An American In Manila

I have an American friend who had been staying in Marikina City for more than a year now but he had never been to Manila. I met him quite a few weeks ago through my job and we sort of hit it off as friends. So now, I am trying to familiarize him around Manila and quite frankly, these are his rather funny but eye-rolling remarks:

Binondo – It's dirty here.




Malate Area – I'll walk here as long as I walk with you because you know the place, and probably the people too.




Taft Avenue – So, are we getting near the nicer place? (Nicer place means Makati)




PingYang Chinese Hotpot Restaurant – I love this place! It has a feel of Hongkong in it.
(But of course, Rye. We are surrounded by a lot of Chinese people and they have the best dumplings in the Metro – Hongkong style.)




I promised to bring him to a Yakitori-ya in Remedios, Malate next time and I wonder what his reaction would be. People eat on tables set in the street with the grill joint having only a single, terribly smelling toilet. But they have the best Japanese skewered food in the metro. I can't wait for that moment. I'm grinning already.

GIRLS, IT'S PLAIN AND SIMPLE

A person who does not want a relationship with you, but just wants you for the good times, or only when it suits them, will sometimes be the hardest one to release. This person shows you a loving side that you long for, and so you believe they are almost perfect... If only...


Common WARNING signs that you are with someone like this:

"I don't want a relationship" (walk away now while you can! )
"It's not you it is me" ( yes it is them, you are wasting your time. )
"I will call you when I can" (Translates: I will call you when I have nothing better to do)
"You are too good for me, don't waste your time"(this is not a compliment, this is an excuse for their bad behavior.)
"I'm not ready for love"(Another excuse)
"I'm not loveable" (This is another needy reply)
'Don't call me I will call you" (This is also a sign of someone who may be married/partner)
"I'm just too busy for a partner"(But not too busy for your friends hmm?)
"You don't really want me" (Take this hint, and run, You definitely don't!)
"Can't we just be friends?" ( But only on my terms)

Life is too short to spend time with people who hurt you, disrespect you, take you for granted, and treat you less than you deserve. If someone wants you in their life, they'll make room for you. You shouldn't have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth.

Source: Aura and Psychology; Raising Vibrations.

From Raising Vibrations

I have forgiven mistakes that were indeed almost unforgivable. I’ve tried to replace people who were irreplaceable and tried to forget those who were unforgettable. I’ve acted on impulse, have been disappointed by people when I thought that... this could never be possible. But I have also disappointed those who I love. I have laughed at inappropriate occasions. I’ve made friends that are now friends for life. I’ve screamed and jumped for joy. I’ve loved and I’ve been loved. But I have also been rejected, and I have been loved without loving the person back. I’ve lived for love alone and made vows of eternal love. I’ve had my heart broken many, many times! I’ve cried while listening to music and looking at old pictures. I’ve called someone just to hear their voice on the other side. I have fallen in love with a smile. At times, I thought I would die because I missed someone so much. At other times, I felt very afraid that I might lose someone very special (which ended up happening anyway). But I have lived! And I still continue living everyday. I’m not just passing through life…and you shouldn’t either. Live! The best thing in life is to go ahead with all your plans and your dreams, to embrace life and to live everyday with passion, to lose and still keep the faith and to win while being grateful. All of this because the world belongs to those who dare to go after what they want. And because life is really too short to be insignificant.

On Paul Walker

"If one day the speed kills me, do not cry because I was smiling". – Paul Walker. I was never a fan of Paul Walker but I did watched all The Fast and Furious installments because of the movie's heart-stopping race car scenes. On the actor's untimely death last Saturday, I had the urge to google his name and lo and behold, it seemed he really was a great man, the kind that I would really want to be with someday. Being a philanthropist is not considered exceptional or uncommon nowadays. A lot of people had taken to giving back their blessings to the less fortunate ones. I myself have my own local scholarship foundation established with a group of friends. What really caught my attention was the presence of three different women in Paul Walker's life without them having to bite each other's neck off, and it seemed they all loved him dearly, or is it just plain publicity? Well I hope not because I do envy how Paul Walker had made these women so happy that they have allowed each of them to be simultaneously present in his life. Now that is unconditional love. And no one can understand that more except the man who had given them all unconditional love to make them return it to him threefold. I wish I could have that perspective. To Paul Walker, you are that one of a kind soul, may you rest in peace.