5 things girls know but really understand after a breakup

The best friend and I have been going through her breakup together these last month and we learned from the experience by looking back together. I had my most painful breakup too several years back, I've committed lots of mistakes, from the most pathetic ones to those deliberately and stupidly done. Looking back, I say I don't regret undergoing the process. It made me stronger and a lot wiser too. It helped that the best friend saw me and know MOST of what happened during the breakup process.

Her breakup made me look back on what we did in our failed relationships, where we went wrong, what we should've done, and learn lots and lots of stuffs along the learning process.

So in a breakup here is what we learned:

1. If he's cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.

We know this right? We know this as a fact yet we still decide to fall for a cheater. We think we are better than his former beau because he made us feel that is true. In the best friend's case, her ex used to complain lots about his former girlfriend; that she doesn't understand him, that they no longer connect all the while flirting with my best friend and trying to be a boyfriend.

In my case, the guy asked for a date and when I told him I don't date men who are in a relationship, he said he has a girlfriend and not married. Several months after, when he declared that he's single, we dated. But men like that don't deserve second chances don't they? Still I dated and even took him as a boyfriend.

Yeah, we sucked big time with men like these.

Moving on...

2. If a guy wants to be with you, he will be there. Otherwise, he's just not interested.

We like doing GMs (giving-meaning) to all the things guys we like say and do. Our over-analytical nature sometimes get the better of us. One glance, a smile, a gesture of chivalry is enough for us to think that men may be attracted to us. Our imagination hits overdrive sometimes that we get to daydream and fantasize on what he'd say and do and get frustrated when nothing's happening. Some girls can't take it and do the first move only to learn that a guy is just being nice.

See how we sometimes think:

Source: Here

After watching the movie, He's Just not that Into you, I finally was able to keep this in mind. If a guy is into you, he will do anything and everything just to be with you. If he doesn't or if there is hesitation, or if he goes out and text sometimes but doesn't say that he likes you, it means he is not into you. It is a case of either-or. He may like you as a friend, or he may be getting to know you. But sister, he is still NOT your boyfriend.

3. Check out past experiences, it gives clue to what he is inclined to do.

I read an article on 10 Men to Avoid Dating (read whole article here) . There are signs here of what types of men to avoid.

For me and the best friend, here are the things we saw but never really get to think about it before and during the relationship:

- Serial Monogamist (as stated in the article mentioned above). Beware of this guy who can't stand being alone and goes from one relationship after the other. This type of guy also cheats and declare that his relationship is on the rocks, or denies that he has a girlfriend in order to date. It could be he doesn't really know himself anymore because he has been jumping from one relationship after another, not being able to really get to know himself when not with a partner.

- The Player (also stated in the artilce). Somehow the serial monogamist and the player seems to be from one family tree. If he played in the past, he will play again. I was able to talk to the ex some years after we broke up and he told me he was courting someone (while still in a live-in arrangement with his current girlfriend). I asked him why and he said that it is because of his ego. Since almost everyone in the office likes her, he said that he wants to get the girl then dump her after. I did not keep myself from lambasting him for having such a sick mind. That also made me thankful I didn't stay his girlfriend too long.

4. Never assume you are (BEST) friends.

This is applicable to those victimized by the player and the serial monogamist. One thing about some men is that they are good at pretending you have the same values, the same points of view, the same whatever, the point is you clicked. And because you clicked, you're friends. Now that you're friends, you get to go places, dine out together, talk about fun stuff (fun stuffs only eh, nothing of the deep conversations associated with friendships). He may even tell you that you are his best friend. And you believe it. You believe it because you like him, and he seems to like everything you like.

Yeah, he is trying to get to know you and he is being nice. But calling you his best friend is way too much. You believe that the best relationships start with friendships, and since he is now your friend, he even says you are best friends, your chances of having a great relationship with this guy is way high.

The best way to avoid this is to take what men say with a grain of salt. And be a friend yourself. Some women fall for men like these because they themselves are trying not to be a friend but pretend to be best friends so that men will like them. To be able to find someone true, we must be true ourselves. The best way is to make lots of friends and be ourselves and let the men know they can be themselves too. We would love to fall for a man who is real, someone who is himself when he is with us, than somebody who is trying to be perfect and break hearts.

