Synthesizing Happiness

What do you call the process of looking a the brighter side of things – when you see the glass as half-full instead of the other way around? Positive thinking? Sure, we can call it that.

But what if it’s something you clearly had not wanted, but just convinced yourself eventually that it was all for the best? Here are the two top examples which illustrate such a scenario:

  1. Any person (most of the time, it’s the woman) who has settled for less than what they had really wanted in a partner.
  2. Any parent who thinks their child is perfect – bonus points if the child has an actual mental or physical handicap.

It’s those people which these two words are perfect for: Synthesized Happiness.

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You get what you pay for: Sunglasses

I try to look for a bargain when I can, but from my experience, there are things that are just worth the extra bucks. Welcome to one of my “You get what you pay for” posts. And for this entry, I’ll be talking about sunglasses.

Given how many cheap sunglasses can be bought out there, many of which are of decent build and design, it’s not surprising why a lot of people would prefer to just get your Php 100-800 glasses over expensive brand-named ones.

The sentiment is certainly commendable; that one can work on a budget and still manage to look stylish.

However, spending a bit more for your eyes might just be the prudent thing to do. And here’s why…

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Choir Workshop

Just because I have nothing else better to do, so I posted some crap-cam 1 Crap-cam = Apple iPhone shots from BP‘s Valenzuela Choir workshop.


Click on the Palanator for more [useless] pictures

Notes

Notes
1 Crap-cam = Apple iPhone

94 Things

Got this from [Candice]0

Originally titled 100 Things, but if you count them, they’re really 94. I didn’t count them, but my blog automatically formats numbered lists so there, it’s really just 94 🙂

UPDATE: It’s now back to 100; thanks to Punzi for getting the complete list. The added/missing questions are in BOLD

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