Triangle of Friends

I've been browsing randomly at Yahoo! Answers and I find this reply quite interesting (it should be the best answer, but it is not....).

I'll just copy and paste it here

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Do you enjoy your friendships?...For sure – YES!...But please recollect when you've met your friends recently?...and called up?...and sent e-mail?...Ages and ages ago…


Contemporary life, with its tight schedules and constant lack of time and overloads, just do not give us FREE time for pleasant and interesting relations and meetings…They say: "Friends are thieves of time"…Work and family are considered to be the crucial values of a person's life…These are "MUSTS"…We must and we DO devote our life-time to the things…


Undoubtedly, there is "friendship" in the hot-list of human-life values…But please agree friendship is not the MUST…And this is really the most valuable and important aspect of friendship – FREEDOM…We are FREE here…free to choose time to get into touch with friends…free to choose place where we would love to be with them…free to choose way of spending time…and the best matter of friendship is freedom to be in the company of another person…In SUCH life we need it…We need take a breathe…Freedom…Friendship…

Who are the people whose company do we like sharing ?
Actually, what most people call their "circle of friends" more closely resembles "a triangle".


The base of the triangle – acquaintances. It is pleasant to be in an Acquaintance's company – he/she gives you sincere cordiality and feeds you with admiration and even more better if it is interesting – there is no need to find any another amusements any more…Well…the acquaintances are PLEASANT if it's the best case and they are NEEDFUL in the worst (if you're upset, they'll cheer you up, low self-confidence – they'll help you to get assertiveness, would like to have fun – you'll get it).


Then there are "core friends" in the middle. These we know by first name, and we see them somewhat regularly. The essence of the friendships is pleasant USE – expressing our views, reviving spirits, getting support. It's easy to strike up the friendship when your souls are in perfect harmony. "We DO understand each other so easily!"- and you can feel the real soul-mate in the person…



As well here are our Companion-in-arms – the people with whom we have common cause who we NEED for business affairs…probably this is the most worth friends' group…Friendship is luxury of human intercourse…but what is our reality, what the world where do we live in??? A lot of obligations to be fulfilled, a lot of works to be done SO it's very valuable and useful if we derive support and help from the friendships to deal with all this inevitable burden…Thank you, our Companions…


At the top of the triangle are intimate friends. These people are closely involved in our lives, and their names are likely engraved on our hearts. Mostly there is ONLY intimate friend in our lives – the BEST friend – as the BEST concerns the unique things only. Here we feel FREE open all our heart sincerely and easily…and we feel FREE to turn to the friend in our hour of need…We are proud of having such friend…Best friend it's who rescues when it's extremely necessary…Savior…Asylum…


So…Please think it over…Who needs friendship most of all?...

Well…Friendship is possible and very precious part of a self-confident and strong people's life…but they do not need friendship and friends seriously.
Learn how to be the Friend…Learn how to be needful and reliable – in such a way you'll be able to help your friends…BUT…from the other hand – you should grow, work for improving yourself so you have need in friends less and less…

You must outlast longing for friendship…as every another weakness.
For sure…there are Childhood and Youth when a person do really NEED friendship…all the young stick together: they feel freer to express themselves, easier to defend…but you should grow up and stand on your own feet…to get STRONG…to live STRONGLY and FREE.

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And I totally agree with it.
There are times I'd think having lots of friends is overrated.
I've got 500+ "friends" in friendster and how many of them are my "comrades-in-arms"?
Acquaintances maybe, I've got around 150 but the rest of them?
Maybe they only added me to boast their fs accounts of "having many friends".

and as I've said...
"OVERRATED!"

11/15/08

I find it hard to believe the semestral break's almost over.

Maybe because I still have some sh*t to do, you know the usual stuff - assignments, projects, reportings (curse that sh*t), exams; you all know the rest.

I'm still savoring the moment through playing pc games and watching NBA basketball. I was ecstatic to see Pistons won against the Warriors. Even though I'm not an Allen Iverson fan those days, I'm totally on the AI bandwagon but I'm still wondering - what the hell's wrong with Rip? (Francis, if you're reading this - WTF is wrong is Rip?).

Furthermore, they beat the UNDEFEATED LOS ANGELES LAKERS (they aren't now) in their own court. That's got to be impressive.

With the NBA set aside...
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Today, I took the entrance exam for Xavier University. It was quite easy. If you put it on a difficulty barometer; it'd be as easy as the entrance examination in UST. With that said, I just want to clarify that I'm not BRAGGING or INSURING I'm going to pass the test. If I thought that was easy, I'm sure everybody does thinks the same way... it's still competition on the students to get some slots into their desired schools. Damn it!

So far, I've taken:

UP (I don't even dream about it, slim chance)
ATENEO (nah, even if I pass they wouldn't let me go there because of the expensive tuition fee, and yeah I won't qualify for the financial aid)

UST (so far, my biggest chance)

and now Xavier University (well, same as UST.. we'll see)

After this, maybe I'd play some games then decide to "hit the books".
Lots of crap to do on Monday.


Also....

I want to thank everyone who spent at least 2 minutes of their life to greet me on my 16th year. Appreciate the greetings ALOT (there were only around 5 who greeted me last year excluding the family).

PT Week

PT Week sucks big time!

Calculus...............
Physics...............
Chemistry............
Computer Education........

etc. etc.

Let's get it over with

PS

Californication's still playing in my head but it's all good.

Earworms

earworms n. - is a term for a portion of a song or other musical material that becomes "stuck" in a person's "head" or repeats against one's will within one's mind.

Have you experienced this?

