Current Events
i was talking to one of my blockmates yesterday about the ice melting in Greenland or Siberia or somewhere and there's now an ice lake there. We were talking about how scientists say that this is all because of global warming. (note to self: must watch An Inconvinient Truth) And then i told him that i read in yesterday's newspapers about how by 2080, poor countries like the Philippines and African countries, together with China and Australia, will experience water scarcity. We won't have enought water anymore! BOOO!

anyway, i said, i don't think we'll be alive by then... we'd be 98 years old, so who cares?

and then he said, well, yeah we won't be alive then, but the years leading up to that, we'd already be struggling!

my reply was, "man, i really need to go to the beach na and all that stuff."

his reply? he said..." i wanna start a family na! i don't want to miss out in all those things! i wanna do all those fun family stuff while we still have time."

i don't know why, but i was really struck by what he said! he's such a family guy pala! I guess i want a dad like that, the one who prioritizes family over everything else in the world (not that my dad isn't) because it seems so rare to find someone like that our age.  most boys think about well, girls and sports and cars. haha!

And my "beach-thing" sounded so childish next to his family thing!  i guess some people are more mature than others.

i was going to ask him some more, but the bell rang so we had to leave and the whole conversation was forgotten.

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i think maybe i'll start giving hugs to people who are sad. i know very well how a crappy day feels like.  FREE HUGS CAMPAIGN! if you need one, come to me. :p