Sunday, March 25, 2012

Hello, my diverse taste in music!

I love music, I definitely do. I love how I tend to lose myself and temporarily forget about the hassle of the real world when I hear good music. 
I love how upbeat music drifts me into a dancing mood, and dancing releases my happy hormones, the endorphin? 
I love how chill and sleepy music helps me open my mind to a wider horizon, and with that, I figuratively meant spacing out. 
I love classical music! I always have fascination for the masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and the likes. 
I practically love different kinds of music! 
    I love Reggae --- I love how they artfully hit  the drums in all the perfect places to produce tasteful sounds. I love dancing lazily to the beat of Reggae music! It's so relaxing and invigorating at the same time. 


    Indie --- One of my most favorites! I definitely wonder why some greatest music (in my own opinion perhaps) are kept hidden.I love how eccentric styles of singing are emphasized in Indie music. It shows how some people are just vocally gifted.


    Heavy Rock --- I take "Heavy Rock" as a general term for rock music. Forgive my lack of knowledge when it comes to proper labeling of genres. I like rock, I like how it gives me that action-scence-kind-of-invicible feeling. Isn't it where there's some kick-ass action scence rock music can be somehow appropriate to go with it? I like Screamo too, I don't know, but I just do. I like Nirvana, Incubus, Evanescence, The Cranberries, Escape The Fate and more recently Taylor Momsen's band, The Pretty Reckless. 


   Blues/Soul/Jazz --- I don't really know the exact difference of these three are, but what I know is, I really love them! I love how they give off a sassy and sophisticated feeling. I love hearing the saxophone, the sexy and smooth voice, the occasional piano.. Everything about Jazz, Blues and Soul just give me a lift anytime!


  Club / Pop Music - Even though it's particularly mainstream, I still like it. Of course pop particularly appeals to a wide range of people, and I'm not immune to that. Club music -- dubstep!! Cheers to that robotic feeling. Hey, I love how it makes me want to dance, almost every single time. 


  Rap --- Maaaaan, how I love Rap!! I love the words, I love the music that accompany it, and most of all, I love the attitude that comes from the Rapper himself!! I love how some Rap like those of Kid Cudi and Mac Miller tell about their lives. It's like people sharing a part of their lives in the form of heartfelt rapping. 


Okay, that's practically all. I may miss out and forgot some that I usually like too.. But truly, I love all kinds of music! :-) 

Thursday, March 22, 2012

I still believe in perfect timing

I seriously need to successfully convince myself not to rush things. I am the type of person who's impulsive, and with that impulsiveness, comes my not-so-careful judgment and rush to finish things I want to do. Not an entirely attractive trait, isn't it?
I do not know what's with me and my habit of rushing things. I have to put an immediate end to it! I do not want to one day face a situation I wasn't supposed to be in because of my habit.
I need to tell myself that I believe in perfect timing. I don't have to rush everything at hand, because everything falls into its exact place in its own perfect time.
"What's meant to be, will be." I must put this unto my head because learning to value time is still important. We don't have to go against time to be successful. Maybe I should learn to take it slowly, and learn to enjoy everything along the way.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

There's light at the end of the tunnel



It's a cliche statement, but somehow, it gives me hope every time I stumble upon it. Every tunnel is dark, can be a stinky place filled with unpleasant things. Some may also be grueling to come out of,  but with much perseverance one can climb its way out of it. 


No one wants to encounter series of very disappointing events, but they're a part of life. I hate to say it, but a necessary part of life. Why did I even say its necessary? We can live without it. We barely need them to destroy all the uneasy foundation we have built. We'll even be happier if they never existed. Everything will go easy. Families will never be shattered, lovers will never get tired of each other, each countries' economy is booming, physical and diplomatic wars do not exist, and to those who love Greek literature, the Pandora's box was never opened. 


Imagine a perfect Utopian world, where everything is good. Everything is enjoyable. Everything is fair. Everything is what we ever dreamed of. In a political perspective, it is having an ideal community or society with a perfect socio-politcal-legal system. There would be no corruption, no injustice, no racial discrimination. Each citizen is equal, and leaders never abuse their power. Isn't it just perfect? Especially in time like these? 


There would be nothing to worry about then. Everything is stable and secured. 


But then,  if everything was happy, would we be able to feel the feeling of "appreciation"? Would "appreciation" even be a part of the dictionary? I do not entirely know. But isn't that when you're constantly used to something, you'd never get to discover how much something is eventually better than what you always have? It's like breaking your boundaries to try something exhilarating you've never done before. You'd appreciate the courage you mustered because it brought you to greater heights. If you've been through series of hellish situations, wouldn't it be that you're the happiest person on earth when they're finally done? It's like studying numerous pages of books and memorizing the hardest terms and pulling an all-nighter just for a subject? But then because of the industrious deeds, you've earned the highest score. That's the taste of true success and self-fulfillment, and that's all because you didn't take the easy way out. You went through the tunnel. The dark tunnel. And the light welcomed you with its arms wide open and didn't seem to let you go for a while, because you deserved it.


If everything was perfect, there'd be no equilibrium. Everything has to  be equal. Everything has to be grounded. Everything must be kept at the middle. In the end, we'll be thankful for everything in life. Maybe they all have something to teach. We'll all figure it time. In the meantime, let us never lose hope to meet that perfect light one day, with its arms wide open because we deserved it. 

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Be absolutely careful with your words

Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.
         - Jean-Paul Sartre


Have you ever dropped something so hurtful at someone? Have you ever got so angry that you intentionally said heartbreaking words to a loved one? Do you think insulting jokes are funny? 

We all have to check twice whatever comes out of our mouth. I am not being a hypocrite, I may sometimes be so opinionated that I become tactless, but I know how it is like to be a victim of words that incredibly hurt.


I'm the kind of person who just laugh it all off. Someone jokingly insults me, and I just shrug it off. I laugh with them and PRETEND I think whatever the hell they're talking about is funny. When in reality, it hurts and it is not even half of what I consider a funny joke. I just pretend. I don't want any wars, so I put up with these kind of people. You may be well-liked by everyone, but once you have a stupid sarcastic mouth, I'd really really dislike you. I like some people who are sarcastic. But only those ones who are sensitive with my feelings. Those who are WISE ENOUGH to make sarcasm look like a philosophical statement. I really really wonder how some people think they're making other people laugh by hurting another one's feelings instead. I mean, are they just that insecure and shallow? Don't they have sensitivity and values to look up to? Seriously.. These kind of people get on my nerves. YOU ARE NOT FUNNY IF YOU TAKE OTHER PEOPLE AS INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR INHUMANE JOKES. Go on and make fun of others. Go bully others. But once it's your turn, you'd be sorry as hell that you never learned to put a zip on your incautious mouth. You never know what one is capable of. Those who suppress their feelings are the ones who are the most powerful. Do you want to wait for the moment somebody takes their revenge on you? No one wants that. So please, do not ever try to hurt others through your jokes. You just don't how much they hurt. 


I am aware of bullying and I am deeply against it. Please do not verbally abuse others just because it makes you feel good. Please think of the many problems they already have. Do not add up to it. HAVE SOME EMPATHY. Put yourself on their shoes. Would you like being picked on? Would you liked to be teased everyday of your life? It's never too late to realize our actions.. 


"Do unto others what you want others to do unto you." A simple golden rule.