Solitude

Attending family gatherings will mean submitting oneself into endless scrutiny of well-meaning relatives. I speak from experience. I know how it feels to enter a door and the elders will ask you if you are already thinking of marriage, am I aware of my biological clock ticking, am I finding it hard to find the man of my dreams, maybe I am not slim enough to entice a man, do I know that there is a diet pill that works and that I can ask their help to buy it, and so on and so forth.

I tolerate it because I know they mean well. But there are times when I pray that they just leave me to live my own life and not pressure me into doing something I am not ready yet.

Entry #9

Numerous times I dreamed about living on my own. Running my own household, doing my own chores, paying bills under my name, budgeting for me alone, doing things as I please. But those times, I shot it down after a few minutes of daydreaming about it. It will be a lot of work, that’s for sure. Plus, I am used to going home to people waiting for me. I am used to seeing my family everyday. And I don’t care to be saddled with a mountain of moving boxes that I will probably take time unpacking.

Do you live on your own already?

Thank you, Entrecard! I appealed their decision to delete my account because of non-English posts. Thankfully, they investigated and found that I only write in the vernacular for my Litratong Pinoy entries. They told me that I can either translate my LP entries into English or simply delete the posts. I opted to put it in draft first and will just translate it later and re-post it again.

So for other Entrecard users out there, just put a translation to your non-English posts so as not to encounter problems with Entrecard.

Happy blogging everyone! Have a great week!

I find it hilarious who my friend reacted when I told her that it is becoming a habit of mine to eat lunch alone when I am in the office. She was appalled and I could just see it in her eyes how pitiful it sounded to her.

It might have been really pitiful, especially for those who are used to being surrounded by people. I normally eat lunch with a bunch of people in the office. But I always drown out their senseless chatter, gossiping about the very people they work with.

And then I tried eating lunch alone and it brought me so much peace. Now, I am thinking of ways on how to avoid those people and spend some peaceful time alone.

Do you think eating lunch alone is pitiful?

I love walking under the sun. It is definitely not good for my skin but it is good for my soul. I just love feeling the heat suffuse my body, feeling like it is God’s love enveloping me in its warmth. It is always a blessing to feel the warmth of the morning sun. I feel that way personally.

Yes, it would have been better to walk with someone, holding his hand. But if there really isn’t someone for me, then so be it. I am alone but never lonely. He is with me all the time.

I am really sorry to all my advertisers and regular droppers. I totally forgot that Entrecard does not allow non-English blogs. This blog is primarily written in English, except for my Litratong Pinoy entries. I could have inserted an English explanation but was too complacent that it’s okay to just write it all in Tagalog.

I already made an appeal. I don’t know if I will get my account back. If so, then thanks. If not, then so be it.

Lesson learned: Read the TOS!

Hindi ako nakalahok nung nakaraang Huwebes kaya naman naisip kong ang lahok ko para ngayong Huwebes ay parehong luntian at nasa gawing Kanluran.

Maligayang Huwebes mga ka-LP!

Entry #8