Refine Me

That’s what you get when you let your heart win

Tina — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:39:52 +0000

day nine.

I’m very picky about my music. I don’t listen to the radio a lot because I don’t like mainstream music, and I have no idea what’s the biggest song out there and all that. I listen to a select list of artists, and more often than not, other people don’t know about them. Yeah, I can be a music snob if I want to.

I heard about Paramore from Happy, when we were planning about the next concert we want to organize. I think it was after Switchfoot or Hillsong, when Happy said she wanted to bring Paramore here. I didn’t know about them until I asked to listen to a song on our way home from the Cebu trip two years ago. Happy made me listen to That’s What You Get, and I was won over.

It took a while for me to digest all their songs, but after some time, Paramore became a staple. I don’t really care about how good they sound — I cared more about their lyrics. Paramore was there to get me through a lot, especially in late 2008 and early 2009. Most of the time, their songs find a way to describe exactly what I was feeling, and you know how when you find something that describes you so much that it sometimes kind of hurts? Yeah, that kind of thing. And Paramore’s brand new eyes album was also the same album that I kept on listening to during Ondoy, so it’s really memorable.

The point of those previous paragraphs: I couldn’t miss their concert in Manila.

I was supposed to go with Happy, but she had to go to Hong Kong with her family as a graduation gift, so I didn’t have anyone to go to the concert with in the Gold section. Luckily, I saw a couple of SFC friends who posted their tickets online and I asked if I could tag along, so I downgraded from Gold to Silver, thinking company is more than view.

It was actually a good thing I joined them because I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it as much if I had watched the concert alone. You know?

Anyway, I’ve got a lot of observations during the concert, so let’s go bullet mode and list them down. :)

OH AND DISCLAIMER: All of the things below are just my opinions about the event, and I don’t mean to offend anyone. I used to be a part of a team that organizes and produces concerts, so I guess I kind of know what I’m talking about, so I’m letting out my observations coming from someone who knows about concert production (a bit), and from an audience. If you’re a part of the organizing team, I hope you’d take whatever I say constructively. :) *bow*

First and foremost: Paramore was awesome. Hayley’s energy could reach all the way back, and the band was awesome, and all their performances were flawless, as far as I’m concerned. Hayley even had a shirt just for Manila — it said “Para-thrilla in Manila.” How cute. :) They were very engaging, and they obviously made the entire wait and show worth it.

