ang wisdom ni simba

i am not the person who is comfortable with being the center of attention. i took a personality profile test, and it showed (revealing so much more, some of which i am not really happy about hehe)! but here i am posting a picture of me. myself. oo, ako yan! we were experementing on making the eyes smile--whether the eyes can smile and give the impression of a smile even without seeing the actual smile.

ate ana likes this picture, she tells me it's nice. jeri, my 6-year old cousin, jumped in surprise when she first saw it as my profile picture in ym (yes we chat a lot, she uses her mom's YM account). they said it was very real, as though i was about to move out from the screen in one swift move. even miss lebron, who took the picture said, nakakatakot kasi parang totoo, hehe. tita told me, she saw jeri putting her nose on my picture's nose, as if i was there. and i couldn't help but smile. we were nose to nose ;-)

it isn't too obvious that i miss my family a lot eh? i am past the stage where i cried almost every night. besides, hindi naman ganoon kalayo at mayroon namang chat, text at tawag, at kagagaling lang nila mama rito, pero kahit na, iba pa rin kasi.

bakit ako nag eemote? hehe... wala kasi akong magawa. i have nothing to do but find something worthwhile to do. i am actually working on an article (work-related), but i've been getting a serious writer's block on the topic i'm at. pero bakit nga ba? 11 months na kasi ko rito come august 19 and i'd like to think that it is in itself an achievement, i mean, working(?) and living away from home for almost a year is in itself an achievement for someone like me.

i have earlier treated myself to a vanilla-filled lime ice drop (weird, pero masarap, it's one of the few good things that happened this week, a new find for dessert, hehe) to cheer myself up and continue to keep myself on track, despite the intermittent bad weathers i've been experiencing. i have come to realize for the nth time, that all things are passing, nothing is permanent. so if you find youself down in the doldrums, lilipas rin iyan. when you are self-absorbed and enjoying the power and wealth that is not yours to begin with, may katapusan rin iyan. karma is another layer of the same cake, and as far as karma is concerned, it is best to do good and leave the rest to its natural course.

Ika nga sa kwento ni Simba,

From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
 
Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give

In the Circle of Life

It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life

Roaarrr.