5. When a man says it is over, it is over.

Believe us, it is over. No amount of calling him, sending him sweet messages, giving him gifts, buying him coffee, dinner, movie. No amount of asking him to explain, to say sorry, or crying will bring him back. Learn that before he told you it is over, he has thought about this over and over in his mind. He has looked in to the pros and cons. Checked out his fall back if things go wrong. Perhaps checked out other girls too and other support systems he can get. I've done stupid things trying to get someone back, the best friend has done some too, and they didn't come back. Never. So never imagine that 5 years from now you will see each other again and fall in love the way you did. Maybe 5 years from now you are more beautiful than ever, successful in every area of your life and ready to fall in love again, but not with him. Believe us, you will get through. And when you do, expect great things to unfold before your eyes.

Go out and date. Take the risk. Be smart. Look after yourself. Remember that loving yourself is one of the keys to finding your one true love.

Sunrise in Manila 12/29/2011

Sunrises in Manila specially during the Christmas holiday season used to be cooler. But of course, given climate change, the cool months of October to December in Manila became rain months and the cooler months now start January to February.

Here is how sunrise looks like from our window 9 am today. Softer and kinder. It used to be that sunrise is harsh and terribly hot by 9 am.

I am so looking forward to seeing this again:

Sunrise in Pagudpud

I want to see the sunrise, anywhere. Maybe at any beach. Maybe in Boracay, Batangas, Mindoro, Quezon, anywhere. There is something happy about seeing sunrise like this one.

"We will see sunrises together"

Someone once told me that and it made me happy. We were never able to see sunrises together but the thought of seeing beautiful sunrises excites me.

Seeing sunrises is part of my vacation itinerary in the next coming months. I like sunrise. It makes me happy.

I guess I better schedule heading somewhere east soon to see the sunrise, even without beaches. I'd love seeing it on green mountains too.

Wannabe

A friend told me earlier tonight that he will enter the army next year. Initially, he was planning to get into the air force and be a pilot for the armed forces, however, he has just declared that next year he will start training for the army.

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I have been fond of soldiers and soldiers wanna be since high school. Maybe because I found the discipline, focus and courtesy attractive. I was exposed in high school Citizen Army Training. I liked my experience so much that I thought of enrolling with the PMA. My parents were totally against it and my heart seems to favor being in law school more than in the military academy that I decided to pursue pre-law at a university.

While there, I can't keep myself away from the ROTC. However, events lead me not to the cadet corps but to the sponsors' organization. It was during this time too that I assisted one of my male college friends to take the PMA exams. He passed but did not pursue training.

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Only recently a batch mate of mine died in a Mindanao mission. He is someone I was not able to meet during our college years but seeing my organization mates from his former Alma mater get hurt and cry over his demise somehow made me feel the pain of losing a soldier friend.

That was what made me tell this young friend of mine who is planning to get into the army that I will hug him before he goes to Mindanao.

I know, not everyone goes there die. I know also that dying in Mindanao is not an option to any soldier going there. But reality is that we are at war in Mindanao. And war does not care whom will it sacrifice. I want to be able to hug my friend even before he goes. A prayer for his safety will go with that too.

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Like before, I salute and admire young men and women who take the soldier's noble profession.

Helena's Promise

I was able to watch an episode of Helena's Promise in ABS-CBN yesterday. And since the first time I watched it, I got hooked.

According to WikiPedia, it's real title is Scent of a Woman. Here is a synopsis of the story from WikiPedia:

"As a single, unmarried woman in her mid-thirties, Lee Yeon Jae (Kim Sun Ah) is meek and timid, considered a spinster by society. After spending ten years working for the same travel company owned by Kang Chul Man, she is falsely accused of stealing from a client. In addition to enduring the accusations of her superiors, she is diagnosed with gallbladder cancer with approximately six months left to live. Mustering up her courage, Yeon Jae resigns and embraces her remaining six months of life.

Embarking on her first vacation alone, she splurges on clothes and flies first-class to Okinawa, Japan, where she runs into her dream man, Kang Ji Wook (Lee Dong Wook), the son of her former boss. Ji Wook is a young rich man, cynical and lifeless, until he falls in love with Yeon Jae. Together they live out a series of misadventures, both comical and bittersweet, as Yeon Jae completes each dream in her Bucket List."

