draw the line

there's a fine line that separates friendship and romantic relationship.

i bet there is and that is where you draw the line. morality. heard it?

i've seen movies like "friends with benefits," "love and other drugs," "no strings attached." movies that seemed to have redefined the sacred meaning of friendship for some kind of "biological needs."

but then again, for those who are not fans of "casual encounters," i believe that only those who lack the basic standard of morality get involved in these kinds of activities. for having said that, i might have "stepped on hard on someone's foot" right now. and yeah. i know it hurts.

considering that i've had a lot of guy friends back in college, i must have to say that anything that goes beyond friendship (say, getting attracted physically) is friendship no more in its truest sense. it is something else, like an affair.

why am i saying this? i should know, because i have kept all my friendships with men well within the boundary of friendship. "friends." nothing more, nothing less. unless both of you get attracted to each other in the long run, and both of you decided to take a shot and go one step higher: bringing it to the next step called "boyfriend-girlfriend" relationship.

Other than that, it is nothing but a goddamn affair. i could hear a lot flinging expletives at me now. might be a sharp "hypocrite!" and so on and so forth.

but hey. i don't mean to offend anyone. partly, i have been kind of disoriented regarding the proliferation of "casual encounters." and now that the concept has already kept hold of the big screen, and films just keep on showing such kind of relationships, i should well be aware of it. not to be a hypocrite, but to be more of an assertive person guarding her right and dignity.

some people would enjoy "no strings attached" relationships but consequently, they would have done otherwise. in Filipino, "hindi porke't uso, makikiuso ka na rin."

okay. for those who have been in such affairs, forgive me. just airing my view on it. "to each his own."

receiving the best gift for Christmas

It's the start of the year. new perspective. new heart. new frame of mind. time to weed out bad vibes and usher in the good one.

and the best of all? i received the best gift last Christmas.

nah. it was not something fancy. not expensive either. it's priceless. and nothing beats that.

renewing my faith is the best gift of all. and thanks to Jodee. well. what can i say? i'm the happiest person ever. restoring and strengthening your faith in Him is something that is priceless.

and Christmas 2010 was the happiest ever. It's because the whole family is complete. Dad is present. we've been longing for that for years...for the family to be complete during Christmas. and i really thank God for all the blessings and for the true happiness in our hearts.

Let's all look forward for the better this 2011. Happy new year everyone! :)