I don’t usually react to comments on my blog entries, but it doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate it. For this entry, I would like to thank the people who commented on my blog : VJ, Chie , Johanna and Lana thanks for your comments! 
It’s a Sunday and I’m working, but I couldn’t help wonder about alot of personal matters. One is what to say to people I have been encountering who are already old but remained broken hearted and lonely -and two, what if I end up like them? Old and lonely?
Will I be like one of those old people who would preach to younger people that love is a ll pain, and not worth the effort ? Will I be one of those old people will just grab on to anybody not to feel lonely, and end up more hurt ? Will I be one of those old people who would spread their love around like Mother Theresa, and instead of looking for a lover would raise their nieces, nephews and whoever children is around that needed to be raised? Or will I be one of those old people who never bothered to wonder if they are lonely or not in their lives and just try to simply be happy and enjoy ? I wonder. It’s so easy to plan reactions when your not yet in that situation-and bam! After working relentlessly one can wake up one morning and realize one is old and lonely.
Right now I am a loss for words for those who have waited all their lives and never found somebody, or for those who tried many times to love and trust but at the end of day is lonely. I am simply at a loss for words.
The Subic rape case reminds young women the importance of not immediately trusting strangers they just met no matter how handsome and attractive they may be. It reminds women never to let guys join you that are more than your number , and not to get drunk even if you have a companion around . If a guy challenges you to a drinking fest chances are he just wants to get you drunk so that he can sleep around.
No matter how hard a woman works to earn her own money and build her credibility in terms of work , there will always men who will assume that just because a young woman is “ambitious” and “profit oriented “ she will easily give up her values for material comfort , grab every work opportunity , even in the process of selling herself like a piece of meat
But of course in reality, women are motivated by various reasons. “Ambition” and “profit-orientation” can be just an off shoot of a young woman’s deep seated aspirations to being in control of her own life, to strive to be financially independent , and gain respect even if it meant working in jobs that do not glorify good looks and comfort. Others , is for protecting one’s “dignity”, “chastity” and values brought by religion. Regardless of reason, money and material comfort is not the only reason why women work hard.