The set felt a bit too short, and that meant I enjoyed myself and I know all the songs. Backstreet Boys had 20+ songs in them, which was an extremely long set already. Paramore had 13 + 2 encore, which is just the same as Lifehouse and Switchfoot. They did sing most of the songs I love. :) Set list below, bold faced songs are my favorites:
1. Brand New Eyes Tour Intro
2. Ignorance
3. Crushcrushcrush
4. That’s What You Get
5. Looking Up
6. Careful
7. Let The Flames Begin
8. Let This Go
9. The Only Exception
10. Pressure
11. For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic
12. Where The Lines Overlap
13. Decode
14. ENCORE: Misery Business
15. ENCORE: Brick by Boring Brick
After last night, I realized that I know most of their song lyrics by heart. :P
Last night’s front act was Callalily. And I’m sorry, but I just don’t like them. Okay, fine, I don’t really know them anyway. I’ve heard their songs somewhere in the jeep or in TV shows, but when I heard they were the front act, all I could say was, “Huh?” My friends told me that Up Dharma Down or Urbandub could have been the better choice, but I don’t listen to them so I don’t really have a say. Their performance was…well…er, sorry but I didn’t like it either. Maybe I was impatient for Paramore already. Or maybe I just really didn’t like them. Sorry.
Again on Callalily: you don’t say these things to the people who are saying stuff to you. Seriously. Be professional. This just reeks of “neener-neener” and “We’re better than you, so sorry na lang.” Ignorance would have been better.
Last night I faced the fact that Paramore was mainstream. It may not always be played on the radio or the jeepneys (thank God it’s not!), but seeing the fans yesterday told me how many people love them.
Speaking of Filipino fans: most of them were tweens! I was kind of surprised to see how young all the people looked there — there were a bunch of girls in front of us who were about 15-16. Some were even small kids who came with their parents! :o I guess the family that watches concerts together stays together? I have a feeling those kids are watching Paramore only because of Twilight and Decode. Or maybe it’s the parents who are fans…?
Crowd reaction was okay…except right before the encore. Granted, Hayley and the band left the stage abruptly, and kind of left the audience dumbfounded. But the thing is: the crowd stopped screaming. I was afraid the band wouldn’t come out for an encore. Good thing some people started screaming, “More Paramore!” Whew.
My brother has been teasing me about how emo the band is and after last night, I think I’m about to concede. Haha. As we got in the venue, there was almost a sea of black by the Bronze area. Oh gosh, good thing there weren’t any riots. Or kids in heavy eyeliner. :o
So here was our time line yesterday: left for MOA at 1, got there around 2, shopped a bit, lined up for the venue by 4, got in at 6:30, show started 8:30. Show ended 10. And they kicked us out at 10:30. How about that.
Again, I’ve been a part of a concert producing group, so I know how it is to feel star struck with the artist. But, as our producer used to say: if you’re a part of the organizing team, you cannot afford to be star struck. Being star struck with the artist will spell all kinds of trouble, especially with the staff. I don’t know if it’s just me, but it feels like most of the people there are fans who were star struck with the band too much before they actually went to work. When they finally let us in, the girl who checked our bag was also the same girl who checked our pockets. Aren’t those supposed to be two people?
There were concessionaires inside the concert grounds, but before the show, some McDonald’s people went around outside to sell food. My friend bought some food from the McDo people just before we have to go in, and the girl who was checking our bags tells her that she can’t bring the food in. Food bought from other establishments isn’t allowed inside the concert grounds because there is food available inside. Again, the McDo food came from inside the concert area. Tell me, what’s wrong with this picture?
I felt bad for the students who came from school who went straight to MOA. One girl in front of us couldn’t go in immediately because the Starbucks tumbler in her bag isn’t allowed inside the venue. I wonder, what could they do about that? The organizers should have anticipated that and set up a deposit area, where they could have deposited the things that couldn’t be brought inside. If it was a Saturday concert, there wouldn’t be a need for that…but it’s not, so they could have set up something like that.
I don’t know if the security people for Paramore was the same as Katy Perry’s…but honestly, it kind of sucked. No one I know got anything stolen from them, but I think I just saw the most obnoxious/annoying bouncers ever. I know crowd control is always the problem, but I don’t get it why most of the bouncers are in the Gold section and not in the Silver section. I don’t really know if there were bouncers at the back of the Silver section, but where we stood — near the fence — all bouncers we can see are on the other side, obviously, people were crowding by the fence, and there was no crowd control within the crowd at our side. Most of them were just guarding the border. What’s weird was sometime during the show, a bunch of people were being allowed to enter from the Gold section from the Silver section. We asked about it, and they said that the Gold gate was closed so the Gold ticket holders have to pass through the Silver gate to get through. Now that just didn’t make sense. Why did they close the Gold gate? I can’t see any logic with that, but I won’t question it too much, but why make the people pass by through the crowd to get to the Gold section? Of course, the other people in the Silver section who don’t know about it thought they were letting people in randomly, so they started inching, pushing their way there…until it was so crowded in our area that it’s impossible to move. Ugh.
And once again it’s weird: some of the people who entered the Gold area to from that side of the Silver area looked suspiciously jubilant, with the triumphant “YES!” coming out of their mouths and fist pumping action too…looks fishy, like they found a way to get into the Gold area when they shouldn’t be there. Just a thought.
Now speaking of areas…MOA felt like such a big venue, I swear. I think they might have done better with NBC Tent or something because the space between Gold and Silver and Bronze felt like such a waste. But that’s just me.
Back to the obnoxious bouncers: I really have this bad feeling that the bouncers were annoying us on purpose. We were trying to record the stuff on our itty-bitty digicams, but they keep on standing in front of the itty-bitty screens, as if they’re posing. And there was this one guy, who looked like a bouncer but was given a huge Globe Balloon and was told to sell load who kept on running around in front of our view of the screen, almost mockingly, to cover the screen. He did this more than five times. I wanted to shoot a pin through the balloon behind him just to make him go away. >:/
Watching the videos I took, I realized that the sound system wasn’t stellar. Katy Perry’s sound system was better, and I was at the bronze area then. Are they different?
Merchandise! I was hoping to get some merchandise as a remembrance, but there were no merch tables except at the Gold area. Wait, apparently, there were some at the Silver and Bronze section, but they closed early. The Gold section still had some merchandise…so after the concert, my friend attempted to go to the Gold area to get to the merch…but the bouncers blocked him. NOTE: the concert was over, and there was really no need for the barricades anymore. Still couldn’t get to the merch. :( Come to think of it, shouldn’t there be merchandise table outside? And shouldn’t they have sold the merch before the concert started?
The bouncers kicked us out by 10:30. Seriously. We were sitting and resting at the back of the Silver when two bouncers arrived and told us we couldn’t stay inside anymore. One of them even had the gall to say, “There’s a suicide bomber threat.” WTH.

