Relationship Status? (It’s More Complicated!)

            


            Single? In a Relationship? It’s Complicated? What about making them more complicated?

            What could be more interesting than one’s love life? We are always asked about our relationship status and as much as we want to tell the exact answer, we often end up not saying the truth. Well, we can’t blame them, can we? In this era of massive developments, even people’s relationships and status also perk up. It seems like we are all in the showbiz industry where a big spotlight is on us and our every action is being recorded. So when someone asks us about our love life, we become like a movie star who answers such questions in a safe way but still keeps the real score.

            And now, since we are talking about love life, are you aware that many other relationship statuses now exist? These modern alternative statuses make it harder for the gossiping tongues to spread their precious humor. Thus, making somebody interested in you become more interested.

            Here are some:

1. “Available” -- Someone who may be single or in a relationship but is always feeling available to some flings/relationships.

2. “Single and ready to mingle” -- Typically single and willing to be” taken”.

3. “Discreetly Taken” -- In a relationship but not  "officially" together.

4. “Friendly” --  One who only wants a friendly relationship so as to avoid being or causing a friendzone.

5. “It's Obvious” -- It’s like, what you see is what you get. No more questions to ask.

6. “In a Contract” -- It’s when a relationship has an expiration date. Once it expires, they both forward to another relationship with someone new or if both consented, they will renew the contract.

7.” Stuck” -- That when one has not yet moved on from his/her ex and unconsciously, still hopes for a reconciliation.

8. “Assuming” -- Someone who only has a “love interest” (a suitor or someone to court) but with no formal commitment yet. However, that someone already thinks that he/she and his/her love interest is already a couple.

9. “Single and bitter” -- He or she (who has been single for a long time or who is still stuck in a previous relationship) who always gets bitter when he/she sees a couple. Their famous line is, “Time will come, you will not be together anymore.”

10. “I’m happy” -- A very safe answer to a very intriguing question if you are in a relationship. Need I say more?

            

            So, how’s your lovelife? If you’re gonna ask me, well, “I’m happy”. :-)

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Quarter of a Century (A Birthday Blog)

       

          Today is my 25^th birthday. And for the first time in forever, I’m letting go. Wait, what? I’m writing a birthday blog! Yesss! Well, I don’t know why it took me a quarter of a century before I could write something for my birthday or to commemorate my birthday. But I think it’s just fine because if I started writing from the first year that I was born, the following would have been my topics or my blogs’ titles:

• è On the finest years of being a child

1^st year- “Ma, Ma, Da, Da” (I can’t even utter a two-syllable word then)

2^nd year- “Aw-Aw, Meow-Meow” (You know it, right? When you’re 2, everybody will teach you what the sounds of the animals are)

3^rd year- “Tsug-tsug, Whoosh-whoosh, Blag-blag” (Haha, you will learn not only the animals’ sounds but some things as well)

4^th year- “Cotton Candy is not really a candy, it’s a soft lip coloring” (Need I say more?)

5^th year – “There are only 2 ways to please your parents: eat and sleep” (I almost forgot that I’m not the “playing” type back then but it’s fine at least I’m not a “player” today. Hihi)

• è On the years of being in between a child and a teen

6^th year- “Is birthday a just basis of going to Grade 1?” (I wasn’t able to accelerate to Grade 1 because that time, my birthday is after June, if it had been June or prior, I would have been Grade 1 already. Oh, school system. L)

7^th year- “When you’re 7, you are not a child anymore” (I just noticed that when I turned 7, I started to receive limited invites for children parties.  Why is that?)

8^th year- “It’s ok to excel in school but it’s better if you know Langit-Lupa” (This is funny but since I’m not used to playing outdoor games, I was always the “Taya” on Langit-Lupa. LOL)

9^th year- “Crush” (We all have our very 1^st crush. J)

10^th year- “@&%#*KGBE&*^” (This was the time my mom died.)

