Veronica's Misadventures

Life's Remote Control

2009-08-18T19:14:00.000+08:00

Wouldn't it be great if life had a remote control? You could hit the pause button if you needed a breather or the rewind button to keep replaying the good parts. Or when life just gets a little boring you can fast forward to find out what lies ahead and find out if it will be more of the same for a little while longer. It would be nice if sometimes you could have a little more control over what happens to you. But then again, I guess that's what makes life what it is. It's the unknown lurking round the next corner.

So here's hoping I won't need the pause button.

2009

2009-02-15T22:20:00.001+08:00

Oprah Winfrey once said "the only courage you'll ever need is to live the life of your dreams".

I am convinced that 2009 is the year of my dreams. I shall make it so because I have faith.

I could have written this

2009-02-03T23:29:00.000+08:00

"Why is it that I never seem to fall on the preferable side of this quote?"

This sounds exactly like something I would write - both the quote and the entry by Design Crush.

Wallflower

2009-01-07T10:32:00.000+08:00

I could have died, maybe I should have died
When I saw you walk inside
And as you shut the door I put my eye back on the floor
When all I really wanted was to look some more

Going Back to School

2009-01-06T05:26:00.000+08:00

I'm thinking of going to school, so I can meet some new people. You know me too well to appreciate how much I suffer any more.

Next Christmas

2008-12-31T14:59:00.000+08:00

From postsecret.blogspot.com

100 Things To Do Before 2010

2008-10-29T22:54:00.000+08:00

I started this list of things to do before I turn 30. I'm now 31 and I still haven't done everything on my list. I'm revisiting this list and setting another deadline - my 33rd birthday on 10.10.2010.

So here is my partial list of 100 Things to Do before 2010 (the highlighted ones have been accomplished):

learn basic French (I've always wanted to do this)
buy a digital camera
learn photography
buy a laptop
set up my own business
travel to Cebu
write my Mission statement
go diving
learn to surf
learn to appreciate classical music
learn about Italy
learn about art
visit a museum
spend more than P30,000 in one day
go to Batanes
travel alone
go on a roadtrip
spend a day doing something absolutely selfless
read Catcher in the Rye
save P100,000
go to Boracay
buy a really nice dress for no reason
drink wine on the beach and make a toast to the sunset
stay at a cafe all day long doing nothing but read and listen to music
buy myself a stuffed toy
have a horribly expensive dinner for no reason at all
buy myself flowers
go to a karaoke place and sing my lungs out
read The Alchemist (I can't seem to finish an entire book by Paulo Coelho)
apply for my MBA
redecorate my room
have my picture taken with a celebrity
be debt free
have a pizza delivered to the house
meet Piolo Pascual (haha)
take boxing lessons
gamble
contribute an article or have my 'letter to the editor' published in a magazine
get up early enough to have breakfast at a coffeeshop before work
attend a poetry reading
buy a lottery ticket
read a Newberry Prize winner
consult a fortune teller
read Moby Dick
go to Sagada
be able to wear a bikini and look good doing it
attend a creativity workshop

Be Inspired

2008-10-18T22:39:00.000+08:00

Thinking of You

2008-10-18T21:32:00.000+08:00

So Many Questions So Little Time

2008-08-14T00:02:00.000+08:00

How many "love of my life"s do we get? Is there only one? What if the time wasn't right? Or you just weren't ready? If that doesn't work out does it mean anyone else after that is just a form of settling? What if the next person doesn't make you feel "love of my life-y"? Do you dump them and then hope that another "love of your life" will show up? What if they don't?
What if you have someone now who means the world to you and is someone you see yourself loving the rest of your life but you just don't feel as passionate about as you did with the "love of your life"? Is that settling? What if you're engaged and then meet someone who makes you feel all giddy inside? Do you leave your betrothed and love the other person? Do you risk it all? Or play 'safe'?
What if someone proposes to you and you're just not sure? What if you know that this is a great person but maybe not "the one"? What if you get engaged for practical reasons? You know you'll be happy with them but is that enough? Is it really happiness? Is it soul destroying true love?

After all these questions, how does one stay a romantic?

Reminders of Days Gone By

2008-08-11T23:20:00.000+08:00

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Starbucks now has Chocolate Lamingtons. It was like meeting an old friend whom you thought you'd never find again. I miss the old days but things like this remind you that the memory of yesterday will stick to you forever.

That Giddy Feeling

2008-08-11T23:04:00.000+08:00

For some time now I've missed feeling all giddy inside. I ended my week really nicely last week with a few moments of giddiness. It didn't turn out the way I wished it did but I'm still grateful for remembering how it feels to not being able to wipe that silly grin off my face even if it was just for a day.

You may not know who you are, but thank you all the same.

2008-07-30T16:12:00.000+08:00

The Rat Race

2008-06-28T00:40:00.000+08:00

Driving home the other day I realized that it was one of those rare occasions where I was going home early. I realized that it was too beautiful a day to be wasting stuck in a car in the middle of traffic. I just wanted to sit under a tree and enjoy the breeze. It got me thinking about why we run ourselves ragged trying to keep up in this rat race. Why do we do it all? Stay in the office till very late and stress ourselves out working (sometimes for people we don't even like) till one day we don't recognize the people we've become. Why do we run this race every single day when the reward may just be right in front of us, under a tree in the cool breeze?

