Habang nanonood ng ASAP nung isang Linggo, pinalabas ang commercial ng PHILAM Life. May bago silang tagline... "Ikaw, may plano ka na ba?" habang sinasaliwan nang kanta ni Bamboo (Bamboo's back!) na may pamagat na "Basta may plano, kaya mo yan."
Nung medyo bata pa ako, akala ko napaka-simple ng buhay. So ang simple lang din ng plano ko. Maglalaro. Makikipag-kaibigan. Makikipag-away. Pupuntang Maynila para mag-aral ng kolehiyo (at magliliwaliw at magkakaroon ng night life at magiging maganda ang accent sa English). Magbo-boyfriend ng gwapo. Kahit ka-level lang ni Daniel Radcliffe. Magtatapos ng pag-aaral with honors (haha!). Magta-trabaho sa isa sa mga nagtataasang mga opisina sa Makati at magmumukhang disente. Magiging boss. Mag-aasawa ng naka-Amerikana. Magkaka-anak ng kambal. Pupunta sa iba't ibang bansa. Tatandang kasama ang irog (Naks! Lalim!). Tapos habang nasa balkonahe kami ng bahay, pinapanood namin ang aming mga apong nagtatampisaw sa ulan. *sigh* Mamamatay na may ngiti sa labi. Hehehe.
Pero hindi naman ganun kadali. Sa lahat ng plano ko, hindi mahalaga kung hindi ako sa Makati nakapagtrabaho. O kung hanggang ngayon di pa ako marunong mag-make-up at hindi pa mukhang kagalang-galang sa kasuotan sa araw-araw. Ang ikinasasama lang talaga ng loob ko... oh boyfriend na gwapo, nasan ka na? HAHAHA, charot lang.
What I am trying to say is... kahit nakaplano ka, at kahit gaano pa ka-specific (hindi kagaya ng plano kong napaka-vague) ang plano mo, hindi mo hawak ang plano nang ibang tao na maaaring makagulo ng plano mo. Walang nakakaalam kung anong mangyayari bukas. Tandaan, bilin ni Zenaida Seva: Hindi hawak ng mga bituin ang ating mga kapalaran, gabay lamang sila.. meron tayong freewill. Gamitin natin ito.HAHAHAHA, kelangan may corny talagang part bawat paragraph.
Ganunpaman, masama din naman 'yung wala kang ka-plano-plano. Mahirap. Parang hindi mo alam kung anong patutunguhan mo. Ikaw pa rin may hawak ng magiging bukas mo-- 'yung future mo na summation ng lahat ng desisyon mo sa buhay.
Mangarap at planuhin kung paano ito makakamit. Kung hindi man agad makamit sa unang plano, magplano ng panibago. Peborit ko talagang quote 'yung, kapag hindi daw nagtagumpay ang plan a, may 25 letters pa sa alphabet. Ayos ano? ;P
Friday, July 27, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Soulmates
I've just finished reading Perks of Being a Wallflower last week... which I consider as a very big achievement. I started reading the book way back in 2010 but I put the book down only after the first few pages. I know Charlie (protagonist) would understand. Come on, he once left Ian (from the book The Fountainhead) for a while because he was starting to get mad at him. Except that, I didn't get mad at Charlie. It's more like I was in a boring mood when I read the book, i.e. when everything seemed boring even if they weren't.
Or so I thought. Because I've tried picking it up for a few times, during my happy times, and got the same results: I've always stopped after the first few pages, chapters, or one time even after midway. Don't get me wrong, it is a good book. After finishing the book, I can say that it has a good narrative, well-developed characters, unique style, and ofcourse, a very thought-provoking plot. Just not my cup of tea, though.
This "cup of tea" issue made me think. We all have our own set of preferences. Books. Movies. Television Show. Music. Sports. And I realized, maybe this same concept also applies to the people we meet and interact with. There are many psychological and sociological concepts that can be attributed to forming relationships and how really it is different liking living things from non-living things haha.
But for the sake of this short blog post, let's make it this simple: Just like how we can't like every book, every movie, every TV show, every song, or every sport... not everyone we meet has this certain "click", or as my friend calls it, "spark". Not everyone we meet leaves us with this unexplainable connection. Some people come and go, and we don't care. Yet there are some people that we want to put in a safe lock and keep forever. These people may not even matter to other people, yet to us, our world won't be just as bright without them.
Be thankful if you found yours. :)
Or so I thought. Because I've tried picking it up for a few times, during my happy times, and got the same results: I've always stopped after the first few pages, chapters, or one time even after midway. Don't get me wrong, it is a good book. After finishing the book, I can say that it has a good narrative, well-developed characters, unique style, and ofcourse, a very thought-provoking plot. Just not my cup of tea, though.
This "cup of tea" issue made me think. We all have our own set of preferences. Books. Movies. Television Show. Music. Sports. And I realized, maybe this same concept also applies to the people we meet and interact with. There are many psychological and sociological concepts that can be attributed to forming relationships and how really it is different liking living things from non-living things haha.
But for the sake of this short blog post, let's make it this simple: Just like how we can't like every book, every movie, every TV show, every song, or every sport... not everyone we meet has this certain "click", or as my friend calls it, "spark". Not everyone we meet leaves us with this unexplainable connection. Some people come and go, and we don't care. Yet there are some people that we want to put in a safe lock and keep forever. These people may not even matter to other people, yet to us, our world won't be just as bright without them.
Be thankful if you found yours. :)
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