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If you can dictate how many hours there would be in a day, how many do you want it to be? Why?
Larch Lee: If I'm dying, I would ofcourse want more hours in a day to do whatever stuffs I want and need to do first before I say "me ultimo adios" to the world. But if I'm not dying, I'd rather there be just 18 to 20 hours a day if that also means shorter work time. So, if the day would be shorter, being an 80 years-old person would be so natural since the year would also be shorter. Hmm ... am not sure if I want to live til 80 though. That still seems like an awful long time.
Dannie: If the number of work hours remains 8 hours a day then I want to have 28-30hours a day. More time to sleep, watch tv, workout, and hang out with friends! =)
Ar-jaie: I hope that the number of hours a day is adjustable, so, if I were to spend that day with that someone I love or if I'm in a very beautiful place, I'd want it to be as long as 72 hours a day. But if we are not together or I am just plain tired and lonely, I would want it to be as short as 10 hours, every day is a new beginning.
Rykiel: With my kind of lifestyle, I would have 32 hours in a day. I'll break it down into 8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for being a full time mom and another 8 hours for doing the things I love, be it in solitude or with friends.
First Question...
Has it ever happened to you, that all you have wanted to say was YES but then, you said NO? Why? What are your reasons?
Ar-Jaie: Hell YEAH! hmm, almost 5 years ago, I should have said something like YES but I was too "ma-pride" that I said NO. Why? Because, I thought I was not ready then, and I thought it's there to stay. I thought it will wait for me to be ready. I thought that one day, the question will be presented to me again, but then again, up until this very moment, I AM VERY WRONG.
Larch Lee: Say No to something I wanna say Yes to? Yeah, a couple of times. But not to super major stuffs though. Just to 'not so major' ones like better paying job offers, gifts, etc. I take accountability for any decisions or actions I make. So that I won't have to blame anybody else except myself if there's any regret in the end. I don't know about everybody else, but for me, it's kindda easier for me to forgive myself than to forgive others. Reasons why I said No? Either I don't think I deserve the gifts or that somebody deserves them more or will appreciate them more than I ever will. Either I think that the job offer is very attractive at first but won't be enough in the long run or that I decide to stick to my current job for the sheer hope of 'maybe someday, things will be better here'.
Dannie:A lot of times! As the eldest in the family, let's just say I've had my "unfair" share of sacrifices! =P But not only in that aspect, of course I've had to make decisions in my studies, career, relationship with others, etc etc. And there could be a hundred and one reasons why I said NO instead of YES. But as of now, there's none that I regret doing. And that is the most important thing.
Rykiel: It happens to me most of the time, but only to simple matters such as hanging out with friends over coffee, having a girls' night out, going to places for vacation and etc. How I would've loved to do all of these things if it weren't for my little tyke. I have accepted the fact that my priorities have changed and I'm glad to keep it that way.
Ladies and Gentlemen... make way for the....
F.R.I.E.N.D.S. in the City
Four different girls from different walks of life...
Ar-Jaie - the rebellious free-spirited missy (b*tch). She claims to be the exception to every rule. Her favorite hobby is to criticize everything. A natural fault-finder and she always tends to burst your bubble and rain on your parade. She can be as imaginative and indescribable as she can be. A hopeless romantic (as in hopeless!) who believes that in God's time, everything will fall into its place.
Larch Lee - the optimistic pessimist (always expects the worse of everything, so if things don't turn out as bad as she expected them to be, she'd be so thankful). Independent. Loca-loca. Some people say that she's too patient and too forgiving that she might as well be dumb. Sarcastic. A bit eccentric and could be insensitive sometimes. A self-proclaimed couch potato queen. Has a pet television named Tivo. Practical. Creative. Geeky. Lazy. Forgetful. Stingy. A Nightmare.
