Saying 'Hi' before I start blogging again!

Haler Baler! 

Finally I got time to write and read more. Shifting to another work gave me more time to do those two so I'm expecting that blogging will be more frequent than before.

So much were missed during my hiatus that I even forgot to blog about most of them. However, I have come up with a few major things to chronicle from last year and early this year. This year is the best as I was able to do my first time travel abroad (it wasss AWESOME). And due to my messed up head and crossroads life problem, I took every opportunity to travel when I could during the first quarter of this year.

So lets get the ball rolling and do some BLOGGING! XD

 XoXo
Timmy

All it took was a YES

Early this year, I became a part of something really special. This post might be too late already yet something I shouldn't miss sharing here. 

My 2015 in review

This is a new year, a new chance, and new life for me. I can still imagine how I struggled to end 2015 most of the time crying and keeping myself together. It was the worst end-of-the-year I had so far :(. Even though how awful the year 2015 turned out to be, the beginning of it was not that bad. There are still memories worth the rundown when it comes to travel and other special events that made me very happy. But for the past year's highlights, I'll enumerate both the good and bad moments.

Quick thought

Being with different people and having been to different places is an eye-opener. Main thing that I have learned, I guess, is not to settle with less. Perhaps, knowing a lot of options considering that you have explored many things allows you to pick the best choice. You have learned a lot, with that you are wiser.
Knowing different kinds of people taught me to become open-minded. It's like pretending to be a Psychologist to blend in and create a network, which is the most important thing as I explore the world.
Poverty is a mindset. It is. People say that they can't do anything because of lack of money. I know it is that tough, been there. But I think it is all about daydreaming and striving hard to achieve something that transcends people's concept of poverty. I don't think it is a hindrance, as you go along the way, there are much more to overcome. It is all about knowing the silver lining at the end of the rainbow to get through that.

Ride: My inexpensive luxury

Tonight I recognized how much public transport accompanied me through my loneliness and in exploring the wild.

I can imagine myself seated there sideward - my usual position. I love how the air caress my hair as the vehicle's in motion.  That spot near the door is my favorite where I can easily get off when it's my stop. I only hear my mind speak of my dreams, and my eyes locked in one direction looking beyond as faint voices of passengers inside try to divert my attention.

But the moment is mine, free to think of the moments have been, should've  been, and will be.  This is the only luxury I get often.

Drawing the line

Can anything be funny, or are some things off limits?

I was short-tempered when it comes to jokes, but as they say 'you are a loser if you give in'. At some point, I passed through that stage of resisting jokes thrown at me. I learned to become submissive; I now can laugh about it and go with it. I even know how to joke back.

In fact, being able to handle a joke makes you a teamplayer. People will eventually skip making jokes about you when they see that it doesn’t have an effect on you. They see it as boring, and they don't want it to end at some point like that. Sometimes, being with a group of  people who jokes a lot wouldn't  stop without, at least, putting that someone into the limelight of embarrassment. If that someone is lucky enough, he wouldn't leave teary-eyed, just a hammered ego. And I pretty much know how that feels.

So, how will you emerge as winner in a joke battle?

Be cool. Don't show any signs that it is getting into you. They will probably throw more if they haven’t seen it affect you. But as they repeatedly do it, they'll get tired of it.

Always learn how to fight back, once they see that your joke is more powerful than theirs, they'll surrender.

Lastly, show them that you are not vulnerable, that whatever joke it is - you know how to handle it.

Buy me some honesty

You can't rely on smiles, stories, and actions in assessing what people think. Those are masks of identity to blend in. Truth is, they are afraid to show their true self because of judgment. It is what rules their life. Keeping it all in somehow make them coward or fake by not saying what's on their mind outright.

Standout

When was the last time you really stood out in a crowd? Are

you comfortable in that position, or do you wish you could

fade into the woodwork?

I was about 8 when I first stood out in front of a large crowd, it wasn't simple.The poem I practiced for days seemed to have vanished when I opened my mouth. It took me a moment to recover, and recite the first stanza of the poem. I went on in pauses until I heard the noise of the claps signaling the end of my recital.

I was even more shy back in high school. As a teenager, I became more conscious  about myself that I felt anxious being in front of the crowd, except for the things where I had to do it  for the sake of grades. I remember liking the feeling of being at the backstage for , atleast, when I make a mistake it wouldn't create such a big fuss. Being at the backstage, kept me away from backstabbers, and made me do things efficiently without having people's attention. It was a sense of relief.

College though was more difficult for me. I can no longer be at the back anymore. I had to practice being confident most of the time as we are always dealing with people. The experience I had with all the school activities, somehow, improved my social skills, much more when I graduated. I realize the benefit of having lots of exposure - because I know it'll help me grow as person.