• è On the years before becoming a real man/woman

11^th year- “@&%#*KGBE&*^” (see previous. It’s not that easy to move on.)

12^th year- “Almost is never enough” (I’m sure by this time, I was excited to graduate. But since it’s not yet happening, I made it a point to enjoy every single moment)

13^th year- “The monthly visitor” (Finally, the first!)

14^th year- “How to be a model student” (I was chosen to be one of the Model Students for this year. Luckily, I got the award—until now, I don’t know why. Haha)

15^th year-“Chemistry is as hard as love” (I don’t know, I really can’t understand love, oops, Chemistry. So maybe, that would have been an interesting topic to write about)

• è On tough times, as in tough times

16^th year- “Goodbye is always bittersweet if you have good friends” (This was my last birthday that I was with my high school friends. I missed them, really. L)

17^th year- “Alone” (This year, my dad died. I don’t want to pity myself but on my birthday, I felt as if I am totally alone and I only have me, myself and I. L)

18^th year- “Music is the lifeblood of my life” (It was my 18^th birthday, my debut. Well, I was happy that I received my very first guitar—courtesy of my friends. Since then, I became inclined to music. Thanks guys!)

19^th year- “Clueless” (I was excited about some poem writing that I’ll be joining in on the following month. When I look back, I can’t remember why I was chosen to compete)

20^th year-“The road not taken” (On this year, my interests became so messed up. It’s like I want something but I want this other thing as well. In the end, I felt regret for something I did not take. L

• è Seriously, on serious years (or years I’m not so serious of?)

21^st year- “Life after college is the life of man” (This year, I was able to land my first job. Though things didn’t turn out the way I imagined it, I was glad that I still made it work by not giving up)

22^nd year- “Birthdays are made to be celebrated” (I can’t remember what I did this year. Forget my selective amnesia. Haha. But since it’s my birthday, I would have written about something. I just can’t tell what would that something be. LOL)

23^rd year- “Surprise! Surprise!” (I used to hate surprises but since my friends prepared a surprise birthday party for me on this year, I made it a yearly thought that on my birthday, I might get another surprise birthday party. Haha. So to all my friends, I accept surprises. I promise. J)

24^th year- “I’m blessed” (This year, I have received myriad blessings and some of which are really worth the wait. I sometimes feel that I don’t deserve them but thinking how I endured my life’s every ups and downs, I felt like these blessings are my rewards. For that, I’ll always be grateful for everything and everyone who had been a part of my struggle.)

                So if these are what I have written on the past 24 years, I can’t imagine what I would write about now. It’s always nice to look back on how our life has been on the last years we can barely remember. By looking back, we are given the chance to evaluate things, to recall how we made it to where we are right now and to put back the missing pieces of our puzzled life.

                Life is an event that should be celebrated not just on the day that we were born or on the years with the same day after that. Rather, we should commemorate life everyday. It is a gift more precious than anything we could and we have already received. Before it’s too late, give it a time to throw back your yesterdays. Who knows, your yesterdays would be the best foundation of your tomorrows?

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Magic’s Rude (Not So Rude At All, Eh?)

          "Why you gotta be so rude? Don't you know I'm human too?" Are these lines familiar to you? They're lines from the song entitled "Rude" by the Canadian reggae fusion band Magic! It is the band's debut single on their studio album Don't Kill the Magic.

           What is so special with this song that I made a fuss about it? Well, blame the song’s total creativity. This song was indeed magically made by the band as if it was created to be adored by everyone (maybe not everyone but a LOT of people). Since this single was released by the group, it has become one of the chart-topping songs and has dominated some of the world’s top music charts including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark and of course, Canada where the band originated.

          The song is so simple yet so remarkable. With its catchy lyrics and groovy reggae-pop tune, you can’t help but listen to it over and over again. In fact, 4Music, a popular music and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom, applauded Rude saying, “One listen and you will be hooked.” So we indeed got hooked, right? With a huge number of plays it has on various radio stations worldwide plus its surprising number of views in YouTube (which is approximately 117M as of the time this was written), this song is definitely some kind of a big hit. Oh, did I mention that it has also become the most downloaded music in iTunes?

