- It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.
- A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.
- The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had.
- 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.
- It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone and a day to love someone but it takes forever to forget someone.
- Don’t go for looks, they can deceive. Don’t go for wealth, even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
- Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go and be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
- Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.
- A careless word may kindle strife. A cruel word may wreck a life. A timely word may level stress. But a loving word may heal and bless.
- The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
- Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Love your life so that when you die, you’re the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.
Been checking my horoscope faithfully to check if that is really what my life’s been like. It has been helpful a couple of times when I needed to say something or get something out of my system.
Maybe, I just needed the boost.
We were along Katipunan Avenue today because we picked up two cakes for our monthly office birthday celebration. And since we were already there, we decided to eat on one of the restaurants in the area. We picked Peanut Butter Company.
I was a bit hesitant at first because I thought that, “do I really want to have peanut butter in my pasta or rice meal?” Then again, what’s the use of life if not for adventure. We just went on with the decision.
I really wanted to order rice but I could not find a meal that is suitable for my current craving. The weird thing is that I don’t even have a craving. Some of the meals just didn’t click with me that I forgone ordering rice. I went for the pasta combo meals instead. I chose the weirdest sounding pasta to make the experience a much thrilling adventure. I chose the Curry Chicken Pasta and upgraded my sandwich to an Elvis, The King Sandwich. I chose Elvis, The King because it sounded so delicious. You have peanut butter, banana and bacon in one sandwich. What more could you ask for?
I actually don’t know how curry tastes like. I don’t have an taste level to compare it to. But, based on the smell alone, I can say that it tastes delicious. I thought that they used a different kind of noodle because of the color but that turned out to be just the pasta’s sauce. I do not really know how to describe the taste but this must how curry taste like. There was also a small serving of peanut butter over the pasta but that didn’t matter as the curry overpowered the peanut butter. There was an aftertaste too. Frankly, I need to know how curry tastes like to make something out of this review.
But, the pasta was great and the chicken was cooked well. Although, I would rather have my chicken without bones / tendons.
If heaven was put in a sandwich, this must be it. Peanut butter and banana and bacon all in one. I thought that this was really out of this world. Who would have thought that putting bacon in a peanut butter sandwich will merit such emotional intensity. The sweetness and saltiness that converged in your palate was enough to remove all of the hate in this world (even just for a little while). The wheat bread did its work of keeping all of the ingredients intact. I loved how I could just pick it up and not be bother by oil that is supposed to drip off the sandwich.
Even though I was just given half a sandwich, I was terribly fulfilled and satisfied. What more would I feel if the whole of the sandwich was in front of me? That would have been multiple food-gasms.
I highly recommend this for risk-takers and for people who are definitely needing to feed their non-normal selves. Putting peanut butter in everything could very well be the reason for the obliteration of hate and sadness in this world.
It’s nice to get to talk to other people. Sometimes, we’re so clouded by our biases that we forget to see the other side of the fence.
Silver Linings Playbook is one of the Oscar-nominated movie for Best Picture. Naturally, I would want to watch it.
Silver Linings Playbook is the story of Pat Solitano, Jr (Bradley Cooper), his release from psychiatric care and his journey towards reconciling with his wife. It’s also the story of Tiffany Maxwell (Jennifer Lawrence) and her fight to getting back her life from being widowed and troubled sex life. If that isn’t complicated enough, they’d throw in Pat Solitano, Sr (Robert de Niro) who has OCD. This is one mental movie.
The plot isn’t so complex and hard to understand. Pat gets released from the mental facility and then he meets the troubled Tiffany who proposed to help him with his wife if we would participate in a dance competition with her.
The more complicated aspect of the movie are the emotions and the disorders they had to deal with. I am always at the edge of my seat whenever Pat would go into his fits.
I think that it was a touching story which wasn’t so focused on the love aspect but on its discovery. Some movies just shows that these people got together but never the hardship and the understanding of why they should be together. Some movies make a lot of shortcuts to get to the happy ending part. Of course, less than 2 hours is a terribly short time to tell a story of love. But, there should be a better way of doing that.
I was in tears by the end of the movie and I was really moved by Pat’s letter to Tiffany.
Dear Tiffany,
I know you wrote the letter. The only way you could beat my crazy was by doing something crazy yourself. Thank you, I love you. I knew it the minute I met you. I’m sorry it took so long for me to catch up. I just got stuck.
Pat
Last Wednesday, I talked to my friend about my situation with a certain someone. He suggested that make use of some superstitious stuff like looking for a sign.
So, I thought of something that could be really improbable to happen but not in the least way impossible.
The sign is that if I see a graduate of UP BS IE around the Ortigas area on Thursday / Friday then there may be a chance that we’d get together. I chose that sign because I know only a handful of people who work around the Ortigas area. That’s my initial thought, a personal meeting. But, it didn’t turn out that way.
Thursday came and we had our team lunch out for our February birthday celebrants. After the lunch, our ‘car’ decided to go to the nearby Moonleaf Ortigas in Ortigas Home Depot for our tea fix. I ordered a yakult drink because I’m trying to stay away from caffeine.
There was a promo and we were able to get a free milk tea and a Moonleaf planner.
When we got to the office, I asked my office mate for the Moonleaf planner because I want to check it out. Then, there it was, a full-sized picture of a college batch mate on the page of the Moonleaf planner.
