May 15th, 2008

The Zipline Experience

If u ever get to know me well, u can somehow say that I am a very outgoing person, just by the way I talk, dress up or even in my choice of clothes at times. But inside me I have one fear that I cannot really avoid at times..Its the fear of heights..

It was a day with my friend Fria and her sister Sharlyn, We went to Eden Nature Park to tour them, I already know that there is what they call the sky rider..its like the zipline Camp Sabros have. Before riding the Sky rider we were walking around the park and tried riding the Indiana Jones..Somewhat like the Sky rider but was just as high as a 6 foot person. I was somewhat afraid of that high zipline..what more when we were walking towards the sky rider. It was like at least 100-120 feet high. Seeing people riding it from end to end makes me think "wow! it must be easy and it really looks fun!" People who rode it and got down from it was really happy and they don't look scared.. but when it was my time..I was going up a few feet of stairs to the area where I will be riding the Sky Rider.

The sisters Fria and Sharlyn were starting to go from our end to the other end of the rope. When finally it was my turn, I was looking down to see the nice view but at the same time I was really afraid of the height that I would be crossing..also been thinking of the slippers that I am wearing..that it might fall..

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As the guide is instructing me on what to do..I was somehow ready..but after seeing him ready to open the gate for me to swing to the other again I was really scared.. but at the same time thinking twice whether to continue this or to simply quit. At some point it was time for me to try it since I can somehow describe myself as a "daredevil" and really into something new at least once in a while..Need to be adventorous, its time to enjoy our Eden tour. The guide was a bit patient..and some other people where going up waitng for their turn.

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Thinking of other people, wasting their time is not my thing, so I decided to let the guide untangle the rope that he has tied on my harness, I let the next one in line go first.. It took me around 10 more minutes and a lot of cheering from the people waiting downstairs, I instantly had an audience which were cheering me like : "go Natz..go Natz..U can do it!.." and a lot of convincing from the guide that led me to try the Sky Rider for once! It changed my mind to try riding the Sky rider after hearing the guide telling me that the youngest who had tried riding the sky rider was 2 years old and the oldest was a 70+ yr old lady who was really heavy.

So there I was..getting ready to go..I closed my eyes as I begin to swing but opened it again in the process of the rope swinging me to the other end. The view was breathtaking! the weather was cold..everything was really cool..and of course! At last,
I HAVE CONQUERED MY FEAR OF HEIGHTS!!

The experience was really fun....The feeling of conquering something ur really afraid of was great..It makes me feel happy and at the same time proud of myself!

(though I was sweating really hard after my ride..) it still feels good!

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April 15th, 2008

Inspiring Quotes..

Some things I have learned in life that I want to share.. thru quotes that I have saved..I would like to say thanks to my friends who have sent this inspiring quotes for me to somehow cope w/ every situation life has thrown us..

 

=> Life is a series of decisions and our decisions are based on the knowledge that we have. We make better decisions if we have better information. Make the word of God our final authority, applying it to our lives in every decision we make. 

=> Never let anyone make you feel that you don't deserve what you want. You are worthy of our own happiness. What they say doesn't change anything. it doesn't change you unless you let it.

=> Never search ur happiness in others, it will juz make u feel alone,rather search it in urself, it will make u feel happy even if u're left alone. 

=> Happiness cant be found at the end of the road. It is truly experienced along the way. So, dont take for granted each moment of your life. Find reasons to be happy each day.

=> True strength of character is not calculated by how well we manage to carry some sizeable load under challenging conditions, but it is perhaps better measured by our ability to remain kind and light spirited, even when we are sure that we can't bear the weight of one more ounce of life.

=> It's not what people do to us that hurts us, its our response to what they do that hurts us. Your life is a result of ur own decisions-not ur conditions.

=> In life I have realized that grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Life is too short to be unhapy. So, LAUGH whenever you can, APOLOGIZE when you should nad let go of what you can't change. LOVE deep and FORGIVE quick. Give everything and have no regrets. Take the GOOD with the BAD. Smile even when your sad. LEARN from your mistakes. People CHANGE, things go WRONG but remember LIFE GOES ON SO LIVE IT WELL.. BE HAPPY!

 => Some wont apreciate what you say or do. But as long as you speak honestly from the heart and let them see who you really are, you'll be fine. This is not a perfect world; this is not a perfect life. So live life the way you want 'coz no matter what you do, people would never run out of something to say against you.

=> There are battles you have to fight in silence because you know that speaking up, saying something or doing someting will just make you lose...

