Love and Songs

"When words fail, music speaks!"

My life has been a constant battle between fighting for what I feel and what is right. Oftentimes I made bad choices and exhaust myself of thinking the "what could have been's, however I never regret anything I have done in the past, may it have been a good or a bad choice.

As I was listening to random songs, I realized that I could sum up the story of my life in three songs. Let me start with the first song. This is a song sang by Up Dharma Down entitled Indak. My first interpretation of the song is about a person who is on a dull relationship and is having an extra affair with someone else. Listening to the song over and over again I come up with a different understanding. The song has something to do with a person who is trying to make a stand for herself. It's a story of someone who is having a heart and mind discord. It's a story of a person who knows what to do but is confuse whether she is going to follow her heart who knows how she feels or her mind who knows what is right. The persona on the song is someone who is ready to take the risk but is too afraid of getting it hurt. In the end the she decided to follow her heart and eventually forgot to think logically.

The second song I believe that soothes me would be another UDD song entitled Anino. The reason why I like this song to be a part of me because it describes my current state(wink). Kidding aside, the song has a deep meaning. It's a story of a person who eventually got tired after making a lot of bad decisions. It's a perspective of a person who realized she only has herself to depend upon. The story has something to do with a person who realized that nowadays not only promises are broken but even pinky swears.

The third song to sum up my life would be Will you ever Learn by Typecast. My interpretation of the song is about a person who only thinks about himself. Once in our lives we will meet a person who is a lot like this. Selfish. People who would do nothing but pull you down. You are willing to give your everything to them but they are not. The story of the song is about a person who is willing to sacrifice but is expecting the other person to learn and change. Unfortunately, you can't change people overnight. They say love changes people, the truth is they don't change,they only realize.

Songs can be generic, but its meaning changes depending on how you understand it. How about you? How do you understand these songs?

How Far Can You go for Friendship?

"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light."-Helen Keller

Friends. The most precious thing you could ever possess aside from your family. These are people always ready to give you a hand. These are people who would understand you regardless of whatever decision you have made, may it be stupid or not. These are people who would keep your sanity when you're starting to lost it. These are people who are willing to do everything just to keep you happy. They valued you a lot that seeing you getting hurt will make them feel like killing the person who caused you pain.

As I journey to adulthood, I met some crazy good people who had become an important part of my life. People who rejoiced with me through my happy times, people who picked me up when I was down, people who believed that I am more than my worth.

But how far can you really go for friendship? Is staying up late at night listening to their emotional vent out and pathetic self-blame enough? Is being their drinking-buddy good enough? When can you consider yourself a good friend?

I've seen different types of friendship as I aged. I've seen people who would cover their friends mistakes just to save them. I've seen friends who took revenge for their fallen friends. Friends who became friends with their friend's enemies. Friends who stayed and stood for the friendship despite the other one giving up. I've seen friendships being destroyed because they lack communication and misunderstandings.

I consider myself lucky for finding real friends. I'm lucky enough to find people who valued our friendship more than our misunderstandings or petty fights. I am blessed to be surrounded by people whom I can say I could trust my life with. Individuals who has their own problems yet they still manage to find time and check on how am I doing. I would never regret removing some of my ribs and reserving a space for them near my heart. I might have let go of some important people just to have them but look what I got. I got  people who opted to stay permanently and be with me through good and bad times.

Friends. They are like your brothers or sisters from different parents. Oftentimes they understand you better than anyone else. They support you more than anyone else. They will scold you like they're your parents. If you have this people right now, cling to them and treasure them. They are once in a lifetime people.

For all the times you guys stood by me, for sharing your lives with me and for being there on my darkest times, and for accepting me as me, no words can express how thankful I am to meet such beautiful people like you. To all my friends may it be new or old, cheers to more years of friendship and love.

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” -Maya Angelou 
I was never into writing. The last time I did serious writing was when I was still in high school, when I became the editor-in-chief of our school publication and that's it.  I did it because I need it for more points (was vying for an honor slot back then). In college I used to have a blog co authored  with a special someone but it was more of a personal blog, a blog of our memories, it ended after we ended what we have. I never thought I'll go back to this. 

My friends believed I can write, so I decided to give it a try, let's see where this would take me. I don't have the exact thought of how this site would go but since I love to travel it would be more of my travel adventures with my friends. I can also add up some of the lessons I've learned about falling in love and falling apart so basically it would be more of anything and everything. 

So join me as I journey to see new places and learning new things. Be with me as we conquer different places. Let's all explore the wonders of LIFE!