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I Can Relate

Were these words ever spoken to you? Every time I talk to my friends about my personal problems when I was younger, they always tell me those words. “I can relate” That short sentence had always given me comfort when I opened up to them. It’s an assurance that my friends were also experiencing the things I was going through. “My mom got furious about my grades in Algebra. She’s cutting the DSL, can’t go online for a week” “Hey man, I can relate. I flunked in English. My dad confiscated my PS2. Can’t play my Final Fantasy 10 ” I have more grown up problems now but whenever I heard someone who went through the same things I did, I felt comforted. It creates an atmosphere of openness and I would always tell them what I felt and the same goes for them. We would talk about the same problems and we will help each other out. It was practicing accountability. When you’re trying to quit at something like drinking alcohol, you’ll need an accountability partner who’s going thr...

How Have You Been?

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Oh thanks for asking. You might’ve gotten worried about me because I haven’t written about anything for almost a year now. No need to worry, I’m still alive. Actually I’ve been wonderful. Lot’s have happened in my life for the past year. Let me give you an update. 1. I'm now engaged. Oh yes! You know the girl that I write about in most of my blogs? I’m now engaged to her. We are happily planning for our wedding happening in a year. We still need to save up for our dream wedding to push through. I can write tons about how our relationship grew and became more God centered. Surely I will share everything we learned in my upcoming entries. We’ve been through a lot of trials and challenges but God has surely blessed us with more wisdom, love, peace and joy. I did an awesome job proposing to her too! 2. My eldest brother got married He got married and the wedding was amazing. We did this dance for the reception and I discovered that I was completely hopeles...