Walking + a Music Player + Earphones

Lately, i've been conscious about my food intake. I blogged last week about taking in fruits with an empty stomach. Well, in relation to that, i buy these fruits in a nearby fruits stand close to our place, where i have to walk for more than ten minutes or more.  Not only that these fruits are fresh but the cost is much cheaper compared when getting it from the Super Market nearby. Let me check! Uhm, i do walk around 2-3 times a week going to the fruits stand. The reason i do not hoard fruits such as bananas are they easily get ripen. So i decided to regularly walk and buy fruits.

Although i enjoyed walking eversince my childhood days, i never realized that bringing in a music player with my earphones could be so much fun, in the sense that i took note of the songs that has been played during the course of my journey(Ofcourse i did this too back in Pinas when I was jogging in Luneta and within Baywalk but i never appreciated it much just like now) . You might find it corny, but hey! it's awesome! Not only does it enhance your imagination while walking but also, it gives some soothing effect especially that i'm always alone going back and forth.

The feeling - "it's very far, ahh! i'll do it next time" easily goes away from the corners of my mind as i foresee the excitement it brings. Another thing that i observed about walking, is its ability to give clear thinking, it's like, it gives room for you to see out-of-the-box situation especially if i'm torn in a knotty problem at work or something's bothering in the back of my mind, i resorted to this brisk walking! and the effect is quite remarkable, i can feel the results immediately. Like suddenly! it gave me an idea on how to solve such a certain problem i crossed.

Just 3 hours back, i came from the fruits stand and here's the list of songs that has been played on my phone.

Going to the fruit stand:

BoyzIIMen - I'll Make Love To You

SpiceGirls - 2 Become 1

Maroon5 - She Will Be Loved

Michael Learns To Rock - Nothing to Lose

Going back home:

Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want

Linkin Park - Crawling

Drew Barrymore & Hugh Grant - Wayback Into Love

Apo - Kabilugan ng Buwan

Uhm, finally i did it again! And i'm dead serious, this has became a habit for me, i'm enjoying it. On the mindset, i know deep inside the real benefits of walking, im happy to take note that i'm flavoring it with a touch of appreciation to music.

"All truly great thoughts are conceived through Walking" ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

So what's the fuzz about Jejemons?

The first time i spotted something related to a Jejemon post was when i was browsing Facebook and came across with the shortened URL post from ChesterTam, i did not bother to click the link but somehow it has left a mark in my ram(rather memory lolz!) because it has a subtitle something about Gibo (candidate for president on Philippines' 2010 elections). At that time i'm still clueless what the heck is that word. 

Then Days passed, i was checkin' my GoogleReader and checkin' out ChicoGarcia's blog when my vision caught the term Jejemon again. This time, the RXmonster jock has blogged about Jejemon in full detail. Only then i came to unravel the truth about that word.

The train of thoughts in the past suddenly flashed cuz i was a text addict back in the early 2009 with the aid of my Smart simcard, and i could vividly remember replies from some of my friends such as...

- "je je je je je"

- "eOwH! muzhtahhh kha nha powh!!

- "sL33ph t!ghhhht

At first, i got irritated by those messages, cuz im the guy who uses T9 on my old Nokia phone. Seldom i reply text messages through Tagalog cuz i find T9 very useful, the predictive text input is amazing cuz it speeds me up in typing, elsewhere, it's my way of enhancing my spelling skills. And i swear, i think i replied rudely to one of the text regarding "je je je je je", saying WTF is that "je je je je"? and i got a message conveying. 

He he he he.

Now, to make it in full circle, i came to realize that the Philippine government is quite serious in eradicating this Jejemon mania nowadays. 

I've no objection to that. However, it seems like the feedback i'm getting about Jejemons are too much harsh and discriminating. Imagine, some bloggers and some peeps are tagging these Jejemons as low-IQed individuals and profiled as expressing idiocy over the net. 

IMHO, i feel that there's nothing wrong with being a Jejemon(clicking this link will take you to a fictional story about jejemons) . In my perspective, it's their way of expressing their creativity. It's like understanding the meaning of their words in another level. Trying to challenge the norm in thy mind of the ordinary person who is not a Jejemon, or a person who is a first time reader of the Jejemon language. Somehow, if that first time guy, was able to decipher the content of the Jejemon language, prolly he has that same level of thinking to the Jejemon message sender.

I know a friend of mine, who's an internet gamer aficionado. And back in the Philippines he was using the Jejemon language whenever he's texting (back then, Jejemon is unknown to me). I never considered him as a low-IQ guy, infact, i've a big respect for gamers. I know, i know... logic that is, not all gamers are Jejemons. But the thing is, these guys/gals who are using the Jejemon language shouldn't be tagged as low-IQed peeps. Everyone has the right for the freedom of expression. If for some reason, you have a friend like one,  and you cannot stand their way of conveying their thoughts through the Jejemon style, then give feedback or criticize.

