Watch? No. Move!

The holidays allowed me to catch up on the movies I have read so much about but have not had the chance to see - Smurfs, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Hangover 2 and My Week with Marilyn (which I saw on an advance screening).

I miss watching movies.

I have not been watching much movies because I need to be careful what I do with Bibi. I do not want her to grow up needing to watch TV a lot.  I would rather she reads books or play.  Basing on her behavior, she seems to be enjoying both more.

Of course, I am not a purist either.  I do turn on the TV sometimes. But I turn it off when she starts begging for attention.  I do not want her to see that TV is an important part of my life.

Hmm. But I do have to admit now that I really miss watching movies. Maybe it is a holiday thing. Holidays are supposed to be for pigging out in front of the TV! However, this holiday season has been not like that for me. In fact, my body is so tired from walking and exercising too much over the last week.  I should have known this when I married an athlete!

Oh humbug.

Thirty and One

I am 31.

I feel that my 30th year has been a year of growth.  I believe I have improved as a person.  I have realized what I should prioritize and what I should put on the "later" list.

On the later list is my career.  I have not been working because we chose as a family that I stay at home to nurture our kid.  I thought I would go crazy at home. At times, I was.  However, I have relishing being at home.

I am still going to school though.  Studying, learning and anything related to making my brain function is something I have given top priority to.  I want to grow and to continue learning (whether formally or informally).

I guess what I learned last year is to not hurry.  I have been living Ecclesiastes 2's lessons.  There is a season for everything and 30 was a season to realize that everything has a season. In this freakishly fluid, fast and push-yourself-to-the-limit world, I think realizing that was a feat.

Now, the main question is, what will 31 bring?

See you next year for the answer. :)

Correction: I meant Ecclesiastes 3 not 2 though chapter 2 is also a very good one.  That book has been a very good read lately.  :-)

Like Not

Has social media made us careless?

I read a blog recently where a Filipino grade school computer teacher in A PRIVATE SCHOOL asked her students to open a Facebook account.  The reason? So they can "like" her daughter in a very local, small and totally not worth her job beauty pageant.

This is just one of the many reasons why I am starting to dislike Facebook, Twitter and other micro-blogging sites more and more. We, and yes I include myself, tend to abuse the platform given us every now and then. We also easily let go of ourselves online.  Sometimes, we create a different online alter-ego on the internet.

For example, some people tend to blabber away online but clam up offline. What is up with that?

One good measure I use whenever I want to posting something on Facebook or on this blog is whether a certain post is a good representation of what I really believe in.  What I mean is, if I post something inflammatory against, say, the marshals of Planet Venus, would I be able to hold up to that opinion no matter what? Am I willing to be ridiculed, judged or sued for that opinion?

Sometimes, we tend to just go with the flow without really understanding where the flow is headed.

Anyway, the here is the original blog post.  As an aside, I condone the assignment the teacher gave, though I think she should not be fired.  Suspended, perhaps?  May do her well to hide from her colleagues and re-assess herself for a while.

Final Answer

I deleted my Twitter. Final answer. I won't re-install it nor make a new one.

So, now I have no micro-blogging site.

I deleted it because Twitter made me gossip, a habit which I am getting rid of a day, a move, a step and a decision at a time.

I am still unsure of what to do with Facebook.