Again And Again And Again - Persistence At Its Best

It's 5 o'clock in the morning. 
But not really.

Time check says 3:55AM. Hair still wet so dreamland is still minutes more away. 

I've been meaning to update this blog regularly. Sad to say, I have failed. Persistent as ever though, I will give it another shot. Hence, starting tomorrow, 1 August 2013, I aim to have 1 posting on this blog everyday. 

It can be about love, career, family, feelings, food, experiences, thoughts. It can be just about anything. One thing is for sure though. It is going to be from me.

So, let's get it on. August, here I come!

THE FIRST TIME: A Movie Review

"I don't know much about relationships. And I don't know anything about love. All I want, like in the world, is to just keep talking to you. I wanna know how your day was, where you wanna eat and I wanna argue with you. And I wanna hear all your theories even the ones that are just completely, you know, wrong. I know it is not that simple. I just think, no I really believe that if you just be willing to continue having this conversation with me, then we can figure the rest out."

Now, who wouldn't fall in love with that? I almost did. Why I did not is another story :))

When I first saw the title, I thought it was just another teen romantic flick. Honestly, I was hesitant to watch, thinking it would be a waste of time. Boy, was I wrong!

The storyline of The First Time revolves around two high school students who accidentally met at a teenage party, which they both did not enjoy. They ended up talking to each other and eventually, the growing attraction between them started to get beyond their control. As teenagers, there is always the great interest in things that are supposedly not meant for them to do yet. After a lot of awkward moments, they actually did the deed. Unlike other romantic stories though, it was not as good as they both thought it should be. They ended up disappointed with themselves and with each other, resulting to an apparent separation. After being away from each other for some time, they realize that they were just scared about the things that come with a relationship and how much they wanted to be together. And that's when those utterly simple yet annoyingly sweet lines started pouring out.

The greatest thought this movie has to offer is something every individual should learn about love and relationships, and that is the fact that it is not just about the sex. There are people who are too blinded with the satisfaction that they get out of the sexual activity that they fail to see the other (and more important) aspects of a relationship. I am amazed with the level of maturity that the characters displayed at the end in how they are going to tackle their responsibility to become better as lovers as a part of their desire to be together. Being able understand and be willing to compromise for what is not initially perfect in the relationship are essentials to making the whole endeavor work out both in the short term and in the long run. Personally, I think this is the perfect reawakening film for adolescents simply because it brings the sex part of a relationship down from the pedestal where most people, especially teenagers put it.

Back On Track

First of March. Not February. Not April, which would have been April Fool's Day. Nothing special. Except for one thing. It's my comeback! Nothing special for the world or even just for the rest of blogosphere. Special for me though.

So, for updates, I am now in located (working) in the United Arab Emirates, approximately 4,500 miles from the Philippines and four hours late. Not much time difference at a glance, but still technically from away from home, family and friends. Like any OFWs, I get hit with the "missing you" bug every now and then. Specific location is a less-developed emirate with no malls and not many places to hang out at. It makes a homebody out of me. So, blogging really helps.

After leaving Cebu and my EatCebu website, I have not been able to do a lot of blogging. There are a lot of new things I am experiencing that I have been focused more on enjoying them than sharing about them with those who might want to know about them. Maybe it was because I wanted to be more specific with what I want to share. Maybe because everything was new, and I was scared not to know enough about them to actually talk about them. MAYBEs. Today, I am putting to a stop to them and will be sharing these new experiences with the reading part of the world, specifically those who might drop by.

This blogsite will now serve as my diary. There will be no specific personal information though. I will be sharing facts and pinch or two of my own thoughts. There will be no limits as to what I will be writing about, so I will not be setting a specific area of life that I will feature here.

In short, prepare to be surprised! 

Crazy Thing Called Love

Yes, love is crazy. Sure it is the most beautiful thing the world and everything in and on it has ever known. It inspires a being yet may also serve as the ultimate reason of one's demise. It can make one soar the wide sky but it can also weaken one's senses to the point of complete distress.

Yes, love is crazy. It makes people crazy, too. Yet, we all still want to love. We all still crave for that excruciating pain that seems so physically in existence that we can almost feel the blood dripping down our bodies and uniting with our very own tears. 

Yes, love is crazy. But I would not exchange it for anything in this world. Crazy love. Crazy me.

Weird Stuff

I heard on the radio this morning that the hotel room where Whitney Houston's dead body was found is currently fully booked for the rest of the year. This is the weirdest thing I've heard of today. It's funny how people can be twisted to actually want to stay in a place where someone just died. Unless it is my relative or a friend, I am definitely not going to do so. Even if someone would pay me (unless it's a really huge sum, say a million or two), I am not staying in that room. I know I would not be able to stand it even for a mere 30 minutes. 

Some people are just weird.

Mistakes Are To Learn From

It's a random day, and this is a random thought. Well, not really. I've been bothered by this after learning about two other girlfriends who are in the same situation as another friend. They are making mistakes, hurting themselves and not working their way out of it. The reason is just beyond my logical existence.

I can just imagine their hearts looking exactly like this. It has been broken over and over again. They take it up, put a bandage here and there then continue being with and loving the same person. Oh how masochist people can be!

I am not a hypocrite. I have experienced being completely in-love with someone to the point that I was willing to give up everything and everyone in my life for him. However, I was able to give myself a pinch and woke up to the reality of life. That he was not worth it all.

This is the very same thing I wish my friends would do. It hurts me to no end to see them in such pain. The fact that they let it be makes me hate them though. I love them. I care for them and do not want to see them in pain. But, how can I continue doing so when they themselves have no love, care nor respect for their own being?

*Someone who really loves you will never ever hurt you. He would rather hurt himself than you.

The Visayas Blogging Summit 2011: A November Highlight

To the different people in my life, I am a different thing. There is one thing I aspire to be though, but I cannot attest to be that yet. Not yet.

I have always wanted to write. It is the ideal form of communication for me. Writing gives me the power that nothing else can. At the present time, it is definitely a blessing that I am doing what I like to do.

The Internet has played a very significant role in this part of my existence. It has given me the tools to let my heart out through the written word. When I discovered the art of blogging, a whole new world opened up before me.

Currently, I am not the best nor the worst blogger in the entire cyberworld. I am placing my own name under the Learning Category as I know I have yet to surpass mountains of information before I can become an effective and true blue blogger.

I have seen a lot of advertisements for enhancement programs for bloggers and wannabes, but the Visayas Blogging Summit 2011 has piqued my interest mainly because it is for FREE. For someone like me whose budget revolves around the basic necessities in life (which includes making sure my Internet is up and running especially at home), seminars and the likes with monetary requirements are definitely unappealing.

From my personal point of view, this makes the said summit different. Organized by the Cebu Bloggers, the VBS Summit is the largest one of its kind in the country today. It will take place on November 26, 2011 (Saturday) from 8 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon. Around 300 bloggers from around the archipelago is expected to join the said event. Sponsored by  SolidHosting.PH, Cebu Directories, BlueWater, VirtualStaffFinder, Watsons and GeiserMaclang, various topics involving Personal and Professional Blogging, Social Media Marketing for Business as well as Social Media Responsibility are going to be presented for everyone to to learn more about. 

With all that in store, I am really finding it hard to contain my excitement. I'm definitely looking forward to the 26th of November. Hope to see you all there!