 => Only character endures. Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life if integrity. Nothing stands the test like solid character. Character will always win the day. As Horace Greeley wrote: "Fame is vapour, popularity an accident, riches take wing, and only character endures." There is no more eloquent and effective defense that a life lived continually and consistently in integrity. It possesses invincible power to silence your standerers.

 

 

Currently feeling: stressed
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March 30th, 2008

The One that got away.

Something worth reading..

After reading this I am feeling what the author is letting his readers feel.. the big question "WHAT IF?" came to my mind again.. Such a long story about this topic.. il be posting my story when i'm ready to share it..  

The One that got away.

By Mark J. Macapagal (The Manila Times, 24 June 2003)

In your life, you'll make note of a lot of people. Ones with whom you shared something special, ones who will always mean something. There's the one you first kissed, the one you first loved, the one you lost your virginity to, the one you put on a pedestal, the one you're with... and the one that got away.

Who is the one that got away? I guess it's that person, with who everything was great, everything was perfect, but the timing was just wrong. There was no fault in the person; there was no flaw in the chemistry, but the cards just didn't fall the right way, I suppose.

I believe in the fact that ending up with someone, finding a longtime partner that is, does not lie merely in the other person. I can actually argue that an equal part, or maybe even the greater part, has to do with the matter of timing. It has to do with you being ready to settle down and commit to someone in a way that goes beyond the little niceties of giddy romance.

How often have you gone through it without even realizing it? When you're not ready to commit in that mature manner, it doesn't matter who you're with, it just doesn't work. Small problems become big; inconsequential, become deal breakers simply because you're not ready and it shows. It's not that you and the person you're with are no good; it just that it's not yet right, and little things become the flashpoint of that fact.

Then one day you're ready. You really are. And when this happens you'll be ready to settle down with someone. He or she may not be the most perfect.

They might not be the brightest star of romance to ever have burned in your life, but it'll work because you're ready. It will work because it's the right time and you'll make it work. And it'll make sense, it really will.

So that day comes when you're finally making sense of things, and you find yourself to be a different person. Things are different, your approach is different, and you finally understand who you are and what you want.

And you've become ready because the time has truly arrived.

And mind you, there's no telling when this day will come. Hopefully you're single but you could be in a long-term relationship, you could be married with three kids. It doesn't matter. All you know is that you've changed, and for some reason, the one that got away is the first person you think about.

You'll think about them because you'll wonder, "What if they were here today?" You'll wonder, "What if we were together now, with me as I am and not as I was?" That's what the one that got away is, the biggest "What if?" you'll have in your life.

If you're married, you'll just have to accept the fact that the one that got away, got away. Believe me, no matter how fairy tale you think your marriage is, this can happen to the best of us. But hopefully you're mature enough to realize that you're already with the one you're with and this is just another test of your commitment. One which will just strengthen your marriage when you get past it.  Sure, you'll think about him/her every so often, but it's alright. It's never nice to live with a "might have been," but it happens.

Maybe the one that got away is the one who's already married. In which case it's the same thing.  You just have to accept and know that your memories of that person will probably bring a nice little smile to your lips in the future when you're old and gray and reminiscing. But if neither of that is the case, then it's different. What do you do if it's not yet too late? Simple...find him, find her.  Because the very existence of a "one that got away" means that you'll always wonder what if you got that one.

Ask him out to coffee; ask her out to a movie, it doesn't matter if you've dropped in from out of nowhere. You'd be surprised, you just might be "the one that got away" as well for the person who is your "the one that got away."

You might drop in from out of nowhere and it won't make a difference.

If the timing is finally right, it'll all just fall into place somehow and you know. I'm thinking, it would be a great feeling in the end, to be able to say to someone, "Hey you, you're the one that ALMOST got away."

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100 facts about me...

001.Real name:
♥ Natalie Jill Lim

002. Nicknames:
♥ nat, natz, natalia

003. Married:
♥ no

004. Zodiac sign:
♥ capricorn

005. Male or female:
♥ female

006. Elementary:
♥ D Christian HS

007. Highschool:
♥ D Christian HS

008. College:
♥ Chang Kai Shek College/ Ateneo de Davao University

009. Residence:
♥ Davao

010. Hair color:
♥ black

011. Long or short:
♥ medium length

012. Smoke:
♥ nope

013. Drink:
♥ water, fruit shake n juices

014. Available:
♥ single

015. Are you a health freak:
♥ kinda..haha

016. Height:
♥ 5'5

017. Do you have a crush on someone?:
♥ yeah..

018. Do you like yourself:
♥ kinda..bust still need to improve on some aspects

019. Piercings:
♥ ears

020. Tattoos:
♥ none

021. Righty or lefty?
♥ righty

FIRSTS:

