Winds Of Change??

   Now I can truly say that I have my work cut out for me these coming days. Decisions are always hard to make, especially if it can make a significant change on your life as you know it.

   These past days and weeks were kind of a roller-coaster ride for me. May mga masasaya, malulungkot, at masasakit sa ulo na kaganapan na dumaan. Unahin muna natin ang masasaya. I've had a late dinner with close friends and officemates two Saturdays ago for it was the birthday celebration of one of them; numerous adventures and misadventures with my DotA friends at work for one whole week or so (straight after duty kahit wala na tulugan at laro magdamagan..); and played badminton and watched movies with them after quite a while (something that we haven't done for months).

   But the funny part of all of these is that all of them happened for a reason and even gave birth to other problems on my part. The said dinner gave me an opportunity to practice my already hibernating English skills at the office kasi ako, together with two other friends / officemates, were required to submit a report for coming to work late that night. Ang nakakatawa lang na medyo nakakainis doon sa nangyari e marami naman ang gumagawa nun sa amin noon pa pero hindi naman napaparusahan but because of some "mole" within the office e kami ang napagtripan na gumawa ng report. Yes I know may kasalanan din naman kami pero as if we've done the said infraction each and everytime? Ewan ko nga ba, siguro nagkalat nga lang talaga ang mga a**ho**s sa office namin, mga kapamilya ng tren (choo-choo in other words).

   Meanwhile, the events other than the first one I mentioned happened mainly because one of our officemates was already leaving the company in haste (actually, to this day e nasa ibang bansa na nga siya, though hindi pa siya officially resigned sa amin sa office, secret na malufet lang iyon). It was kind of "catching up" for him since aalis na nga siya so soon. Gusto lang daw niya kami makasama uli sa mga kakulitan before he moved out for good. But guess what again? That officemate of ours happened to be my pad-mate as well! Dalawa na nga lang kami naiwan dito sa apartment unit namin (from the original four) to bear all the bills and rent tapos bigla pa siya umalis? Now what am I gonna do with a 2flr-2bedroom-1bathroom unit all alone? We've tried to look for other people na sumama sa amin dito noon pa para to help ease the burden with the expenses but to no avail. Now I have no choice but to look for another place for me and I only have a month to do it. Kaya naman siya kung sa kaya, kaso moving out and going to a new place isn't really that easy. Kailangan din ng matindi-tinding logistics. After all, nasanay na ako dito since we've been on this unit for a year and a half already. But I guess I have no other choice, unless kaya ko nang hindi kumain ng isang buong buwan para ibayad ko na lang sa bills and rent ang sahod ko. Haha!

   Ngayon pa lang nakikita ko na na this coming month of August would be stressful for me. From looking for a new place to live, to cleaning up all the mess here at the pad all alone, to defending my name at the office, name it. I know I have my work cut out for me. Good luck na lang sa akin. Sana matino pa ako by September. Hahaha!

 

"Change means movement.

Movement means friction,

Friction means heat – and heat

is required for growth."

Kilometer Zero

I have read most of the blog posts here recently and from the looks of it, some of my friends had or still have some problems regarding matters of the heart. Kaya naman ewan ko ba kung bakit bigla ko na lang naisip ang mag-resurrect na naman ng previous post ko from the other site. I did this blog entry after my own not-so-recent experience regarding this topic. Excuse me na lang kung medyo may pagka-Bitter Ocampo ang dating nya sa iba sa inyo but eto lang talaga ang na-feel ko nung mga times na naisulat (or nai-type for that matter) ko ito noon. Ang sa akin lang kasi is yes I'll give myself some time to let out my frustrations and other emotions then after that e I'll move on. Gaya nga ng mga kasabihan, no use crying over spilled milk. Mabuti pang kumuha na lang ako ng mop para punasan siya para hindi makalat. Haha!

Kilometer Zero

“Magkita na lang tayo sa kilometer zero...” ang biruan namin ng isang kaibigan kamakailan lang dahil sa pinag-usapan namin ang mga problemang kadalasang dinadaan sa mga maboboteng usapan (inuman in other words). Eto ay dahil sa mukhang malabo pareho ang kahihinatnan ng aming mga pangarap sa larangang ito (para sa mga slow... pag-ibig po ang tinutukoy ko. haha!)

In case you don't know, there is such a place (actually it's a stone marker) here in the Philippines called kilometer zero (or 0). It's located along Roxas Boulevard, in front of the Rizal Monument in Luneta Park. Malamang nagtataka kayo kung bakit ko nabanggit ito?

Simple lang. I'm sure you've heard the popular phrase “Ang mga martyr ay binabaril sa Luneta.”. Well guess what? Ikaw na lang ang pumunta sa kilometer zero mag-isa bro, I've decided na ayaw ko mapabilang sa mga martyrs na nabaril sa Luneta. I saw the Rizal Monument a couple of times already and by the looks of it, wala na silang bakanteng pwesto dun sa podium nila. So instead of makipagsiksikan pa kanila Rizal doon e aaliwin ko na lang ang sarili ko sa iba pang kapaki-pakinabang na mga bagay.