Source: HERE

I decided to watch how the story unfolds because I like the idea of living each day as if it is your last. Personally, I would love to do that. Our time on this world is limited anyway, so it is imperative that we enjoy each and every day given to us.

I have my own version of a bucket list where I have 100 things to do. But recently I tried not reading my list anymore after talking to a friend. He said that we can never be sure how long we will be able to live so his advice is, plan and visualize only for the next day or next week or the next 3 months at the longest.

While that advice is sound. I still keep my long term dreams; the decision to stick with a 3 month plan and keep everything simple makes the journey less uptight. It is still best to enjoy whatever comes up. And surrender that everything that happens is according to God's plan.

As with Helena's promise, I know and predict, that just like other Korean novelas on TV, the heroine will die. But it is not the end that matters, what should matter is how she lived her last 6 months.

Like Helena, I promise to try to live my life and enjoy this gift each day. Money and the lack of it sometimes get in the way of doing things I want to do. But I have faith that someday, I will be able to do them too.

Cheers to a Happy Life.

betrayal

Someone betrayed me. Took all the money and ran off.

Lessons:

Even if he is your friend, put all money agreements on paper.

Have a lawyer see it for you.

Keep record of all clients.

Keep record of all your partners activities - where he goes, what he does, his office and home address, so you can easily get him when he steals from you.

untitled

Blogging is just like shooting. you need to write often to be able to use words, exercise your vocabulary to make a good emphasis on strong points. Someone told me that shooting must be a regular thing, it must be practiced always. Trying is not an option if you are to take advantage of the shooting skills and the bullets you'll be spending on. Hitting the bull's eye is not a license to stop practicing. To write well, one must write often. And review more often.

I stopped blogging when I realized that I am more prone to blogging on a personal-negative level. By personal-negative, it means that the last blog contains more of the teenage angst and the pains of transition from being a dependent young adult to an independent YOUNG adult. The last time I blogged was in 2007 when I experienced great pain. By 2008, I stopped blogging in the meantime. 2009 saw me writing about love and lost; and the confusion of which path to take.

2010. I resolved to write about houses more than my own concerns and preferences.

Now I am trying to return to blogging on a personal-positive level. So far so good.

Looking back to the old blog (which I have decided to put offline), I realized that it kept me sane while in Law school, it contained the happiness of the first love, the pain of first heartbreak, the anger that followed, the confusion and pain of growing up. It's all good.

I wonder if this one will contain another love story. =D excited.

Ilocos Trip Day 2 part 2

We had lunch at the eatery near Pagudpud Town Hall.

After lunch, the adventure continues with Kabigan Falls. I like this falls so much. This is the first time I've seen one (yes there are lots of Falls in Quezon Province too but I don't go around town that much whenever I make a visit). And it's majestically b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l. A refreshing tower rushing down to irrigate the rice farms downstream.

To get there one must register with the tour guides in the area. No one is allowed to go up the falls without a tour guide. Registration fee is 10 pesos per person. After that is the trek along the rice farms and woodland. The trek will take about 15 minutes. Wear rubber slippers, you will pass by small streams of water, wet rocks, and a bamboo bridge before getting there.

After the trek back and after taking a mini-rest. We went to Patapat Viaduct.

Our driver for Trike 003 Pagudpud, Kuya Angel. Emo mode at the highway.

On Patapat Viaduct

Trike 003 is one hot trike.

After Patapat, we went to these places (some of them escape my mind now. I'm already tired at this time). It is advisable to take one tour a day. Take the North tour separate from the South tour so you can have more time to enjoy the place. For us we went, took pictures, then go. It would have been better if we brought picnic stuffs and perhaps did zen meditation at the falls. Anyway, IF we or I will be able to go back to this wonderful place, I will take a longer vacay and enjoy the place some more.

We went to Timmangtang Rock and had our pictures taken.

Then off we go to Bantay-Abot Cave. An open-through mountain.

Bantay Abot Cave

I like how my hair goes with the wind.

Very near the cave is Blue Lagoon where Agua Seda is Located. We had some time at the beach first before heading back to Agua Seda to freshen up.

The beach that morning. Too bad we were not able to take a good dip.

