"Do what you feel is right, do what would makes you happy. Don't force yourself into something that you're not wholeheartedly devoted just because others want you to. "

This quote came from my boyfriend during that difficult situation I have to face. Now that I am facing again another situation that I need to have a decision I remember what he told me. Each one of us are entitled to make decisions either little things like what clothes will wear or difficult situations that make us think “what I’ll gonna do?” . During my childhood days up to my teenage years, I used to follow what other people told me, because I have though that time that that is the proper way to do. Following their advices will make me easy to decide in a certain situation but I was wrong. I have realized that in order for me to decide what is the best decision I have to make, I have to consider some factors. Though I can ask some of my friends, even my boyfriend about their point of view regarding the decision I have to make and the situation that I am facing, still I will be the one to decide and face the consequences. I have learned to patiently deal with things; I have learned that I should not rush when I am deciding things that would not only have an affect to me but also with other people. For the past months I am always caught between things that is right and things that can make me happy. I have realized that some things that would make me feel happy are not the right things. Though I know that besides me, many people would be happy if I chose the wrong thing, still I will be bothered knowing that there is someone that I know should be in my place instead of me. If I choose the right thing, I know that it is painful on my part knowing that I have done my best to save something and yet I have to bid goodbye. Knowing myself well, I know that I would rather choose what is the right thing to do. Thought it may hurt me but it is still the right thing that should take place but, I have learned this past few days that I have to consider things like, will there be a pressure, competition, or tension that would arise if I choose to do what is right or will it create commotion if I choose what will make me feel happy? It is really difficult and I do hope that I will come up to a decision that is right and yet there would be less tension. Well still, it is really up to me, and I know that what will be my decision is, I know that it is not because of somebody but because that is my decision.

Oh well, it just that I miss my childhood days wherein I am only worrying about what game will I play, will I have my siesta or not… little things that would only have an effect to me.

I have been tagged by Ate Quing =)

Ito ang mga huling taon ng dekada '80 at ang mga unang taon ng

dekada '90. Ito ang panahong uso pa ang makiuso. Kung ginagaya mo

ang style ng mga artista, hindi ka tatawaging jologs. Ito ang

panahong tapos na ang martial law, pero malayo pa ang new

millennium. Hindi pa high-tech pero di naman old fashioned. Saktong-

sakto lang!

Ito ang panahon natin. Pero pano mo malalaman kung kabilang ka sa

henerasyong ito? Narito ang listahan na makapagpapatunay if

you're one of us. R U?

1. Paborito mong panoorin ang Shaider, Bio-man, Maskman, Mask

Rider Black, Machine Man at kung ano-anong TV sitcom ng

Japan na isinalin sa Tagalog. Break muna sa mga laro kapag alas

singko na ng hapon tuwing Sabado dahil panahon na para sa

superhero marathon.

----- oo naman usong-uso ang mga Sentai na palabas noong panahon ko hahahaha

2. Alam mo ang jingle ng Nano-Nano. (isang kending lasang

champoy)

3. Nanood ka ng Takeshi's Castle at naniwala kang si Anjo

Yllana talaga si Takeshi at si Smokey Manaloto ang kanyang

alalay. (Pinagiisipan mo - pano sila lumalaban sa final

challenge na parang nakasakay sila sa isang bumpcar at nagbabarilan

sila gamit ang water gun gayong sa Japan ginagawa yun eh taga

Pilipinas sila?)

--- totoong pinag-isipan ko kung sa Japan pa ba sila nagsshooting

4. Alam mo ang pa-contest ng Kool 106 na uulit-ulitin mong

bigkasin ang "Kool 106, Kool 106" hanggang maubusan ka ng

hininga.

5. Naglaro ka ng Shake-Shake Shampoo, Monkey-Monkey-

Annabelle, prikidam 123, Langit-Lupa-Impyerno, Syato, Luksong-Tinik,

Luksong-Baka, 10-20 at kung ano-ano pang larong nakakapagod.

--- oo at lagi akong laman ng kalsada dahil diyan hahaha

6. Pumunta ang mga taga- MILO sa skul niyo at namigay sila ng

samples na nakalagay sa plastic cup na kasing laki nung sa

maliit na ice cream. (at nagtaka ka, bakit hindi ganito ang lasa

ng MILO kapag tinitimpla ko sa bahay namin?)

--- oo at nanalo ako sa raffle nila dati hahaha

7. May malaking away ang mga METAL (mga punks na naka itim)

at mga HIPHOP (mga taong naka maluwang na puruntong na kahit

Makita na ang dalawang bundok.) Nag-aabangan sa mall na may

dalang baseball bat at kung anu-ano pang mga sandata. Sikat ang

kasabihang "PUNKS NOT DEAD!" pero kung gusto mong mag play safe,

pwede mong tawagin ang sarili mong HIPTAL.