The Magic of Rude

          So the song is about some guy who wants to propose to his girlfriend. He put on his best suit and went to his girlfriend’s father to ask for her hand but the girlfriend’s father is a jerk and said “No”. That’s why he called him Rude. Here’s the lyrics of the song:

Saturday morning jumped out of bed and put on my best suit

Got in my car and raced like a jet, all the way to you

Knocked on your door with heart in my hand

To ask you a question

'Cause I know that you're an old fashioned man yeah yeah

Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life? (Say yes, say yes)

'Cause I need to know

You say I'll never get your blessing till the day I die

Tough luck my friend but the answer is no!

Why you gotta be so rude?

Don't you know I'm human too

Why you gotta be so rude

I'm gonna marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) Marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) Yeah no matter what you say

(Marry that girl) And we'll be a family

Why you gotta be so rude?

I hate to do this, you leave no choice

I can't live without her

Love me or hate me we will be boys

Standing at that alter

Or we will run away

To another galaxy you know

You know she's in love with me

She will go anywhere I go

Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life? (Say yes, say yes)

'Cause I need to know

You say I'll never get your blessing till the day I die

Tough luck my friend cause the answer's still no!

Why you gotta be so rude?

Don't you know I'm human too

Why you gotta be so rude

I'm gonna marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) Marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) Yeah no matter what you say

(Marry that girl) And we'll be a family

Why you gotta be so rude?

          Of course, this will not be complete if you won’t hear this magical song and watch its equally adorable music video.

         

           Enjoy! :-)

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Through Thick and Thin

               ..”A friend is like a dark chocolate. Even if it gets bitter sometimes, the natural sweetness can still be felt and in the end, it’ll still taste like heaven..”

                They say, the most constant thing in life is change but aside from change, there is another that remains stable in our every lifetime: having a friend. It’s funny how every one of us has this someone who’s more than a sibling but less of a lover. When you talk about a friend, you refer to someone who cares for you more than your sibling can do and someone who loves you a little less than your lover can do.

                Well, who would not need a friend? When you want someone to listen to your never-ending stories about anything that comes to your mind, you need a friend. When you want someone to tag along with you on your first date, you need a friend. When you want someone to pick you up on your drunken nights, you need a friend. When you want someone to tell you how you look on the dress you just bought, you need a friend. When you want someone to confide to when your heart is broken, you need a friend. When you need someone to help you do household chores, you need a friend. When you want to be reminded that you’re becoming a bit “healthier”, you need a friend. When you want someone to buy you lunch or just make you something to eat, you need a friend. The list goes on and on until you realize that when you want something, you need a friend.

                A friend is the first person you can count on and the last person you ever want to fight with. Sometimes, things get rough and the friendship you have with someone becomes ruptured. It is inevitable but as long as you value all the things that you shared, the laughter, the sorrow, the ups and the downs, your bond will not be broken and will be stronger instead. Every fight will just be a building block of a tighter friendship until the both of you get used to it. Like they say, a friend today will always be a friend tomorrow. No matter what happens to your life, a friend sticks by your side to support you and make you feel that you are not alone.

                Indeed, a friend is the best companion one could ever have. When you’re with a friend, you’re comfortable to be yourself. With a friend, you never get ashamed if you are at your worst personality. When you stumble, your friend will laugh at you but will then pick you up when the both of you stops laughing.  Most especially, when you feel that the entire world is turning back on you, it’s your friend whom you can always count on. It really pays to know a good friend to be one.

                Many times in our lives, we’ll have a friend but it doesn't matter whether they just pass by or they remain in tact on our whole lifetime. Having a friend is a thing but keeping a friend is another thing. Remember, through thick and thin, a friend is always worth keeping.

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