And there, just before I took a shower, I had an accident. Poked my eye and suffered from corneal abrasion the entire night towards the next day.

Vacay ruined? I don't think so. I close my eyes most of the time that evening but that made me listen to the sea more. It was as if meditation was forced on me. Glad there was some background music to cheer me up. Thanks Jules.

For more information on Corneal abrasion, read on: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/corneal_abrasion/article_em.htm

Up next: Day 3, Blessed in Laoag.

Ilocos Trip Day 2 part 1

Okay so it took me a while before I share what happened to us in Day 2.

Before I proceed to Day 2, I just would like to share the view from Agua Seda towards the evening. I was able to get up by 5-6pm then dozed off again til the next day.

The sun is setting in the west as the east slowly gets dark

and then, the moon rose gracefully from the east.

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Sunrise in Pagudpud

After a good rest at Agua Seda, we had breakfast at Mekeni's Palutuan. I was expecting Palutuans to offer seafood. But since the palutuan says "Mekeni's", it is not surprising to see tocino and longganisa on the menu.

Kuya Angel of Trike 003 Pagudpud fetched us from Agua Seda at exactly 0730H (7.30am). We stayed sometime at the Pagudpud town hall. We started for the windmills and the rest of the tour until 4.30pm. Here are what happened to us in that fab trike tour.

We started the morning with a South trike tour. Our first stop: Bangui Windmills

These graceful windmills move like ballerinas playing with the wind. I can't stop being poetic on this post. They are just so graceful, and beautiful. They stand on the beach to overlooking the West Philippine Sea. We imagined a red Ducati touring this place with the Kamen Rider black theme song in the background. That must be so wicked.

Next we went to the Bangui windmill viewing deck which offers panoramic view of the Bangui country side and the windmill. Awesome view up there.

We next proceeded to the Kapurpurawan rock formation. To get there we passed by a rough road with estimated travel time of 5-8minutes via trike. It was quite an experience that reminds me of the rough roads of home (Infanta, Quezon). After the trike ride, we had to descend towards the Kapurpurawan rock formation. There are lots of sharp rocks on the shore on the wayy to the big white rock so it is advisable to wear tough slippers. Mine's a bit worn out so there I took great care walking on those rocks - i even tried tiptoeing.

At the white rock, I can't help but say "Where are the Jedi?" It reminds me of the desert home of Anakin Skywalker. We had a great time taking photos.

After Kapurpurawan, we took off towards Cape Bojeador light house. Visitors are allowed only up to the tower entrance but not at the Light house tower.

After visiting the tower, we went to the "shell". The landmark that welcomes visitors to Pagudpud.

We were hungry by then and it is around 12 noon already so we decided to have lunch first before going for the next part of the tour which is the North trike tour.

Coming up next: Ilocos Trip Day 2 part 2

Ilocos Trip Day 1

Yey, just got back from Ilocos and I had a a great time spending time away from home, from facebook-emails-client calls, from my desk...

Everything was super nice.

Highlights:

Day 00-01

We left via the pink Florida Bus in Earnshaw Sampaloc Terminal at 7.30pm. Fare is 550 from Manila to Vigan. We took the Laoag bound bus which took us to Bantay, Vigan. We reached a sleeping Vigan City at past 3am. We took a trike and asked to be brought to a 24 hour resto. We're starving but there are no open restos at that time. Trike charged us P100 for the trouble of bringing us from Bantay to the whole of Vigan City looking for a place to eat. We decided to drop off at an open eatery/beer garden/videoke beside Partas.

From there we decided to just walk towards Calle Crisologo. Good thing though Calle Crisologo is well lighted even in the evenings. So we had Calle Crisologo for ourselves.

We were too early. Everyone's sleeping.

We were able to have a mini breakfast at Talaki's Food Corner Co. It's supposed to be a 24-hour eatery but it started cooking by 5.30am. Barbecue is 15pesos each. Since we're starving, we had barbecue and rice. Then started touring Vigan in daylight.

(UPDATE: We were informed just recently that Talaki's Food Corner in Burgos St where we dined opens from 5am to 9pm. They are the earliest food corner to open in that area so if you are around Vigan early, check them out. Or check their 24 hours fine dining resto at Governor A. Reyes St. Cabasaan Vigan City. )

We visited Vigan Church and noted that McDonald's beside Vigan Church has a "belfry", similar to Vigan Church.