P.S. Baka naman i-suggest mo pa ang Bonifacio Monument sa Monumento? Dude, mas siksikan na sila doon, mas lalong wala ka na mapu-pwestuhan. Hahaha!

We're only human, so it's normal to feel bad whenever things don't go the way we planned it. But after that, try looking at the bright side. At gaya pa din ng mga immortalized nang mga kasabihan natin, pag may nagsarang pintuan, tumingin ka lang sa paligid dahil madami pa namang bukas na bintana dyan. And almost always that there's a rainbow after a heavy rainfall. hehe!

Single-Blessedness from a Good Friend's Point Of View

While browsing the new posts here on Multiply, I stumbled upon this blog post by one of my best pals from college. It's about his opinion regarding being single and the way other people look at it. After reading, I realized that he has a point actually, and I'm sure some of you can relate to it as well. You can read the entirety of his blog post here (http://sinjepoy.multiply.com/journal/item/1/Girlfriend) but with his "permission" (di pa sumasagot e... haha!), I'm gonna place a portion of his blog here. Consider this as a repost of sorts. Hindi naman siguro counted ito as plagiarism since I am not taking any credit for it, it's all my dear friend's work.

Pareng Jepoy, this one is too good to be passed up kaya I hope you understand if I "repost" parts of it here. Ngayon pa lang ay pinasasalamatan na kita, hehe! Nice one bro, you hit the nail in the head with this one. Congrats. At sa naisulat mong ito, ang masasabi ko lang ay "amen..."    =)

Life is not just about having that special someone in one’s life. Sure it adds color, it adds life, but it’s not about just that. I mean, my opinion is that we are not put in this world just for that sole reason. We do not live our lives just to be able to find or have that special someone. Yes life in a lot of ways is all about love and finding love, but love can be found and be given in a lot of ways and not just in that specific manner.

 

There are a lot of people who are in a relationship, but are they really happy?! Before they got into it, that was all they kept going after, that was all they wanted to have. But once they have it, not all of them end up happy. A lot of reasons are being brought up; some blame it on “wrong place, wrong time”, some blame it on finding the “wrong person” (is there even a right or wrong here?), some blame it on rushing into things, there are a lot more reasons, but I’d rather not state them all.

 

The way I see it, one of the actual reasons here is that people tend to forget themselves when they are in a relationship already. Not that I am saying that we should be selfish or what. Yes, I am a firm believer of loving with all your heart and giving it your all, but at the same time, I am also a firm believer of loving yourself also at the same time that you are loving your partner. You have to remember to love and respect yourself too while doing the same to your partner. You still have your own life! Your life is not built around him/her and you weren’t born just to live your life for him/her, you have your own life, you have your own everything, how the heck do you expect to actually be a good lover and be successful in that aspect if you can’t even learn to love and respect your own life! If you only rely on him/her or keep on relying on him/her to be happy, how the heck do you expect to really be happy in your life!

 

The idea of having that certain person being the missing piece in your life is just so wrong! Well, at least for me, and the last time I checked, everyone’s still entitled to his/her own opinion. Call it sour-graping, call me a loser, but I am giving out my own personal opinion only. The way I see it, he/she is not the missing piece in one’s life, but he/she becomes an additional piece in a never-ending puzzle that we keep forming in our lives as long as we are living. We don’t actually live our lives for that “special someone”. We write our own books, our own chapters, our own story, our own series. He/she will just be the start of a new chapter in our books, a new season in our series.

Only Bananas Have Hearts (Saging Lang Ang May Puso English Version)

Just when you thought its over and done with, think again. May version 3.5 pa pala ang legendary scene na ito. hehe!

Saging Lang Ang May Puso Episode III : Tapyah Falls

The trilogy is now complete. This time sa Batad naman ang venue. They say things of legends come in threes, true indeed. But wait, there's more... haha!

Banaue & Batad (July 4-7, 2008)

Back to Banaue again in just over a month. At gaya nga ng sabi ko, wala naman masama pabalik-balik sa mga lugar na magaganda gaya nito. Only this time, instead of Sagada, sa Batad naman ang other point of destination. I must admit the treks going to the town itself and to the Tappiah Falls were a bit demanding pero it surely made the trip even more memorable and fun. And trust me, all of those efforts walking for hours were rewarded dahil sa ganda ng view and the place in general. I would surely do it again if given the chance anytime in the future. Salamat sa mga wala pa ding kasing kulit na tropa sa trip na 'to for making this trip another one for keeps. Till the next adventure my friends.

Here are the pics from my trusted camera. Feel free to copy them if you like. =)