mendoza: Best director at Cannes. That’s a first for the country, and in true Filipino fashion, he was still cramming to finish post-production in Paris days before the festival.

- I need to see Andy.

A nice and quiet place

- Back in high school, there was a spot in the center of the campus I called the “nice and quiet place”. It was an isolated part of a garden, grassy and shaded by trees. I frequently went there during breaks. (*remembers an incident with Ate Jacqueline, heart sinks*)

- Now that I think about it, parang walang nagbago. Mahilig pa rin akong magpunta sa mga tahimik na lugar at magmuni-muni mag-isa. When I do that, it doesn’t mean I’m sad. It seems to be my natural state of being. Kapag malungkot ako, I walk around, sometimes aimlessly. Then I try to talk to friends. If I text/call/IM various people all at once, it may be a sign.

- Earlier I went to the backyard. It has a lot of potential. A 13×40ft space mostly shaded by a mango tree. Masarap pala tumambay dun kapag hapon. Cool and comfy, birds are chirping, and there’s no well-meaning person to ask me if I was okay. Celine has plans to build a small deck on one side. Could be my next “nice and quiet place”.

No mas

Hay algo irónico sobre el llanto de una persona que no le importa.

Ryan-Josh otra saga? No. Nunca más. Ya he terminado con esto.

I’ve chosen to look at the world thru a half-filled glass… ^_^

past is past

some things take time
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and some things will never happen

on being happy

I came across this guerilla ad campaign by True and some words of wisdom from designer Stefan Sagmeister. Enjoy.

1. Complaining is silly. Either act or forget. (and it gets tiresome for the people around you who are forced to listen)
2. Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live now. (so is believing in heaven stupid?)
3. Being not truthful works against me. (at least be honest with yourself)
4. Helping other people helps me. (yup, if nothing else, it gives you street cred)
5. Organizing a charity group is surprisingly easy. (really? i’d like to try this)
6. Everything I do always comes back to me. (cue commercial: “Basurang itinapon mo, babalik din sa’yo!”)
7. Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on. (i’m glad i’ll never have to find this out for myself)
8. Over time I get used to everything and start taking it for granted. (human nature. bad.)
9. Money does not make me happy. (it’s only an instrument. what you do with it is what counts.)
10. Traveling alone is helpful for a new perspective on life. (true. it made me want to quit my job then.)
11. Assuming is stifling. (and very bad for your ego)
12. Keeping a diary supports my personal development. (a blog will do)
13. Trying to look good limits my life. (good thing i never had the urge to look pretty)
14. Worrying solves nothing. (“like solving an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum”)
15. Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses. (or else you’ll end up with #8 )
16. Having guts always works out for me. (can i get some of those guts, please?)

light bulb moment

A relationship is NOT between two PEOPLE. It is between two WORLDS.

Love does not exist in VACUUM.

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thoughts while running along C.P. Garcia for PE class, circa 2004

the wayback machine

OMNIA MUTANTUR, NIHIL INTERIT

“everything changes, but nothing is truly lost.”

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Do you still believe it?

note to self:

People will always disappoint you. Therefore, you should lower your expectations. Better yet, have none.