Filed under: Cup of Sweet and Bitter Musings
Tonight, at exactly 10:36 pm, I was suddenly hit by the urge to call on my friends to have a coffee night. They can choose where but I’m betting it’ll be in Starbucks Waltermart as always. But of course, it’s impossible. Okay, it is possible but it means spending over 30,000 pesos, which I don’t have, and traveling a thousand miles in nine hours, which will set me off in a frenzy of explaining, booking, packing, and flying. By the time I’ll be home, the urge has probably left me and I’ll start wondering WTF have I done!
Homesickness is the number one enemy of people abroad. It’s like leaving your heart and mind in the Philippines and bringing just yourself - your skills and physical strength - in the foreign land. Lucky for me, homesickness only hits me once a month, sometimes it doesn’t even come because I’m too busy enjoying my days. But homesickness hits hard even if it hits only once a month. Most of the time, it hits whenever I am waiting in the shed at the hospital when the sun is setting somewhere in the sand-filled sky. I’m surprised it hit me tonight. I guess I should stop reading Pinoy blogs that remind me so much of places we used to go to. Freakin’ blogosphere! Haha.
But thanks to the blogosphere, my top 10 things to do when I go home to Pinas is already on the works. I’m excited! 
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It’s 2009 and guess what? I have no resolutions again whatsoever. But, I have a vision board so I guess that’s better right? One thing though, I didn’t really emphasize the need to improve my attitude on the board but I will tell you anyway what I plan to do with my bad behavior. Yeah, here and now.
Okay first, I will stop being mataray. When people get intimidated by my looks because yeah, I look mataray, I let them overcome the initial impression by uh, making them see that I, standing or sitting in the corner, am approachable. That doesn’t really seem to work because my entirety in events usually gives off the “WTH am I here?!” impression almost always. So from now on, I will look more approachable, promise. I still don’t know how to do that but I will! Okay, okay… instead of “I will stop being mataray,” I will just lessen my being mataray. Sounds good? Yes.
Second, I will stop being sarcastic. This one is difficult, as in, because I tend to be sarcastic to people who think I do not know what they’re thinking…. which are most of the guys I talk with. Boys irk me, I’m sorry. Three-fourth of the male population regard themselves highly and c’mon let’s face it… guys are egoistic. So sometimes, their egos must be crushed so they become humble. But okay fine, I will stop being sarcastic because I am now willing to leave the egos with the guys. After all, that’s probably all they have. (Oh yeah, I forgot… the remaining fourth of the male population are not well, “male.” Gosh, who’s left?) Okay, okay… instead of “I will stop being sarcastic,” I will just be subtle and gentle in my sarcasm.
And you think there’s a third? There probably is but I haven’t thought of it yet. Maybe later.
Oh yeah, I should be more hardworking this year… because it’s the year of the ox. I should do the things I can do today rather than put them off til tomorrow. So how about the thinking of more resolutions now? Right, right on!
Another resolution is… I will sleep more (and on time).
Zzzzz.
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hahaha..some things never change! you can be as stubborn as an ox sometimes. =)
candice 01.31.09 @ 3:43 amWhat?! There’s nothing in my new year’s resolution that says “I will stop being stubborn.” Teehee.
jaja 01.31.09 @ 10:57 pm