THE GREATEST ADVICE
Don’t date because you are desperate.
Don’t marry because you are miserable.
Don’t have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don’t philander because you think you are irresistible.
Don’t associate with people you can’t trust.
Don’t cheat. Don’t lie. Don’t pretend.
Don’t dictate because you are smarter.
Don’t demand because you are stronger.
Don’t sleep around because you think you are old enough and know better.
Don’t hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don’t sell yourself, your family, or your ideals. Don’t stagnate.
Don’t regress.
Don’t live in the past. Time can’t bring anything or anyone back.
Don’t put your life on hold for possibility of Mr/Ms Right.
Don’t throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking.
Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won.
Only a price to be paid for some of life’s more hasty decisions.
To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.
To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
Don’t bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.
To make yourself happy, pursue your passions and be the best of what you can be.
Simplify your life. Take away the clutter.
Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and dangerous liaisons.
Don’t abandon your responsibilities but don’t overdose on duty.
Don’t live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.
Don’t commit when you are not ready.
Don’t keep others waiting needlessly.
Go on that trip. Don’t postpone it.
Say those words. Don’t let the moment pass.
Do what you have to, even at society’s scorn.
Write poetry.
Love deeply.
Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.
Take care of yourself. Don’t wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you - except YOU!
When you give someone your time, you are giving them a
portion of your life that you’ll never get back. Your
time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can
give someone is your time. Relationships take time and
effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E because
the essence of love is not what we think or do or provide
for others, but how much we give ourselves
Don’t marry because you are miserable.
Don’t have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don’t philander because you think you are irresistible.
Don’t associate with people you can’t trust.
Don’t cheat. Don’t lie. Don’t pretend.
Don’t dictate because you are smarter.
Don’t demand because you are stronger.
Don’t sleep around because you think you are old enough and know better.
Don’t hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don’t sell yourself, your family, or your ideals. Don’t stagnate.
Don’t regress.
Don’t live in the past. Time can’t bring anything or anyone back.
Don’t put your life on hold for possibility of Mr/Ms Right.
Don’t throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking.
Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won.
Only a price to be paid for some of life’s more hasty decisions.
To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.
To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
Don’t bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.
To make yourself happy, pursue your passions and be the best of what you can be.
Simplify your life. Take away the clutter.
Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and dangerous liaisons.
Don’t abandon your responsibilities but don’t overdose on duty.
Don’t live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.
Don’t commit when you are not ready.
Don’t keep others waiting needlessly.
Go on that trip. Don’t postpone it.
Say those words. Don’t let the moment pass.
Do what you have to, even at society’s scorn.
Write poetry.
Love deeply.
Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.
Take care of yourself. Don’t wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you - except YOU!
When you give someone your time, you are giving them a
portion of your life that you’ll never get back. Your
time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can
give someone is your time. Relationships take time and
effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E because
the essence of love is not what we think or do or provide
for others, but how much we give ourselves
My Rival
It's the 24th of February, with same old me... but now with different
interest. I changed gradually this past few months.. Before I was
totally out of control doing things that I like but now... It seems
that I'm more focused and calmed. Maybe it's because I'm getting older
or it's just that I had a lot of mistakes before that I know now how I
can avoid it. Well today is a big day for my friend Shinta. She's one
of my online friends meaning we haven't seen each other. She lives in
indonesia while I'm here in the Phils. Happy birthday Shinta! Hope you
have the best on your big day. ^^,
Mmm... I know this should be posted on the first of January but I don't feel posting this because I haven't assessed myself yet.. hahahaha... so here goes.
Every person has their own goal in their lives. They wanted to have a job, to be rich or to have their dreams come true. Before I used to think like that. I want to work for money and do the things I like... mmmm... greedy ne? but as the time passed, I work not for money now but for my sister who needs some guidance on her way to college. It's been 4 years doing that priority and this year it will end... after 4 years of devotion, I will finally set a new goal. I know that being 30 is right around the corner but it never scares me. you know why? Getting married and failing in the middle is the thing that scares me. I cannot say that I am the marrying type because as of now.. I'm still searching for myself. I know that there is no contentment in this material world but I wanted at least to know myself more. I wanted to understand more and help myself to feel happiness not with the expense of others. Coz right now I am happy with my family and friends but how about myself... have I done something for myself... mmm... not yet... mada mada... but hey, I still have tomorrow.. I can do it by then.. right? I hope....