Was it this? I wasn’t so specific that I needed to see them personally. I thought about it. Would I accept this sign? Or should I check whether there will be another one?
I got off work early on Friday because I need to go to class at around 6PM.
On my way to Trinoma (because I had to claim the book I reserved), I dropped by MegaMall because that the nearest to the MRT Station. Lo and behold, as I was about to exit the mall, I see another UP IE alumnus.
It’s confirmed then. Another manifestation of the sign - twice at that. The chances of us getting together is two times more than it was before.
I’d take it as it is. It may bring about invalid expectations but I know that right now. It gave momentary happiness but I guess that to get what I want, I’d have to work hard for it too.
He asked me if I’m smiling. I replied with, “every time I think of you, I do.”
Should probably not give a lot of meaning to it.
Hinatid lang naman niya ako sa bahay. So what?
In the book series of Percy Jackson & the Olympians, we are introduced to the concept of the fatal flaw or hamartia. It is the characteristic of one person that is key to one’s downfall or tragedy. Known fatal flaws include Percy’s excessive personal loyalty, Annabeth’s hubris and Nico’s holding grudges. It is important to know one’s fatal flaw in order to ensure that one can survive the day without self-destructing and destroying his surrounding together with him.
What is my fatal flaw?
It would probably be search for reason and logic.
A decision or action or situation would not be valid to me if it isn’t logical. I would always believe that there is a logic behind what happens and I would not stop until I find that reason or explanation. This leads to over-thinking which leads to creating problems which aren’t there in the first place.
I believe in the saying that things happen for a reason. However, I have this natural tendency to make sure that I find out that reason.
I was happy when we had to reschedule the Boracay trip last weekend. First, Thursday and Friday had really strong rains so we wouldn’t be enjoying the beach. Second, I was needed and I gave support and comfort to the one who needed it. I couldn’t have imagined myself to be out of his reach during the time he said that he wanted someone to talk to.
That was the time when the reason surfaced as soon as something happened. But that isn’t always the case. I have been trying to accept the things as they are but it isn’t as easy at it sounds like. It has been hard-wired into my brain to look for reasons because I have this unnatural want to understand everything.
Horoscope today says:
Lately you have been making a bigger impact than you mean to, which can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the situation. In order to get a more accurate control over how you appear to others, get an honest opinion from a family member.
Hmm. Then love horoscope says:
Time for some activity! It doesn’t much matter what it is — bowling, a lecture on rocket science, a bake-off, a dance class — so long as you’re in the thick of some kinetic energy and interesting people.
E yung may planned tambay session kami mamaya? Ito ba yun?
Ang dami talagang incompetent na tao sa mundo!
Yung Bora trip namin na 02/22/2013 ginawang 03/22/2013. Kung hindi ba naman tanga. Edi iyon, na-move ng isang buwan yung trip.
HASSLE.
Naka-program na yung utak ko sa beach ngayong weekend eh.
UGH.
You know why I’m so excited about this Bora trip? Kasi kaming apat na magkakapatid lang ang magkakasama (+ yung asawa ni ate). So, parang bonding lang talaga namin.
Fun yun kasi lumaki ako na hindi ko sila nakasama so parang hindi naman kami talaga close. Tapos sila, magkakalapit lang yung age so nagkakasundo talaga sila. Lagi akong OP, lagi akong napagti-tripan.
Kaya, ito na ang isa sa major chance na maging close talaga kaming apat.
Sibling love!
Wreck-It Ralph
Wreck-It Ralph is the story of Ralph of the game Fix-It Felix Jr. It follows his journey towards going against the natural flow of the video gaming world by trying to prove that bad guys aren’t really bad. He wanted some recognition and sought out his own medal to let others see that the villains can be winners too. But that is just not the case.
It starts off with a Villains Anonymous or Bad-Anon meeting where the villains get support from other villains. When he comes home, he discovers that the other members of his video game are celebrating the game’s 30th anniversary and he wasn’t invited. This should really hurt as he is an essential part of the game but the others seem to think that he really is a bad guy off-screen. It was his journey to get his own medal just so the other characters in his game will also respect what he brings to the table.
He found this guy from Hero’s Duty and one thing led to another he was able to get a medal but he accidentally activated an egg of a Cy-Bug. He got into an escape pod carrying the Cy-Bug with him and they had a crash landing on another video game – Sugar Rush. This is where he had to deal with a “glitch” and solve a mystery behind it.
I think that the movie is heartwarming. It does provide a nice plot and unpredictable turn of events. I especially liked the dilemma of being the bad guy and the good guy. It could be a great movie to teach kids about the nature of good and bad. It does not necessarily mean that if you’re doing something bad then you’re a bad guy. Sometimes, you have to do certain things for the greater good (which sounds like Grindelwald in the Harry Potter series).
I love the idea of video game characters getting out of their consoles after the arcade has closed. I loved how sockets and extension cords are mode of transportation to visit each other. I love how each game is differentiated by the type of animation they are programmed in – like Fix-It Felix Jr adoring the high-definition graphics of Sergeant Calhoun of Hero’s Duty.
I recommend this movie especially for children. You get to discover the difference between good bad and how we have our own roles in society. Without the bad, there can never be a definition for good.
Too early today.
I had to wake up really early because I need to get to the office and I have to write my blog posts.
Day 11 of the no caffeine diet. YAY. And I am surviving. I miss the taste of coffee though. :(
