almost 28!

WOW!

I can't believe that in 10 days, I'll be a year older again. I'll be 28! It feels like it was just yesterday when I left the comforts of our home in what then was a sleepy city--- Naga City. Between then and now, especially when my beloved parents passed away, everything has just been one helluva roller coaster ride.  I've learned so many things in and about this game also known as "LIFE."

From today, in preparation for my 28th year, I would like to share with you the top ten lessons/things which I've learned about LIFE... So here goes ..


LESSON #10: Taking care of one's health is really a must! 

That's no brainer, you'd say, but let's admit it: more often than not, we're guilty of taking our health for granted. And I am no exception! I used to be real thin, I never exercised and I didn't use to eat healthy.

This year though, I started to realize that my body's not getting any younger and that I couldn't afford to have the lifestyle that I had five or eight years ago. In the last  3 years, I used to get exhausted and feel stressed out a lot of time and I would  blame it on work as well as on the research work that I had to do in graduate school. I could say that I was really very unhealthy! But since I've started do some walking exercise and yoga early this year, I feel lighter! Now, although I stay awake til wee hours in the morning or work a lot, I don't feel so cranky or moody anymore.

One of the major changes I made in the name of health is switching from drinking coffee to Milo or tea. And ever since I did that, I've never experienced shortness of breath or palpitations which used to make me feel so anxious. I've also become more fond of eating vegetables and lean meat.  As much as possible, I try to eat more healthy food such a fruits and vegetables to cleanse by body!

One bad habit that I'm working on til now though is smoking. Yes, I've been an on and off smoker for 5 years and I would really like to let go of this habit completely. I'm constantly encouraging myself to kick this habit and I really hope that it'll be a success soon!

You see, our body really needs utmost care. They say that if you give the kind of care that it needs now, there will come a time that you'll really be thankful that you did.


* Disclaimer: Sorry for rambling and excuse my grammar too. My eyes are really heavy now. No time to edit! =)

awesome weekend with kung fu panda

Last weekend, my partner and I decided to watch Kung Fu Panda 2. Initially, we were thinking of watching "In the Name of Love" but due to the sad events last week, we decided to see the hit animated flick instead. After all, we love the first franchise too. As expected, I forgot all about my sadness for 1 1/2 hours! There's really just one word to describe it: AWESOMENESS! The storyline is good, the actions scenes are exciting and the dialogs are really hilarious! Po really made me laugh real hard again! With the added 3D feature, the movie's really a must-see!

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One thing that I loved about the movie is its take on inner peace by letting go of the past. People who are dear and close to me know so well that I'm such a wallower. No matter how things seem perfect and how happy I am, I always have the tendency to look backwards and savor the painful events in the past. Very often these days, after my baby pup's death, I have looked back specifically into that time in the past when I did a lot of mistakes. This just shows me that I haven't forgiven myself completely yet and that I haven't fully come to terms with what I have done. So, while watching the movie, Po's line--"You've got to let go of that stuff from the past because it just doesn't matter . The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now"-- really struck me. Yeah, he's right. Everyone around me's right. Past is past. Everyone has his or her own past and we cannot change it!  We must let go of it completely to fully enjoy the present and embrace the future. =)

Hence, I have to really work on letting go. It's what I really need to do to experience inner peace. And who knows? I might just save a country or millions of lives! Awesomeness. =)

xoxo..