Well this is a mighty long post, I’m sorry. Too many observations, and I’m not even sure if I got all. I know there’s the Gold/VIP problem, too, but I wasn’t at that area so I can’t write about it. The band rocked, but the event itself could have been made better. It’s all about anticipating what could happen: knowing what crowd is going, what the people could be bringing, how to control the crowd, how to make sure the crowd is pleased and the safety of the audience. I felt that something lacked in the overall organization of the event — it really could have been better.

It’s a really good thing that Paramore rocked, which made last night fun and worth it, despite all that. :) They say they’re coming back — let’s hope the event goes better next time. :)

And before I end this super long entry, here’s a video! Excuse the singing. ;)

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The Point

Tina — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:16:19 +0000

day eight.

This is a late post, because yesterday I was rocking out to Paramore. :P More on another post.

I was on my way home last night, thinking about International Women’s Day and feeling happy and empowered about being a woman, when I realized something: My, that post sounded a wee bit cocky.

Yes, this is another one of those “See how I was before and this is how I am now” posts, and yes, this is about my spiritual life again. I’ve gone on and on about how I miss my college life because I was more “spiritual” then, because of my community, and I’ve also gone on and on about how I haven’t been making enough effort to pray, and it’s showing. I realize that my blog posts are another example of that, of how I see to be less…I don’t know, spiritual? Prayerful?

I mean, take my post yesterday. I went on and on and on about how women rock, and how women rule and how cool Kathryn Bigelow is for winning Best Director in the Academy Awards…that’s now. I realized that it sounded a bit cocky and too feminist, and if I were the same prayerful person I was before, I probably would have posted about the Proverbs 31 woman, or maybe being God Chick. Those kinds of things. I would have written about being a woman after God’s own heart, and all that jazz.

Not that I’m saying that being proud of being a woman isn’t good. Of course it is. But after reading my post again, it just felt too…feminist for me.

Maybe I’m thinking too much.

But then that got me thinking of how I write my posts now. I feel like they’re losing substance, most of them are too shallow, and it’s always about me, me and me. I feel like that’s not the whole point of this blog.

So then what is the point of my blog?

I guess I never really thought about that. Or maybe I did once, but I didn’t focus on it. Refine Me is a personal blog, yes, but it’s not just about me. I hardly blog about how my days went because I don’t think people even bother to read it. I admit: I’m not blogging only for myself, but I’m blogging also for an audience. This may be a personal blog, but it’s not a diary or a journal — that’s where the dailies come in. This blog chronicles the way I see the world, the way I get “refined”. I’m not sure exactly what I should write about there, about refinement, but it must be something more…deep. Right?

Okay, okay, I may be pressuring myself, but it’s a valid question right? It may not seem celebratory, but sometimes some epiphanies, or some self-realizations merit celebrations.

May this post remind me of that question: why am I blogging? What’s the real purpose of this blog? Maybe, if I can get to answer that, I’ll be able to reach more people, and inspire people…in some way. Let’s see.

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I am a woman, hear me roar!

Tina — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:24:01 +0000

day seven.

Last Saturday was spent with gym and pampering myself, followed by good time spent with a good girl friend, followed by a movie with other great friends. So yes, Saturday was fun and relaxing. :) Sunday was composed of good times with family, and good food (Charlie’s — the best burger place in town, I swear).

Yeah, I just feel like recapping my weekend. Too bad it was short, but like I said, I’m having an extended weekend. :P

But there are more important things to talk about, and more important people to honor today. Yes, people. I’m not going to list them one by one, because there’s just so many of them in this world, and I’m one of them. At least, the last time I checked. ;)

Happy International Women’s Day, everyone!

ADD Moment: I meant to post something with a ribbon, but I realize it may point to breast cancer awareness. So…there’s my pink mouse, and my (fading) Tigger key chain, to represent the “roaring”. Sort of. :P

And it’s just awesome to know that one of us won a very prestigious award in today’s Oscars. Congratulations to Kathryn Bigelow, director of The Hurt Locker, who bagged major awards in this year’s Academy Awards. I haven’t watched The Hurt Locker yet, but I know it’s a war movie, which doesn’t have Amish fireplaces, and is a movie I would often associate to a guy director, so it was surprising that a woman directed it. I haven’t watched any other movie she directed, but I think her winning the Best Director award among all the other males was awesome, and just look at this:

Once again: awesome. :)

So to all the women out there, this is our day! Let the world know how much we women rock. :) Like what the commercials in Lifestyle Channel says: I’m passionate about being a woman. Roar!

