tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16476571058106222382023-06-20T21:29:22.531-07:00miss "i-have-an-opinion-about-everything"missopinionatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466571007697588012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647657105810622238.post-53144861244914734432013-04-03T05:27:00.000-07:002013-04-03T05:33:35.011-07:00On Debtors<br />
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One thing about me is
that I hate chasing after people who owe me money or borrowed anything of mine.
I mean I really really REALLY hate it. For one, it's an exercise in futility
for the most part. It has been my experience that people who don't want to pay
up or return my stuff are surprisingly good at hiding. Calls and texts go
unanswered. A visit to their house reveals they never lived there or did but
moved out. Online stalking can only yield so much information. Being a
guerrilla or an illegal immigrant could be great alternative career options for
these people.</div>
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Secondly, the
emotional toll that it takes on me is high. I feel so degraded, chasing someone
for something that is mine. I guess this must be how a wife who loves her
husband feels like when said husband has an affair. At the same time, I am
filled with indignation; what is mine is mine, and should be mine. In the
background, like pesky static, is guilt. Guilt that I am thinking ill of the
debtor when he/she could have a legitimate reason for keeping what's mine.
Maybe a relative fell ill. Maybe it's for someone's education. Or to pay off
another debt. See? So many feelings.</div>
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Lastly, I believe in
the power of karma. Yes, I'm born Catholic, but I still believe that what goes
around, comes around. It may not be now, but sooner or later, I believe And I
still believe that these are only material things; I will earn them back. It's
not so with the debtor, though. It always turns out to be a very expensive
lesson, but I'd rather that the debtor is not in my life anymore than let
him/her stay and screw me over.</div>
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So where does that
leave me? Well, obviously unpaid and unsatisfied, but at the same time with a
clean conscience and one less negative person in my life. All in all, not a bad
outcome.</div>
missopinionatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466571007697588012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647657105810622238.post-72751635907295941222013-03-27T09:51:00.002-07:002013-03-27T09:51:21.663-07:00Hiatus
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I started building
this blog wanting to write out my opinions. I guess I wasn't really thinking
that time, because I ended up being busy with schoolwork. It escaped me that it
was the last month of the semester, and of course it was going to be hectic. I
ended up wanting so much to write stuff, but I can't, because homework always
trumped everything else.</div>
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And now, it's
vacation time, and schoolwork is a thing of the past. And now, there's nothing
I want to write about. Sure, there are national issues, like Sabah, and the RH
bill. National pastimes, like Kris Aquino and James Yap. And myriad issues
still, like homosexuality and suicide. But I just can't bear to write about any
of them. Don't get me wrong, I have opinions on each and every one of these.
It's just that every time I try to type it down, I get blocked. I'm not sure
why. I can tweet about it, but I can't complete an article about it. It's
almost a physical force stopping me from typing. Maybe it's the fact that I'm
not really a writer. Maybe it's because there are so many more non-writers out
there who are wittier and more intelligent than I am. Maybe it's because I
realized that opinions are too personal.</div>
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So I'm wondering
whether to continue this blog or just merrily trot along.</div>
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Toodles!</div>
<br />missopinionatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466571007697588012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647657105810622238.post-35418622006711089912013-03-05T07:07:00.000-08:002013-03-05T07:07:12.863-08:00Who am I?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Let me start off by saying this: I'm just an opinionated girl, sitting in front of a laptop, telling the world what she thinks of it.</span><h2>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Why I started this blog</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I wanted to share my thoughts, however random they may be. It may be cowardly to hide behind anonymity, but I find it rather liberating, actually. Saying what you want to say is a freedom we should always take advantage of, and I welcome reactions, positive or negative, to my posts. The thing is, I want the reactions to be about my opinions, not about me. That's where the anonymity comes in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A note of caution to the reader and to myself: I can never please everybody. But I will try my hardest not to intentionally hurt or offend anyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This blog is primarily for myself; my outlet, my hobby, my soapbox. But if someone, anyone, is moved or made to think by my words, then that is a bonus I would very much like to have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">opinions on anything and everything</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">feelings about anything and everything</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">pop culture references</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">song lyrics</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">movie and TV quotes</span></div>
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