Well, im just gonna rant about this Coach bag that my dad gave me. It’s not that i am not thankful about it… its just that… Why the hell you would buy a $400.00 worth of bag that doesn’t have any zipper at all?! When my dad sent this gift to me… i was soooo excited to open and see what it is… then i saw the ” coach ” box and i went crazy like hell. i was like ” oooommmmgggg i love my dad sooo much! ” and then when i get to open it… nyooorkk… where is the zipper? its like.. Hello?! Dad! im in the Philippines!!! does ” robbers or pick pockets ” ring a bell to you? ( Dad! if you’re reading this… c’mon! ) and the next thing i did was… i called him and i said ” hey! dad! i got the bag and its soo nice! thank you so much blah blah blah BUT it doesnt have a zipper! ” and he said ” really? i didnt notice it! just put another bag inside ” WHOA! great idea! Pops!

Anyway, i just realized how lucky and blessed i am to have this kind of life and to have the cooolest parents in the whole universe! i just hope i could give and do everything that would make them happy and that is freakin gettin’ married and having 6 children?! ( at least ) OMG!!! maybe soooon but not now… nah uh! not yet.. or never? and here’s… why…

Ok… now lets talk about lies, lying and liars. There are several types of lies. 1. Bald-faced lie - A bald-faced (or barefaced) lie is a lie that is told when it is obvious to all concerned that it is a lie. For example, a child who has chocolate all over his face and denies that he has eaten the last piece of chocolate cake, is a bald-faced liar. 2. Lying by omission One lies by omission by omitting an important fact, deliberately leaving another person with a misconception. Lying by omission includes failures to correct pre-existing misconceptions. 3. White lie A white lie would cause no discord if it were uncovered and offers some benefit to the liar, the hearer, or both. White lies are often used to avoid offense, such as telling someone that you think that their new outfit looks good when you actually think that it is a horrible excuse for an outfit. In this case, the lie is told to avoid the harmful implications and realistic implications of the truth. As a concept, it is largely defined by local custom and cannot be clearly separated from regular lies with any authority. As such, the term may have differing meanings in different cultures. Lies that are harmless but told for no reason are generally called white lies. 4. Noble lie A noble lie is one that would normally cause discord if it were uncovered, but that offers some benefit to the liar and perhaps assist in an orderly society and thus potentially gives some benefit to others also. It is often told to maintain law, order and safety. A noble lie usually has the effect of helping an elite maintain power. 5. Emergency lie 6. Perjury 7. Bluffing 8. Misleading 9. Dissembling 10. Exaggeration 11. Jocose lies 12. Promotion lies 13. Belief systems and so on.

Lying is a technique that is used to influence, control and manipulate other’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Lying comes naturally, and most of the time, it happens with little awareness, effort, or thought. In fact, children start lying, quite effectively, early in life. And as adults, people continue to lie. But why do people lie anyway? To avoid punishment? to seek approval? to maintain privacy? to avoid conflict? to regulate power? Why do people lie to get people to like them?. Does telling the truth would burden you? the other person or the situation? or they see it as advantageous somehow?

I read a good book once on lying… There are many reasons why people lie, and here are just a few. Some of the basic reasons are : 1. To appease another person 2. To attempt to make our life better 3. To hurt another person emotionally 4. To manipulate a circumstance, or person 5. To hide a truth.

Anyway, don’t you hate it when someone you trust lied to you? especially when it comes to a relationship. We all know that when it comes to romantic relationships are not always as straightforward as we would like them to be. From time to time, our intimate relationships can become complicated and complex - full of contradictions and inconsistencies. When it comes to love, marriage and friendship… people expect the other half to be completely honest. As it stands, our close relationships involve a lot of truth telling as well as some dishonesty. If love was straightforward and unchanging, that would be easy to acknowledge. But, when you take a close look at the nature of love and romance, one thing becomes clear: Love creates both happiness and heartache, opportunities and constraints, joy and sorrow.

Not only can our close relationships sometimes cause heartache and anxiety, but it’s also difficult to discuss lying and cheating out in the open. When you mention the possibility that love and betrayal might go hand-in-hand, people tend to get angry or they become defensive. Question is.. when is the right time to confront that person and discuss the situation even if you’re 75% aware that he or she just gonna deny it and stand up to his words. Is it possible that your relationship survive his or her lies? Relationships which include lies can survive but only if one partner is so desperate to hang on that she is willing to discount her own feelings and self-esteem.

Bottom line… people who tell their partners lies are so insecure about themselves that they often do things which they’re not willing to explain. Lies are only their first line of defense. Further defenses may include cutting off completely, perhaps vanishing for a while or forever. The first person whom a liar distrusts is himself / herself, and let’s face it, he knows himself / herself better than you do.

are you? well if yes, good for you! as for me… i don’t know. Maybe yes, maybe not. I’m really quite unsure. Should i? but why? hmmm for me… i define happiness in many ways. like, knowing who you are and being at peace with yourself. Thats one. Waking up with a smile, jumping over every obstacle that you encounter each day, thanking God for all he has created and for all we have…then going to bed and having totally awesome dreams!. Having the freedom, health and opportunity to do great things for myself and others. And being able to do something for someone and not expect something in return. Are you happy? If not… what would make your life complete?

Just as i thought i already am. Ever since the ” tragedy ” ive been though last October… i’ve never been very much happy like i used to not until July 05, 2008. I am not gonna get into details anymore coz i really dont wanna start to have an ultimate ” emo corner ” category. Yeahh yeahh yeahh this is not me i know. You guys knew me for not taking every little thing seriously. The one who treats everything as a joke and crack things up. The one who answers your serious question in a seriously crazy way. Someone told me that people see me as a very strong person with a very strong personality but deep inside im as fragile as God knows what! Speaking of God… why would he give us ” something ” that actually gonna make us happy and will eventually cause us so much pain in the end? is it one of his ways to make a person a lot more stronger? is it a punishment coz of all the things we have done in the past? or he just mis-calculated? i really don’t know.

Should i surrender the extreme happiness that he had provided me to save myself from all the emotional damage that this happiness will might cause afterwards? Or should i let it be?

To make this post more emo… listen to this.