This makes me even more excited for tomorrow’s concert: nothing like a female vocalist in a rock band to make me feel even more empowered. ;) Haha.

One last thing!

Again, Happy International Women’s Day! At the risk of sounding…I don’t know, corny, I guess? Anyway, let me say: rock on, girl friends! ♥

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Making Time

Tina — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:45:06 +0000

day six.

I know I’m not the friendliest person around. In fact, I know I’m very much of a “manang” — meaning I’m kind of like an old person, because I’d really rather stay at home or do something quiet rather than party or stay out all night. It’s just not my thing. I think I also give off a somewhat intimidating vibe. Not too many people would choose to confide in me (at least as far as I know in college), but people eventually talk to me about their problems and concerns and whatnot, maybe after good, equal sharing time. At least, that’s how I see it.

I can also be very close to some people at a certain time, but after some time, we just kind of drift apart. Sometimes, when we see each other again, it’s like no time passed, and that’s good. Sometimes we make plans of seeing each other, but we never push through. And that’s just…sad.

But I’ve accepted that as a simple fact in my life: people come and people go. It just depends on how much effort you’re willing to give to make the relationship — friendship — work.

The point, the point. Sometimes I wonder how hard it is for other people to keep in touch. I know I find it difficult to keep in touch, too, but mine is more because I gain friends from sharing a specific part of my life, but once that part is over, I find that there’s no reason to share with them anymore. Did that make sense? It’s like…I become friends with this person because we both love chocolate ice cream. We meet together everyday to eat that, but once I’m sick of ice cream, or feel that I don’t want to eat it anymore, we both just kind of drift away.

I feel like I’m going in circles, and maybe I am. But I know that if you really want to spend time and be friends with a person, you won’t just go with the flow. You’ll make time to be with them. You’ll find ways to talk to them, you’ll find ways to spend time with them. You’ll drop other things just so you can catch up. After all, every relationship — even/especially friendship — needs work, right?

So if you see me, get a message from me this week, or sometime soon, it’s because I’m working to keep our friendship alive. Will you do the same?

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What You Want, What You Get

Tina — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:00:24 +0000

day five.

I meant to blog this last night but I was too lazy to bring out Teo, plus it was late and I needed to sleep.

So I was browsing through Twitter last night and this tweet got my attention:

Of course that cheered me up. I didn’t realize it’s only a month till Dave’s new album comes out. To say I’m very excited is an understatement — we all know how much I love Dave, and how awesome his single from this album is, right? Right?

Then about half an hour or so later, I saw this tweet:

Guess who scrambled to get her computer out and pre-ordered the album? :P You don’t need high-end video cards to get that, I think. :P

So before I slept last night this morning, I had a brand new legit album in Macy, and I couldn’t be any more giddier. See?

Ah. Sometimes what you want is what you get. ;) I can’t wait to get my hands on the actual CD.

What are you waiting for? Go get Dave Barnes‘ new album, now!

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Luxuries

Tina — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:39:42 +0000

day four.

Finally, it’s Friday. I feel like it’s been such a long week even when it’s really not. I’ve just been really busy, I guess. And I know I said I love my job and all, but loving it doesn’t mean I don’t love my weekends. :P

…Although there came a time when I did dislike not going to work (I know, right?!?!) because…well, not only because I like my work but for other reasons. I’d really rather not elaborate, thankyouverymuch.

So anyway, Friday! And weekend!

A couple of days ago, Earl and I were talking about our own luxuries in life and why we seem to be running out of money all the time (haha). One of my major luxuries is books, of course (which is why I’m fasting from buying them now), followed closely by food (of course). I kind of wish I spent more on clothes before, because it’s kind of painful to shop for them today. But I don’t think I’d love books as much if I spent more on clothes. :P

Anyway. After some thinking, I realized that another thing I spend money on lately is all my weekend gimmicks with friends. Thinking back, I realized that I seem to be out every weekend, save for one weekend that I try to be at home. Ever since January, I’ve been out to birthday parties, movies, musicals, gym days and fun runs, trips, concerts and all kinds of stuff with my friends. I’m not complaining, of course. It’s fun to be out with awesome people, who can discuss movies, plan parties and play barcode scanners with, given the chance. I did say my friends are awesome, right? :) Who needs a guy when you have awesome friends? (I just have to say that :p)

