Things That Make Me Happy

My 6-year old journal

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY (excuse the chipped nails)

Instead of mulling over how things are not going the way you want it to be, make a list of what makes you happy and it will instantly shift your mood to Ehh -_- to Eeeeeh :D. Trust me, it helps. It'll make you appreciate the small things that constantly make you happy but tend to neglect it because your filling up your mind with worries and fears. 

Simple things like seeing a jeepney driver say "Salamat po" everytime a pasahero pays fare, makes my mood. Or even catching an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians (my guilty pleasure hahaha). It's those things, those simple things.

Well-Laid Plans

Everyone is on a journey at making their plans come to life. Some may just let the ship sail on its own and go with it. But at the end of the road, we all want that "Aaaah. The good life." Maybe you're one of the little girls who planned their dream wedding with their bestfriend as they play around with blankets as your wedding gown and place a pillowcase on your head as your veil. Or maybe as you watch a basketball game with your Dad, you see yourself being in the shoes of those players. Or I dunno, maybe you followed the girl of your dreams around during high school and planned your future together. That right there, my friend, is a plan and you thought to yourself that you would do anything to make it come to life. 

But you see, as years go by and reality starts to kick in, you seem to forget all the big plans you had when you were little. You started to realize that the process of having your plans come true is just excruciating. You get tired of working so hard and get nothing out of it. Everything seems to be falling out of place and nothing leads you to where you want to be. You tend to settle for less than you deserve. And that I-can-only-do-so-much keeps bitchin' out. That will leave you nothing but regrets. Wouldn't you want to work for something that you really want? That even if you're faced with a lot of challenges that day, you go home full of satisfaction because you know that what you're doing makes you happy. It's when you find your self-worth. 

If your timetable is all messed up right now and nothing in your checklist is near from happening, that's okay. Trust me, it's perfectly fine. You see, God moves slowly and cautiously. He's with you on your plans. He's crafting everything perfectly for you. You just have to give it time. After all, well-laid plans take time. And whatever you're going through right now, that's temporary. With a pinch hardwork and a dash of God's grace, you're right on track. 

"Exactly as I plan, it will happen. Following my blueprints, it will take shape."

Isaiah 14:24

So there's this guy...

It's been quite a while since I talked about boys in this blog. Well, there's really nothing much to tell. I don't have a boyfriend or anything. Let's just say, it's fun when my girls and I talk about boys. Oh c'mon, like you don't often talk about boys (if you're a guy, then you probably aren't). Mmkaay, this going to be a tale of the "guys" I may have or may have not liked in the past. You know the gist...

So there's this guy, I've known him since forever. We almost grew up together. I claimed him as my boyfriend when I was in Kindergarten. If one of my classmates would tease me with another guy, I'd say with a batang mayabang tone "May boyfriend na kaya ako." Then, I started to realize what boyfriend really means, turns out he wasn't my boyfriend at all. I was 5. That was stupid. 

So there's this guy, he was the typical high school lover boy. He would call our landline phone and just make bola all night. I could fall for it, but I chose not to. I got to sit with him on a bus at our school field trip and he seduced me with all his baon. Good thing I hate eating while on the road. At their basketball game, I would catch him looking at me, but no I was eyeing on a different player. Not him. 

So there's this guy, he lured me by giving me a fancy piece of bread. He had his ways, ways that would make you no choice but fall in his arms. He made me feel like I was living a movie scene when we watched sunrise together as his sweater falls on my shoulders. Three words, eight letters... he said it, and so did I. But when I was about to give in, everything fell out, and so his feelings for me.

So there's this guy, he was sitting at the stairs waiting for my guy dormate. White shirt soaked in sweat. He just got out from the gym. He had me at hello. And he's now thousand miles away.

So there's this guy, he was the epitome of tall, dark and handsome. He was my competition, apparently. We were after one position at the company of my dreams. As we wait for other applicants to be interviewed, we sat 5 meters away from each other and talked about life. He liked analyzing people, which I hate but when he told me why he was doing that, I found myself in awe as I take it all in. We talked for 20 mins. and I felt like I've known him forever. Until the door opened...

Swimming with Buntandings!

BEAN BOOZLED CHALLENGE!!!

Is it, Sheldon? Is it?

Change is inevitable, like duh. Sometimes, we just let things go to make room for something new. But sometimes, we fear that change could totally mean a whole new world that lets you forget of everything in the past. Sheldon Cooper, for an instance, he never liked change. He hates it whenever Leonard would rearrange the furniture or take out the labels in his medicine cabinet. And when he had to face one of the biggest changes in his life (Leonard marrying Penny), he just had enough with it and left.

The joke's on you, Sheldon. Since you let Leonard walked in Apartment4A doorway, your life has been changing everyday. You wouldn't have "your spot" on the couch if Leonard didn't buy that brown leather couch in the first place, you still might be sitting on your green lawn chair. If Leonard didn't bring Howard and Raj to your apartment, you'd still be a friendless praying mantis. And don't get me started with Amy... Eh? 

Change lives in us. We can't change the fact that there will always be change! Someday it'll dawn on us that the way we were years back was a testimony of how we progress over the years. Maybe there was this one person in your life that meant the world to you, but right now, you're just two friends laughing about what had happened yesterday. Or maybe, you hated the thought of dyeing your hair pink, but you rocked that style and  made everyone think your cool. It's about having the right perspective on having change for the better.