Right now I'm doing things on my own phase.. setting goals for myself and working hard to achieve it. I wanted to do the things for my own, even if I'll make some mistakes but no worries.... I will make it up again as long as I don't have regrets... Because that will be my burden in the future... regrets...
Today I am so happy that I was the first one who celebrate my friend's birthday... It was fun.. Talking random things and not even thinking of the time.. I just hope that my life is like that... not thinking of the time... well as they say you don't have the right to have the good part if there's a bad part in everything...before my only rival is only myself and nothing else.. but now it's TIME.... well I just hope I can make it on time ^^,
Mmm... I know this should be posted on the first of January but I don't feel posting this because I haven't assessed myself yet.. hahahaha... so here goes.
Every person has their own goal in their lives. They wanted to have a job, to be rich or to have their dreams come true. Before I used to think like that. I want to work for money and do the things I like... mmmm... greedy ne? but as the time passed, I work not for money now but for my sister who needs some guidance on her way to college. It's been 4 years doing that priority and this year it will end... after 4 years of devotion, I will finally set a new goal. I know that being 30 is right around the corner but it never scares me. you know why? Getting married and failing in the middle is the thing that scares me. I cannot say that I am the marrying type because as of now.. I'm still searching for myself. I know that there is no contentment in this material world but I wanted at least to know myself more. I wanted to understand more and help myself to feel happiness not with the expense of others. Coz right now I am happy with my family and friends but how about myself... have I done something for myself... mmm... not yet... mada mada... but hey, I still have tomorrow.. I can do it by then.. right? I hope....
Right now I'm doing things on my own phase.. setting goals for myself and working hard to achieve it. I wanted to do the things for my own, even if I'll make some mistakes but no worries.... I will make it up again as long as I don't have regrets... Because that will be my burden in the future... regrets...
Today I am so happy that I was the first one who celebrate my friend's birthday... It was fun.. Talking random things and not even thinking of the time.. I just hope that my life is like that... not thinking of the time... well as they say you don't have the right to have the good part if there's a bad part in everything...before my only rival is only myself and nothing else.. but now it's TIME.... well I just hope I can make it on time ^^,
The Confession of The Second Child
In the family there's always this thing that we can't help but accept..
This is the way things should be... The eldest will has the biggest
responsibilities while the youngest always gets what he/she wants. But
in my family... there is no such thing as like that... My parents
treated us equally. They never let us have the things that we like that
easy. We have to work for it proving that we deserve it. But you see
there's always this sibling rivalry that existed before. Me and my
brother can't get along. Since we were born just two years apart it's
like we really can't be together when we were young. What he has, I
should have too... If he has new shoes.. I must have those too...We
used to fight as in literally fight... you can see us nagging and
sometimes do nasty things to each other.. There was one time I got so
pissed off by him I got myself a belt and I hit him with the
buckle..... waaaaaaa.... *yeah bad me* Then there was once he found out
that I've been getting his tapes (cassette tapes) from his room without
permission he went to my room and decapitated all my barbie dolls. (my
precious collection). Ever since that incident I didn't talk to him. It
was like having a cold war in the house. When he left our house when he
entered college I was free for just 3 years of my life. He just go home
every weekends so I usually go somewhere else just to make sure I
wouldn't see him. Then the dreaded day came that I have to live with
him for 2 years. It was so awkward living with him since we don't talk
and to top of it all we have to share house with our cousins... making
it all worst.. and so as I go to school every day I tend to look
invisible... so that they will never see me.. but it was a complete
failure... I had a tough life living with my cousins which made me
think I'll be better be off with my bro. I didn't know that my bro
noticed that I can't take it anymore so he asked my dad for us to live
to another condo. We left our cousins and live together.. well still no
changes... we never talk.. The common thing about me and my bro was we
are very approachable we are friendly so in a matter of time we had so
many friends who lived in that building. We used to go for drinks with
them and they didn't know that there was a war going on between us
because we are too proud to admit it.. XD After a year my bro had a
personal prob that he had to be in hiatus for quite sometime.. so I was
left alone... but it's ok... I can manage... so when he came back it
was very different... It's like a totally new person.. Then he asked me
if I wanted to have some beer after dinner.. I didn't mind it at all
because that was the first time... so when we were getting a little bit
drunk he started to say that he was sorry for everything he caused
me... he was such a child then... I told him that I should be the one
who should be sorry since I was a complete bitch at that time... It was
a very renewing year for us... I started to know more about my bro and
we begun to bond. That was only for a year coz he left.. he needs to
work. He doesn't want my father to see him jobless after he graduated..