Many times have I experienced these kinds of situations. The songs just can't stop playing in my mind and I don't know if whether it is a good thing or the other way around.

These following songs that keep backtracking in my head are as follows:

3. Boys Don't Cry (The Cure)

I don't really know this band but this song is just plain honesty. Even I sing it sometimes. My friend also likes this song, stating "he could definitely relate to the lyrics".

"I just keep on laughing hiding the tears in my eyes coz boys don't cry."




2. Disconnection Notice (Pupil)

DISCO---NNECTION NOTICE!

This has got to be my favorite song in their second album (Wildlife). The intro is great, the melody is great, and Ely's "turn off the lights" is simply catchy. I was disappointed with their Monobloc music video, I love the song but just didn't like the vid. Good thing, this song compensates their previous vid.

"Turn off the lights!"

*Also, I love the music video* In my opinion, this vid surpasses the Dulo ng Dila music video. Really, no bullsh*t.




1. Californication (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

This has got to be my first, every time I stay idle I either hum the tunes or sing the song.

I haven't forgotten this song but after recently listening to it in youtube, the tune are just so addicting. Anthony's lyrics are weird (the RHCP's lyrics are always weird), Flea's bass play is just darn wicked but the thing that is most catchy in this song is got to be John's handpicking. Listening to his picking together with Flea's bass playing is freakin' awesome. The first I saw the music video, it was around in 2000 (I think...), I did not mind the lyrics at first; rather, I appreciated the tune and of course the "video game" music vid.

"Psychic spies from China's trying to steal your mind's elation...."
"Dream of Californication"

Back from the USTET

Finally, I just came back from Cebu a few hours ago. I went there in order to take the USTET -or- University of Santo Tomas Entrance Test. I've been reviewing heavily on Science and English because I've read some posts on the forums regarding Science and English being the sh*tty part with Math being the cakewalk part of the test. Even with the experiences of taking those kinds of test (PSHS, TCSHS, UP, ADMU, MTG, and now UST), I still grow tense on those situations. I tend to move around in order to loosen myself from anxiety and well, at least it worked.

A friend of mine decided to tag along with me and father to Cebu so it's not really a lonesome trip. I went to school in the morning of Friday but later went home to prepare my things for the travel. There were five of us actually; one decided to come with me, two others travelled a different path, and one traveled with her parents.

I'm frustrated with those two hoodlums I'm referring to in the previous paragraph. When you try to talk to them, they reply in a foolish manner that it ticks you off. Those MF's!

Anyway, so much with those "maricons"........

We decided to ride in Weesam rather than Ocean Jet. Weesam is a bit more stable compared to the latter, especially in violent sea currents. Well, that's what I heard.

*Also, aboard the boat; most of the passengers I've seen are Koreans. I could tell by their faces and the way they speak. Yep, they're not chinese, they're not japanese, they're koreans.*

(Anyway, that doesn't matter....)

We arrived on the pier around 6 in the evening. One of my father's friends picked us up and went to some restaurant to go bite to eat, and it was freakin' delicious. A lovely dinner is enough to make my day, I've been hungry for hours.

Afterwards, we went to a hotel named "GV Towers Hotel" to check in. It was a decent hotel. Nice room, nice beds, air conditioned, and it has a television so it wasn't bad. Thank goodness we didn't sleep on some sh*tty place.

--The test proper--

My brother said it is an easy test and so do the other posts in forums (Pinoyexchange to be specific), but I never thought it'd be that easy. Not to brag, but math truly is easy on that test. One of those questions states "Evaluate, square root of 16+9". Overall, it was okay; a little bit easy but it was time pressuring, as usual.

I really do hope I pass that freakin' test.

Oh well....

After the test, we decided to eat on this fastfood called "Space Burgers". There are so many good eateries in Cebu, and they're not the common ones found in Tagbilaran. Now, I'm craving for grilled burgers especially with mustard. Yum!

Well, after that.. that's about it. We went to the pier to go home.

Those 1 and a half days I've been in Cebu really seemed like a week. It's one of those expressions where you'd say "thank God Tagbilaran is not like Cebu City".

..... I sure do hope they'd have Space burgers here in Tagbilaran. Damn, I'm still thinking of it. Grilled steak with bacon and mustard.

***I'm tired so I apologize if my post is not that organized but I'm not gonna sleep now, not yet. Tomorrow is when I work my ass off finishing those assignments and studying calculus for incoming quizzes***

Last HS Acquaintance Party

Tomorrow's events include school works in the mornings and the acquaintance party at night. It will be the last acquaintance party I'll ever attend in HS (unless I fail to pass in HS, God forbid). So, I might just well spend every time of it to make it worth it.

I remain optimistic in the event and I hope it wouldn't mess me up.

Enjoy it while it lasts (because the day after tomorrow, I have a bad feeling about it).

Discourtesy

I'm so furious about multicab drivers's discourtesy towards their passengers (well, specifically me). Me and my friend were riding this multicab and as we arrived at our destination, my friend disembarked so I was the one paying the fare for the both of us then when I was about to drop off then transportation suddenly moved and the driver started scolding me for not telling him I was the one who was dropping off. What a dumbass!

This wasn't the first time that has happened. around a few years ago I was scolded by some driver because "I rode his transportation because the destination is bound for some damn place and not mine". What's worse is the lady in the frontseat backed up the driver. Well suckers, your "route" will pass by our house so I rode yours.... what's the world going on? Is it going bizarre and topsy-turvy?

These public transportation drivers should get some ass-whoopin' discipline and do something about their discourtesy with their passengers (WELL, AS I'VE SAID - SPECIFICALLY ME!). I really hope you get struck by karma.