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Isn’t This The Cutest Little Family Ever?

September 7, 2006

If only I was born into a normal family and didn’t bear all the angsts I’m carrying now… and if only I have more love to share… I’m sure we’d be like this. The Perfect Little Family. Sigh.
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Stripping Off The Layers

September 5, 2006

August 29, 2006, 11:18 pm, I am finally following my heart. For the first time in my life, after 28 years, I decided to face my fear — the fear of guilt, for not being able to finish what I have started, for not following my grandparent’s advice and living their dream for me. After passing 12 units with flying colors, I am quitting my course. It has always been something I had second thoughts of, dragging my feet to go read my books, study my lessons and do my papers. I believe Development Communication is just not my cup of tea. Had it been Counseling or Clinical Psychology, I would’ve finished it by now.  But since Dev Comm is the only “exciting” (and affordable) course offered by UP online (an online masteral course which I could do at my own pace) , I risked my time and energy studying it. I excelled when I took and finished the first 12 units, but as time passed, I just simply lost interest. And now, I don’t want any of it anymore.

Of course, it’s not that easy. Notice how I am posting this only now? I’ve had my “urong-sulong” moments too. Even until now, a small part of me is saying I can finish this course. I know I can if I really wanted to. But as the days progressed, small problems in my family, work and personal life cropped up. Every time I would rethink my decision and try to finish my boring papers, my body and spirit just simply got drained from the sheer magnitude of all those little things combined. It’s most probably life’s way of telling me that this is not for me, That there are other things to do out there where I can put my talents and skills to better use. Of this I am certain…I feel it deep in my gut. Now if only I can discern what my purpose in life really is.

A part of me is sad that it has come to this (after 28 years, I still don’t know any better), but a bigger part of me is liberated.

I started reading THE POWER OF PURPOSE by Richard J. Leider and I learned from him that now is the time to find my purpose and live my life. He said:

     “Purpose is already within us. It is there waiting to be discovered. If  we  open  ourselves  up  to  what’s  inside  us,  we’ll  discover  it, even if it seems totally impractical.”

After reading this paragraph, I thought, I can feel it’s already within me… but what is it? My calling to become an entrepreneur? My calling to become an artist? My calling to live a free-spirited life? My calling to pursue my grandparents’ dream for me ? To do it all? What is it? It’s all so confusing most of the time. I tend to feel differently every single time. I can’t seem to focus myself on one passion, one commitment. It always has to be a bunch of little important things. So how will I know which one? How do I listen to my intuition???
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Back-to-Back Mega Tube Review

September 1, 2006

The Devil Wears Prada

I honestly thought that I’d be disappointed with the movie version of Lauren Weisberger’s first book, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. Surprisingly, I found it very, very engaging. The pace is perfect, just the way I imagined it while reading the book.  Though there were minor twists and turns, I loved how they portrayed Miranda Priestley in a more humane light. She is still a person after all. So I laughed, I cried, I got mad. I almost totally related to Andrea Sachs’ character, if only I too can wear Prada and Jimmy Choo shoes everyday! Ha! I wish!!!! Then perhaps, all my slaving in the office wouldn’t be for nothing. Hehehe.  I digress. Well, you know what I mean. Back to the movie. Oh . My. GOD! The clothes!  The clothes are just  to die for! Not surprising really considering they had the same fashion/costume designer as that of HBO series Sex and the City. We couldn’t expect anything less.  So for those who loved the book, do watch this movie. It’s a chick-flick, yes. But none of those cheesy, overly dramatic, corny ingredients. Well, maybe just a little bit. But trust me you won’t be disappointed.

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Snakes On a Plane

Aaahhhhh!!!! Gosh, no!!!!! Aaaahhhhhhhh! …… This was how I reacted to the movie the moment those freaky snakes came on screen! And they say it’s the stupidest B-movie of all! So what?! Peter was laughing his head off the whole time while I was having nervous breakdown! Plus, the CGI effects were perfect! Everything looked so real I was screaming my lungs every minute! I thought, I didn’t want to ride a plane anymore!!! Talk about suspension of disbelief. Hahaha! I swear, I wanted to cancel our Palawan trip right then and there!  So if you need to release your angst after a hard day’s work, watch Snakes on a Plane! I promise, you might lose your voice, but you’ll definitely regain your life’s perspective (assuming that you enjoyed the movie as much as I did).  Watch out for those killer snakes! Hissssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!

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