So I'm all alone again... Living alone is not that tough at all for
me.. It's living with someone was tougher I guess.. hehehehe... Then
after I finish my studies I got into a job which I sooo enjoyed. I
found out that my bro has having a hard time with his work that he even
got sick on duty. So I tried to get him into the same job as I do.
Thank God that it was successful. But still we live in a different
place. We can only see each other at work. Our relationship was like
that now. Since I have to work for my other sibling, he has to work for
the expenses back at home. We have different priorities but have the
same goal. We need to help our family since my dad is not working
anymore. But now our hard work pays off... My sister who I've been
supporting is about to graduate this year.. My mom will open her store
this year.. Our dream is now taking shape... So maybe that made my
brother thought it's about to settle down. I was never against him
marrying his GF because I like her and she's with him for 10 years and
they are not getting young anymore.. but the thing is this.... When my
bro told me about his plans I was not shocked nor sad nor even happy...
I was empty? I don't know... It's just I felt like something was just
taken away from me... and I begun to think... what will happen to me
now? Since I my bro will start living with his own family... it's
like... what about me? what will happen to me? yes I have my own goals
but at that time I just have to ask myself that question... I felt like
I was promoted from the second child to eldest.. Am I ready for that
responsibility? Am I capable? Well I don't know because I myself
doesn't live by the rule so how can I be capable of taking over his
place? I just don't know................
My worst day
It was Sunday the 7th of February when I attended my old friend's baby shower party and children's party because her niece will be celebrating her first year birthday on that same day too.. So as always I took my motorcycle and drove my way to their place.
To start it off the day is already bad, it was raining cats and dogs. Good thing that I had my helmet and jacket on to shield me from the rain.. at least the upper part of my body was dried.. When I reached the place I was shocked because it was an outdoor celebration! I was thinking why the hell did they make it outdoors it's freaking raining!!!!
Well the set up is like this the venue was held on their backyard.. it's bigger and wider than their living room so it would be easy for the guest and that the kids can play around too. They set up a temporary roof so that the people won't get wet.. because of the rain who happened to goes by and by.
When I came there I quickly saw my friend Jazel who was with her niece Brianna.. good thing they were there because it's my first time to attend such occasion. I always attend birthday parties but not children parties, bridal shower but not baby shower....
So of course need to socialized with the people... I said to myself just smile Ayame you can do it.... just feel that you belong... hehehehe... And then some of my friends came too.. There were Carlo, Wella and Jay.. Yukatta... the guys were here at last.
Ok now the host said that it's time for us to get food from the buffet table... Well first of all I hated the host because he's a clown... Oh god why do I hate clowns.. they are just so freaking.... I don't know...... mmmm ....scary?... So my friends and I waited until the line was in half.. and then our turns... it seems that they run out of plates for us so we have to eat from the styro containers like the kids.... waaaaaa as if I have an appetite just like them... but my auntie said (mother of the person who held the party) that we can come back whenever we wanted a second round... Huhuhuhu as if I can do that... It's so embarrasing to keep going on for more.