This weekend, although low on funds (oh, but wait, I got a blessing earlier from work, so yay!), I’m going to enjoy it. :D Here’s the line up:

Gym tomorrow morning — Body Combat with my gym friends.
Pamper day – hair treatment and possibly foot spa and pedicure, because my hair and feet need it, badly.
Shopping day, if there’s time. I swear, I need to make time for this, but I don’t know if I can make time/have enough money to do this tomorrow!
Alice in Wonderland!
Sunday with the family.

I’m declaring it an extended weekend too, even if I have to go to work on Monday. Because…

Paramore on Tuesday!

Yeah. Weekend (and then some), here I come. :)

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Lost

Tina — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:28:00 +0000

day three.

It’s only the third day, and I’m already running out of things to write about. How about that.

So earlier today, I heard that summer is officially here. The northeast monsoon is over, and it’s time for the dry season and all that and whatnot. Even earlier, my brother and I were talking about the heat, and he tells me that’s even scarier because the hotter it is, the harder the rain.

And…let’s just say that rains aren’t really my friend right now. It hasn’t been since September.

Of course I need to get over that. I can say I’m mostly okay, but sometimes when I remember what happened that day, I still get nervous. I’m still afraid. I don’t think I’ll stop being so until our house gets renovated, or…that. Of course I can’t wish the rain away…it’s just that I don’t think people want too much rain. Not here, anyway.

But. Yeah. I can’t stress over it because it’s going to drive me nuts. I need to trust God that He’s taking care of me, of us. Sometimes Most of the times I just think too much. But then again don’t we all?

Ah look at my attempt to sound wise and be deep when I can’t really think of anything to write about. I’m sorry. Maybe tomorrow.

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Jesus Fix

Tina — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:27:52 +0000

day two.

Earlier today, I was listening to one of Lifeteen’s podcast, The Mix, and as the past two episodes did, it almost made me burst into tears. Which I obviously couldn’t do because I’m in the office, and bursting into tears in the middle of the work day is going to make me look weird. Not to mention that it will be kind of hard to explain why I was crying in the first place, and eventually, it will be used as a “bullet” against me when everyone’s teasing everyone. So, yeah, I blinked my tear-filled eyes away instead and just kept the emotion to myself.

So anyway, the podcast got me thinking. First, it reminded me of all my YFC days, the days I’m really missing a lot lately. Listening to The Mix podcast kind of transports me back to the days when I’d be in a YFC household or conference, and I’d be listening to a talk. There’d be laughter, there’d be anecdotes and there were definitely moments that pierced me through the heart. Sometimes there would be tears…sometimes there was an all-out bawling. When the talk is finished, I’d be all cried out and think I can’t cry anymore, but come worship time, or another talk, I’d be crying all over again. I’d feel raw after, but also feel so alive, so blessed, and in God’s presence that it was just incredible.

For the nth time, I miss it.

Maybe it’s just my stubbornness that’s still stopping me from going back to my community. I know my normal excuse is that I don’t have time, I’m busy and all…but you also know that saying: Kung gusto may paraan, kung ayaw may dahilan. Maybe all these thoughts and nostalgic moments is a hunger for community again. I don’t know.

Speaking of hunger, there was one question that caught my ear earlier while I was listening to the podcast. The speaker was talking about the things we give up during Lent. The speaker — a priest — admitted that he loved Dr. Pepper and Pepsi and Snickers, and he gave that up that Lent. A few days into the season, he was feeling withdrawal symptoms already, and he knew that everyone’s going through that sometime during Lent (I agree — numerous bookstores have called my name for the past few days!). Then he said this (emphasis mine):

The whole purpose behind giving up something is to remind us of our hunger of Jesus. I have to be very honest, I absolutely love Pepsi and Dr. Pepper and Snickers, I really do. And about halfway through the first Friday of Lent, I got the shakes. But I guess the thing that hits me is that…do I have that same kind of shakes if I don’t get my Jesus fix? Am I craving Jesus as much as I crave Pepsi? See that’s the whole point behind this Lent and giving up stuff. It’s to remind us that we also need to crave Jesus...that just like I get the shakes when I don’t have Pepsi, do I get the shakes when I don’t have Jesus?

Now you see why I want to cry earlier? Talk about stabbing me straight in the heart.

