YEAH THIS SEEMS LIKE IT...

Welcome to the real world indeed? Take me away from here...

PC: colie parks

WORDS WORDS CLICHE

keri smith's wish jar is one of my ultimate favorite blogs. when i feel uninspired and aimlessly looking for something to hold on to, i read her blog. she's an artist who has a knack for writing about things that resonates into my being. she writes about life, nature, art, mundane things and lots of LISTS. i love lists and i love her. this rebel manifesto she recently posted is a pleasant reminder about fearlessness and experimentation. it applies not only to making art but life in general. and if you know me, i love conversations like this. it's along the lines of "what doesn't kill you will make you stronger " and "this too shall pass." the reason i love quotes like this is because i'm always in constant fear of losing what's truly important in life. i end up caring too much and almost always sweating the small stuff. this constant battle with myself has me looking for in-my-face kind of inspiration. (yeah i know i'm nuts ---and uptight).

i've collected a few words from random readings online and here's what i've gathered so far...

1. let it go. aka loosen up. don't worry about the things that are not controllable. move on to the next challenge.
2. words of lulu, it's never too late to change things. if you want to dress better, then do it. dress better.
3. time wasted in pleasure is not time wasted. i forgot who said this, but oh so true. (edit:bertrand russell?)
4. stay hungry and stay foolish. i heard this from steve jobs' commencement speech in princeton. which made me cry. i know he's a genius. but the best thing i got from his speech is to work really really hard for what you want. never settling for anything less.
5. learn the fringe benefits of failure (and imagination). as j.k. rowling said, "You might never fail on the scale I did, but some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default."

i know some of them are shocking, shockingly familiar. but this post is entitled cliche for a reason. it's not a cliche if it doesn't amount to some form of truth one way or another. i believe it doesn't hurt to live by these words, does it?

STOP BITCHING

It's final. I just "complain" too much and "do" not much. The line has been crossed and I need to get my act together. How do I keep my mouth shut? I want to quote Lulu's words from her formspring (yikes I have some serious girl crush here):

"You should stop focusing on others. It's not productive. Focus on bettering yourself, and you'll feel better."

There's not much frou frou. The message is clear.

I need to make it clear to myself that I am there to work. Do good. Earn enough to pay the rent. Plan travel with people I love. Give some to my father. Take pictures. Learn. Develop a "sophisticated palate". Sleep well. Shop a little. Laugh a lot. Let us simplify things without making it simpler.

*** On a sidenote, Prince and I went to Baguio for a once in a blue moon vacation. It was sweet. We took lots of pictures. We ate a lot. We spent a lot. We could not ask for anything more... Maybe another vacation? La Luz anyone?

HAHAHAHA

“ They had come to me in the beginning and said, “We want you to do these interviews and stuff for these magazines,” and I said, “What magazines?” And they said, “Sixteen! Teen Beat! Teen Dream! Teen Poop! Teen Piss! Teen Shit! - Johnny Depp

MAKING LIFE SIMPLER

...at any age, you can reinvent your life, that at every age you can be open, engaged, radiant and passionate. Sophisticated and natural. And be quite the dish too! - Garance Dore

Just like any other day, I'm browsing my favorite blogs and every so often I find a quote or two that rings true to me. I decided to take note of them in my attempt to rejuvenate my daily life with thoughts I need to remember and replace those I need to forget.

I am happy to have finally emailed my boss, Matt, about quitting online work. I was putting off this whole resignation drama because I really didn't want to quit my online job. It's weird because I am stressed in that job but I quite like it. I like it in the sense that I am challenged (stressed is the better word I guess) and it would be cool to see my output online. But since I got my job in CIQ, I knew I had to give it up. Sometimes I think 24 hours is really too short for a day. If only I had more time, I would continue working for Matt. But because I vowed to be more decisive, I decided to move forward.

Everyday I try to take things one step at a time. I have been consciously reminding myself things like just go to work, have fun, have fun again, do your best, and relax afterwards. I'm thinking maybe by keeping things simple, worries and doubts will also become simpler.

Lastly, I'll post another quote just because this is exactly what I have experienced today. Giving up things you need to give up even if you don't want to. I'm sorry I'm all about quotes lately. haha

http://etc-alltherest.blogspot.com/ - thank you so much for all the quotes

MY MORNING ELEGANCE

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