The Pulpy Orange

Not 90's kid? NOT FOR YOU!

Adulting is pretty hard. Well, I know now that already. I'm at it!!! Without batting my eyelashes - IT.IS.FREAKING.HARD (hope you felt how passionate I am on that statement). Sometimes it makes me wish to go back. Go way, way back where we are all very sheltered and free to do anything without weighing any factors before going for anything.

I think I am bordering Generation X and the Millenials. I did a little google-ing and as per Pew Research, Millenials are those who are born from 1981-1996, while Generation X are those in between 1965-1980. If i'll based it on their research, I'm one of the Millenials, though not that I don't feel like it. Maybe I am more in touch with the Generation X side. Or yeah maybe it's just my stubborn side not to be one of those Millennials and how they are so dependent on the fast paced technology and add to that, their impatient nature. Oopsies! my blog, my take, my opinion.

Or better yet I consider myself as one of the 90's kids. The best childhood ever!

Secret Code. You're one of the cool kids if you know to decode. But yeah, it can't be kept forever. Bammm!

Im'ma Player. Jackstone, hide and seek, Patintero, Siato (not sure if i spelled it correctly), sikyo, langit-lupa, chinese garter, ten-twenty. Name it I played it.

Before KDrama. Cartoon series are to die for. My personal favorite is Princess Sarah. HAHAHAHAHA! The Princess dream will always be there. :)

Tamagotchi. I did had a virtual pet. I forgot what name I gave it but what I remember is my crush borrowed my Tamagotchi and he "accidentally" killed it. KILLLERRR! but since I fancied him - all i can say "that's okay!" Never ever fancy a killer! Urgghh!

Bahay-Bahayan. Not that we played in it but it's more of we built it. Yes! That's the game. Me and my cousin will gather woods and anything we can use to build the house. We will get our grandfather's carpentry tools and for a week or so that's our game. And it was really fun. HAHAHAHA! This is the most memorable of all.

I got a lot more in my bag, but that's it for now. Reminiscing old back days somehow made me smile today. As much as I want to turn back time, which is not feasible at all, reminiscing will do.

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SANITY 101: This Too Shall Pass

THINKING OUT LOUD

Hello there, you looking a little bit dusty and unloved huh?! (me talking to my blog, uurrghhh!)

Guess what?! It's 2020 already and people are more into vlogging now, which by the way not definitely my thing. I'm all camera shy, you know that! And what else is new?! I'm locked up due to the pandemic virus. Too much self pity huh, I mean almost everybody in the planet are locked up to flatten the curve and this is really crazy!!!

This locked up is not like the house arrest I watched in the movies but still it feels like hell. I think of myself as non sentimental type, i think, but jeez those little demons are creeping unto my brain and it's making me crazy. I badly miss the parentals, it's been like forever since I saw them, like really saw them (video call not counted). That brings me to the real world -- of really, like REALLY living on my own. Well not technically, I'm lucky enough to be stuck in the city with the sister. Thank God!

Living alone, is not a new thing to me. It's been what -- 4 years in college and more like 14 years in the corporate world, close to 20 years huh?! Half of the years, I was all up of ready-to-eat-add-hot-water foodie, and surprise, a sumptuous meal. I was never a picky eater, NEVER (or that what I just thought). Maybe more than half of it -- I tried and planned my money will get through the days before I have my bucks pocket replenish again, Key words: tried and planned.Oooh and after college, the bills, THE BILLS, I think they deserve to be capitalized. Can I just say that headache and bills can actually perfect to be in one sentence, phrase or hell yeah even just them together as words are totally sensible, that you can lose your wits. Let me throw in your multiple relationship around, not solely talking bout the intimate one, various of it and how you need to nourish each one of those and even those you don't want at all. Last but not the least, the uncontrollable changes -- that even you plan things out, it will not just always goes your way. Can you feel the tension growing?! Welcome to adulthood! Wowoot!

Ranting is one of my talent I develop for some years, HAHAHHAHA! Anyhow sharing some sanity pill I picked up along the way. Please note it may or may not work for you but there's no harm in trying - it's all organic anyway! HAHAHAHA!

Sanity Pill 1 - IT'S OKAY NOT TO BE OKAY. Stop smiling if you not feeling it. You are not created in this world to be smile making machine and who are you kidding anyway. You are only responsible to what you feel and fuck them all. The rule is you can not give what you don't have. So if you want to be the Miss or Mister Sunshine to everybody you might be a sunshine on yourself first. Accept that you are not okay, embrace the feeling and after some time do something about it!

Sanity Pill 2 - NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO COOK. But be your own Master Chef. It will not just keep you sane but will definitely save you! I started to be the master egg fryer better than just boiling water right?! But somehow it helps me up my morale that I can accomplish something. From frying egg, Aglio Olio Pasta, Spicy Garlic Pasta and my favorito Kimchi Jigae. It helped me to be healthy too and saves a lot of money rather going to add hot water meals and fast food restaurants. Definitely a quick upper. Oohh and by the way the kitchen can really get messy, HAHAHAHAA! Part of the process to accomplish something.

Sanity Pill 3 - WE ARE ALL BROKE. You know how our country is indebted to World Bank for number of years. Even those babies that haven't born yet have debt. This is not an encouragement to file your loans everywhere. Stop! All I'm saying it is normal, because it is! So enough of the wallowing and plan for it. The thing is you have to pay for it. Focus on what you can pay and slowly pay for it. Plan on it. Stop adding to the problems more. Live within your means and please save! You'll never know when a pandemic will hit you and believe me it really hit hard.

