12
Mar

Lady Gaga - Telephone

I didn’t post yesterday. And I’m barely making it by midnight today :( But I guess I’ll just try to get as close to posting everyday as possible.

I haven’t watched Lady Gaga’s new video for ‘Telephone’ yet, but I’ve heard a lot about it already. The most common reaction that I’ve heard is “Wow.”

Here’s an article that talks about how the multiple references to pop culture in the video:http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633858/20100312/lady_gaga.jhtml

10
Mar

StumbleUpon

When I have time next week, I’ll go back to exploring the web with StumbleUpon.

Before I didn’t understand the purpose of it, but it really does help you find interesting (and sometimes strange) sites online.

If you don’t have an account, try it out: StumbleUpon.com

09
Mar

Try Again

So I wanted to write everyday, but I focused too much on that initial idea I had of writing about strangers. Starting today (March 9, 2010), I’m going to post something everyday for a month (until April 9, 2010). And I’m going to do it even if I have to post something short or incomplete. I’m going to post something even if it doesn’t relate to the theme. I need to learn how to write posts that may not be as long as I want or as thorough as I want. I need to stop letting perfectionism lead to procrastination. I can always revisit a topic later if I can’t finish writing about it.

I’m counting this as post #1 instead of the one that I wrote on March 1st.

01
Mar

Strangers.

I’ve neglected this blog again for too long. Again. So, in an effort to be more consistent, I’ve decided to try NaBloPoMo for the month of March. The theme for march is STRANGE(R).

Strange. Stranger. One letter apart. But it makes sense. If something is unfamiliar to us, we consider it strange. And strangers are people who we’re unfamiliar with. But when it comes down to it, how different are these “strangers” from us or people we know? The world is smaller than we think. How many people do we pass by or interact with each day that actually have some connection to us through mutual friends or acquaintances?

Ever since this past summer, I’ve been taking the bus almost everyday. Everyday it’s a different set of people. Sometimes you run into people you know, but most of the time the bus is full of strangers. Once in a while, you see a face that you’ve seen before. But they’re still a stranger.

Riding the bus everyday sounds tedious. But it’s different everyday. There are days when I’m too preoccupied with things going on in my life and I spend the whole bus ride thinking about those things. There are days when I just want to listen to music that explains how I’m feeling at the moment.

But then there are the days when I’m not caught up in my own world. Those are the days that I take a break from worrying about my own life and I take a step back. I take in the world around me and the people around me. And it’s on these days that my curiosity strikes. Everyone on the bus has a different destination. Everyone has a different purpose for going from Point A to Point B. Sometimes I look at people and wonder what their life story is and what they’ve gone through. Or even on days when I’m preoccupied with my own life, I take a look around and wonder what everyone else is thinking about. The bus ride is so silent sometimes. It would be so interesting to be able to hear people’s thoughts.

For some of my posts this month, I’m going to try to write about a different stranger. A different story each time. It’ll be fictional for the most part, but I’ll use the strangers that I come in contact with as inspiration.

03
Nov

Life is Beautiful

today was one of the most amazing days i have ever had. the best part is that there wasn’t really anything out of the ordinary about today. and yet it was still awesome.

it wasn’t because of a test. it wasn’t because of any of my favorites. it wasn’t because of a once-in-a-lifetime experience. it was just any other tuesday.

usually, i would end this kind of day tired. not today. i was, and still am, on some kind of natural high. and it feels amazing. i’m just happy. i’m in such a good mood, that i felt it was worth writing about. i tend to write at moments when i have strong emotions. and if you can’t tell from my previous posts, that usually means something about love is bothering me. or i feel like i’ve disappointed myself or someone else. or my confidence is low. it’s usually something negative. because when i’m happy, i don’t feel the need to write about it. when i’m feeling down, i have more of a need to vent and get it off of my chest.

but this is the first time i’m so happy, that i feel like i have to write about it. i’m in such a good mood that i can’t help but share it.

i can’t pinpoint it exactly, but i think it was obvious that i was in a good mood. it’s like i was wearing my heart on my sleeve. and maybe i was just imagining things, but i felt like i was able to share my happiness with others. i don’t know if i helped a lot of people today, but i think today was a good day to talk to me. i didn’t give a lot of advice, but i think i was very positive today. so even just talking to people, i hope i rubbed off a little of that positive attitude on others. oh, and i made friends in class kind of. that was unexpected too. but it felt nice to know that i was approachable. i felt productive today too. and i’m just at a good place in life right now.

that’s the best i can do at explaining why i feel so happy today, but just by looking at that list of things it doesn’t seem like enough to explain it completely. maybe just starting the day off with the intention of being in a good mood and spreading that happiness to others set the tone for the rest of the day.

i need to do this everyday. it’s a really good feeling to appreciate even the smallest things in life. i hope everyone has experienced this kind of happiness before. and i hope that people experience this kind of happiness more often. it helped me get through the day easier. i think i lived my quote today: “love self, love others, love life.” i started the day off feeling good about myself. i went through the day trying to help others. and, in the end, doing all of that reminded me that i really love life.

