on happy places.

THE QUESTION: What is your happy place this school year?

no matter how many times i got that ang-weird-mo-nikki look after popping the question to someone, i never got tired of asking. in fact, it does make me happy listening about my friends' happy places. i mean, i've been the listener rather than the blabber all my life, but i seldom hear happy yakking. so here goes my month long goal.

kimbs' happy place is her bed (when did it ever become a place?). she said every minute she spends sleeping is time well spent. no wonder she's always smiling when asleep... haha. but really, i can attest to that! her bed is the bestest bed ever! it has happiness sprinkled all over it!

tanya's happy place is her bed, too. she never gets to sleep enough hours to last her a day in school. but those hours make her the happiest being in the world! hahaha i'm not surprised why she's never on time in class.

jeeboy's happy place is his corner coz that's where he feels he has his own world with his computer. i think i know what makes him REALLY happy... his wallpaper! i get goosebumps everytime he lets me see it... then again, he thinks I'M A BOY!

nate's happy place is his room in cebu coz it's where he gets to rest and "reflect" for a few days away from school. the things inside his room from years past also remind him of people who care for him.

i guess a happy place, for some people, is a place they can call their own... somewhere they know that no matter how far they've gone, it'll always be there. and at the end of the day, they will know their way back as if a yellow brick road has been built as they walked.

jorge's happy place is "sa gilid ng CCP", wherever that is. haha. that's where he spent this year's valentines' day with his girlfriend. need i elaborate on this? haha aylabyu jorge. magpakabait ka na ha.

wiland's happy place is the shuttle to greenhills. he couldn't forget the moment a special friend rested her head on his shoulders, telling him she wants to stay that way forever. that was information overload for me, but wth, he's happy! :D

some people's happy place is that where they spend time with people who matter to them. it doesn't have to be an everyday destination. maybe a place they've gone just once... maybe a place they can't even picture out anymore. what really matters is who they were with... and that alone makes the place happy in itself.

mariel's happy place is gonzaga caf (caf up up). knowing her, i think it's because she can't live three hours without food. but she claims that caf up up moments are always fun. i agree with that, too. tuesday-thursday lunch means a break from all the stress with the best friends one could ever wish for!

fay's happy place is the end of the first floor hall in eliazo where she gets her daily doze of sunshine. fay has always been a happy person, she even has vitamins labeled "happiness"! but i have to say the end of the hall does have a great view! and lotsa sunshine! :D

monching's happy place is the basketball court. i've always known him as the basketball player na bali ang balikat. a good one in handling BALLS, nonetheless. haha. he told me two minutes ago it's the courts where he has always found (insert a less cheesy word that refers to refuge)

chester's happy place is his friend's house where he can do the things that boys do when they crash each other's pad. (i wouldn't know haha oh wait, i'm a boy!)

other people find their happy place in the simplest corners of the world. and once they find it, they could never get enough! maybe some choose to see the beauty in the simplest things. maybe happiness isn't really about the extraordinary.

nikka's happy place is hongkong. i remember she left for hk amidst a very busy week! haha... she said it's great to be somewhere away from school. somewhere she could forget about all the workload for a while and just be with her family.

ferline's happy place is baguio. that's where she went once with her friends from uste... just like nikka, she said it feels good to be with everyone else... faaar faaar away from school!
frances' happy place is the bukid (think: farther than my house! that's far mehn) where everything is just peaceful.

and there are some who find their happy place somewhere away from stress. a vacation place of some sort. somewhere different but with the same people. a place that makes them forget the things they worry about... at least for a while.

john's happy place is his SA classroom where he thinks nothing could ever get worse. seriously, this is the most negative happy place i've ever noted! then again, knowing how the loser's brain works, i'm not surprised. his prof makes ibarra appear like mo. theresa, and i mean it. HAHA.

julian's happy place is the bathroom... because he felt like dropping the bomb when i asked him. *seductive look* hahaha.

some people's happy places are just too difficult to understand. but who's to say happiness should have a logic behind it?

ken's happy place is the highschool football field in ateneo. that's where she saw her first shooting star... and then the second... third... and more! all in the same night.

others find their happy place somewhere that had not held much importance until something meaningful happened. a first experience, maybe. or something more that only they can tell.

mia's happy place is in her dreams. she says her dreams are always happy, and it disappoints her to wake up not remembering what she dreamt about. i remember seeing that big smile when she woke up after dreaming about (insert person who should not be named). yeah she really was HAPPY. HAHAHA.

and then there are just some people who find their happy place in the intangible... that which they do not see, but they know, somehow it does exist. and i believe them. :)

hmmm... mine's serendra. because it reminds me of what truly makes me happy. my idea of happiness is saving enough money for the week to have dinner in an expensive restaurant, buy scrapbook stuff in fully booked and shop around... but deciding to buy a burger and a donut to eat outside where children are playing, walk around and enjoy the stars, talk about how life would be after ten years... it's realizing that i only spent half of my weeklong savings for a night i wouldn't want to spend in any other way.

happy end-of-the-school-year mga bords!

this school year has been a roller coaster ride for me. i've had my fair share of skipping heartbeats, flipping stomachs, i'm-the-king-of-the-world moments, rock-bottom drama, near death screams and 360 degree turns... but at the end of the day, i know i'm safe... still strapped on my seat... and ready for the next ride. anyone wanna come with? looking forward to more happy places to blog about!