OUR STORY

I'm head over heels in love again and I never felt so strongly for someone for a long time.

First Love

I felt the sweetness and bitterness of first love when I was in high school and fell madly in love with someone  -- and yes, I've been secretly in love with him long even after we broke up. I have been in and out of different relationships and have seen my first love fall for someone else yet it never changed what I felt towards him. We met a couple of times and declared our love for each other which has always been there and has never left us yet chose to remain friends due to the circumstances and because we both have separate lives in the arms of our present lovers.

The Past

All along I thought everything was going just the way I planned it but things turned sour without my anticipation. All my dreams and plans shattered right before me. I was lost and didn't know what to do with my life when my boyfriend for 8 long years and I broke up. I was back from scratch and was horrified at the thought of starting all over again. I was ruined I thought, but it was actually the perfect moment. In truth, I wasn't totally in love with the last boyfriend I had. It started all wrong. He only became my comfort zone and I didn't want a long relationship like that to just end. I found myself in a mess, spending and partying just to forget. But it was at that lowest point of my life that I found you.

You – My Present & My Future

I've known you for a year since we were wave mates. We've talked a lot of times and shared each others' problems in the past, that's why talking to you about what happened to me was easy. You listened and comforted me. You allowed me to pour everything out and saw me cry many times. We then became closer to each other day by day and I was really happy to have found a friend in you. You came just when I needed you. I listened to your advice and was amazed to know how deep you are, and since then I have looked up to you like an older brother. Little did I know that our friendship would turn into something more beautiful like what we have now. You gave my life a new direction and made everything clear for me. You brushed away my fears and helped me create new dreams in life with you in it. I never really thought that I could love someone as much as I love you and right beside you is definitely where I'd like to be. Now that we have each other, I will love you in the best way I know “buki” my love. Thank you for being you coz I love you just the way you are.

Looking back, I'm simply thankful to God for giving me you. I feel so blessed to finally meet that one person who I would like to spend the rest of my life with – YOU!

Social Media and Social Networking

People these days use the term social media but I bet they don't even know what it truly meant. Every time I hear people talk about it, I always find myself thinking of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or any other social networking sites out there. 

What is Social Media? 

What is social media? That, I'm not quite sure in truth. It seems like its definition has become a blur when I tried to Google it. It doesn't seem to have an exact definition of what it is. Instead, I got a whole lot of  gobbledygook and it just didn't make sense. 

As far as Wikipedia defines it, the term social media simply refers to the means in which people interact and communicate with each other, exchange information and ideas through virtual communities and networks. 

At a more technical aspect, social media is defined as a group of internet-based applications that build on the technological and ideological foundations and allow exchange of user generated content in this fast paced world of technology. 

Social Media in other forms like magazines,  pictures, and other prints have been in existent for the longest time. However, with the birth of the World Wide Web or the internet, it has taken a brand new form and later on gave birth to numerous social media / social networking services that we now enjoy. 

Social Networking, What's in it for you?

I know there are a number of them but I'm more into Facebook and Instagram among all other social networking sites. Recent Studies suggests that these services have totally changed the traditional way on how people interact and communicate with other people. Facebook for example has somehow become one of the leading media which people use to communicate with friends and families. 

Ease of Use - This form of media is very convenient for since you can get in touch with everyone anywhere you go. It's mobility is perfect especially for people who are always on the go. Laptops, mobile phones, tablets, and other electronic gadgets make it possible for you to stay connected. 

Being socially aware about what's in, what's not and what's happening around without the need for you to go out of your room is awesome. Unfortunately, other studies suggest that social media services have certain effects on people. The more social networking communities and websites out there, more and more people seem to feel lonelier than ever. Many were observed to devote and spend more time in these social networks leaving them unproductive for the day and passing house chores and far more important things. Though people get to stay in touch with their old chums, and find their childhood friends through these social networks, they subconsciously get affected with what they see. They may become excited to hear from long lost friends yet they may also start to envy what their friends have achieved and eventually start comparing themselves and their achievements. Which in turn makes them fretful, lonely, and down. What they don't realize is that most people would only post the good stuff and what they want others to see. Those people who appear happy in those pictures might have a bigger problem than you think. 

The world indeed has changed since the last time I checked... But then again, whatever it may offer just enjoy it and know well when it's too much and when to stop it.