Ambitious

I was watching Inside the Actor's Studio with DaveChappelle a few weeks ago (a rerun episode) and he said something that totally resonated with me: "It seemed like the richer I got, the less happy I was and I wasn't sure if I wanted that."

And it's not necessarily the amount of money that resonated with me, but everything that went with the money like the job title...and the stress...and how you have less time for everything else.

Recently, I thought about getting my MBA and then I stopped myself. Do I really want to get into those upper-level management jobs someday? The answer was no.

I don't know if I've become less ambitious with these kinds of thoughts in my head, but I guess working with/around people who are in those higher-up positions have made me turn away from such goals. These are people who barely saw their families, go to work at 4AM, lost their hair from all the stress, etc. Eww, I say.

I do wonder if people who do no-brainer jobs are the happiest people around. Someone enlighten me.

I Want To Be Made

I love graphic designers. I love sitting next to them and watching them manipulate pictures and text. I love seeing their final products. I love them so much that I want to be just like them.

After one month of Photoshop and InDesign classes (paid for by the college), my pile of books looks like this:

And with Papa the Powerbook at my side, you can definitely call me a wanna-be.

But just like when I was a wanna-be world traveler, I don't want to settle for being just a wanna-be; I want to be the real thing. I want to turn my brother's family tree project into a great website and printed book. I want to design my own wedding invitation (heck, if I can't design the man of my dreams, then I'll settle for the wedding invitation!). I want to make my future children's art projects myself. HaHa!

With three classes under my belt, I'm definitely on my way to getting that graphic design certificate. Let's hope that the college continues to pay for my artsy-fartsy dream.

Damage Control

As I get older, it seems like my social life gets worse and worse each year. I blame it on a number of factors, but ultimately, I have to blame myself.

Realizing that I don't want to be 30 and lonely in the near future, I took some action: I joined a professional organization.

Tonight, I attended my first meeting with them which was also a gala planning meeting. The result? I not only have an 8-5 job, but I now have a 5-8 "job" as well. I'm a co-chair for the gala and let's just say that it's not going to be a walk in the park in the next two months. Crap, crap, crap!

But being the ever optimist person that I am (pashaw!), this is a great networking opportunity for my career and social life. At least I'll be surrounded with people who are nearer to my age range (and are the same color as me)...and yes, somehow, I see a little glimmer of light for my lovelife, as well. People, start praying. Now. HaHa!

KPoppin'

You know what I've been wondering about for a few days now? I've been wondering if people in Korea can hold their own on the dance floor. It would suck if the country has all these great pop songs with great beats, but no one dances to them in the clubs. Sadness!

I never really got into Kpop because I wasn't into listening to songs that I can't understand (and guys with funky, dyed haircuts are just not my thang), but Pen's persistence has paid off. I've always liked Rain ever since I saw his "It's Raining" video in 2004 and for three years now, Kpop to me equaled Rain. Well, I've recently added Se7en to that category and two days ago, Shinhwa's 8th album made its way into my heart. My goodness, the fast songs from these artists are just the greatest! They make me want to go back to Korea and re-live my dream of being a backup dancer! HaHa! English teacher by day, backup dancer by night. Hmm...it's a good thing I'm over my quarter-life crisis or else my parents have something new to worry about. HaHa!

If anyone has Shinhwa's first six albums, kindly let me know. I would appreciate them very much...very, very much.

Let's Get Loud

Former co-worker Russel was in town for a meeting and I was able to meet up with him in Federal Way for dinner with Ate Julie. As usual, the noise level was at its highest level. I don't know what it is, but whenever I'm in Manila or I'm with people from Manila, my voice just automatically gets louder. Lumilitaw yung inner palingkera ko basta. HaHa!

I may not miss my "poor" life in Manila, but I sure do miss talking and spending time with my former co-workers (enough to log on Skype on my birthday and spend three hours talking to all of them). Russel and I concluded it's because we all speak whatever is on our mind. We are pretty open to one another and I think that's what helped us all bond together in the one year that I was there.

I used to think that I get along with anyone that I come across, but I don't think that's accurate anymore. I get along best with people who are opinionated, honest, open, and do-ers. I can stand whiners (because I am, too) as long as they eventually do whatever they need to do to correct whatever was bugging them. And I absolutely abhor people without an opinion or agenda of their own. I enjoyed traveling with Lilian because I was always able to tell her all the different things we could do at a place and she would pick from those to add to my own itinerary. Pareho tuloy kaming fulfilled at the end.

So you might be asking what my point is. Wala naman. Just in case you know of an opinionated, honest, open, pogi, do-er kind of guy, let me know. HaHa! Just kidding. Just kidding. ;D