..and take note! "Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots" - Frank Clark

... This LOVE (part I)

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;

And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind"

~ William Shakespeare

... This LOVE (part 1)

our feelings rushed

without minding 

the consequences

leaving me breathless

as our eyes locked the first time

it was you who approached

and i felt this wild thing

unexplainable,

yet so profound!

this Love...

to be RELEASED

i could sense 

immediately 

that the spark is mutual

though ...

i did not advance enough

yet sleepless nights troubled me

for your presence, i longed.

this i cannot bear

so my shyness disappeared

for i know

i should be with you

to offer you my feelings

devotion and i implored

this Love...

to be ANSWERED

you did not fail me!

and i was at my happiest

splendid that is!

nothing more i could place

a word so indescribable

this joy - immeasurable

and thus, you answered me

deep down i can't get enough

& so i prayed

this Love...

to be SUSTAINED

The passion to write

i had surfed my first blog which is undisclosed publicly(thanks to blogger for this option) , i had started this blog back in February of 2009. i could feel the smiles forming on my lips while reading through my post last 2009. Some of it were deeply moving- experiences back in Quiapo, malibay and sampaloc metro manila, some were profoundly funny, some were bluntly ruthless on my iniquities (lolz).

Good thing about it, i've recorded those thoughts, those life-moments which i could vividly remember as i was reading each post per month. 

I gotta confess that i learned a lot from those experiences. it's not only nice to get entertained by those records but it's giving me a wider angle now (@present) on how to further my dealings, my actions, my perceptions and my attitude in dealing LIFE.

I believe i could not enumerate all those lessons here on this post.

but there's one thing i want to share or deliver here.

that is,

- The Passion of Writing

i admit, i wasn't born with a golden spoon in my mouth. i came from the rural area in the Northern Philippines and going to college is quite a real sacrifice for my folks although my university is public(which is actually affordable), i could still sense how hard my parents is struggling to get me to the university. no one trained me to speak english or write english. My native language is ilocano. I can hardly speak tagalog/filipino in college (lolz) but i'm proud that i can speak english and write fluently since high school. 

I'm finding the root cause how i came to acquire that skill, it has all started from books. my aunt is a teacher and a librarian, we have books in the house, and those were my friends (most of the time). i learnt how to appreciate- how authors such as Maupassant, Irving, Allan poe, Shakespeare, Keats, Plato, etc...deliver or convey their emotions and thoughts thru their literary pieces. my writing has improved further when i began

composing poems back in high School of 3rd year and 4th year, too bad i lost my notebook where i kept everything.

Come college, i totally abandoned my gusto and flair in writing and  my english speaking skills has slowly subsided Because i enrolled in engineering, i had to deal with practical app, designs and equations ... somehow, the spark of writing is still within me.

What's in it for me then? about writing and recording these stuff via blog?

The primary reason why im doing it right now is the satisfaction it gives to my heart and mind. That after releasing my thoughts through writing, it's like offloading some of the burdens i have in a day-to-day basis. It may not be applicable to you but i believe it soothes the ever-craving mind of non-stop chaser of knowledge and wisdom. 

Everyone of us is capable to learn. It may be hard at first but be inspired by this fact: as the saying goes "in order for you to walk, you must crawl first".

Undisturbed sleep

It's almost a week now, that im getting undisturbed slumber giving a fresh feeling after i wake up in the morning. I could feel my nerves stunning with eagerness to meet what the day has to offer. Really, i'm quite delighted by these thoughts and how i feel lately. The last time i felt this was the last time i was in love. (lolz)
I tell you though that, that is not the case right now. i'm still speculating what is causing this enormous joy oozing outta me. I could remember that i started detoxifying my body cuz i read one article some time last week about eating fruits with an empty stomach. I guess! that could be causing it huh?!
Like, even before eating my lunch i simply make time to eat one apple or banana and i wait for 20-30 minutes before attacking my main course. That same procedure is done after i wake up in the morning, gulping my 1 glass of water first and then cook for my breakfast, eating one fruit, head straight to the shower and then have my full breakfast. Finally, same thing's happening before dinner, 1 or 2 fruits munching before the main course.

Additionally, the timeframe between eating the fruit and eating the main course does also matter. this has managed me to subside my hunger and appetite.

i'm not promoting this but i just wanna share to you. It gave me wonders and my gut feeling says, it's really IT that's giving the fresh feeling in the early morning to start my day. ;)