just in from zambales

just came home from punta de uian in zambales, where cpg had its tcp.

the place is the perfect weekend getaway where you can think and relax. ang perfect muni-muni mode place. haha.

my fave shot:

mahilig ako sa swing. makes me feel peaceful :)





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checked my mail and came across this article. galing :)

Being Twenty-Something

They call it the 'Quarter-life Crisis.'

It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that
there are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like.
You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two,
but then get scared because you barely know where you are now. You start
realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you
thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have
ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most
important ones.

What you don't recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren't
really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.
You look at your job.... and it is not even close to what you thought you
would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you
are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you. Your opinions
have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself
judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain
boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of
what is acceptable and what isn't.

One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure.
You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life.
You feel alone and scared and confused.

Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear
life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away,
and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such
damage to you.

Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that
you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone but love someone
else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you know that
you aren't a bad person. One night stands and random hook ups start to look
cheap. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.

You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with
your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a
decision.

You worry about loans, money, the future,

and making a life for yourself.

....And while winning the race would be great,

right now you'd just like to be a contender....

What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it.
We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can
to figure this whole thing out.

There you have it. Isn't it nice to know that you're not the only one who's
being haunted by changes and the past? I'm saying this to you as well as to
myself:



Move forward.

Do not be afraid.

Let the change take place and be thankful for it.

Don't cling to the past just because you're comfortable with it.
Let life take place.
Embrace it.
Love it.
Find yourself and don't be afraid of who you are meant to be.