See what I mean?

After the tour, by 7am, we checked out the Cordillera Hotel in Calle Crisologo and had Bagnet and Dinengdeng.

The coffee brought me back to my senses. Now we are ready to proceed to Pagudpud via Laoag. But before that we checked Bantay Church (my favorite church in Vigan). We took the trike from Vigan's Heritage Village to Bantay Church, cost 15 pesos per person. A far cry from the 100 pesos charged to us earlier.

We climbed the belfry and enjoyed the sights.

And then off to Laoag we went to catch another bus going to Pagudpud.

Vigan to Laoag via the open air bus = 2 hours travel time. Fare is 70 pesos.

Laoag to Pagudpud = 3 hours travel time

From Pagudpud town hall, we took the trike going to Blue Lagoon where we intended to stay, initially with, Hannah's. But our trike driver with whom I've been contacting regarding our Pagudpud trike tour, Kuya Arnel Aguila (Contact number: 09265880666) recommended that we check Agua Seda (Contact Owner: Lety Garvida 09202431832). Agua Seda is right beside Hannah's and charges 1,800 per night per room. We were the only guests in the resort that time since we went there on a weekday and there was a typhoon in Visayas-Mindanao. Kuya Rogel (pronounced "ro-hel" also known as Jun) is the caretaker of the resort and was in charge of our meals. There is free wifi access in Agua Seda, just ask Kuya Rogel for the access pin.

Our room inside Agua Seda was clean and comfy. We dozed off from 4pm to the next day (that's how tired we were after a 12-hour travel) and prepared for the next day's tour.

(Confession: ON the trike going to Agua Seda from Pagudpud town proper, when I saw the sand on the beach, I asked myself if I was seeing a real beach and not some painting. I was awed, amazed, excited. But I never expressed it that much then. AMAZING! )

(up next, Ilocos trip day 2)

Where to take brokers' review CPE

For people who are curious when did I become a broker, I took and passed the boards for real estate brokers in 2009. I took up my review with Mr Cesar Santos of the CES Academy http://cesacademy.blogspot.com/ Brokers then were regulated by the DTI and I was given the license number NCR-20852.

After that I took my license with the PRC without examination, since I have already passed the licensure exams. My license number now is 3006. Check out the list of licensed real estate brokers with the Professional Regulation Commission (www.prc.gov.ph).

This year, the licensure exams for brokers, appraisers and consultants is scheduled on January 2012.

For information how to get your CPE for those who are going to take the broker's licensure exams and for real estate agents seeking to be licensed and accredited under a broker, check out my former teacher's page http://cesacademy.blogspot.com/. You may also check out the reviews conducted by Urban Institute www.urban-institute.com

Announcements by PAREB shall also be posted here once we get the details of their CPE schedule.

Webpage

Just thinking out loud...

What else can I do to make my webpage www.manilasunrealty.com and my property review blog http://sherylsollestreproperties.blogspot.com get better?

Content wise, I think I need to grow more as a person who engages in real estate so I can make more meaningful posts. -- I better get back to law school and devour anything I can to make better posts with respect to the legal aspects of ownership and acquisition of property.

But what else can I write about?

My personality profile

I just love taking personality tests because I am able to learn more about myself. So far, this is my most preferred test.

According to my career test personality profile, I am an extrovert who is into details; someone who care about other people's feelings, avoids conflict, overextends oneself to accommodate other people, and someone who likes to mix work with play.

I am 47% Introvert

My Personality type is ESFP

ESFP: "Entertainer". Radiates attractive warmth and optimism. Smooth, witty, charming, clever. Fun to be with. Very generous. They make good performers, they like public relations, and they love the phone. 13% of the total population.

Make an informed career choice

Definitions

Extroverted or Introverted

This category deals with how we prefer to interact with the world and how we prefer to get our energy and stimulation. Extraverts are energized by other people and action. They are talkers, often thinking out loud, interrupting people at meetings, or bursting into a co-worker's office to ask an opinion, and then not really listening to it. Extraverts become drained when they have to spend too much time alone; they need other people to function. Introverts, on the other hand, get their energy from their own thoughts and ideas, rather than heated discussions. Introverts rarely speak up at large meetings, preferring listening to talking. Introverts need alone time, especially after spending a few hours with people.

