First day at work

Just because I had the whole day as my 'free time' and that I honestly forgot to post this about 8 months ago..HAHA! So here we go:

Look. And see.

When I saw this photo, what did I see?


"Watching the cute girl in class walk by."

This was how the photo was captioned in a social networking site. I don't know. Maybe it was just me. But the moment I saw it, I knew there was so much more to it than what the caption had, or what words can express, which invited around 100,000+ likers to hit that button. Oh well. -_-

My heart sank as countless flashbacks hit me minutes after I saw this. Flashbacks of reality; this country with a lot of people living lavishly, but ironically, the same country with people  struggling to survive, and barely living. And I am not ashamed to admit that I cried. And that every inch of me was torn. And that it was painful. Seeing those eyes, looking at infinity, with wholesome intent, looking up to what was out there, to what is really here, and now.

Do you have any idea how so much a dream can become? Have you had any encounter of what seemed to be an endless series of impossibilities? Do you know how it feels like, when you reach the end of it, and realize how it was all worth it?

Dear readers, it pains me a lot, how thousands of kids like him, waking up every morning, looking out to reality, can say to themselves; someday, I'm gonna be like that, or someday, I'm gonna be helping mom, or simply: someday, I am going to be great! -- all that, with a grin, to begin with.

Okay. So, what Im trying to say is this: we are all capable of dreaming and becoming. I just hope and I pray that whatever you want yourself to be, be your best possible version of it, cause the world sees you every day. The world is able to witness who you are and what you are doing with life. And in the same way, the world is able to dream through you, and become through you. Just as how able you are to aspire, you can also inspire.

It is but one of my wishlist to be able to uplift these kids, if not entirely help them make their dreams come true. I am not telling you to share the same goal with me. The reason why I made this entry is for you to ponder upon what I am going to ask of you, one last time..and hopefully, you get to "act" on your answer for the rest of humanity.


Look at the photo once more and tell me: WHAT DO YOU SEE?

His and Her Circumstance

I guess I've reached that point in my life where I've made up my own perspective in having relationship with men. Many of you might argue that I've never been into one, so I'm no credible person for stuffs like this. Indeed, experience is the best teacher, and I have seen first hand how people very dear to my heart have lost and won over this everlasting battle. Like, both my male and female friends have been concrete examples and it would be a fool of me to not learn from them.

Let me get this straight with you guys, I am no longer that girl who dreams about that 'knight in shining armor' ready to give up everything just for me. So oovveerr that stage ya naaww!! (but that would be totally romantic in movies, nonetheless) I too, am so done with classic lines and mainstream gifts. Like really, you can do better than that can't you? Cos seriously you guys, finding 'mr/ms right' is a "decision". It takes the right person with the right mindset to see me as 'the right one' and to accept me for who I am. IN THE SAME WAY, (girls, you better take this seriously) I should also decide to be the right person with the same mindset to appreciate this guy, with all his imperfections and pet peeves and weirdness. Never forget, it is a relationship, it has to be both of you 'working together'. Falling in love is a decision, not a fleeting feeling. To be the right person, you have to shake-off all idealism walt disney has taught you all these years and start facing reality that you are two imperfect persons trying to continually improve yourselves and grow, and travel, and dream together. Isn't that wonderful to think of? To hope for? Sure it is. So, the next time someone hits me with the killer question : WHY ARE YOU STILL SINGLE? Simple: the right person hasn't 'seen' me yet, and I too, for a fact haven't 'seen' him. Well, we might have already met but just haven't 'seen' each other under the light of the 'right' circumstance. <3

And yes, I am having the time of my life waiting.