See Me?
What you see is not always what you get.
There is something satisfying in loving what you do. When others think of it as a burden, you think of it as a challenge. That is what I do.
I have gone past the stage of bitching about almost everything in life. Exams, curfews, lack of money - they're all pain in the butts.
Now I have realized that there's no point in sulking around and getting grumpy about things we can not avoid. We are going to take exams, miss curfews and lose money more than once in our lives. So what can we do? Since life is about living it optimally, then we should think of a better and more productive way of looking at things.
Before I entered college, I would have complained about how tedious and how tiring doing the yearbook is. I would have done it just because it is my responsibility to do so. But that was then. Now, I am even enjoying what I am doing. I like the responsibility. It makes me feel useful. It lets my creative flow juices. I am having fun keeping in touch with my batchmates. There are more to the yearbook than just mere layouts and edits. The by products are more than enough to keep me going.
There are two mottos I always keep in mind. These are mottos I have picked from reading through our materials in school.
1. Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.
2. The thing that separates ordinary from extraordinary is that little extra.
These really applied to me and my lifestyle. I have always been an "okay na yan" person. Whenever we do projects, I always end the job saying "okay na yan". Contrary to what other people say, I was not a perfectionist. I guess now I am. Hehe! Now, I try to put everything in what I do. There will only be that one time to do that one thing. So why settle for anything less than the best?
I have only lived for seventeen years. (okay, almost 18 years. grr) But they always say I sound like "the old wise man/woman". I have always been like that. I guess that's what makes me different. Yes, I could be childish and hyper. But there is this side of me (apparently a little apparent) that analyzes almost anything and putting that wisdom into good use.
I am a youthful old person. That is who I am.
Labels: friends, life, me, mottos, truth, wisdom, yearbook
Ely will Picha Pie!
What you see is not always what you get.
It is so ironic that I find it hard to believe that the guy who sang Hard to Believe actually had a heart attack. No one that great should be threatened of death. He should've been invincible.
Who am I fooling?
I experienced sudden pang of pain as I watch the news saying Ely Buendia is in the ICU after suffering from stroke. It was just so heartbreaking to know that one of my most favorite icons is in pain and was near death.
I felt really relieved when they said he is o.k. now. But there is still this burden. I don't know why. I guess I just have to pray.
Nakilala kita nang ako'y nasa elementarya.
Kanta mo pa'y kabisado lalo na ang Ligaya
Kulang na lang magkabit ako ng poster niyo,
Pero wala akong pera kundi konting sinsilyo.
Sinasabayan bawat awit kahit wala sa tono
Ginagaya pati steps sa Huling El Bimbo.
Tanungan nang "Sino na kumanta ng Para sa Masa?"
Siyempre proud, "Eraserheads, si Ely Buendia."
Adik ba ang tawag dito?
Manghang mangha lang sa inyong angking talento.
Hanggang ngayon astig pa rin kayo.
Ely Buendia, isang legacy - tropeo ng industriya.
God bless you.^_^
To Live Without
What you see is not always what you get.
I admit I am materialistic. I want all the privileges of being way up high. I don't know what made me like this but I can't help it.
Maybe I'm making myself look so unfeeling and ungrateful for what He has given me. I am still idealistic in a shrewd sort of way. I want to help. I want to give alms to the poor. But before I do this, I have to be so filthy rich that I can afford it without having to sacrifice much and end up thinning my pockets.
I am a very ambitious person and I would do anything to achieve what I want. I control my own life. I want all the benefits of a well-made life.
Unfortunately, a well-made life is just an idea that I still can't picture. Is it being so successful? Or is it just being happily simple and simply happy?
I want my name to be remembered. I want to mark my name in history. (Yes, I know it is way out of my league. But what the heck, I can dream, too.) But with this, I have to sacrifice a few things that I don't think I could live without. Vincent van Gogh, as an example, died a very lonely man. His name was remembered and he made his mark in history. Am I willing to sacrifice my happiness?
On the other hand, can a simple lifestyle make me happy?
I know we should be contented with what we have . Everyone says it is the nobler path. Am I prepared to take it?
]Answers are yet to arrive. I am still waiting. Patiently. (I hope.)
To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common--this is my symphony.
-William Henry Channing
Labels: life, money, plan
