Sometimes, you get so wrapped up in your own little world you neglect to look at the big picture.

You have something good, but you want more. It’s hard to remember to be grateful for what you have.

I am definitely not advocating being content with just whatever and not striving to improve your lot in life.

But if you don’t look at the rest of the world, you lose your perspective and forget how much you already have and how much you have to share with others.

What is with Friendster nowadays? Why do I keep getting these random messages from people who want to befriend me?

I’ve always liked clean slates.

I’ve finally come out of that transition phase and my life is starting along the path where I want it to be. I’ve been at my new job for slightly over a month, and am quickly adjusting to everything there. I haven’t yet implemented all the changes I’ve been planning in my life but I’m slowly working towards those goals.

There are times I feel very lonely. My friends feel so far away, and I don’t get to talk to them as much as I used to.

I’ve finally stepped out of that comfort zone, wiped my slate clean, and began my journey to find out more about myself along the way.

I miss my voice.

I feel as if I have been silenced in so many ways, and I need to find at least one outlet for my voice, lest all my thoughts stay trapped in my head and I go insane. I had been taking my blog for granted, assuming that it would always be there. But nothing on the internet is immutable, and my free host closed up after almost two years of faithful service.

It’s true that you don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone. My blog had been a constant outlet despite the many changes in my life situation. It was the one place I could express myself freely, where I could voice out my opinions and tell my stories.

I want that back, and thus this blog was reborn, coinciding with the third year anniversary when I first started blogging. Imagine that. I’ve been blogging for three years, which is quite a long time on the internet. Despite my occasional periods of silence, I know that blogging will always be something I keep coming back to. Because blogging is a way for my voice to be heard.

The Queen
-Pablo Neruda-

I have named you queen.
There are taller than you, taller.
There are purer than you, purer.
There are lovelier than you, lovelier.
But you are the queen.

When you go through the streets
No one recognizes you.
No one sees your crystal crown, no one looks
At the carpet of red gold
That you tread as you pass,
The nonexistent carpet.

And when you appear
All the rivers sound
In my body, bells
Shake the sky,
And a hymn fills the world.

Only you and I,
Only you and I, my love,
Listen to me.

                                                             Happy Birthday, Me!