What Makes You Beautiful by ONE DIRECTION

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Sometimes when I am feeling really low, I 

listen to songs which could change my 

unpleasant mood.

My most recent feel good song is ONE DiRECTION's WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL...My friend, Milan, introduced me to this new, hot UK boy band. Thank you!

 And it goes a little something like this:

"What Makes You Beautiful"

[Verse 1]
[Liam]
You're insecure,
Don't know what for,
You're turning heads when you walk through the door,
Don't need make-up,
To cover up,
Being the way that you are is enough,

[Bridge]
[Harry]
Everyone else in the room can see it,
Everyone else but you,

[Chorus]
[All]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
If only you saw what I can see,
You'll understand why I want you so desperately,
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh oh,
That's what makes you beautiful

[Verse 2]
[Zayn]
So c-come on,
You got it wrong,
To prove I'm right,
I put it in a song,
I don't know why,
You're being shy,
And turn away when I look into your eye eye eyes,

[Bridge]
[Harry]
Everyone else in the room can see it,
Everyone else but you,

[Chorus]
[All]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
If only you saw what I can see,
You'll understand why I want you so desperately,
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh oh,

[Harry]
That's what makes you beautiful

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na [x2]

[Middle 8]
[Harry]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,

[All]
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,

[Chorus]
[All]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful ([Zayn:] Oh),
If only you saw what I can see,
You'll understand why I want you so desperately ([Harry:] desperately),
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh oh,

[Harry]
That's what makes you beautiful

The Art of Letting Go

It's almost been a month since I broke up with my boyfriend of almost 5 years. Just like any other person who experiences the same thing, I guess I can say that I am still undergoing Kubler-Ross stages of grief.

 DENIAL. I cannot seem to accept that our relationship is finally over. Although I was the one who ended it, questions still fill my mind about what really happened. If there are remedies to his cheating heart. Confusion comes in. Lots of tears flowed day in and day out. Good memories still filled my mind. I changed my number. I erased my FB and email. Yet I had communication with one of his relatives. 

 ANGER. How could he have done such thing to me? After all the sacrifices! My world revolved around him. I isolated myself from my friends because that’s what he wanted. I answered back my parents when they told me to leave him because he does not deserve me. I skipped my interest to go abroad because I can't leave without him. I waited for his annulment to be over. I took care of his needs, his health, and his other liability. It was a one way emotional rescue. I wanted to curse him. To physically hurt him. To have my revenge. 

BARGAINING. Maybe we could still work things out if he will do what my parents ask of him. 

DEPRESSION. Extreme sadness on my part. Staying in bed for weeks. Lost of interest in any activities. Just wanted to be alone. To think. To cry a lot. To feel the pain caused by the break up. Emotional and mental torture. 

ACCEPTANCE.  Finally I have moved on. I am not affected anymore if he has found another girl. Back to the way things were before I met him. Socialization takes place. More activities. Family becomes top priority (and GOD!). No more hang ups. No more tears. Just simply smiling and moving forward. Peace of mind! Freedom!

Hmm... What stage am I currently in? They say a normal transition to acceptance lasts for 2 weeks to 6 weeks. For others maybe a year or two. I guess it depends on your coping mechanisms. Just pray hard that you could move on soon. Trust your family and friends to support you all the way. And lastly, never ever lose yourself in a relationship which is not worth fighting for. 

Adieu!

How To Go to Manaoag by Bus

Last November 25, 2012, my friend and I decided to go to Manaoag for the first time. Here's what we did:

We boarded a Dagupan Bus Line (Cubao) at exactly 12 midnight.  This terminal has a direct route to Manaoag daily, 24 hours a day. Much more convenient than any other bus lines. One way costs 315 pesos..We had 2 stopovers : One in Mabalacat, Pampanga (after an hour drive) and the second one in Tarlac (another hour drive). Stopovers usually last for 15 minutes. It is during this time that we get to go to the toilet or have light snack or just buy some hot coffee (it was cold inside the bus so better bring your sweater/jacket or you can rely on your special someone's body warmth )... Inside the bus you can watch the movies they are playing on dvd, listen to your ipod, or SLEEP! By the way, the bus has wifi connection so you can always check and update your facebook/twitter status. 

Before 4am, we arrived at our destination. The gate of Manaoag Church opens exactly at 4am. Before reaching the church itself, some vendors will queue to sell their items which mostly consist of candles for adoration, sampaguita flowers, pamphlets containing novena to Our Lady of Manaoag,  and different sizes of statues of Our Lady and other souvenir items which would be blessed by the priest after the mass. There are also their famous kakanin: tupig and puto calasiao.  By the way, beware of those cheats selling their items at a higher rate.  My friend bought her candles at 10pesos a piece. I got mine at 5pesos a piece! Buy your items near the gate itself. 

Mass starts at exactly 5am. Since it was still early, we toured around the Church. It was really an old church with lots of statues and paintings of Our Lady of Manaoag. The church has a separate place for lighting of candles and a confession area. I wanted to go to confession before the Mass begins but the schedule is between 730-830am. We had to wait for more than 2 hours. Anyway, since the Mass took only less than an hour to finish, my friend and I took some pictures of the whole place..just to keep us busy. We even had light breakfast in a nearby carinderia outside the church. Their longsilog was superb!  I forgot the name of the carinderia. It is located  across the  711 convenient store.

At 730am, we went back the church to confess.. unfortunately,  no priest was available at that time. I don't know why. But I guess, the reason for this is beyond my control. Will do it in our local church one of these days :) 

We left the Church at exactly 9am.  Buses come and go near the Church itself so you need not worry on how to go back to Manila. This time we boarded  via FIVE STAR bus line (Php325) instead of Dagupan Bus Line. Simply because FIVE Star bus has a route going to Pasay. Dagupan Bus route ends in their terminal at Cubao. It took us 5 - 5 1/2 hours to get to Pasay. Must be because of the traffic in Edsa. We also had two bus stops on our way home. 

We will definitely go back to Manaoag in the near future. Kindly check my friend's blog (milaniemonic.blogspot.com) for pictures. Adieu!