Good job.

It's not always easy to juggle people's expectations and moods. Ideally, best arrangement would be for everybody to be happy. But of course, this is not always possible. Most times, I have to choose who to please.

It's difficult sometimes because the heavy feeling of having to choose one over the other seems so unnecessary and yet I cannot let it go. I feel like I'm wasting my time feeling heavy and should just let it go immediately but then that's not so easy to do either.

I can't help but feel that this is wrong sometimes.

...

"Things do not happen.

Things are made to happen."

-JFK

JFK

"For we are opposed around the world

by a monolithic and ruthless

conspiracy that relies on covert means for

expanding its sphere of influence--

on infiltration instead of invasion,

on subversion instead of elections,

on intimidation instead of free choice,

on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day.

It is a system that has conscripted vast

human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit,

highly efficient machine that

combines military, diplomatic, intelligence,

economic, scientific and political operations."

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

1917-1963

Diana

"Only do what your heart tells you."

"I like to be a free spirit.

Some don't like that,

but that's the way I am."

"I fear for my life."

Diana, Princess of Wales

1961-1997

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, always."

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for."

Do Not Bow

"I cannot teach you violence
as I do not myself believe in it.
I can only teach you not to
bow your heads before anyone
even at the cost of your life."

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
1869-1948

Insane

"Our society is being run by
insane people for insane
objectives. I think we are
being run by maniacs
with maniacal ends and I think I'm
liable to be put away as insane
for expressing that.
That's what's insane about it."

-John Lennon
1940-1980

We Must Know

"I need you to know that this is very important
what we are fighting for,
because.. I'm tired,
I'm really tired of manipulations.
I'm really tired on how the press is
manipulating everything
that has been happening in the situation.
They do not tell the truth...
They're lying...
They manipulate our history books.
The history books are not true,
it's a lie.
The history books are lying,
you need to know that,
you must know that."

-Michael Jackson
1958-2009

Php

If there is one thing about work life that I think is worth writing about, it is the fact that I will have to work hard (or even fight) for every single peso that will find its way into my bank account.

There's no easy way to get money. No easy and legal way I guess. Although the illegal ways to get money would lead to consequences one way or another so that sort of settles the score between legal and illegal ways to earn. I'm completely offtrack. Anyway, there is no easy way to get money. And that means that if you are not having a hard time, if everything is easy, then maybe there is a 99% chance that you are going nowhere.

My point? Take everything in. If you're having a hard time, that's good. It only means that you are a step closer to getting to the good stuff. Working smart and being lucky will probably come up in the following entries. For now, just take these in.

Nothing comes easy. Be thankful for the hardships.

Setting or self?

I've been feeling weird lately.
My head's spinning and I feel like I'm floating.
Lutang ba kumbaga.
I don't know what I should do about it. Or if I should do anything about it at all.
Maybe I'll just wait for things to get back to normal.

Do I need a change of setting or change of self?