Perfect Mediocrity

"What first comes to mind when you hear the word 'withdrawal'?" This was one of those random questions we sometimes get in our heads. I sent this to everyone on my messenger lists and got answers like bank and sex. The one word I was waiting for and the one I've been thinking of lately is addiction. Addiction means any habit. According to wikipedia.org, there are negative, positive, and neutral addictions. Generally, an addiction is characterized by continued use of a substance or performance of a task and/or excessive longing or dependence. One of the most recent and famous use (or abuse) of this term is that Steph Meyer line saying, "You are exactly my brand of heroin." I nearly...

Often, when we play matchmaker to our poor friends, we say they're meant to be. Meant to be what, I don't know (char!). People say they weren't meant to have a meeting (yes, bitter), or have that tacky bag because it just wasn't meant to be theirs. Even in school, students are just meant to say this phrase to shrug off bad luck in, say, profs or grades. I say this excuse is a lame and lazy one. It's meant to be only if you make it to be. (I don't know if I heard this from Mr. Joel Pine, one of our profs last year, or if this is the product of alcohol.) We make our own destiny. Leaving things to chance or luck won't get us anywhere. You're meant to succeed only if you exert effort in succeeding;...

When you're stuck in a rutand there's a rumbling in your gut,take that phone, chuck it;crush every single tidbit.When all that's done, oh, hell noyou lost it all in that throw.That's what happens when you listento someone who likes the song "Ben".If you did it, thanks a lot'cause you destroyed what I could not.By doing so, you've given life,saved me from that dull knife.GM's are my addiction, you see,but no one ever listens to me.I can't seem to let go of the illusionof even a tiny shred of connection.Through this poem, you have seenhow "wonderful" my life has been.If you feel you must disagree,sit down and talk to m...

No, MT 1-D... This isn't about our Physics prof. And no, this isn't going to be a list of corny "knock-knock" jokes. Joke.No, seriously, it's about the word "joke". We always say jokes are half meant. By saying so, depending on the situation, a joke may be a mask for a bit of bitterness, jealousy, or even anger. In today's world, "joke" is so much abused that it serves to end our statements... Like, "Ampanget naman nun. Joke!" or "Yiih, kailangan pa bang pag-aralan yun? Joke."People seem to think they can get away with any comment or statement simply with "joke" attached to it. It's a lame excuse for things we can't say directly ("Namiss kasi kita, eh. Joke!","Para kang taong grasa sa ayos...

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