Introverts are outnumbered by extraverts by about three to one in America. Extraverts are often rewarded in school, by participating in class discussions, and at work, because they are popular and outgoing. Introverts, on the other hand, are often undervalued because they keep their best to themselves.

Sensor or iNtuitive

This category deals with how we prefer to gather information about the world. As the name implies, sensors prefer to use their five senses to gather information. Sensors are quite literal, preferring facts and details to interpretations. If a hard-core sensor asks what time it is, he or she expects to hear "11:07 a.m.," and not "a little after 11" or "about 11." About 70 percent of Americans are sensors. For iNtuitives, on the other hand, everything is relative. They aren't late unless the meeting has started without them. iNtuitives look at the grand scheme of things, trying to translate bits of information, through intuition, into possibilities, meanings, and relationships. Details and specifics irritate iNtuitives.

iNtuitives see the forest; sensors see the trees. When working with sensors or iNtuitives, it is important to remember these differences. Sensors prefer to learn through sequential facts; iNtuitives through random leaps. The task- "Please sort through these surveys" - means something entirely different to sensors and iNtuitives.

Thinker or Feeler

This category deals with how we make decisions. Thinkers base their decisions on objective values, and are often described as logical, detached, or analytical. Some thinkers are thought of as cold or uncaring because they would rather do what is right than what makes people happy. In contrast,feelers tend to make decisions based on what will create harmony. Feelers avoid conflict; and will overextend themselves to accommodate the needs of others. Feelers will always "put themselves in somebody else's shoes" and ask how people will be affected before making a decision.

This is the only personality type category related to gender. About two-thirds of all males are thinkers, and the same proportion of females are feelers. There often are problems in the workplace for those who don't conform to their gender's preference. For example, a feeling man is labeled a "wimp." Much more negatively, a thinking woman is "unfeminine," she "has a chip on her shoulder" or much worse. Thankfully, nobody is 100 percent thinker or 100 percent feeler (as with the other personality types). Everyone, to some extent, cares, thinks, and feels, but final decisions are reached through very different routes, based on a person's true personality preference.

Judger or Perceiver

This category deals with how we orient our lives. Judgers are structured, ordered, scheduled, and on-time. They are the list makers. Judgers wake up every morning with a definite plan for the day, and become very upset when the plan becomes unraveled. Even free time is scheduled. Perceivers, on the other hand, rely on creativity, spontaneity, and responsiveness, rather than a plan or list, to get them through the day. They burn the midnight oil to meet deadlines, although they usually meet them. Perceivers like to turn work into play, because if a task is not fun, they reason, it is probably not worth doing.

Experts say that this personality type difference is the most significant source of tension in the workplace and in group work. Perceivers prefer to keep gathering information rather than to draw conclusions. Judgers prefer to make decisions, often ignoring new information that might change that decision. Hence, the conflict. A good balance of judgers and perceivers are necessary for a well-functioning work group. Judgers need light-hearted perceivers to make them relax, and perceivers need structured judgers to keep things organized and reach closure on projects.

http://www.careertest.net

RIP Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs is someone I got to only know 2 years ago when I made a presentation to the young entrepreneurs of the JJC Los Banos. I never knew he was the guy who made the Ipod; I didn't even know that he was the guy behind Pixar which made the animations I really love watching. But while doing my research I stumbled upon his 2005 Graduation Ceremonies speech at Stanford University and I fell in love with the visionary.

Watch Steve Jobs' Stanford Commencement Exercises

He touched many lives with his inventions, insight, and vision. The world will miss him.

Thank you Steve.

Here are some articles on Steve Jobs' and his passing:

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/08/25/top.steve.jobs.moments/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

http://news.yahoo.com/steve-jobs-dies--apple-chief-created-personal-computer--ipad--ipod--iphone.html

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/05/statement-president-passing-steve-jobs

http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die.html#.To0FN-Lp6AA.facebook

Thank you Steve.

A record of Happiness

This is my blog. I am so back to blogging Yey!

I have been blogging since 2005. Since then so much has changed, i have experienced lots of happiness that I want to put them on record. I will start today.

Today is a happy day because I am able to finally decide to blog again.

BLOG is lovelier the second time around.