pitter patter

pitter patter

on loop: This Woman ~ Maroon 5 (Spiderman 2 OST)

i came across this amusing e-mail from one of my e-groups. it lists down the common misconceptions between intergender relationsips/friendships. i have nothing better to say so i though i'd go and share it:

"THE PREMISE of this article lies on the principle that sometimes, loving a person doesn't mean it has to be romantic and loving a person for the rest of your life doesn't mean you have to end up marrying them. Can a man and a woman just be friends? I'd say yes and they should be.

*Hindi dahil kinaibigan ka, liligawan ka na*
*Hindi dahil mabait sa iyo, nililigawan ka na*
*Hindi dahil he talks to you a lot, he loves you na*
*Hindi dahil cute ang friend mo, crush/love mo na siya*
*Hindi dahil you hang out with each other most of the time, you'd end up being boyfriend-girlfriend*
*A dinner with a guy friend does not necessarily mean equate to a date*

I therefore conclude that platonic relationships are never complicated; people just have tendencies to complicate them."

and so the article goes. evry point had an accompanying explanation with it but it was kinda long, so i opted to take it out.

anyway, my point for posting this here is that it made me realize a lot of things. not just the points enumerated in the mail, but more of the fact that i've grown up (?owsss?) and out of too much naivete. i see that i do know know these things already, some of them i even had to learn the hard way, but the important thing is that i do learn. haha. as trivial as some of these lessons may be... i also think i learned the most after i got out of high school. looking back, i couldn't believe just how much of a nincompoop i was at that time. when my friends and i are sometimes in the presence of the citizens of today's highschool culture, we get agitated at some instances. it could either be that they're too noisy, kiddie, irritating, giggly, or what-not. but at least for me, i think this is because i myself went through that stage. and seeing it again happen to others remind me of what i went through. and i suppose i didn't appreciate it that much which is why i react adversely to any reminder of those times gone by.

not being cynical, i'd say that what i knew back then wouldn't even amount to a third of what i know now. i know that there is still a long way to go and that what was then is still an essential part of the now. i just hope that i'm goin on the right track, at the right speed and on the right time.

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on a lighter and less recollective note, it feels good to be able to blog again! hehe. yay :) i haven't had any time lately to do so. but i cut my polsci class today 'coz i was really hungry and wanted to get mcdo *lol* and decided to drop by the pc terminals as well (since the internet at home is busted 'coz of that MS XP rarr). harhar. anyway, it's game day on sunday! ateneo versus la salle! i'm so excited. darn... i hope i can get tickets. i heard that they start selling today :) the line in the blue eagle gym is too long (and the sun too hot) to handle. so i asked one of the maids at home to line up in araneta hahaha. hope she can get some so we can all watch ateneo win! bwahahaha. hehe just kidding ;p especially to raberdaki beya. a number of people asked to try to score some tickets for them so i'm hoping that i'd be able to get enough for all of us :D