Simple Things Appreciation Post

Due to recent tragic events, I've decided to write a simple and quite shallow blog post about the nice things in life we often forget about when problems weigh us down (okay maybe it isn't as shallow now that I think about it).

Here's a photo I found (credits to the original owner) about the nice things in life. I 100% agree with all of it.



CHOCOLATE
This is undoubtedly one of the best inventions ever. Chocolate can make even your saddest days brighten up. It's also quite a good habit to always ALWAYS note: When you're sad, it's probably the Dementors, so the obvious solution to your sadness? Yepp, chocolate. Unless you're lactose intolerant, in that case, please ignore this.

GOOD HAIR DAYS
You know that feeling when you get up in the morning and your hair is just tame and unusually fluffy and shiny and you don't even need to brush it? Puts you in the happiest of moods, I tell ya.

VIDEO GAMES
I'm into more on farming/simulation kinds of games like Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing (found myself playing these games 'til midnight! Look at how adorable these characters are! :D)


CRUNCHY LEAVES
When you see a crunchy leaf on the ground, there's this invisible force that makes you wanna stomp on it for no other reason than to hear one of the most amazing sounds on this planet; crunching leaves.

FRIENDS
Oh come on, I bet my bananas everyone reading this right now has friends who can always, always turn that frown upside down.

CAKE
Who doesn't love cake?

DOGS
I absolutely LOVE dogs! My gramps owns four at the moment; an Azkal named 'Blacky', a Rottweiler-Labrador named 'Scotty', a German Shepherd named 'Patchi', and my favorite dog on the planet, another Rottweiler-Lab named 'Yogi' (the reason behind the name? He looks a LOT like Yogi the bear). My gramps loves big dogs, thus the breeds. He lives in a farm with my grandma, so it's pretty appropriate.


POTATOES
My favorite vegetable! Hey did you notice that in the photo, the maker misspelled vegetable? It says 'the versatile vegatable'. :)

CATS
I'm more of a dog person, but cat GIFs on Tumblr are adorable! Here's one:


INANIMATE OBJECTS WITH FACES
Who finds these things nice? Everyone? Good.

BOOKS
I was going to type a three page long essay about how I feel about books and the magic they bring, but I'll spare you that and instead here's an accurate photo:


INTERNET
I'm pretty sure we don't have to discuss this.

TV MARATHONS
There are those days where I just find myself in the comfiest spot on the sofa, food in one hand, the remote on the other, and my eyes glued to the television screen, now THAT is one of the nicest things in life, people.

PIZZA
Out of all the food in the world, Pizza is probably the best. I like any kind of pizza, but my absolute fave is pepperoni. The thing about pizza is that it's delicious hot AND cold.

ART
I ain't an artist and that's quite obvious, but I do love looking at art! Check this out, it's a drawing made by one of my schoolmates. I don't suppose you still need me to tell you who the guy she drew is?

A SNAKE WEARING A TINY HAT
'nuff said.

There are a LOT more nice things in life that I could name, but I'm afraid I'm a lazy person and you're probably tired of me already, so this marks the end of this blog post! See ya! :)

All photos are not mine, so credits to the rightful awesome owners. :D I was too lazy to look for a photo for all the categories, so yeah. Forgive me. :))

P.S.
Wanna know more about Blacky, Scotty, Patchi, and Yogi? I'm writing a bit of a story about them soon and I'd love to put it up here. :)

ODCD No More

Hello internet! As I'm sure I would just bore everyone if I explain my long absence, I'll get straight to the point of this blog post.

ODCD stands for One Direction Concert Depression (catchy, huh?). Yes, well, I've been suffering from this depression ever since they announced that this certain British-Irish band is coming to Manila. I should be happy, right? I waited more than three years for this opportunity and I've gone through countless fights with haters from school (not physical fights though, I'm small and lanky for crying out loud), so shouldn't I be celebrating?

Wrong.

Why? Because shortly after that glorious announcement, they released an official date for the ticket sales. Which was set FOUR DAYS AFTER. Yepp, they didn't give me a year or a month or a week to save up, they gave me 4 DAYS.

I know, I know, you're probably going "Then why didn't you save up before the announcement, girly?"

I've been saving up for concert tickets ever since I joined this fandom and I'm not even halfway to 17,000 Philippines pesos yet.

But, my parents knew how much I wanted to go, so they were ready to pay 3,750 pesos for a Gold Ticket. I researched on it and it's pretty far from the stage, and I had this sort of belief that if you are going to a concert, you better get yourself to the front row because what's a concert when you can only see heads of the people in the crowd? And I'm kind of one to never settle for less.

Anyway, so yeah, I went along sulking and begging and pleading and a LOT of crying until the day of the ticket sales came and I realized WHY AM I DOING THIS TO MYSELF?

I wiped my tears, stood up (okay maybe I stayed in bed for a few minutes more), walked out of my room, walked into my parents room and I proudly declared:

"I love One Direction more than you can imagine. I've been in this fandom for three years and counting. I know that you're always saying that this is just a phase, but you have to realize that it's not. Just because they aren't wearing capes does not mean they can't be my heroes. They were there when almost everyone wasn't. I didn't buy their albums to look at their faces, I bought it for the music. I loved them for the music. They're not just a boy band to me.

BUT

I also love myself and you guys. I'm thankful that you were willing to give what you can. I know 17 thousand is a lot and no, I'm not here to ask for it. I'm here to let you know that I don't want to go to a two-hour concert that will probably just feel like a particle of sand when I look back 5 to 6 years from now. I appreciate the money you make and the hours you sacrifice to work for it and I don't want it to go to waste. I'm not going.

Oh and good morning."

My mom and dad just sat there, gaping at me. They later thanked me though and I had some kind of a two hour talk with them how soon when I get myself a job I'll be able to do what I want to, but for now I just have to study really hard.

Fast forward to the end of the day, the ticket sales came on the news and there were about a hundred teenage girls crying because the TICKETS SOLD OUT. Yepp, it was that fast. Even the parents of the girls were crying.

As I sat there, watching them, I seriously thought:

"I am SO glad I'm not going."


That last line would've been an amazing last liner for this blog post, but I have one last thing to say.

THERE'S A SECOND SHOW. THEY APPROVED A SECOND SHOW.

So, now, I don't know how to feel about that.

*sigh* But right now I'm just going to enjoy the last of my donut and click that little publish button. :)

Oh and it feels right to say it's good to be back. :D

P.S.
Check out the new blog look! I changed the template into a simpler one and also changed the header. Don't mind my face, that's just a temporary thing until I figure out what I can put on that circular frame. :)