I've never... WTF

So, there's this stupid girl who list me everything she never experienced before, just to prove she is different and doesn't know how to fit in because she has super strict parents. Blah blah blah..
Some of the stuff she mentioned are:

• Starbucks
• Apple products (Iphone/Ipod)
• Lunchables

First, this girl never had Starbucks? It's okay, because warning labels say that Starbucks coffee may cause cancer. So, you're fine.

Second, if your super strict parents is not going to buy you Starbucks, just go and get it yourself! There's one next to the school campus. If you want it, go get it! If it is expensive, get the kid size. 

Third, Iphone? really? You never got an Iphone or Ipod? Poor girl! Guess what? I never had one either!!! Why? because I dont need one, especially to fit in. There is a reason they are consider hipster products! Just because all your friends have one, doesnt mean you need one! I'm one of those spoiled only child who ask their parents for things and likely get them, but I NEVER ASKED FOR AN IPHONE! That thing is expensive and I know my parents work hard just for living expenses. Even when my dad is willing to get one for me, I REFUSED! because to me it is no different than any other phone, other than it's price. With that money, I can pay my month's rent + food + utilities! 

Third, Lunchables. >.> what? why? You can make yourself a lunch box without tasting like plastic.

Fourth, what on earth are you telling me this? I will be surprised, but I don't care. Seriously, what reaction do you give when someone tells you this? There is 2 choices: Go out of my way to get them for you OR okay..ignore.. I am definitely not getting a Iphone for you. Starbucks, I'll get you one if I like you when it is one of those buy one get one free. Sorry, I dont share drinks. Lunchables, again plastic. 

Fifth, I'm not any better off than you. If you want sympathy, you will not get them from me. I got my share of strict parents too! When you're young, did you get hit by a bamboo stick just for buying Lay's with your $1 allowance? or got yelled at for asking permission to go to a friend's house after school? Seriously, your first world problems are just ridiculous. There's a lot of people like us, and there are many more people living worst than us. 

I Forgive You

From the song "I Forgive You" by Kelly Clarkson:

If I hate you, what does that do 

So I breathe in and I count to 10 

Hating someone or just being mad at someone is a stupid thing to do. It becomes an obsession. You dislike every little action or comment they make. Do I need to care so much about someone I dislike? No.
This year I learned this: So what if I dislike them? It will not hurt them in any way. I'm a firm believer in karma, if a person does something unfair to you, they will soon experience something like it too. I'm not hoping anything bad to happen to them, I just like to hope nothing good happen to them. That's not evil, right? and at least to me, they deserve at least that much.

Or maybe like what wise people say:

Kill them with kindness. 

You are at a higher level than them, don't go down to their level. They are not worth it. Be kind to them, and make them look bad.

Not Scared Anymore

I hated to voice my opinion, because I was afraid of judgement.
I guess it was because in my young mind, I want to be accepted.
But now, I'm not scared anymore.
Because I know, my opinions are not alone.
Only one person is need to voice out their disagreement and many will follow.
Being a leader is way better than being a follower.
I learned that it is better to be heard than not saying anything at all.
Even if rejected, there is no regrets.
People will respect you  way more than when you're just a sheep. 

So, yesterday was Valentines Day...

Happy Single Awareness Day to me.
Forever Alone Face. :'(
WAH WAH whatever.
Yesterday was a Chelsea day. :P
I went to the mall and got 3 pieces of free chocolate and a lotion.
and...I finished my paper!

The friend who is always there to cheer you up.

Something happened to me early into the school year of Fall 2011. I felt misunderstood and betrayed in a way; I was scared and I cried for days. I did not know what to do, who to face, or who to trust. Honestly, what I cried about wasn't worth it. I guess, at that time I felt emotionally attacked, disturbed, and was at a lost of what to do.

At that time, it seemed like a big deal because I was so focused. Now, it is like nothing. This event helped me become a stronger person and see how "adult" certain people actually are. 

During this time, I talked to my friends and of course, they take my side because they witness everything I've been through, but all those word they say I did not feel any better. 

A week or two after the event, I messaged my friend, who I haven't seen since high school graduation, on Facebook. I wanted to tell her how happy I was for her new relationship; I've never seen her that happy before and I just wanted to congratulate her. We messaged each other a bit, and I told her how upset I was about what happened to me more than a week ago. Then, she wrote me a paragraph of an answer similar to what that can be read on an advice column of a magazine or whatever. She told me what I needed to hear.

This girl is not my best friend, but she is the only friend who can cheer me up under any circumstance.

She always know the words I needed to hear and sometimes more than what I looked for. Her words made me reflect on myself for the better and made me focus on the good rather than the bad. I am forever grateful of having a friend like her; she talks to me with an nonjudgmental attitude and I really admire that of her.