10
Oct

thankful

only because i feel like i have nowhere else to write this…

just when i thought i pushed you away, you prove me wrong. it’s nice to be able to talk to you like this again. welcome back, friend :)

04
Oct

Favorites

there’s more and more people using tumblr. and this is something that i want to write about, but i don’t want to tell the whole world about it. even though my site isn’t private, it’s comforting to know that people might not know about this post and probably won’t read this. so here it goes:

i know for sure that i’m fine with being single right now. this whole thing about being complete and happy on my own without depending on someone else for my happiness is working out pretty well.

but that doesn’t mean i want to be single forever. just to clarify though, i don’t have crushes on anyone right now. or at least that’s what i’m telling myself. i’d say they’re more like…favorites.

what’s the difference between a crush and a favorite? with crushes, you usually have some expectations. and i realized that these expectations, no matter how small, are what may lead to feeling “crushed,” so my solution is to have favorites instead.

with favorites, you don’t have expectations. you don’t wait for an IM, a call, or a text. you don’t expect them to go to certain things or be at certain places. you don’t expect them to treat you differently from any other friends. you just appreciate spending time with them and being around them. you enjoy talking to them, but you don’t mind if there’s days when you don’t talk to them. they make you smile by just being themselves. they’re different from just any other friend, but not so much that you would consider them a crush. it’s that area that’s really hard to define. more than a friend, but less than a crush.

with a crush, you sometimes become hopeful. i don’t mean you’re hopeful that feelings are mutual. maybe it’s more accurate to say that you anticipate things more with crushes. you hope you’ll see them or talk to them. you hope you get to spend more time with them. these are the expectations that you don’t have with favorites.

when you start expecting things, there is a risk of favorites turning into crushes. there’s a risk of putting your heart on the line. there’s a risk of getting hurt. of course, there’s also a chance of things turning out better than you think. but what if you just want to be single for now? what if you don’t want to have a crush on anyone? what if you don’t want to deal with everything that comes with falling for someone yet?

that’s why i choose to have favorites instead of crushes. all the good memories without the risk of getting hurt. it’s working out so far. there was one point where i almost started to have expectations and almost cross that line between favorite and crush, but no worries. everything worked out.

besides, i don’t mind that the guys in my life are boy friends, at most. emphasis on the space between the words boy and friend. because, after all, i am just a girl friend to them. in other words, a friend that just happens to be a girl. when the time is right, and with the right person, the space won’t exist. instead of two friends who happen to be a boy and a girl, it’ll be two friends who happen to become boyfriend and girlfriend.

no rush. whoever it is can take their time. for now, i’ll just have favorites :)

25
Aug

It’s in the Stars

I posted this on my tumblr, but it’s worth reposting. Another update on how I feel about my love life and love in general :)

Two weeks ago, I went to watch the meteor shower.

Even though we went at the peak time, it was still happening at a pretty slow rate. I didn’t know when the next one would show up. I never knew where the next one would show up. And sometimes I would miss seeing some. When I did see one, it was worth the wait.

It’s how I feel about love right now :) I don’t know where or when i’ll find someone. i don’t know where or when that someone will find me. But it will be worth the wait.

I’ve said all this before, so what’s different now?

As I was watching the skies, waiting to see another meteor fall from the sky, I realized that I didn’t mind waiting.  Just being able to look at the distant stars in the sky above and the city lights in the valley below was amazing enough. The meteor shower was just a bonus. It was something that made the experience more amazing, but everything was already beautiful without it.

As much as I would love to fall in love again, it’s okay. Because things are fine the way they are. I’m single. And I want to stay that way for a while. I’m not looking, because I don’t need to find someone yet. I’m not really waiting, because things will happen when they’re supposed to happen. Right now, I’m just going to enjoy life. And so far I’ve been happy doing that.

So you don’t have to wait for the next meteor shower. If you can go to a place where you can clearly see the stars in the sky, take a look and appreciate what’s already there.

09
Jul

Spam. Not The Food. The Annoying Kind.

I usually don’t use the word hate. But, for the record, I hate spam comments. That’s all :)

30
Jun

Where Are You Now?

Where are you now?
I’m trying to get by
With never knowing at all

What is the chance…
Of finding you out there?
Or do I have to wait forever?

“Where Are You Now?” - Michelle Branch

It feels weird having my heart feel so…free.

One of my first entries (“Key to My Heart”) when I started writing in this blog again was about how the key to my heart didn’t belong to anyone but me. In reality, the key still belonged to someone else. In fact, it was with more than one person. But regardless of how many people had the key to my heart, nobody wanted it.

I’m writing this entry now because I’ve found closure. Not all the closure that I wanted, but enough to make me feel better. At least one friendship that I thought was lost still exists. It may not be the same as before, but I’m content with where it’s at now. There is one person that I would still like to talk to and find closure with. But I think I’ve accepted the way things are at the moment and don’t mind waiting for the right time to discuss things. In fact, as time goes on, the need to actually have that discussion is less of a priority to me.

As far as the key to my heart, I’m not sure I want it to belong to just me like I said in my old post. Someone else has the key to my heart, but I haven’t found that person yet. That’s why I quoted Michelle Branch’s lyrics at the beginning of this post. I’ve grown so much this past year. And I’ve done it on my own. Of course, I’ve had friends and family, but I’ve become so much more independent and my self-confidence has improved greatly. Even though I can be strong on my own now, it doesn’t mean that I don’t mind being alone.

I want to find that special someone. I miss having a significant other. And I miss being cared about in that way.

I can’t wait to meet that person. Or if I’ve met them already, I can’t wait for us to realize that we’ve already found each other.

Actually, I can wait. But there are times when I feel impatient. Everything is so unpredictable right now. And without liking anyone specifically, it’s difficult to say what will happen in the future. And it’s difficult to say how soon or far in the future it will be when I do find him.

I miss being in love. They say, “It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” I’ve loved. I’ve lost. I want to love and be loved again.





 

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