23.
this year, I lost track of the day of the week and almost missed my birthday. I guess that’s what not having a real job does- makes the days of the week insignificant. but my Days matter.
every year, I ask myself if id be friends with the kind of person I am. id like to think so, especially now.
a few things I learned this year:
- always use the name of the customer representative assisting you. things are more likely to happen.
- nice people always trump beautiful people. nice AND beautiful people trump everything.
- in the right situation, an English accent is worth gold. so is a good smile.
- always be prepared for airport tax.
- I have passion in me, I just gotta direct it towards something productive.
- in adulthood, friendships grow stronger even though they seem to be getting weaker. you just get busier.
- Philippine cinema needs a revolution.
- you’ve gotta let go of the past, man.
- nothings more refreshing than moving to another country.
- she meant more to me than I ever did to her. haha.
- never buy big furniture. always go with simple lines and solid colors.
- I am one lucky bastard.
a few things I want to accomplish before I turn 24:
- fill up my passport. one more page to go.
- not live at home with my parents.
- pay off the wells fargo credit card.
- date a model (ramp, commercial, whatever)
- spend more time with my brothers.
- learn Spanish.
- gain at least 15 pounds. be able to run for at least 40 mins at a time without stopping. fast.
- organize my address book. reconnect with old friends.
- memorize the Filipino national anthem, that prayer in church that begins “I believe in the Father, creator of heaven and earth…”, and ALL the words to “juicy.” the mumbling is bullshit!
- finish reading ‘atlas shrugged’
- find a career.
- say ‘sorry,’ ‘please,’ and ‘thank you’ more.
- budget better (time and money)
- have a girlfriend. buy her flowers just because. let her really love me.
plans for my life right now:
- get married in my 30’s (enough time to sufficiently scare my parents into thinking I like boys). honeymoon in morocco and Egypt.
- publish my own book (a children’s book and a photography book- I got ideas!)
- finish my screenplay. make a movie (not necessarily based on my screenplay)
- have a son, give him the middle name ‘ever’. make him take Spanish, French and tagalog language lessons.
- take my lola on a trip around the world. show her the great wall of china.
- furnish my house with Filipino-made furniture.
- go back to school for something. but only for something I love. right now, I can only think of design school.
- still have the same friends.
- own a house on the beach.
- own a condo in makati. or the fort. floor to ceiling windows.
- return to Bali before it disappears.
- buy each of my parents a car.
- show my feelings. apparently its something I cant do.
no matter how old I get, the smell of sunblock will always make me feel like a kid.
every year, I ask myself if id be friends with the kind of person I am. id like to think so, especially now.
a few things I learned this year:
- always use the name of the customer representative assisting you. things are more likely to happen.
- nice people always trump beautiful people. nice AND beautiful people trump everything.
- in the right situation, an English accent is worth gold. so is a good smile.
- always be prepared for airport tax.
- I have passion in me, I just gotta direct it towards something productive.
- in adulthood, friendships grow stronger even though they seem to be getting weaker. you just get busier.
- Philippine cinema needs a revolution.
- you’ve gotta let go of the past, man.
- nothings more refreshing than moving to another country.
- she meant more to me than I ever did to her. haha.
- never buy big furniture. always go with simple lines and solid colors.
- I am one lucky bastard.
a few things I want to accomplish before I turn 24:
- fill up my passport. one more page to go.
- not live at home with my parents.
- pay off the wells fargo credit card.
- date a model (ramp, commercial, whatever)
- spend more time with my brothers.
- learn Spanish.
- gain at least 15 pounds. be able to run for at least 40 mins at a time without stopping. fast.
- organize my address book. reconnect with old friends.
- memorize the Filipino national anthem, that prayer in church that begins “I believe in the Father, creator of heaven and earth…”, and ALL the words to “juicy.” the mumbling is bullshit!
- finish reading ‘atlas shrugged’
- find a career.
- say ‘sorry,’ ‘please,’ and ‘thank you’ more.
- budget better (time and money)
- have a girlfriend. buy her flowers just because. let her really love me.
plans for my life right now:
- get married in my 30’s (enough time to sufficiently scare my parents into thinking I like boys). honeymoon in morocco and Egypt.
- publish my own book (a children’s book and a photography book- I got ideas!)
- finish my screenplay. make a movie (not necessarily based on my screenplay)
- have a son, give him the middle name ‘ever’. make him take Spanish, French and tagalog language lessons.
- take my lola on a trip around the world. show her the great wall of china.
- furnish my house with Filipino-made furniture.
- go back to school for something. but only for something I love. right now, I can only think of design school.
- still have the same friends.
- own a house on the beach.
- own a condo in makati. or the fort. floor to ceiling windows.
- return to Bali before it disappears.
- buy each of my parents a car.
- show my feelings. apparently its something I cant do.
no matter how old I get, the smell of sunblock will always make me feel like a kid.
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