The Kinda Guy

You want to help. I understand. You want to do charity work. That's great. You think highly of me and you don't want to waste the pretty. Thanks!

But as you all scroll through your phonebooks (whether in front of me or otherwise, HaHa!) or tell me, "Nagpapahanap siya; nagpapahanap ka din; so 1+1=1" (ang galing ng math skills!), please take note of these wonderful lyrics by Diana King:

But I don't want somebody
Who's loving everybody
I need a shy guy
He's the kinda guy who'll only be mine

Yihee! And if you care enough to send the very best (just like Hallmark!), realize that Kuya knows best: Please refresh your memories of the boyfriend requirements listed before you. HaHa!

And yes, six months later, I still have the same problems challenges. Kuya and I still find ourselves sitting on our butts in Galleria, talking about the same friggen issues! Though it's more fun now that Ate Ambie is involved and their lil' bun in the oven. Family effort nga talaga!

Come On and Get Me, Get Me, Get Me

After three-and-a-half years, I am back on the live music scene (that would be as a spectator!). I caught M.Y.M.P. at V1rgin Cafe last night. The show made me feel good. Yes, despite all the sawi songs, I had a smile on my face. I love people who can sing and I love watching them! That's good entertainment!

Though Juris and Chin are great, I do miss the Top and Jinky tandem of Freestyle that I watched religiously in 2002. Aside from missing their special shoutouts to me from the stage, I absolutely miss their sound together. *SIGH.

Gotta catch more of these shows before "it's too late." Got to, got to, got to!

Family Ties

I'm usually in good terms with my friends' families. I'm the girl who refers to my friends' parents as "Mom" or "Dad". I'm the girl who gets invited to Sunday gatherings or special events reserved for family members. I'm the girl who gets referred to as "Tita" by nephews and nieces that are technically not mine.

But never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would become my friend's family's topic of conversation over a meal. More specifically, the topic being my lovelife. Eek! I'm still not over the news. Why didn't anyone tell me?! How did it come to this! I'm super embarrassed, if that's even the right way to explain how I'm feeling.

All I wanted to be was one of the good friends: the one who drops by ocassionally to have a conversation; the one whom the whole family knows, but who doesn't get all their attention. Well, not anymore. They all know me. They all know my, umm, "feelings." They all know! Crap! LoL.

Note to self? Mina, most people meet the guy first before the family. Why don't you try it next time? Be like the rest of the world for once! HaHa! Usually, people don't even get to meet the family until years later. Try that! Maybe you'll be able to avoid these weird situations that you get yourself into! HaHa!

It takes a whole village to help me with my problems? No! It takes a whole family!

I'm Brown

Hands down the number one advice people have given me lately is: Follow your heart.

There's just one problem: I don't know how. I've said it before and it's really true! And what better way to scientifically prove this by taking an online test? LoL. Check it out:

Mina, your true color is Brown!

You're brown, a credible, stable color that's reminiscent of fine wood, rich leather, and wistful melancholy (and the color of Filipinos, too, but I'm not brown. Labo! HaHa!). Most likely, you're a logical, practical person ruled more by your head than your heart (Yep, you said it!). With your inquisitive mind and insatiable curiosity, you're probably a great problem solver (Why can't I solve my own problems, though? LoL). And you always gather all of the facts before coming to a timely, informed decision (Correct!). Easily intrigued, you're constantly finding new ways to challenge your mind, whether it's by reading the newspaper, playing a trivia game, or composing a piece of music (or moving to Manila to find work). Brown is an impartial, neutral color, which means you tend to see the difference between fact and opinion easily and are open to many points of view (I dish words of wisdom just as much as I get them). Trustworthy and steady, you really are a brown at heart (Is that a compliment?!).

(Red Zara, thanks for the link.)

Gotta Have Faith

For those who have been single for awhile (*ahem), it's not hard to be a pessimist. We have been out there; we know the reality of our situation. HaHa!

But one of the advices I've gotten lately that really made me think was "Positivity attracts positive things." You know, good karma. How does this relate to love you may ask?

Well, if we keep thinking that there are no GREAT guys left in this world or that prince charming will never arrive, sure enough he probably won't. Yes, I'm guilty of this. I can't even link all my archives that talked about this very subject because the list will be too long. HaHa!

When we start thinking negatively about our single state (*ahem), that's when the problems start. What I've noticed lately from all the love problems that I've been summoned to solve (naks!), women start crying their eyes out when they try to settle for someone beneath them. And maybe, just maybe, they decide to put up with that kind of crap because they don't BELIEVE that another guy will come along who's ten times better than the one in front of them. My point? Believe! Believe like you've never believed anything before! He will come!

Do I believe that there's a great guy out there for me? Now I do. Seriously, I really do. That's a miracle in itself, I think. HaHa! I think God has finally dropped me enough hints to make me believe that He will send one eventually. I've met enough guys in the last six months who made me realize that there's hope: the guy who went in Ice Monster to ask if they use purified ice, the guy who said "You're a gem waiting to be found," the guy who said "She's pretty" in Bisaya right in front of me, the guy who had cut up the Crispy Pata for me (ang babaw ba? LoL), the guy who made sure to keep me safe every time a jeep passed by, the guy who said "I support you" (okay, that was my cousin, but he's a guy!). These guys have shown me that GREAT guys exist and when the right time comes, one of their kind will eventually find his way to San Mateo. HaHa!

From now on, no more bitterness (Okay, just a little; it keeps me alive. LoL). No more pessimism. No more references to becoming a part of the Good Shepard Convent in Baguio (HaHa!). Just a lot of faith that good things come to those who think positively. Naks!