022. First surgery:
♥ none

023. First piercing:
♥ ears

024. First best friend/s:
♥ hmmm...

025. First award:
♥ loyalty award nung hs..haha..

027. First pet:
♥ fish and dog

028. First vacation:
♥ hongkong

029. First concert:
♥ none

030. First crush:
♥ can't remember

CURRENTLY:

049. Eating:
♥ dinner

050. Drinking:
♥ water

052. Im about to:
♥ finish the survey and go to sleep

053. Listening to:
♥ watching tv

FAVORITE'S
054. Food:
♥ Italian,Chinese, Filipino, Mexican

055. Drinks:
♥ water, fruit shakes n juice

056. Colors:
♥ pink, blue, mint green, purple

057. Numbers:
♥ 4,8,7

YOUR FUTURE :

058. Want kids:
♥ yep..planning to have two or 4

059. Want to get married:
♥ yes..of course

060. Careers in mind
♥ having my own business

WHICH IS BETTER? :

068. Lips or eyes:
♥ both..

069. Hugs or kisses:
♥ both

070. Shorter or taller:
♥ taller

072. Romantic or spontaneous:
♥ romantic

073. Nice stomach or nice arms:
♥ nice stomach

074. Sensitive or loud:
♥ both.. middle..

075 . Hook-up or relationship:
♥ relationship

077 . Trouble maker or hesitant:
♥ hesitant but knows how to handle troubles

HAVE YOU EVER :

078. Kissed a stranger:
♥ no

079. Drank bubbles:
♥ no

080. Lost glasses/contacts:
♥ no

081. Ran away from home:
♥ no

082. Liked someone younger:
♥ yep..dati pa un..

083. Older:
♥ 3years older or more than that will do

084. Broken someones heart:
♥ meron ba? dnt know..haha..

085. Been arrested:
♥ never..

086. Turned someone down:
♥ meron din..

087. Cried when someone died:
♥ yeah..

088. Liked a friend:
♥ yupz!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

089. In yourself:
♥ yes

090. Miracles:
♥ yes

091. Love at first sight:
♥ I guess not?

092. Heaven:
♥ yupyup..

093. Santa claus:
♥ dati oo.. pero now di na..

094. Sex on the first date:
♥ no! sex is done after marriage

095. the more you hate, the more you
love:
♥ might be true..

096. Angels:
♥ yes..

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY :

097. Is there one person you want to
be with you right now?
♥ yes

098 . Had more than one
boyfriend/girlfriend at a time?
♥ no

099. Do you believe in God?
♥ YES! of course

100. Repost this as "100 facts about
(ur name)
Currently feeling: bored
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February 14th, 2008

Longing and Emptiness

Woke up a bit early than my usual time, it was because a lot of friends texted just to greet me Happy Valentines day! but what's to be happy about? I mean..come on.. Theres nothing special today..its not even my birthday or Christmas..I'm not being "KJ" or something..Its just that it makes me sad that each year theres nothing to remember on this day..Its been 26 years of my existence here in the world..I haven't even received a single rose from someone who would confess his love or even his like for me..Well, I did receive a stuff toy way back and a Valentines card which a guy sent just to surprise me since he knows nobody will be giving me and I don't have a date..Its just too sweet of him..those are some memories I have that can be counted on my fingers...Its been weeks after my training in Manila that I have been feeling this..that I am lonely..longing and wanting attention from someone who would love me and accept me.. At times I comfort myself simply by saying that maybe..just maybe.."i'm not lucky" in love.. I know time will come someone..(how I wish) will come..but I'm too tired to wait.. Sometimes I would ask myself..What went wrong in my life? I have my family who loves me and friends who cares for me, does it sound perfect enough? Why am I in this situation again? Maybe its because every year after my birthday and after thinking much of my future I would always look forward for a year that someone...That special someone who will come to my life and treat me right..

Sometimes I would ask myself..what went wrong? Am I too serious on this matter that's why I feel this way? or should I ask myself if my standards are way too much higher than the others? or should I say..Am I too wise?.... should I be a little dumb for me to find love? It might sound funny but its true..I am wiser than the usual girl that would rather want to be blind on things on finding the guy they would end up with or should I say the guy they want to have forever.. Well, maybe I should try that..

For now..I just wrote this to throw my feelings like this and put it here..not for u viewers to read but simply just to rant and try to cope with this kind of situation..Maybe people who will be reading this would think that I am too desperate on finding "the one"  well, it maybe that way..but its really not about it..its more of a question of self..question of what's wrong with me? question of why I am feeling this?

 

 

Currently feeling: lonely
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