Crisostomo Ibarra

I have a crush on Crisostomo Ibarra. I know it's weird but...what can I do?! He looks so handsome in my imagination! I mean, the way he was described in Noli Me Tangere, you know he's really handsome. Too bad he's just a figment of my imagination. haha. Hey, I'm not the only one who has a crush on Crisostomo! Bea also has a crush on him! hihi =). She even told me na 'wag ko raw aagawin sa kanya si Ibarra. He's her dreamboy daw. haha =) Now here's one more reason to like reading Noli. Noli's actually a good book! I can't believe I'm liking it. No, actually, I'm LOVING it. Not just because of Ibarra (well, even though he's contributing a lot to me liking the book) but also because I find the story so well written. It's written in such an intelligent way. It wants me to keep on reading. Rizal is such a genius!

Cardinal Sin

He just died yesterday. Yes, he is a great loss to the country. He is such an influential person. Everyone listens to the things he says. I don't know him that well though. But I know that he's a great guy. He was one of those people who made EDSA 1 possible. Losing someone as influential and as great as him is a really big big loss to the country. Well, at least he's done with his problems on Earth. He's already with God. I hope that if he gets to talk to God, he'll ask God to guide this country and never leave it alone. Especially now that we are facing a bad economy. I hope he'll continue to watch over the Philippines even in heaven. =)

Joe d' Mango?!

Gosh, I've been like Joe d' Mango these past few days. A hand full of people have been asking me for advice about love. Why are there a lot of people having love problems?! Sheesh! Anyway, I have a friend whose problem was her parents. Her parents didn't like her to have a boyfriend (They said not until she's 50!). Err, she fell in love and to cut this story short, she kept the realtionship from her parents. Not the wisest thing to do but when your parents are acting so immature, that's what you're going to do. The next thing that happened is easy to guess. Yes, you've got it right. She was caught. She then broke up with her boyfriend. Of course she still loves him but what can she do? It's her parents versus her and obviously, she would never win in these kind of battles. Anyway, she asked me if she should patch things up with her boyfriend. I told her that it's really best to let her parents know about it. I mean, her parents went through the same thing when they were younger. They also fell in love. They have gone through this. They should know how it's hard to keep one's feelings. It's part of growing up. I think it's really healthy to fall in love. There's nothing wrong if you fall in love. Everyone goes through the same. I don't know why some parents are not mature enough to think about these things. Yes, they always say "because I don't want my children to get hurt" or "they are too young for love". But really, does love choose an age? Isn't it ironic how parents would like to teach their children how to be a strong person when they wouldn't even let their children experience pain? There's no better way to explain how to be a strong person than actually experiencing the pain yourself. It's a stage we all go through. It's understandable how parents can become protective with their children. But doing it too much isn't right. When their little kids grow up to be dalagas and binatas, they should accept the fact that their children is already growing up and starting to become mature. They should accept that they can already love (as in romantic love) and they shouldn't say that "bawal ka pang ma in love". Since when was it wrong to fall in love?! Love does not choose when it will come to a person. It just comes. And when it comes, embrace it. To the parents, they shouldn't be scared to let their children love and get hurt. If you think of it, how did you become the person whom you are right now? Isn't it because of those experiences which made you a better person? Parents should be mature enough to understand these things. =) I'm just so blessed to have parents who do understand these. =)