Perhaps the trend comes with the age, or the territory. I was discussing the possibility of a soul mate with a friend just recently, and it made me wonder. Just after lunch, two friends came to me and asked me to set them up on dates. One is a boy who wants to be set-up with a date with my old college friend, and the other is an old college friend who just got out of a terrible relationship.

Funny, funny times.

I am not one to say that I am not hopeless romantic. I believe in a thing called love. 

My friend who is a boy, an office mate wants to be set-up with an old college block mate. He has had this little or huge (depending on the day) crush on her since I introduced them by way of text messaging. And it is only now that they will meet in real life.

My friend who is a girl wants to be set-up on a blind date, with anyone decent, because she just came from a very complicated and terrible relationship, the details of which I am not allowed to discuss.

I do not know, perhaps they are the more pro-active kind who wants to take matters into their own hands. Grab life by the balls (or bull horns?.) Is it just me or people are more proactive now in looking for that special someone, than say when I was 18. perhaps it comes with the age group, but correct me if I'm wrong, is this the time to start looking for someone to love? I am not speaking for myself, but for the general population.

BY WAY OF ADVERTISEMENT:

for my friend who is a girl (it's not for me, thank you):

voluptuous23fsingle, looking for a decent guy to take her out on a date. Perhaps somewhere fun, to help her take her mind off things. Must be single, knows how to use your/you're and they're/their/there in a proper way in a sentence. Contact me for details.

And I sincerely need to write this down.

I have once heard from somewhere that a person either lives a life of happiness or a life of fulfillment. Albeit the occasional thunderstorms and rainstorms in my life, I believe I am happy. But I refuse to believe that I will never have that life of fulfillment.

At 23, I believe I have experienced more thunderstorms in my life than your average girl. My life was never boring. Raised by a single mother, who gets beaten up by a man who has 4 families. Being the eldest, I know the feeling of having to shelter my siblings from the noise the beating makes. There are so many things. I can proudly hold high the badge I earned for having a tumultuous childhood. At 22, we had to bear a cross. And this cross, I believe had given me a general outlook of gratitude. I find that I am thankful for the little things. Like getting on a skip-train. Or the juicy-melon smell of my lip balm in the morning.

1. I am thankful for my family. My brother and sisters at that. I know, come hell and high water, they will stand by me. We will stand by each other. No need for words, baby.
2. I am thankful for my few good friends. I know that I can sincerely name 5 people who will gladly lose blood, sleep and guts for me. And I believe I will do more than that for them.
3. I am thankful for my friends in law school. And the few left from Baguio.
4. I am thankful that I get to do a job which interests me. I can not say that I am passionate about writing. But I know I love it. And I will pick doing this as a job than most others, any damn day.
5. I am thankful for Joy Camille. Because despite the fact that we never talk, or that we never see each other, I know I can run to her when I need a steady pair of arms to crash into.
6. I am thankful for Abel Quintos. Despite the fact that (1) we're not together anymore, (2) he's an effing workaholic--congrats on the promotion, btw!, (3) i miss him on most days, we still manage to be really good friends. I think we are better friends now than before that first kiss. I am thankful for him because I know he never cheated on me. Being with him validates me. There is no other person in the world who can make me feel secure and loved the way he does.
7. my dearest, darling Mia.
8. Schadenfreude. you'll get your due. popcorn and 3d shades, anyone?

( REMINDER: BIRTHDAY WISH LIST )

For some six days running I have been declaring to myself that I have a new crush seeing that I live the utmost boring life. And the existence of a boy or girl who makes me giddy or excited to do whatever (like blogging or combing my hair) instantly mean excitement to geeks like me.

This new crush is not really anything brand new. (don't ask how and why) Because I have been crushing on people for so many years now. 15 years or even more, so yes, I very well know the meaning of attraction.

But, while I do know the meaning of attraction, I still make the ew-est relationship choices. My sister, sugarhouses pointed out now that I had the ew-est choices when it comes to boys. Well, before AEDQ. Now, we are not being mean or anything, but by eew we mean fugly and stupid boys who refuse to talk to me about anything sensible.

( DECLARE ALL YOUR ROMANTIC INTENT HERE )


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And I am, almost always, too shy to wear it. Mostly because I don't like people to think I am poser pretending to have an eye problem, wearing glasses which doesn't even have a grade. But I need my glasses, for restaurant menu browsing, and reading plate numbers, and train advisories that scroll in red over our heads in LRT2, or seeing looking at the time, or analyzing the face of Professor so and so whether he's getting pissed at my ramblings or just having a bad day of colds.

But as I have said, no matter how much I need that pair of seeing eyes, I always opt not to wear it, mostly because I am too shy to wear it. I always assume I will do well, but come fast food menu time and LRT2 time, I know I didn't do the right thing.

But these photos I saw on the internet really makes me want to wear my glasses now. Maybe next semester, I'll save up for a prettier pair.This is what advertising can do for your morale.

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I'd much rather look like a law student than an ordinary pedestrian. Geeky glasses, i love you, you are so cool!

I need NEW music. I've been told nobody listens to what i listen, anymore. (what? we're talking about Zero 7 here! and the lovely, lovely Stereolab and Thievery Corporation!) Maybe it's time for me to enrich myself.

Anything will do. Preferably not anything like "I will rape you tonight-fvck me when the lights go down" hip hop.

For your reference, here's my music profile: CLICK HERE. Suggestions are so welcome.