Do I crave Jesus as much as I crave buying books? Do I go to Jesus when I need to relax, when I feel stressed, like when I go to Fully Booked when I feel that? Do I immediately do things for Jesus, like the way I buy books with a snap of a finger (and a swipe of a card)?

It’s definitely something to think about, especially this season. Jesus is more than just a life insurance policy, after all. He’s supposed to be my life.

I want to be absolutely crazy for Him again, just as I was before. I want to be able to smile and stand up and be proud that I am madly in love with my Savior, regardless of what other people around me say or will say about it.

And now that I’ve written that down…what am I going to do about it?

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Last One Working

Tina — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:58:37 +0000

day one.

And just like that, I’m the only one left here in the office for our team.

I was getting ready for work earlier when I got a message from Reggie, my teammate, telling me that two of our team members were on sick leave today, as well as asking me if I could go to work early. I was already wearing my gym clothes then, and I thought of doing a quick work out before going to work. I figured I could still get to work at around 1…but then I decided against it because I don’t think I’ll be able to have a relaxing work out if I have to think about work while I was there. There’s nothing like a rushed work out to make my day sour.

So I went to work and helped hold the fort while the others are sick. There’s nothing serious that needs oximeters, though, just colds and fever, probably because of the extreme heat and cold from outside and inside the office, respectively. Two people on sick leaves is okay, but we also have another teammate on maternity leave and our team lead is also sick (the originator of the virus, hah!), I knew I needed to get to work ASAP. And since my midshift partner, Earl, is also out sick today, I’m alone here for midshift. At least until 9:30, when I can finally go out.

Thinking about work suddenly made me realize how long I’ve been in this company. I’m turning three in this company this July, and although it’s not as long as others, but it’s the longest I’ve stayed in a company. Then again, there’s no comparison, because this is my second company ever — third, if you count my OJT company. And I can’t see myself moving to another company anytime soon.

I’ve posted about it a lot of times before when i was new here, and I know the posts about it has been scarce for the last, oh, I don’t know, two years? I guess being so used to work has kind of left me jaded about how blessed I am to be here, even if my stress levels can get to the high heavens. Sometimes, when stress and annoying people get in the way, I forget how much I prayed for this job. I forget how blessed I am to be chosen to be here, and to like what I do. It’s easy to forget these things.

So today, while I’m alone here at work, holding the fort — at least until 9:30PM — I’ll take the time to appreciate the work that I do, and what being here means to me. Work doesn’t rule my life, but I can’t deny that I wouldn’t be who I am if I weren’t here. Yay for the work that I do! :)

I just realized: after what I wrote here, I must be every manager’s dream employee. Haha. Kidding. :P

Okay, time to get some dinner.

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March: Thirty Days of Celebration

Tina — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:28:04 +0000

So here’s the deal.

I want to do something kind of big this month. Again, March is one of my favorite months, and I don’t want this month to go by without challenging myself somehow. I know, it sounds crazy because I seem to find a lot of challenges to join for myself every now and then…but what’s life if you’re not challenged, right?

Or maybe I am just crazy.

Anyway. The last time I did a 30-day blogging challenge, I failed at the end because of the flood that caught all of us by surprise. I’m sort of pretty sure a flood will no longer happen — at least, not anytime soon, so I guess it’s pretty safe to have another 30-day challenge, right?

But I realized that last year’s blogging challenge was kind of hard for me because I didn’t have any focus, not unlike Riz, who focused on blogging about 30 awesome things. I didn’t have any kind of theme — I just blogged because I felt like it. This time, I want t have some kind of theme with my blogging, and because I’m turning 24 this month, I figured…why not write about things worth celebrating?

Tada! Here’s 30 days of Celebration!

I have a feeling I’ll be complaining about this sometime soon, about how I’m running out of things to write about, but I do hope I’d contradict myself and find it easier this time. :) It may be something grand to celebrate about, like watching the upcoming Paramore concert, or turning 24, or even something as simple as getting roller blinds…I’m pretty sure there is something worth celebrating everyday, right?

The 30 days will run from March 2 to March 31, so the official start is not until tomorrow. I thought of writing this as my first post…but that might be cheating. And yes, I’m doing that to challenge myself further. :p

Oh, and there will be an additional challenge for myself this month, but I’ll mention that when I’m done, because I’m not really sure if I can actually do that challenge. Okay, I may not have made sense there, but…yeah, I’ll explain next time. :P

So, hello, March. :) You’re going to be awesome. ♥

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