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I’ve always thought that I should react to things the way a normal person would. If someone bumped me and didn’t apologize, I should mutter “asshole!”, but then it never really got me anywhere.

Recently, I watched this video in YouTube and realized that I should be modeling my life in a way that inspires other people. It doesn’t have to be a huge change, all I have to do is be chill.

How?

Okay, to understand the philosophy better, here’s the video:

Yesterday morning, I was standing in line to pay my bills. It wasn’t a really long line, but the cashier was pretty slow. At first, I was mentally tsk tsk tsking, but I caught myself and decided to focus on the music that the mall was playing. I ended up singing along with the tunes and I was even bopping my head. I didn’t even care that some people were looking at me funny, but I caught at least 3 people smiling at me.

I found that it made me feel light inside, like there isn’t anything in that moment that can ruin my mojo. I also thought that I’ve actually seen someone, a vlogger from YouTube, who practices this philosophy without even realizing it.

Here’s a video of Louis Cole in Jinja, Uganda. He volunteered for a charity to paint the buildings in Jinja to attract more tourists. During a concert, he was rushed by 3 lads and they took his iPhone and camera. He tried to get it, the police insisted that press charges, but decided against it. He was just chill with the whole situation.

I’ve started to commute alone again. I still feel anxious during those trips, but it is unlike before where I get panicky. It’s a start, right?

You think you can start to become more chill and check yourself before you go off on someone?

 
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Published on April 30, 2013, by in Be Aware.

Last night, my sister’s teammate got mugged by the cab driver she flagged down. The cab driver told her that they would use an alternate road because of the heavy traffic along EDSA. She wasn’t sure where the cab driver took her but during the ride the cab driver was able to get her to withdraw her salary from an ATM and he also took her mobile phone.

According to her, the plate number is TXZ 119. She couldn’t remember the make, model and the name of the cab franchise.

We will never know if the cab’s plate number is real or fake, but if it is real, I do hope they catch this cab and put that son of a bitch behind bars!

 
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Published on April 19, 2013, by in Life As It Happens.

AnxietyIt has been a week since I was held up, but I am still shaken up. A friend of mine, whom I work with, has agreed to carpool with me. But twice this week, I had to commute because 1) he had to fetch his sister from somewhere, and 2) he didn’t go to work last night.

My sister has agreed to take a cab with me to work, since I work 30 minutes away from her building. Last night, I agreed to take an FX with my sister. I was holding my breath for almost the whole ride to work. I keep praying that no one gets off in the area where the robbers got on. Flashes of that night keep pushing their way into my head. I was fidgeting a lot and it felt like my head was going to explode. (more…)