Love Songs

2008-06-23T23:08:00.000+08:00

I just heard a song that reminded me of an ex. It made me smile despite missing him all over again. I guess that's one of the nice things about heartbreak, that once you've gotten numb from all the pain and after a huge amount of time and distance from the relationship, you can actually go back to when it all started and remember the good things with a smile.

Little Reminders

2008-06-03T16:18:00.000+08:00

This reminded me of a field of sunflowers and in that moment I just wanted to escape into that field and walk amongst the flowers.

I will not take these things for granted

2008-04-16T15:53:00.000+08:00

I had lunch with a friend and his wife today. I don't know if either of them noticed but he opened her bottle of mineral water for her. It's these simple little things that I miss the most about being in a committed relationship, and usually the things we take for granted when we are in one.

I write this now so that in the future I won't forget.

Almost A Former Romantic

2007-12-14T14:23:00.000+08:00

I used to be a romantic. I'm not really sure if I still am.

I used to believe that there was that one person who was meant for you. Your destiny. Your kismet. Someone fate dictates will complete your life and make it whole.

I'm starting to believe that there may not really be someone destined for you. That the stars will not align to make him yours and yours alone. I'm starting to believe that you make a person your own destiny. That you need to choose someone who will fill your life with happiness and love. Someone who will be there. Who will wake up everyday, rain or shine, and still be willing to work things out till the bitter end.

I'm even starting to believe that love is not what a good relationship makes. It's commitment. It's the conviction and faith in a relationship and the willingness and wanting to make it work. It's waking up every morning no matter how weary your soul may be and getting up the courage and strength to see things through.

I used to think that it was going to be difficult finding my destiny. Now I know that this may be even harder - finding a man who will stick.

But I do know that it isn't impossible. He's out there somewhere.

And because I have that hope, I may still be a romantic afterall.

3 indications that it's almost Christmas

2007-12-08T02:58:00.000+08:00

1. The cool evening breeze.
2. My broken heart.
3. Very heavy traffic.

Poetry

2007-10-03T05:56:00.000+08:00

III.

Tell me, is the rose naked
or is that her only dress?

Why do trees conceal
the splendor of their roots?

Who hears the regrets
of the thieving automobile?

Is there anything in the world sadder
than a train standing in the rain?

by Pablo Neruda from The Book of Questions

It's been a while since I've had some poetry in my life. I thought it was about time to bring it back.

Random Facts

2007-10-02T17:37:00.000+08:00

For some reason I've always liked totally random facts. I always seem to be able to recall these useless pieces of information at the most inappropriate times. These are some random facts I discovered today. Totally a waste of my time (I know) but interesting anyway.

1. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair
2. Our eye remain the same size from birth onward, but our nose and ears never stop growing
3. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching tv
4. A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks.
5. When the moon is directly overhead, you weigh slightly less.

Veteran Traveller

2007-07-07T00:27:00.000+08:00

"carries a lot of suitcases but all of them are empty because she's expecting to completely fill them with life by the end of this trip & then she'll come home & sort everything out & do it all again"

I got back from Cebu yesterday and I'm still unpacking the life lessons I learned from there. I don't think I'll ever finish. Family and love and friendship and laughter is what I brought home with me. Those memories will stay with me forever even after I've unpacked and sorted them all out. I plan on going back though so I'm emptying my suitcases for more.

Car Dancing

2007-06-20T16:22:00.000+08:00

Car-Dancing by the French Toast Girl

The other day I was driving to work, and as I was stopped at a light, I happened to glance in my rear-view mirror and noticed that the man directly behind me was car dancing. He had his hands in the air and he was getting down with his bad self. While the majority of the general population might think: freak; I thought, wow, there goes a happy soul. Now, I'm not condoning dangerous driving or anything, but I've decided that for the next few weeks I, too, am going to car dance and maybe brighten up someone else's day. Or else, give them something to laugh about; in any case, I'm having fun.

(from: http://www.frenchtoastgirl.com/thoughts/cardancing.shtml)

I tried car dancing today as I hooked up my iPod to my car stereo. Unfortunately the heavy traffic made it difficult to keep to the beat and step on the clutch at the same time. Oh well, maybe next time.

Mow's the Word

2007-06-20T16:20:00.000+08:00

Mow \ˈmau̇\ verb 1. to cut down standing herbage (as grass) 2. to cut down with a scythe or sickle or machine.

I read this word today and thought that it looked weird. It also sounded weird as I said it in my head. I guess I haven't seen this word in a long time.

Living Memory

2007-04-22T14:54:00.000+08:00

it reads:

I carry you with me into the world,
into the smell of rain
& the words that dance between two people
& for me, it will always be this way,
walking in the light,
remembering being alive together

from: storypeople.com