After we got our food we set the table which was so tiny, well we got it from the kids hahahaha... coz the adult "corner" is already jam packed so we settled just at the corner beside the pole that seems to hold the temporary roof. As I said my food is in a styro container so the first thing I have to do is to pop up the lid.. ok here goes, I pop up the lid there goes the lid and together with the spaghetti... which was my favorite by the way.. I just didn't know why it came out like that making all those yummy and saucy spaghetti spill onto my black pants... As you can see my bad luck is still there because from all the people there, why me? Why did I have that styro and not a plate... So I just told myself, ok calm down Ayame, just smile and wipe the spaghetti off.. good thing my friends were there to help me clean up the mess and to get me some food again... and also it's a good thing that I wore pants that day 'coz the spag didn't stick that much...
Ok.... that was fun... hehehe... NOT!! So I just maintain my "social smile" and you know let out some laugh saying oh my....... how clumsy I am ... hihihihi.... Waaaaaaaaaa.... I'm not that kind of person but that day I completely changed just to hide my embarassment.... huhuhuhu...... TT3TT
After that meal which I didn't think that I was full because as I have said the styro meals are just for kids meaning for small stomach... hellooooo!!! do you think that a five year old kid's appetite is just the same as a 20 year old??? I DON'T THINK SO!!! but because of my shyness I didn't get myself for another round coz I'm a girl for crying out loud.. If I do that the people would think OMG that girl eats like a man!!! huhuhuhu... why do people think like that.... Arggggg,..... that's why I don't like to attend to this kind of celebration.... huhuhhu... If it wasn't for my friend I'll definitely not come......... waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Ok, ok.... lets go on with the story. I have this habit that everytime I ate my meal I would stand for about half an hour just to make all those food settle down.. So I joined my friend Carlo who was already standing just beside the pole... And then my enemy came... yes the antagonist of this story.. the f**king WIND!!!!!!!!! It blew so hard that it moved the roof..... people screamed because the roof was not tied tightly (I'm talking of the roof that was made of latex I think that's the material) making it hold some of that rain water and that water splashed in every edge of the roof... yes the edge... I was like ohh.. be careful then suddenly I quickly remembered something..... OOOOOOMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGG I'm at the edge as well... you know that slow motion scene at the movies when the girl was going to be splashed by water?? I swear it was like that!! When I looked up it's like the time stopped for a moment just enough for me to see that large amount of water being splashed onto me........................ I was like "Noooooooooooooooooooooooo" oh well as if it will go to the other side....huhuhhu... I was f***king wet while Carlo who happened to be just beside me wasn't splashed even just a tiny bit of water.................. at that time I was speachless... I was shocked and I sat down just to calm myself and having me think for a moment that oh my god what just happened? I was holding my wet hair and I can sense that it became silent... I heard nothing.... I slowly stood up... look at everyone's shocked face... then I slowly smiled and say... So this is what you call a baby SHOWER... and we all laughed at it... My friend lend me a towel... and Carlo gave me a cigarette just to make myself not to feel cold... after that I feel at ease... and I was not that concious that they may laughed at me.. you know those rude things.... hehehe... I just don't care....
So all went well at the party.. I went back home with a smile on my face and a memory to carry forever... So as I entered my apartment door my dog rushed towards me well of course lickin' my face... ok after that water now it's saliva... hahaha... but it's ok.. and then my cat greeted me with a snob just like always being always jealous to my dog... I checked on my answering machine if someone called me when I was gone... and then I heard a familiar voice who said "Hey JACKPOT I heard that you hit you luck today, tell me about it when you get back"... Oh no it was my brother he already knew... why you Carlo I know you were the one who told him that.... then the second call.. "My dear please take a bath immediately so that you wouldn't catch cold ok" Waaaaaaaa it's my mom!!!! My Aniki told everything to her... why you!!!!
So I went straight to the bathroom and took a bath while thinking that hell...... this is the WORST DAY of my entire life but this is the FUNNIEST thing that had ever happened to me.....(￣ー￣；
