NaBloPoMo - 6/8

i'm a bit late in posting this bt i really wanted to answer the question.

You've just been given a million dollars. You are not allowed to keep it or give it to anyone you know personally. What do you do with it and why?


hmm, this is a toughie--i can think of so much i want to do (or buy) with a million bucks.  but in case this would be my first and last million dollars evah, i'd want to use it in the best way possible.
 
i have a dream.  and my dream is that everyone can pursue their dreams regardless of their physical traits or social backgrounds.  so, i'd probably launch some sort of foundation that provides grants to deserving, hard-working, pure-intentioned applicants. it's kind of like a scholarship program/support network for anyone who needs some assistance in pursuing their dreams.
 
and to ensure that the funds keep coming, the awardees of these grants will be asked to contribute to the foundation as well.  naturally, there will also be a social arm wherein the members of this community try to pass on their talents, especially to the less fortunate, and so on.  so it's a community of dreamers and believers! i'm excited already.  when do i get my $ 1,000,000.00???

the right side part

having nothing to do at work today (for the nth day in a row, mind you), i spent a good part of it just aimlessly looking at the articles on Yahoo, as well as reading my gazillion emails, most of which are newsletters from various style sites.  i chanced upon several articles on Elle about short hairstyles.  naturally, this interested me, especially since i've been sporting the pixie for 2 months now.

i read about a real woman's experience on how her short hairstyle affected her relationships, as well as dating statistics (less people hit on her but now she's finally dating a guy who likes her hair and still loves her regardless of her hairstyle), different short hairstyles to try (ranging from the buzz cut to wavy bobs), and how your hairstyle affects others' perception of you (hair color, maintenance level, length, side part).

the article that caught my attention the most was the last, probably because the author dropped bits of statistics and historical information while discussing how your hairstyle is affecting your career--nothing like entertainment and education rolled into one happy, stylish package!  i especially enjoyed the part where she discussed what the side part tells about a person.  apparently, a left side part is linked to left-brained activities (logic, problem-solving), while having a right side part drew unconscious attention to activities controlled by the right hemisphere of the brain (artistic skills, non-linear thinking).  only 3 of the past American Presidents had a right side part, while “The best writers, eggheads, and artists tend to part their hair on the right”.

just before i started typing this on my desktop, my hair was parted on the left side.  i've been styling it like that since i got my short haircut because that's what gives me the full bangs ala Carey Mulligan or Michelle Williams.  see, my hairdresser, the lovely old woman, didn't quite get the cut that i wanted so i tried to figure out a low-cost remedy, hence, a switching of side parts.  curiously enough, however, and it is only upon reading the said article that i found this bit curious, smy hairdresser pointed out to me that my puyo was located at the right side of my forehead, which was why she had to go with my natural RIGHT side part.

it probably doesn't mean much to you, dear reader (if there is indeed someone reading this blog), but this is yet another tiny and weird affirmation of my calling.  i have a natural right side part! never mind that i'm not left-handed though. what i'm trying to say is, THIS is really what i'm supposed to be doing: i feel it in my bones, in my skin, in my heart, in my very being.  i know it from what i've learned about God, and i feel it when i converse with Him.  and now, my side part has confirmed it. hahahahaha.

Freedom

so it's National Blog Posting Month and, thanks to Keet, as well as a massive dose of boredom and a lack of things to do here at the office (weird, right?), i'll try to follow the writing prompts from the site.

today's task: define freedom

Freedom is when you have the luxury to do absolutely anything, but only choose to do that which is right by you.  It's when you acknowledge the presence of so many variables in the equation without letting yourself get carried away unnecessarily by any one of them.

COURAGE (working title)

the beauty in uncertainty
is neither the thrill nor the excitement of it
rather, it is in the act
of giving yourself completely
it is in the feeling of being
both brave and cowardly
it is not uncertainty itself
but the vulnerability
that is man


**this is my first stab at writing poems in almost a decade, i think.  i was inspired by my current situations, and a bit from watching the film BrightStar, which is about the poet John Keats