Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Sana Small kung small, hindi 'yung may iba pang sizes!

Sa isang tindahan ng mga  damit, naranasan mo na ba 'yung itatanong mo pa kung may mas malaki pang size nung type  mong t-shirt, or worse ay tingnan mo na lang kasi nakakahiya na magtanong or mag demand for larger sizes.


Sa shoe store, naranasan mo na ba na ilang taong gumamit ng sapatos na panlalaki dahil iyon lang ang kasya sa mataba mong paa? at nang medyo sinuwerte, nakakapagsuot na ng mga sandals na pambabae kaya lang pinilit lang na ipagkasya!

Tapos nararanasan mo ba 'yung 'pag may group  picture kunware lilikod ka para lang matakpan 'yung katawan mo or hindi tatabi sa mas maliit sayo kasi nagmumukha kang si Hagrid sa Harry Potter..
Ilan lamang 'yan sa mga karanasang maaaring makapagpababa sa self confidence ng isang tao. 


Minsan naiisip natin na sana iisa na lang ang size ng tao noong nilikha tayo ng Diyos. Sabi nila dapat equal. Pero paano magiging equal, halimbawa na lang, kung walang mayaman na may-ari,  walang magpapasahod sa hindi mayamang trabahador. Aanhin ng mananahi ang mga damit na kaniyang ginagawa kung walang bibili kasi lahat ng tao sa mundo mananahi? Kumbaga ganon ang cycle kaya hindi "daw" pwedeng maging equal. Pero paano kung walang mataba, lahat payat lang. Ano naman ang pakinabang ng isang matabang tao sa isang payat na tao at vise versa? Wala namang mawawala kung lahat ng tao nilikhang payat o kung lahat ay mataba.
Minsan akong nagpost sa Facebook kung sino ba ang nagsabi na nag  pagiging mataba ay isang maasama o negatibong bagay. At nag-comment ang isang butihing kaibigan na dahil raw sa "Ms. UNiverse". Hmm napaisip ako bigla .  Siguro naging salik lang ang timpalak na ito para sambahin ng mga tao ang mga taong may mga ganoong hubog ng katawan..

Minsan nga nakakatawa, oo ang sexy mo, pero ang face at ang ugali  patapon. Pero sa iba, hindi na mahalaga iyon, SEXY NAMAN EH. "yan ang  laging dahilan.
Pero kung maganda ang mukha, matalino, talented, uliran, god-fearing tapos mataba, wala! tabon na tabon lahat ng magagandang katangian na nauna.

Syempre, minsan 'yung iba sa atin, gusto tumulad sa mga katawan na 36-24-37 ang vitals pero hindi ganoon kadali.
Ang isang buwan ng diet ay pwedeng mabalewala sa isang araw na lamon!


Bakit kailangan na mas mahalaga para sa iba ang panlabas na anyo  kaysa sa kabutihan ng puso nito?
Ikaw kaibigan, naisip mo ba na baka minsan nakasakit  ka ng damdamin ng tao  dahil  sa panlabas na anyo  nito? At minsan naisip  mo ba na baka ikaw ang sia sa mga dahilan kung bakit, ayaw niya ng magpakita sa mundo? Baka kasi 'pag  dumating ang panahon na magtagumpay siya na kamtin ang nais niya, sa'yo naman ang  karma! :)

Mag-isip  tayo. :)


Sunday, May 13, 2012

Value Added Services: A Human Nature

Have you ever experienced being stabbed at the back though you have given all of what you can give just for them?
Since then, I'm always asking my mom who happened to be the older version of me, if it is my fault to be always on top, nor to be the one who always leads. I love what I am doing. Especially in group activities, its okay if I would be chosen as the leader, I don't find it hard performing the task because I'm so used to it. It was just recently, when I started representing our university into different summits, seminars and competitions, also when I started holding a position in our publication. 
I never bragged about all these. As much as possible, I tried to keep my feet on the ground because I believe that these are not the only basis of being a good person. For me,it is not a big deal at all.
 Yeah, I have a story to tell, in high school, I had always felt that I am special. I felt that they can't do these and those without me. Because they let me grow like that, they made me feel that I am needed  ALL THE TIME. So I lived with that kind of life where they depend on me and I depend on nobody.
But when I reached college, I thought life would be different, but the fate to lead and serve followed me until I always get the spotlight, though it was never my intention. Like I said in one of my columns, "Hindi ako nauuna, hindi lang talaga kayo sumasabay. Hindi hihinto ang paginog ng mundo para hintayin kayo."
I was able to say this line because of my  anger. I was not doing anything to them. I am just doing my tasks as a student and by God's mercy, blessings abound and all I have to do is accept it. I also experience defeat and downs, and that is the one thing that I can't explain to them. I am not immortal, i also feel insecure at times and i also feel worthless at times.
I just wanted them to understand that it is hard. For a person who has no bad intentions, who is just doing things according to what he has planned, it is hard to be judged as "epal, mapapel" because, it would be so unfair.
I don not have any choice but to share what I have. God has given me a lot for me to share and if i share, please don't take it badly. I'm not competing with the people around me. I am just serving and sharing.Thank you!