8. Alam mo ang universal uwian song na "Uwian na!" na

kinakanta sa tono na parang doon sa kinakasal.

--- ayan namimiss ko yan hahaha

9. Nagpauto ka sa Batibot pero hindi sa ATBP.

10. Nakipag-away ka para makapaglaro ng brick game. (hi-tech

na yun noon)

--- oo naman hahaha

-

11. Ang "text" noon ay mga 1"x1.5" na karton na may mga

drawing ng pelikulang pinoy. (at may dialog pa!)

--- oo saka may pektus pa na tira hahaha

12. Dalawa lang ang todong sumikat na wresler, si Hulk Hogan

at si Ultimate Warrior. Naniwala ka rin na namatay si Ultimate

Warrior nang buhatin niya si Andre d' Giant dahil pumutok ang

mga ugat niya sa muscle.

--- pambihira fan ako ni Hulk Hogan hahaha

13. Nagsayaw ka ng running man at kung anu-anong dance steps

na nakapagpamukha sa'yong tange sa saliw na kantang Ice Ice

Baby, Wiggle It, Pray at Can't Touch This.

--- hindi ko sinayaw pero alam ko yung kanta na ito

14. Hindi ka gaanong mahilig sa That's Entertainment at

pinapanood mo lang ito tuwing Sabado kung saan nagpapagandahan ng

production numbers ang Monday hanggang Friday group. (at badtrip

ka sa Wednesday group dahil pinakabaduy lagi ang performance

nila!)

--- nanonood lang ako pag sabado kais masaya

15. Napaligaya ka ng maraming pinoy bands tulad ng Yano,

Rivermaya, Grin Department, Tropical Depression, The Teeth, The

Youth, After Image, Orient Pearl, The Dawn, Alamid, Wolfgang, at

ang sikat na sikat na Eraserheads. (at aminin mong nakinig

ka ng Siakol!)

--- susme nanawa ang radyo namin hahaha

16. Kilala mo ang Smokey Mountain, (first and second

generation)

--- Anak ng Pasig, Coconut nut

17. Hindi pa uso noon ang sapatos na may gulong. Noon, astig

ka kapag umiilaw ang swelas ng sapatos mo tuwing ia-apak mo

ito. Tinawag rin itong "Mighty Kid"

--- tama kulay pula ang kulay ng ilaw

18. Kung lalaki ka, sikat na sikat sa'yo ang mga larong text,

jolens, dampa (mga unang anyo ng pustahan), saranggola at ang

dakilang manika niyo ay si GI-JOE with alipores.

--- kahit hindi ako lalaki naglalaro pa din ako

19. Kung babae ka naman, ang mga laro mo with you're

girlfriends ay luto-lutuan, bahay-bahayan, doktor-doktoran, at kung

anu-ano pang pagkukunwari . ang dakilang manika mo ay si Barbie.

(Sikat ka kung meron kang bahay, kotse at kabaong ni

Barbie.)

--- pero hidni ko alamyung kabaong ni Barbie

20. Naniwala kang original ang isang cap kapag may walong tahi

sa visor nito.

21. Swerte ka kapag panghapon ka dahil masusubaybayan mo ang

mga kapanapanabik na kaganapan sa mga paborito mong cartoon

shows tuwing umaga tulad ng Cedie, Sarah, at Dog of Landers

a.k.a. Nelo. (Hindi ka ba nagtataka na sa lahat ng mga bida sa

cartoons na ito, si Nelo lang ang di yumaman at namatay pa ng

maaga)

--- oo naman swerteng swerte

22. Alam mo ang ibig sabihin ng "TIME FIRST!"

--- oo naman hahaha

Bakit kaya ganon? Kahit sang lupalop ka ng Pilipinas naroon, eh

nakaka-relate ka sa mga pinagsasasabi ko. Siguro'y dahil wala

pang cable at kakaunti lang ang pagpipiliang channels kaya parepareho

tayo ng pinapanood. Maaaring wala pang playstation kaya kung

anu-ano na lang ang naiimbentong laro na pwedeng gawin sa kalsada o

sa isang bakanteng lote. Pero kung ano man ang dahilan sa

pagkaparepareho natin ng karanasan, masaya na rin akong naging bata

ako sa panahong ito. Masarap alalahanin at balik-balikan. Di

ba?"

Hay nakakamiss itong mga ito =)