things you should have said

one thing i noticed about myself is that i always figure out the right things to say WAAAY after they're supposed to be said. i mean, have you ever felt that way? When you're talking to someone and that person needs your advice but at that moment, you just have no comforting words to say? And then, all of a suden it hits you in the oddest of places, in the oddest of times.

like today.

a while ago in the mrt, actually.

take sample conversation number 1:

friend: "ba't di ako na-culture shock pagdating ko sa UP?"
me: "ah yeah? asteeg! ako rin!"
i should have said: "deins... marunong ka lang makisama sa ibang tao. you just know how to adapt to your surroundings.."


sample conversation no. 2:
"if i went to ateneo, i don't think i would have learned how to commute. parang pareho lang yung life ko sa high school"
me: ongano..
i should have said: " i don't think you need to go to UP para matuto ka mag-commute. i think all it takes is a little daring. i guess it also helps to be in an enclosed/isolated environment because i think that gives you all the more reason to dare-- to step outside your comfort zones. When you're safe and secure, you tend to be complacent, so i guess it's just up to you to make that first step, to go outwards to go beyond."

sample conversation no. 3:
me: "magbabarriowork ka ba ngayong sembreak?"
person: "ah.... baka hindi ako payagan ng parents ko eh..."
me: "sige na!! punta ka na! masaya yun... promise!!"
i should've said: "[quoting from the notebook:] will you stop worrying about what other people want and think about what you REALLY want??!!... you can't please everyone, you know!... [quoting from ana o:]'kung gusto mo, kaya mo, kung ayaw mo, maraming kaputa-putang dahilan!' 'nuff said."

wala lang, just random thoughts while riding the mrt.