It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. No matter what. How did he know that? - Christopher Gardner "Pursuit of Happiness"

I've been thinking alot about the meaning of life lately. And I kind of agree with the quote above. Maybe life is all about pursuing happiness. pursuing our dreams. It's the rason why we wake up the next day, the reason why we keep fighting even though everything seems pointless.

While we pursue our dreams we stuble on things, we didn't even know exístedm things we didn't expected to happen or didn't wish to happen.

I've got big dreams in life and everytime I get close to it, it seems to expand and I feel like being far from it. Like, about 6 years ago I wanted to become an accountant, and now that I'm finally employed as an apprentice in an auditing firm it seems like I haven't really accomplished IT yet, IT = dream.
Everytime you get one step closer to your dreams, it kinda tend to take a step away from you. At first it makes me ask the question: "When does it end, when do I reach my dreams so I can obtain that real happiness?" I get sad but the positive spirit inside me tells me that: Happiness is not something we can grab in our hands, its not something we can keep, it's something we pursue, that's why no matter how much we've accomplished our dreams never seem to end.

This make me think of one important question: Do we all then become greedy at one point in our life?
If our dreams never end and if we work hard to achieve our dreams, we will of course have more than we need. If happiness is only something we can pursue, then we'll do anything to get it right? Sounds greedy?

Now I don't know if this makes sense to you. I'm tired, and stupid me drank coffee so no I can't sleep, that's why I'm blabbing.

Etiketter: changes, Dailytale

When I first heard it I was like: Did he say... whaaat?..- So I had to listen to the last part again. I kid you not, but I actually had to listen to part 0:59 to 1:01 about 3 times. Coz I thought there was a problem with my hearing, but no, he really said: "Hindi ako mag-nanakaw"

Medyo natawa ako at first, but not in a ridicul way, parang I was like: GOOD! In your face Gloria admin! And other politicians who do nothing for our government but to corrupt!
When Noynoy said it, I believed in him. I believe that he is an honet person, someone we can trust.

At first I wasn't happy about the fact that he is running.. I was one of those people who thought: Ay dahil lang sa parents.
But hey, yeah maybe he is using his parents name, at least he is not using the government's money ayt? And I believe him when he says: hindi ako mag-nanakaw.
When I see the other candidates, I see masive campaigning (I was in the Philippines for vacation last july and some were already campaigning) puro promise, but are they really doing that for the country or for their own good?

I doubt the objectives of the candidates, they do everything to sell themselves, giving people false hope, but in the end what they only care about is the profits they will gain from it when they finally get the position.
With Noynoy, I think it's different, he has a name/reputation to take care of, well I am not saying the others do not care about their reputation, but I hey look at our current damin, harap harapan na ang pangdadaya diba? But they still live and go on with their corruption.
I just don't think noynoy will ruin his family/parent's name just because of that.

My boyfriend didn't like Noynoy at first too, but he also realizes now that what we need in the Philippines now is someone people can trust. Someone who can be a role model for many Filipino. Someone who can bring the Filipinos together.

Many politicians promise a better economy, well how exactly do you boost the economy when your people are divided? Shouldn't we focus on the fundamental first?
I say we need to create a more intact relationship between our citizens, it's actually starting now with all that "Where I am from everybody is a Hero" and Francis Magalona-Patriotism becoming a "trend". All that is missing is a leader we can TRUST and look up to.

Etiketter: future, Inspiration, Pinoy

I CAN'T decide, should I or should I not?

Etiketter: bla bla

Well it's almost 1.30 am now so I can't really say today. But I've been very productive friday and saturday!YEY for that! We have a case project for my Business Economics class whichi we have to submit Monday - if I don't pass on this I can't go to the exam on summer - Well I do think I can pass it, though I know now that the last part with all the caltulations are incorrect :p
But yes now I'm done, well not completely it just needs some retouch tomorrow then I'm ready to say bye bye to it :P Feels good! I hope I'll be like this the whole 2010! With like this I mean PRODUCTIVE!

