Worry-free

You really handle things very lightly. So zen.

Well, I have two options: Do what I have to do, or do what I have to do while stressing about it. I choose the first one.

How does he do it?

Since 2007 began, I told myself I'm going to do that. It has only been a couple of weeks, so I can't really gauge how successful I have been. However, I found a little questionable variable to the Worry-free equation.

In the things that I know I didn't stress about too much since the year began, I found, though, that the reason I was able to do so was because I also cared less.

But I don't want to care less! So I asked the expert.

No, you do not care less, he said, You just deal with it, mincing at every step.

I don't know how I would get used to the fact that caring is a variable, but not in direct proportion to worrying. It does take some practice. And I'm getting right on it.

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On a totally different note, I'm currently listening to Miss Saigon, singing to the tune, loving every part of it, because the heat is on in Saigon!

I remember a couple of years ago, I saw this with my best friend, Apes, when Miss Saigon went to the Philippines, and Lea Salonga reprised her Tony Award winning role.

It's soothing, really, my favorite musicals, despite the intensity, and despite how vivid it still is to me, such a movie in my mind.

I wish I could see more musicals. JesUs doesn't like it, he says he's not there yet. Maybe I should still look some up, and bring my parents. I'm sure they'd love it.

Betty La Fea

So, I was watching the American version of Betty La Fea, aptly called Ugly Betty, and there was this character of a Japanese designer who, contradictory to his minimalist designs, had a huge entourage. Anyway, one of his guys carried around a white boombox with him all the time. Here's the problem: whenever they were in a scene, the boombox was playing Bebot by the Black Eyed Peas.

Eh.

Oops, wrong Asian nation!

New Blog

New Year, New Blog!

I felt like moving away from my lovely black and have something diametrically opposing it. This change can be a metaphor of sorts, but I think it was mainly because my eyes are getting worse, and it would be unfortunate if I could not even read my own blog.

But, yes, metaphors they may be.

A couple of days ago, I had toasted to the year that was, that made us who we are today. So I looked back.

2006. This time last year, I was mainly troubleshooting: my life, my feelings, my mistakes, just trying to bring things back to the way they were, even if I was desperate for a change. I was doing that, oblivious, of course, of the leap of faith that I would be making in the next couple of months. And change came when I least expected it.

It was a battle, 2006 was. It was a battle of trying to prove that I've grown. It was a battle against myself and everyone around me. I don't know if I already won the battle, but certainly, victory would be sweet, and I am already filled with its aroma.

Glass half empty, glass half full. It's just a matter of how you look at it. For 2006, I couldn't say. Because I'm certain I definitely saw it as both, and both at the same time. And now that I'm looking at it, now that I'm in 2007, the glass just got bigger. So really, I couldn't say.

So I move away from my lovely black to the diametrically opposing white. I'm turning around. In 2006, I got comfortable. I pray, and I will definitely try to make it happen, that 2007 will be an exclamation point, even if the sentence has not ended.

Happy Birthday, Ricci

Cheers to the 2006 that made us who we are at 2007! Happy New Year!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my favorite niece!