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Who's Behind the Blog


Summary:
Music's my life, traveling's my passion and fun is what I desire.

Character:
Carefree, mall-aholic, outgoing, open-minded, optimistic, good listener, joker and soliloquist.

Embraces:
Movies, CSI, Dr. Gil Grissom, Bones, Dr. Temperance Brennan, partying, music, skateboarding, badminton, cycling, slick gadgets and the Internet

Punches:
Backstabbers, assumptions, brats, snobs and harm dealers

Dreams:
Explore every inch of the world. Own a dream house. Writing a book. Fulfilling my wishes.

Motto:
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday so live it without fear.

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Friday, November 14, 2008

No regrets

Sort of as a follow up to my previous post, I've felt that life's unpredictibility, topped with a dash of brittleness, has been restricting the options we make in our daily life. It's like being incarcerated in an invisible cage.

Once in a little while, we're sucked into a standstill in life, forced to pick between two slightly differing options. To do or not to do. To go or not to go. One of it is always tempting while the other, not so much. Strange enough, majority of us are inclined to pick the boring option. Hmm...now that raises a question. If you had only one chance to do it, would you have picked the other option?

Then, every single day, our mind is tricked into thinking that time is limitless. We often leave things dangling in the air, thinking oh, there's still tomorrow. I've got tomorrow, they've got tomorrow, we've got tomorrow, everybody's got tomorrow. Time is on our side. But, never do we expect things to just spiral out of control within seconds, cutting off someone's time and taking away their chance to do all the stuff that they had planned for their tomorrow. However, if you were in their shoes, would you have done things any differently?

If you think that you would, for both questions above, what I'd say is to stop pondering in your past. It's already been written. However, the future has yet to be. Your best bet would be to take things with stride and renew the path ahead. Do things a bit differently. Make a change. Don't get held back by being myopic. One lifetime is too short to accomplish everything, much less being stalled by your pessimism. Rethink your decision before you make one lest you have second thoughts. If you do, just take a step forward and work on it. No major changes can be done overnight.

Now, to finish it off, let's sit back and think about how we can better adapt ourselves for the future with quotes from 'If Today Was Your Last Day' by Nickelback:

'Each day's a gift and not a given right
Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind
And try to take the path less traveled by

Against the grain should be a way of life
What's worth the prize is always worth the fight
Every second counts 'cause there's no second try
So live like you'll never live it twice
Don't take the free ride in your own life

If today was your last day
and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past
Donate every dime you have?
Would you call old friends you never see?
Reminisce old memories
Would you forgive your enemies?

If today was your last day
Would you make your mark by mending a broken heart?
You know it's never too late to shoot for the stars
Regardless of who you are
So do whatever it takes
'Cause you can't rewind a moment in this life
Let nothing stand in your way
'Cause the hands of time are never on your side'


Last Updated @ 9:46 AM

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Saturday, November 8, 2008

'Live fast, die young'

Just yesterday, I received news of a friend's passing. The two of us were quite close, 4 years back, and the last time we've been together was 2 years ago. Obviously, it came as a surprise to me but I sorta had the feeling it was something bad just moments before the Laughing Monster popped the news to me. This was how it went:

LM: Do you know 'said guy'?
ME: Yeah. (Thinks in mind, 'Why? He dead?')
LM: He's contracted throat cancer.
ME: (Thinks in mind, 'And I thought he's-)
LM: And he's gone.
ME: What!? OMG! For real!?
LM: Yeah.
ME: Wow...really? That's terrible.
LM: Why would I lie to you?
ME: No, that's just me trying to wrap my mind around it.
(few seconds later)
ME: OMG! For real!?

I kinda had the idea my reaction was a tad too over the edge but I just couldn't digest the information. It came as a jab from the shadows, reminiscent of flipping through the papers until you find a familiar face printed under the obituaries. In other words, to know someone your age lying in the earth while you're still alive and kicking; it's a creepy sensation. It felt like a fragment of our generation broke away and was left behind. This brings up the saying, 'if life gives you lemons, make lemonade.' In this case, 'if you're still alive, stop whining.'

Well, what can I say? Death is inevitable, though this came a bit early. We're all born to die another day. Besides, anything can happen anytime, anywhere and in all sorts of manners. Good, bad, desirable, undesirable; it just happens. Since we aren't able to foresee events like these, we can only brace ourselves for such rocky landings and just be thankful for the times we had.

On a side note, this incident reminded me of lyrics from "Gone So Young" by Amber Pacific. Here's an excerpt of it or, at least, of what makes sense:

'I wasn't prepared for what's to come
A life made of memories gone so young

I never thought that this could go
And take me away from all I know
And leave me to think I'm on my own
But your love will take me, you were the one...

...Who sat through nights
You held me tight
And made sure I'm okay
And I thank you for the love you gave to me'


Last Updated @ 4:18 AM

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