I just heard a Christmas song in the radio, kinda weird to play christmas song now that christmas is over. I haven't really heard much Christmas songs this month, it's partly my fault, but also the malls', this year I haven't really felt that malls/stores did something to promote the Christmas spirit, yeah they had decorations but there was something missing, like Christmas tunes.

Don't know if I'm just getting old, but I no longer feel excited for Christmas. When I waas younger I xould even smell the air of Christmas :p the breeze that makes me feel excited, I miss that. This year there was.. nothing. Maybe I just miss celebrating Christmas in the Philippines, there's no place like home.

Well I should stop ranting, I told myself to be more positive, so here I'll just post some pictures from our Christmas eve



Roast duck - I'm not really into it (I'm more of a fish person) but hey it looks good ayt? It tasted good as well.



My sister and I made a snow man :) It's my first time to make a snow man, and it's not even round, it's cute anyway :p


I prep this salad :)



My sister and I


My plate, I like potatoes :P Specially the sweet ones (the brown ones :D )


December 25 morning. Oh yeah we didn't celebrate christmas in our house, we went to this "Resort" with indoors swimming pool, so yeah the house you see outside are cottages :)



So how did you celebrate your Christmas? What did you eat? hehe

Etiketter: Dailytale

My christmas holiday from work started yesterday (friday) 2.30 pm! I am now so so happy coz finally I can RELAX for 14 days.. YES! I've been waiting for this time for many many days, though I'm kinda feeling sad coz it seems like the days pass by so quickly!! And it kinda annoys me that despite the fact that I want to get a long sleep, I always wake up so early. I can't really tell what time it is since i refrain from looking at my watch as I force myself to fall asleep again, but I can always see that it's still dark outside.

Another random update. It keeps on snowing here in Denmark, it started Wednesday, it looks beautiful, but it's just d*mn cold!! I'd like to have white Christmas it could be nice, I don't think I've experienced white Chirstmas before, coz it never snowed here during Christmas while I was here.. But, on the other hand, I'd rather not freez..

Oh well I should stop complaining and start sleeping instead.. :p I found out that it's my favorite hobby by the way, SLEEPING, or perhaps it's more like bumming around, coz I don't really sleep all the time.. I just like lying on my bed pretending I'm asleep :p The weird thing is, I like sleeping when I have 100 things to do but when I'm on vacation or have nothing to do just like now, that's when I actually can't fall asleep/find it boring to just lie in the bed the whole day..

Oh human mentality!

Ah what a total nonsense blog :p

Etiketter: Dailytale

I just saw the facebook status of one of my primary school classmates. It says "We are going to have a boy"
I had another classmate from primary school who gave birth last year, and one of my former bestfriend, whom I rarely talk to anymore got engaged this summer so she'll be getting married by next summer.

When we were all young I had that dream too, getting married and having kids, by the age of 25 that is. Well I still dream of getting married and having kids, but it would probably not happen before 10 years or so.
I have so many dreams, mostly career wise, and those dreams are pushing all my plans of getting my own family aside. Whenever my boyfriend and I talk about getting kids, he always saýs that we can have kids right away if I wanted to, we both want kids but we know that we would become better parents if we wait. But how long do we wait? Don't get me wrong, I dont want to get kids now, I can't see myself with a child, I still feel like a child so how can a child take care of another child? I'm just wondering when I will be ready for that big of a responsibility..

My mom got married and got pregnant (with me) when she was my age (20). She's a real superwoman, she raised me alone at a very young age (if you've read the story about my dad which I wrote few months ago, then you'll know why she raised me alone). Well what I want to say here is actually, our age gap is not that big, we are bestfriends in some ways, and that's the same relationship I want to have with my kids in the future. I want to be young enough so that it will be easier for me to relate to them.

I just don't know when I'll be ready to get kids, it's much easier being young coz back then I just planned everything and thought that it would happen just the way I wanted it to happen and at the time I planned, but now that I'm not so young anymore I realize that it's not always easy to follow your plans, it's never easy..

There's always too little time.. Yesterday I was just 16 and before I know of it I'll be 25 and still feel like a little child who is not ready to take care of other one like her.

Etiketter: changes, Me myself and I