Tuesday's If...

Taken from Tuesday If's
If you could change 5 things about your past what would they be and why?

I would have...

1. Plodded on with Piano : Because starting again when one has become rusty is a frustrating hurdle.
2. Learnt a foreign language seriously: Because if I did, I should have been relatively proficient by now. *thinks about all the time wasted* damn.
3. Told people how I really felt : Because on those occasions I lied to people, in the end I realized that I was only lying to myself.
4. Started saving and investing money earlier : Because I simply regret not starting earlier.
5. Not been such a bitch to her : Because that was an ugly side of me I don't want to remember.

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I've always liked reading my daily horoscope and I do so almost religiously. It's embarrassingly superficial but I confess that it us one of the first things I read when I pick up the newspaper. Although I don't seriously believe in it, I am still somewhat amazed by its "coincidental" accuracy. Occasionally I would tend towards the superficial side and follow it but most of the times I would forget it 10 seconds after reading. I know that the trick of horoscopes is to make it as vague as possible so that most people can fit their events of the day into what their horoscope says. I also find myself remembering my day's horoscope whenever I'm in a situation that echoes what it said. It thus acts like a warning system of some sort.So with that mouthful said, I regret not reading my horoscope for today.
It said,

" Do not trust that ATM receipt today. Facts and figures are fare more fluid than usual and you may accidentally overdraw your account. Go frugal for the time being and you will not be sorry."

If I had read it earlier, I would not have given in to temptation and spent a regrettable sum of money on unnecessary purchases. Damn. I shall not spend money (except for groceries) till my parents come back. It's house arrest for me. This time I promise to accomplish what I had set out to do (which is a long list of tasks)

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Bus ride Notes #1:
(When long bus rides puts me into a pensive mood)

What does it mean to live life to the fullest?
Does it mean filling every minute of your life doing the things you want to do or the things you need to do?
Does a fulfilling life equate to achieving a set of expectations society has set on you or even the expectations you have imposed on yourself?
Or does it mean reaching the zenith of your potential, the potential others see in you and hope you maximize, the potential you yourself are unaware about.
Does it mean living for yourself, simply acting on what would benefit you the most?
Or does it mean caring about other people, assuming their burden as your own with dreams of healing the world in your own little way.

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jaa ne!