Still A Kid At 22

my new gadget

I’m not going to deny it. Definitely, I am still a kid at heart and in mind, perhaps. Probably when they say men mature slower than women, I took the thought too seriously. But hey, I’m not complaining. I love being a kid, even at the age of twenty-two.

Even though I’m already a graduate from college and already working for about a year and a half, I still haven’t grown out of those things that made me happy as when I was a child. My love for video games and gadgets remains unchanged.

Recently, for my birthday, I bought a new handheld game console. My mom’s initial reaction was to tell me “You still haven’t moved on from these sort of things, huh?”. In response to her query, I simply smiled the way kids smile when they get what they really really want.

Not that I don’t want to grow up, but I just want to enjoy myself while I still can. This is the only time and the only way I can see to be able to enjoy the money I earn. Somehow, these are like my frustrations when I was a kid — since I don’t have the capacity to buy my own things back then.

Cheers to all the guys — and girls, too — who will never lose touch with the kid in them! Here’s a song for us. Enjoy being a kid…forever. 🙂

Team Spirit [?]

It saddens me somehow to see my Twitter feed get flooded with all these NBA Game 7 updates. I am not a hater, just to clarify, but I guess not being a fan of Basketball makes me a bit less passionate compared to my overly ecstatic friends who subconsciously keep me updated of the happenings.

What makes me sad is that none of my friends seem to know that the Philippine Volcanoes — our own national Rugby team — will be participating in the coming Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 at Moscow, Russia. I’m not a big fan of Rugby either, but I did tweet about them, wishing them luck on their competition because I do feel a certain affinity with them since they are also Filipinos.

I’m not a big follower of sports, but I do like watching it. However, I believe that as a Filipino I should show more passion in supporting the national team over a foreign team. I am not saying that we should not support the teams we believe in whether it be foreign or local, but rather, we should also be supportive of our very own national teams. Not just Rugby or Basketball, but with all the other athletes of all the other sports.

Maybe if we show the same passion we have for foreign athletes to our own local teams, it would help boost their morale and even become champions in the big league. With just a little bit of Team Spirit from each of us, we may be able to make a difference. Maybe someday the Philippine Athletes will become overall champions in the world.

That, my friends, is a very attainable dream only if we put our hearts into it.

Scent of The New

I simply love the scent of new things. Whenever I buy a new book, I love flipping its pages in front of my face and smelling its pages. It refreshes me, like I’m about to start a new adventure by reading the new book I acquired.

Another smell I like is that of new gadgets. The box, the user’s manual, plus the bubble wrap (in case it’s fragile) brings me excitement.

The scent of newly cut grass is also wonderful. It refreshes my mind and eases my tense muscles. It feels like I’m detoxifying when I breathe the fresh air from the province and inhale the sweet scent of freshly cut grass.

And now I smell a new year of existence coming, or rather it has already arrived. That is plus one on my age and plus a year’s worth of experience and wisdom on my mind. I look forward to another year of creating wonderful memories with my friends and my family. Also, I am grateful for being blessed with another year to pursue happiness and achieve my dreams.

The scent of wonderful things coming to my life is definitely in the air, and I am ready to embrace them. Bring it on, world!