happiness is getting what you want. Not what others want for you

"happiness is getting what you want. Not what others want for you."
 

Contemplative. Thinking about the 22-yr-old lady jihad martyr. She really knows where she belongs.

"I'll fly into the arms of my darling,
And there I'll be willing to die"
- excerpt from song "Someone to Love Me"

Yep, she paid a very high price.

Me also paid a very high price.

Can't help comparing against my ex-. While still married, ang akong ex- morag dili minyo. Ang iyang nawong to-a ra ghapon sa iyang pamilya. One main reason marriage collapsed.
"Usik2X lang kag kuarta pa-eskuelag mahal ang imong mga anak, juan. Anhi lang na sla dinhi sa Ateneo aron maka-save ka". The unspoken words were, "Kanang imong ma-save, ipadala nya diri namo". Hehe
Wa ko mosugot for 2 reasons: 1) di ko gusto mahilayo nako ang akong mga anak; 2) in the long run, hasta akong mga anak apilon nilag boy2X.

Guess that's one main reason that every time lit the flame of love, so quickly2X dies. Many back home view this as a radical approach. As Bisaya would say, "Kanang imong utang namo, di na kabayran og SAPI! Kai kon di pa tungod namo, di ka maka-abroad"! In other words, the o/s Pinoy is perpetually indebted to them.

Really?

Wouldn’t you then be frightened of being on your own and loneliness, and you simply don't know quite what to do?
 

"happiness is getting what you want. Not what others want for you."
 

Really?

Wouldn’t you then be frightened of being on your own and loneliness, and you simply don't know quite what to do?
 

Upmost in your mind are the costs of the never-ending sending of periodic remittances back home without making them accountable.
Goes back to the question, "When will you draw the line"?

Upmost in your mind are the costs of the never-ending sending of periodic remittances back home without making them accountable.
Goes back to the question, "When will you draw the line"?

"Mabuti ang paglalagay ng limitasyon sa mga bagay-bagay upang hindi tayo masanay."
 

"WHO: you are is what makes you special. Don't change for anyone.
WHAT: lies ahead will always be a mystery. Don't be afraid to explore.
WHEN: life pushes you over, you push back harder.
Where: there are choices to make,make the one you won't regret.
WHY: things happen will never be certain. Take it in stride and move forward. (Unknown)"

"I believe things happen for a reason. People change so that you learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually start to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart, so better things can fall together." (Marilyn Monroe)

"happiness is getting what you want. Not what others want for you."
 

The irony is that: quite often what you want is not what others want for you ... and that will make you sad and lonely.