Doppelgangers - once coined for the supposed ghosts of a living person has now become a staple in today's pop culture. Thanks to HIMYM, websites have been sprouting up promising to find the celebrities that are the 'mirror-images' of you and also spawned a Facebook trend for people to upload pictures of their celebrity doubles.
The last episode ended with older Ted talking about their own Doppelgangers. It leaves a rather cliched message, but the people behind HIMYM have twisted and put a bit of their old bittersweet charm into it. Obviously, you aren't the same person you are years ago. First impressions really don't last. A blended pot of fate/destiny, circumstances, good and bad scenarios, people you met, exchanged stories with...it's all rollercoaster ride of highs and lows that have somewhat affected you.
For me, it's almost been three years since I officially stepped into the Manila grounds as a real resident. For about 36 months, I've been rekindling with my own Filipino culture, embracing it with help of friends and the absence of the parental units.
What I realized is that I could never completely mold into the Filipino society. There will always be this sort of unspoken difference, I guess. Call it a cross-culture aspect, but it's something that I would probably expound in another blog entry.
Anyhoo, this has always been a common topic among my closest friends and I would like to share it with you =)
We Were Merely Freshmen
Transition phase - She was adapting into a new environment after saying goodbye to loved ones and a place called home. She lingered around social circles and made a new set of friends, but there was always that constant reminder is to never let her high school friends go. She had average grades due to short attention span, especially when it came to science and mathematics. School work simply didn't seem as important as finding your niche in school.
Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year
A typical morning in the weekend
The smell of cigarette in her hair, with a small twinge of light-headedness awakens her
The smell of cigarette in her hair, with a small twinge of light-headedness awakens her
She don't know whether it's the excessive alcohol consumption from last night or lack of sleep
She succumbs to rehydrate and detoxify the icky state
A warm shower and a cup of hot coffee always helps.
Transition phase complete. Now what? The liberating feeling causes her to go out and explore. She pretty much had a clear idea of who she's connected with, drawing a line between mere acquaintances and close friends. All she needed was to just have fun, experience new things and tell herself that this was her new home. It seemed pretty hella fun. Thanks to Ondoy, it pretty much made up for a lack of study time plus a period of intense distraction. This was probably the peak of all her adventures.
Junior, Senior
Now the fun from socializing wears off, and its time for her to focus on what's really important - studies, the real reason why she's there in the first place. Her established good set of friends are there no matter what and spending time with them gives her real content. The thought of a hangover after class tires her, she prefers over-caffeinated nights in Starbucks then over-consumption of beer in Cantina. Although she enjoys the occasional party once in awhile, she rather saves the wild nights in limited dosages.
It's the point where the future is what drives her right now, but at the same time, still enjoy what college has to offer at the same time. Thought of life as a post-graduate draws near are circulating around her read even though it's not necessarily near, but it helps her reconsider the life's priorities right now.
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