Maturity...

Yesterday a very nice lady came over to the "hospedaje" for a small chat about maturity. I think that it was very interesting and it made me think a lot. I think that with every problem that raises before us we mature a little more and, like she said, we'll be maturing until the day we die. I just thought it'd be nice to post here the points we discussed:

* Vision of Reality
Seen things for what they really are, not through a pink veil or trying to turn everything around for our own benefit.

* Acceptance of ourselves and others
It's about being able to accept your flaws, but also about realizing that it doesn't matter whether we are tall or short, asian or black, Catholic or Muslim... and learning to not criticize others because they might be different.

* Taking responsiblility for our actions
If you didn't do your homework, don't blame the dog! (LoL ^_^) No, really, this one is about knowing that there are consequences to every choice you make. This makes me wonder...were Adam and Eve mature? I think not, otherwise Adam wouldn't have blamed Eve and Eve wouldn't have blamed the Serpent, eh?

* Have a goal in life
This one's easy; mature people have goals - not something like getting money to buy that new CD, cellphone...but something more like getting a job, a degree, etc.

* Sense of Community
Realizing that everything is not about you, there's a whole world out there! You're not the only one that suffers, you're not the only person that goes through "bad" times...

* Deep interpersonal relations
Having people that you can honestly rely on, not just the "part-ay" friends, but people that are there for you. Take into consideration that not every so called "friend" falls into this category, it will usually be just one or two.

* Sense of humor
What is life without a good laugh? taking things too seriously is not good for anyone, laugh a little, live better.

* Creativity
Creativity is needed to solve problems and to amuse. Are you one of those that's always saying: "I'm bored...there's nothing to do"...be a little creative, find useful ways to spend your time.

So, are you mature, on your way or nowhere near it? Don't feel bad, we have the rest of our lives to mature :)

Seven reasons why I love being short

1. Unlike some of my coworkers, I don’t hit my head with the chicken decoration that hangs from the roof, teehee OvO
2. I don’t make people feel inferior because of my height.
3. Everyone thinks I’m younger than I actually am.
4. People find me cute because I don’t look menacing ^-^
5. I don’t have to stoop when going under a small door or something, muahaha!
6. I should be able to go lower if I actually tried to play Limbo…right?
7. I simply do, so shut up, heehee ^_^

Happy 2009!

La Vie en Rose...

Evil, putrefaction, everywhere, it's choking me...too much horror for my mind to process! This has been such a difficult week for me, one after another horrible news have been hammered upon my impressionable soul: a serial rapist lurking the nearby grounds of the UPR, robbery, attacks, death ... yes, I knew all these things happened, I've always known...but I never thought I'd be so close to them. I am scared, there is no other word to describe this feeling. This morning, while walking towards college, I was in the border of tears. The morning was grey, cloudy and cold, the air felt heavy. I was walking all by myself and every single noise startled me "that could be a thief, and he'll cut me just to steal something - maybe someone will jump from around that corner and strangle me..."

God, I just wish I could go back to being that 14-year-old that lived in a pink world or at least, be the 23-year-old I am and push a button to make that world a reality.

40MBs of True Bliss

On Thursday night, I was browsing the Web when I found a rare Sandro CD that my mom doesn’t own and I’ve never seen over here in PR, so I downloaded it. On our way back home on Friday, I told her I had a little surprise for her. I played the CD and she was sooo cheerful! She sang along (I did too, but I only knew a couple of lines from some of the songs) and started talking about how Sandro moved when singing this or that song, about his voice and how he deserves an homage because of his great popularity and contribution to Latin-American music in the 60s-70s; I totally agreed. My point here….how mere 40MBs were able to make my mom so happy and how they made a very interesting mother-daughter conversation bloom. The power of 40MBs… How many MBs does it take to make YOU happy? ^_^

Rain, rain....

...don't go away! I love it when it rains, as long as there are no thunders because those freak my dogs out. So, it's been raining since yesterday afternoon and everything smells and feels clean and fresh, yipee! I couldn't go to work nor class because some places are flooded and the rain is still heavy, but I'm happy to be able to stay home one more day :)

Random thoughts...

I wish that people were honest about what annoys them because sometimes you do something and you don't know that it is bothering them. Since you don't know, you do it again and again until the point in which this other person explodes. It's just that I get "weird" looks from some people and then wonder if it's because I'm bothering them by doing a certain thing or what. I can be veeery paranoid... O.O!

On a side note: yipee, today at work we got chocolate muffins, yummy! I miss Niimu's brownies T_T

Pros and Cons of living here...

Living away from home is not sooo horrible, but it certainly has its pros and cons:

• CON: No privacy
• PRO: Fast Internet
• CON: Tiny Bathroom
• PRO: Nice people
• CON: Bedroom half the size of mine and is shared by two people
• PRO: Cheap, compared to other places
• CON: Food…I won’t even try to explain this one, the subject has so many layers it could easily become a novel (lol)
• PRO: I’m bonding with my other shista, Harita ^_^
• CON: I'm far far away from Rafaelitu, Mom, Niimu and everyone else I love :(
• CON: Uncomfortable when it comes to finding a place to do my homework or use my laptop
• CON: I could go on and on with cons...