Dear God,

All I ask for is one day, just one day. Show me it's possible, and I'll be ok.

Laglagan na...

A friend once asked me how I am able to cut-off certain people from my life. The answer is simple: self-preservation. Human instinct dictates that we protect ourselves from any form of pain and hurt. So in my book, hurting me badly would only mean one thing: laglagan na.

This is not to say that I easily quit on people, because I don't. It takes an enormous amount of pain before I do this. But yes, I am human, and I have my limits. Needless to say, when I've reached my tipping point there's no turning back. Laglagan na talaga and no amount of wooing will win me back.

Distance and why its good

Some people just can't seem to understand the concept of healthy distance. I don't know if it's brought about by guilt or what, but some people just can't seem to stay away.

Case in point, a friend of mine had his heart badly broken by his girlfriend (now, ex-girlfriend) who dumped him for another guy. After almost a year since she broke up with him, the girl still keeps on making her presence felt with her regular "How are you?" texts and whatnots. I don't know if I'm from another generation or world altogether, but definitely, in a situation like this it would be better for the girl to just stay away and keep her distance. It is clear that she has made her choice not to be with my friend, so why not stick to that choice and just leave him alone?

Others might defend what she's doing and say that she's just being a friend. To that, this I say: CRAP! That is a very limited and shallow concept of friendship. Friendship, like love, is about wanting and doing what's best for the other regardless of the pain and discomfort. Friendship is NOT about staying close. What she's doing to my friend is not about friendship, its about guilt and selfishness. She is so consumed with guilt that's why she feels the need to check up on my friend. In her shallow mind, she's probably thinking that by asking him how he is and having dinners with him she's helping him cope with the pain she caused him. Hello! If only human emotions were that simple. As my dear friend once said, the source of pain cannot be the same source of comfort. She should deal with her guilt somewhere else and allow my friend to heal and move on without her. What she's doing is just so mean...

Classy Things to Say When Stressed

1. "Okay, okay! I take it back. Unfuck you!"

2. "You say I'm a bitch like it's a bad thing!"

3. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?"

4. "Well, this day was a total waste of make-up."

5. "Well aren't we a bloody ray of sunshine?"

6. "Don't bother me! I'm living happily ever after."

7. "Do I look like a fucking people person?!"

8. "This isn't an office. It's HELL with fluorescent lighting!"

9. "I started out with nothing; still have most of it left."

10. "I pretend to work; they pretend to pay me."

11. "YOU! Off my planet!"

12. "Therapy is expensive. Popping bubble plastic is cheap. You choose."

13. "Practice random acts of intelligence and senseless acts of self control."

14. "Errors have been made. Others will be blamed."

15. "And your cry-baby, whiny-assed opinion would be?"

16. "I'm not crazy. I've been in a very bad mood for 30 years."

17. "Sarcasm is just one more service I offer."

18. "Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed."

19. "Do they ever shut up on your planet?"

20. "I'm not your type. I'm not inflatable."

21. "Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven't gone to sleep yet."

22. "Back off! You're standing in my aura."

23. "Don't worry. I forgot your name too."

24. "I just want revenge. Is that so wrong?"

25. "I work 45 hours a week to be this poor."

26. "Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?"

27. "Not all men are annoying. Some are dead."

28. "Wait! I'm trying to imagine you with a personality."

29. "Chaos, panic, and disorder---my work here is done."

30. "Ambivalent? Well yes and no."

31. "You look like shit. Is that the style now?"

32. "Earth is full. Go home."

33. "Aww, did I step on your poor little bitty ego?"

34. "I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert."

35. "A hard-on doesn't count as personal growth."

36. "You are depriving some village of an idiot."

37. "If assholes could fly, this place would be an airport."

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got this from my friend's blog. Thanks so much, Camillo! Kamusta na kayo ni Stelios? *mwah*

Absurd

My friend (who happens to be a very good writer) just told me about this guy (a schoolmate of his) who copied parts of my friend's resume and posted it in his Multiply and Friendster accounts as his entry in the "About Me" section. Needless to say, the guy passed it off as his own.

Talk about absurd...

Negotiation is the way to go

Thank God for negotiations! :-) My boss just informed me that I can "hold" working on the pleading I was slaving over for the past few days because they just started negotiations with the opposing party. Yes!!! I hope the negotiations turn out to be fruitful... ;-)

I'm on a high, on a high...

thats me with Atty. Twoytwoy and Atty. Sexytime in front of the Supreme Court
(I just had to see my name on that list)

After six (6) long months of waiting, the list of bar passers was released last night (April 3, 2007, 7pm). Thankfully, my name was on the list... WOOHOO!!! :-)

I made it!!! I passed the bar exams!!! Yipee!!! *smiling from ear to ear* (I have been smiling this way since I found out I passed... :-) I'm on a high, on a high...)

To the people who kept me sane and mentally stable (you know who you are) during the hellish bar review season, I cannot thank you enough. To my friends and family, your prayers and support kept me afloat. Thank you so much! To the UP and Winlaw BarOps Team, many, many thanks. We wouldn't have survived without you guys.

Next stop: PICC for the oath taking... WOOHOO!!!