The One with the Top 5 List

Bago ko simulan ang entry na ito – may nais muna akong ikumpisal sa lahat. Ako, si RollyPollyPanini ay may facebook account. And surprisingly – may friends akong ka-facebook. O wag nang mag-comment pa. Ako man ay nagtataka at meron akong mga ka-facebook. Ilan? More than 1. And – hindi ko sila kamag-anak or binyaran. Wala din silang pagkakautang sa akin. Gusto lang talaga ako nilang maging ka-facebook. Friendly kasi ako e – well to a chosen few. To most — I usually channel my Oscar the Grouch persona.

Ok. Dahil sa tapos na ako sa aking earth-shattering confession – pwede ko nang ibahagi ang mga bagay-bagay na gusto kong ibahagi. Related pa rin sa Facebook — I am a fan of the 5 Things list. Yun mga kung ano-anong 5 things lang. Kunwari – 5 bagay na lagi mong dala pag-alis or 5 favorite na tsokolate etc.

The other night – I was answering the 5 things you would like to receive on your birthday. This is a no brainer isip ko lang :

First on my mind – a European tour. No brainer. I’ve been obssessing to go on a European tour since birth. I’ve been to a few cities in Europe few years ago – pero it’s a business trip so wala masyadong lakwatsa. I need to go back as a true blue tourist. Yung walang iniisip na mga business requirements or functional specification documents.

2nd – hmm… hmmm.. hmmm… 5 minutes later it dawned to me – wala na akong maisip pang bagay na gusto kong mareceive as a birthday gift. Wala. As in. And I find this odd and scary at the same time. Odd – kasi ang dami kong gusto e. Scary – kasi dalawang bagay lang naman kung bakit wala ka nang gusto pa. Una – you are contented with what you have which is excellent but is statistically impossible. Human nature na kasi yung magnais ng mga bagay na wala sa iyo. Ikalawang dahilan – you are settling. You’ve given up and settled for what you have right now. White flag waived. Tapos na ang laban. This is bad – really bad. Life is a continous struggle. The struggle ends only when you are six feet under. And I don’t plan on going that path for a long-long-long time. I still need to live life to the fullest. Lots of plans. Lots of things to do.

Katawa no? Isang napakasimpleng tanong — but it branched out to such complex self questioning. Parang sobrang layo ng nilakbay mo – e ang gusto mo lang naman ay bumili ng Coke. Quarterly-life crisis? Oprah moment? O kaartehan lang talaga? Whatever it is – paminsan-minsan mainam din ang mga serious na pag-iisip. Good for the mind – iwas Alzheimers.

Oppss.. muntik ko nang malimutan – I was able to finish my list. I was able to think of 5 things I want to receive on my birthday. A European tour, latest Blackberry phone, latest Lazy Boy chair, a private island home and syempre – World Peace.