Sunscreen

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proven by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience... I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked... You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindsides you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind... the race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life... the most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary... what ever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can... don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own...

Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, U2 will get old, and when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen...


Baz Luhrmann Lyrics - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

Tagged by Nette

20 random facts about me

1. i actually got my first name from Rustico & Teresita, the names of my parents, with an 'H' lang in the middle.
2. haven't gone out with my high school friends since high school! although i communicate with them regularly thru our e-group, plus most of them are abroad anyways!
3. my current job is my first - and i was the youngest from our batch! (just 20 y/o when i got accepted)
4. took up chemical engineering in college coz i had great marks in high school chem. if not, i would have taken literature - but my writing sucks! plus i have an affinity with numbers so engineering pa rin...
5. my favorite friend is chandler - although my friends tell me i'm a ross
6. didn't like vegetables until i lived by myself
7. would very much like to visit Italy, specifically Florence, Venice, Milan and Rome
8. i'm a DVD collector - as of last count, i have over 800 discs (some more original than others, hehehe) and avid movie-goer (kelan ba magiging 100 yen na lang ang movie ticket sa Japan?!)
9. i love wearing business suits - most especially with power ties
10. was sad when lucas finished his last star wars movie
11. i love reading trivia - books, articles, whatever
12. avid beatles fan
13. i like listening to the morning show with chico and delamar, esp the hilarious top10 entries
14. i would love to be proficient in Nihongo, French and Spanish!
15. my favorite food include but not limited to: country-style chicken (with gravy), beef tacos and nachos, pork barbecue, tonkotsu ramen, broasted chicken, pinoy beefsteak, milkfish cutlets in garlic and vinegar, garlic fried rice, sizzling sisig and green mango & bagoong.
16. i'd like it very much to live in Tagaytay, overlooking the Taal volcano.
17. i also collect Transformers Alternators (US)/Binaltech (JP) since I didn't have any while growing up
18. i wish i could learn to play the drums and also the bass extensively
19. for a middle-class salaryman like me, I would like to own a Mazda RX-8, preferably red or black...
20. secretly playing the lotto in the event of hitting the big time!