Sanity Pill 4 - EVERYONE WILL LET YOU DOWN. That's for sure even you're closest chum. You are not exempted to such pain. The thing here is you have to choose the correct people who will be worth the pain. Even family can hurt you, but you know what's the difference, at the end of the day, regardless who hurt who, they will be beside you. Choose very wisely. BEWARE of those people who says they got your back, but to nurse their own wound - they will crush you - for the sake of their pride. Do not get caught with their blah-blah-blah " I'm telling you this because i'm your friend". Selfish people are definitely waste of time.

Sanity Pill 5 - WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME STORM. Act of nature - something way out of our control. As much as you want to hold on your sail, the wind will go through it 365 degrees and believe me you will be lost. Guess what?! We are all in the same storm with different boat and sails, but on our boat, there is God. In all the uncertainties in life -- GOD IS IN CONTROL-- and you are protected with His unconditional love. Our spirituality needs to be completely nourished in order to surpass everything. Only with His help, you can stay afloat with adulthood difficulties. Keep those hands together and continuously ask for enlightenment.

All i want to say my friend is YOU ARE NOT ALONE. We maybe on different seasons in our life, with our own problems that eating up our sanity. Reach out and try to do something about it. Keep swimming up, this too shall pass.

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How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

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Ten 2016 Pabaon

And 2016 is about to end and he's (and yeah it's a he, don't ask me why, i just prefer he than it. hehehe!) thoughtful enough to give some great takeaways. It was indeed a very colorful, full of action, melodramatic, and since it's me, yeah most of it, hilarious comedy! Thank you 2016! 2017, I'm all set for you!

1. Comfort zone will get you nowhere and courage zone will bring you to somewhere you've written a long time ago when your hair in pigtails and everything is do-able. Courage zone makes dreams come true because dreams do really come true.

2. You'll never know if he's right for you until you take the plunge.
3. Forgiving is one thing but forgetting is totally different.

4. You can't be hurt by anyone unless they are important to you. Choose people wisely.

5. Being in a relationship isn't all about flowers and chocolates, hugs and kisses, sweetness and kilig, it's also about sharing everything, even your darkest thoughts.

6. Love isn't an emotion or a feeling, it's an action to express, show, serve and forgetting oneself, even to the extent of giving up ur favorite belly of Bangus.

7. No one is irreplaceable. Regardless of how hardworking and great, you are in what you do. If they don't need you, they don't. Seize the moment and just always give your best shot. #workrelated

8. Family is love. ALWAYS!

9. Every day is a chance to get to know yourself a little better, deeper, it won't stop until you can get in touch with your soul.

10. Emotion is a feeling, not an action. The mind is higher than your heart. Think twice before acting it out.

I actually asked the boyfriend for the same list unfortunately, I got nada! :/ let's see if he'll give one before the year changes. Hhmmm...

Continuation....

I received the list from the boyfie before clock strikes at 12. Though he gave me his own list, here it is!!! (Copy + paste)

10 things to be grateful for this 2016.

1. Thank you for the gift of life. We all it up to you oh Papa Jesus and Mama Mary

2. Thank you for having me travel to Malaysia at the start of the year

3. Thank you for helping me bump into someone who will be one of rge most important person which is B

4. Thank you for the challenged at work. Yes, it was indeed a tough one but at the end of the day it keeps us ready to face challenges better and smarter.

5. Thanks for new friends and acquantances

6. Thank you for good health for both me and B.

7. Thank you for keeping me and B's family safe and healthy

8. Thank you for the gift of patience for all the trials and challenges we both survived

9. Thank you for giving us the chance to love one another and keep us stronger for one another

10. Thank you Lord for Embracing us with your love and you will alwayd be the center of our relationship 🤗🤗🤗

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Something In My Head

I have to do something to keep me busy. Sound like a sore loser? Hahaha! I'm feeling a bit lost when I don't have anything to do. Sometimes I resort to doing the laundry, cleaning my closet or the deadliest of all, to sleep like a log who knows how long?! Sleeping beauty is my favorite Disney princess after all. The Boyf is busy at work and bugging him is the last thing that I want to do right now (though it's one of my favorite hobby, I love you B! Hahaha!).

I turned to my side table, and saw the pile of books that's untouched, unread and unloved. Hahaha! Yeah, time is just hard to find. I have several books that I haven't read and I saw the yellow-blue booked, The Project Happiness! Last January, I started reading it, however lose the interest in reading, after the first chapter. Project Happiness is a book with ideas of activities to do each month, for self renewing, growth and just to be happy. And so I did the first month, but not long enough, the journey to happiness ended in a blink of an eye. The first is the last. Hahaha! So I decide to get the book again and turned the pages to the current month...

Hello there September!

September is all about passion. What is my passion?! I don't know! Aaaahhh, this book will just mess my mind. On the second thought, what mess?! When it's already messed up?! Hahahaha!

Okay, so the author pointed out that she's into writing, September task is for her to write a novel. Whaaaaat?! How on Earth will I do that?! I haven't done any kind of that long kind of writing, laaaaah! I was about to put down the book and raise the white flag when I realize "Why not start small?!"

Hello there Pulpy Orange!

I have a blog site. Ooohh yeah, I do! And it's one of my unkept promise... to regularly do entries. Yaaahoooo! Not bad, instead of novel, blog entry for the remaining days of the month. Let's dooooo thissss! It's like hitting two birds with one stone, I'll keep the promise of the blog entry, this time(fingers cross) and I'll be doing something for my September. Though, is writing my passion? Hahaha! I think not. Lol! It's more of telling stories. Of sharing some bits and pieces of lessons of life that I've picked up along the way from different wise people. Be it a friend, my parents, my siblings, my 8 year old niece, people from church and someone I overheard talking in jeepneys. So it's a combination of being an eavesdropper and being talkative "passion".

Now... another question popped in my head... uhmmm what to write?! Hahaha! Let's see where my passion would take me. Let's see...

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