By: JC Javellana
I wrote this entry a while back. And going through it, i realized may mga p'wede pa pala akong idagdag. So here's an updated, 2009 version and i want to share it with all of my fellow single and not-so-single friends out there.
30 years and 8 months na akong single. Di naman ako nagrereklamo, just stating a fact. In fact, ayos nga maging single eh. You're free to do anything you want, go anywhere you want to go without someone to text you every single minute to update them kung ano'ng gingawa mo, kung nasaan ka na, at kung ano kulay ng brief o panty mo.
Pero, i can't help but ask myself - -sa dinami-dami ng tao dito sa mundo, bakit may mga taong single pa rin hanggang ngayon? Di ba nakapagtataka? More so, di rin maiwasan na mag imagine ng life with someone special. Lalo na pag naglipana ang mga magsyoyotang walang humpay sa pag PDA. Napapaisip ka rin minsan, pag malamig ang simoy ng hangin, na masarap ang may kayakap na mainit na katawan at hindi ang teddy bear mo na di makaalis sa iyong bear hug.
Oo, manhater ako. Cynical at jaded sa konsepto ng pag-ibig. 'Yan na ang pagkakakilala sa akin ng mga kaibigan ko. Pero di naman ako bato. Nagbabato-batuhan lang. Defense mechanism lang 'to. Inisip ko kasi mas mabuti nang magpaka-Xena kaysa naman maglulupasay ako sa sahig dahil walang nagkakagusto sa akin at dahil lagi na lang ako'ng narereject. At ayoko din naman ng isa pang option, ang maging easy and cheap for the sake of having a sex life at least. Aba , this chastity belt stays right where it is! Single lang naman ako, di pathetic at desperate. Pero in all gut-wrenching honesty, I also want to find someone - -and hopefully this time he can love me the way i love him. Unrequited love - -been there, done that. ANd you know what they say, what doesn't kill you - -makes you want to die. Kaya i had to toughen myself up.
Pero ang totoo, ang mga statement ko na "Love is overrated!!", "Who needs men, when you have a credit card?", at ang walang kamatayang "Confeermed...I will never fall in love again." ay said and imbibed purely for self-preservation lang. Para di naman ako mamatay habang patuloy na dinudurog at sinasaktan ng mga lalaking FEELING ang aking feelings.
But now i'm singing a different tune. Nakakapagod din kasi ang lagi kang galit sa mundo. 8 years rin akong angsty and angry dahil single ako. May naitulong ba? Wala!!! Kaya ngayon, i choose to be positive and optimistic. Hopefully i attract the same thing. Kaya kung dati, nega-star ako sa pagiging single, ngayon i'm putting my singlehood to more productive use by helping my fellow singles out there figure out why the hell we're single.. At sa aking pag mumuni-muni, 'eto ang mga reasons na naisip ko, of course with matching unsolicited advice. :-) At kahit written ito in gay speak, applicable ito sa lahat -mapa girl, boy, bakla, tomboy. :-)
at eto ang pinakamatindi sa lahat:
Sa haba ng listahan na ito, isa lang ang net take-away...It's definitely not easy being single. But then again being single is also a blessing. Ironic ano? Pero perspective lang 'yan. You can either make it work for you or against you. I suggest you choose the former. Essentially, mahirap maging single. Pero kung single ka na, losyang, neurotic, at psycho ka pa dahil sa depress ka na single ka - - aba naman gumising ka maruja! It's about time you wore those rose clored glasses, because singlehood is not bad. Not at all. It's a time to get to know yourself, to love yourself, and to make yourself a better you. Para pag dumating ang panahon na dumating na ang lalake/babae/palaka na tatapos sa iyong single life, masasabi mong - -Go ahead, I'm Ready! (with matching raised hands and welcoming arms. And believe you me, it will come at the moment you least expect it. :-) In the meantime, tuloy ang buhay single. :-)
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