I found Nemo.

Our nephew, Luis, is an addict of Fishville (a Facebook application), and he was really into sea creatures when he was younger. Oh he’s 7 now! Anyway, Jp decided to set up an aquarium for Luis.

The question now is, what kind of fish does he want. So we went fish hunting. Fresh water or salt water fishes. That was the question. It still is a hard choice for Luis up until now.

The thing is I was surprised to have found Nemo being sold for less than 100pesos. He’s not supposed to be there. He’s supposed to be swimming in the ocean.:(

I once tried scuba diving in Saipan, (with supervision, of course) I was overflowing with joy when I got the chance to see the some Clown Fish in the ocean, it was like an achievement! Then seeing those baby clown fish being sold, I felt sadness in my heart. They should not be sold. Someone should be looking after their welfare.

We still haven’t got an aquarium, fyi. I don’t wanna buy Nemo’s relatives though. I wish people don’t just take those baby fishes away from their home.

My 28th.

I just turned a year older last Monday and I said to myself that i am ready to make this year a productive one for me. I turned 28. A number that i feared when i was 10 years younger. I remembered thinking to myself way back then of how unpleasant that must have been to become that old. Haha! 10years fast forward here i am, not feeling quite old and thinking to myself that age is nothing but just a number.

The big 3* on the other hand is scarier. It is scary because time flies really fast. Although I think it wouldn’t be as scary as I think it would have been if by then I have accomplished my plans.

A wiser version of me, more loving, less naive, more considerate, less stubborn = (for short) a better ME (I’d like to think so, of course). That is who I have become after 28 years of searching myself. I still haven’t figured out where I should be but I know what my goals are, and I know I still have to search more to find who I really am. I think I have enough patience to last for a couple of years though. So that’s a good thing!

For now I am happy and satisfied with who I am, I know my strengths and weaknesses, I know where I want to go and know where I shouldn’t. I know what and who makes me happy and vice versa. Most importantly, I know something really big is waiting for me and I know the Lord has laid out his master plan for ME.

What you don’t know won’t hurt you.

It’s probably true, that what you don’t know won’t hurt you.Things are hidden for some reason. Some are good while some are bad. Maybe that’s just how it is. You sort of have a little help from the big man up there. Because sometimes, things are better left unknown.

However, some things are discovered without effort because maybe it is time for you to see them. If it was a good thing, it will help you in reassessing your life in order for you to make a better judgment. But what if you discovered the opposite? What if you found something that really sucks? How can you make a good judgment when an emotion called pain surfaces? How can one be rational enough to make a well-thought of fair decision in the end?

The answer lies in one persons ability to see things realistically, to forgive and not forget (because chances are you never will) and lastly, to accept and move forward.

*God opens certain windows to use it to help us grow and prepare us for the doors that he will open for us, soon. Have faith in his plan. Never forget that no matter what happens, life is full of wonderful things. Smile. Let go of the negative things. Live, laugh and love.:)