got me

I took a Personality Test and I must say this one's 98% accurate. It is surprising that it had assessed my personality pretty well before I even knew it. This is sooo me, at least a part of me is.

You don't usually get angry too easily but some things can annoy you, however you are sensitive about what others think of you. Your concern about rejection and ridicule cause you to feel shy and uncomfortable around others. You are easily embarrassed and often feel ashamed. Your fears that others will criticize or make fun of you are exaggerated and unrealistic, but your awkwardness and discomfort may make these fears a self-fulfilling prophecy. People generally perceive you as distant and reserved, and you do not usually reach out to others. You tend not to express your emotions openly and are sometimes not even aware of your own feelings. There are times when you believe that a certain amount of deception in social relationships is necessary, however you are mostly candid, frank and sincere. People find it moderately easy to relate to you, however you generally see others as selfish, devious, and sometimes potentially dangerous. You take your time when making decisions and will deliberate on all the possible consequences and alternatives.

pieces of heaven

The previous weeks are so far the busiest and most stressing weeks I've ever had in my entire 19 years of life. Whenever I could not take anymore of the pressure and stress, I escaped through these masterpieces. With these, I found comfort, relief, kilig, inspiration, love, love and love. I swear my vision became hazier after I finished reading my PDF-format copies uhmmm I have errr uuhhhm stolen from the net. (sheepish grin)

Stephenie Meyer, I promise to purchase all 4 books (Breaking Dawn included) the moment I get a grip of my finances.

Guys, read on and fall in love.

raison d'être

People are naturally proud. So proud that they believe they can do everything on their own. That they think they do not need anybody to justify their existence in this world. You can fool them all about being strong and sturdy. But there are two people in this world you will not be able to deceive, ever: GOD and yourself. It is our nature to seek companionship, to seek happiness, to love and seek love. You need somebody. We all need somebody. And it is never wrong to admit that.

Our dreams are quite simple. We just make them sound big and high like no one could reach them but us. "BIG" dreams like the following when translated are this simple:

~You might dream of navigating the world = At the end of the day, you would just want someone you could go home to and share your adventures with.

~You dream of having a long list of accomplishments trailing behind you. = You just want that someone to be proud of you.

~You dream of being looked up to by a crowd of people. = You just want this someone to look at you with believing and loving eyes.

At the end of every day, when you think about what you have accomplished, ask yourself, "Now that I have these things at my hands, what am I going to do with them?" No matter how far you have gone, there will come a time when you'll realize that everything you have means nothing, nothing without that thing you wanted more than everything else in this world combined - someone to share your victories and failures with. Find that someone and never let him/her go when you do. Only then will you understand the purpose of your being in this world.

heaven-sent

Everyone, meet the world's next best thing. Someday this angel is gonna rock this world! My newest pamangkin/inaanak: Adrielle Dwayne. Mikmik for short.

oiliness

"Papatayin lang din naman ang Pilipino, ayaw pa biglain." the driver of the passenger jeepney I was riding in said, while paying for gas. He counted several paper bills which he reluctantly gave the waiting gasoline boy and then "Hooh! P@$?*^ina, wala ng natira!"

Tomorrow, the price of diesel will increase by three pesos, the price of gasoline by a peso. It's like the increase will never ever end. I may not be owning or driving a car, and I may not be always keeping an eye on the price of petroleum. But I am aware of what is happening around me, what every peso increase is doing to my society.

When price of petroleum increases, everything else in the market seems to increase too. Being a student, one who is still dependent on parents for allowance and all other expenses, the effect of every increase is not greatly felt. I could still buy myself a king's meal whenever I feel like it, go to the movies, or pay for a friend's jeepney fare. I may be sounding like a squanderer now. I am not (gulp). I know how hard my family works for a living. That's why I set priorities and try to save everything I could, (errr, i mean, some at least).

I hope we don't blame the government, or each other for this matter. They do not have control of the price of oil in the world market. And believe me, even the most corrupt of officials are getting pissed of increasing prices of almost every good. Everyone's being affected, and when I say everyone, I mean each and every one of us in this country. So I think the best we could do is avoid getting under each and everyone's skin in this face of crisis and hope for good things to come. We should be all in this together after all, right?

lessons learned

Things i have learned these past few weeks:

*Do not blame your misfortune on others. Just carry your own cross.
*Go and watch a movie in the middle of a stressful busy week.
*It's healthy to tell a friend how you are really feeling deep down.
*Have fun while working. Laugh it off if you have to.
*Stop for a while and smell the roses, and daisies too.
*A busy day is not an excuse not to pray.
*Never give up. Keep on trying. Keep on praying.
*Things happen for a reason. They really do. :)