MARIO HAS LEFT THE BUILDING/

A good friend, who now works at my former dream agency, told me that our former mentor Mr. M has now left our former agency. Gawd. The past is so quick to change. At this stage in life, everything is moving and it's hard to find solid ground to plant your feet on. I'm pretty happy being trapped in a La La land at the moment, sheltered from the reality of life.

There's a cool insurance commercial running here right now. It ends with the line... "For all the IFs in the middle of LIFE". Aba! Witty.

I wonder about how life would have been IF... IF i had gone to UP or Ateneo. What IF instead of taking ballet I had taken karate like I really wanted. IF only I knew earlier that I want to be an artist! What IF I had texted him back that night? What IF I had won the Ms. Santa Lucia model search instead of Angel Locsin... would I have had the chance to dawn the Darna costume?!?

So many IFs that will probably never be answered. But, I guess that's the beauty of it all. What is Life without if?... it is simply Le.

Hahaha! That was awful.

My point with this blog entry is this. IF IS in the middle of LIFE. That's why things are never dull. The IF moments are important because it reminds us that life is full of choices. Choice means freedom and freedom can be chaotic. Fun and chaotic. So when the moments hit, you just got to hold on to things that are true. Like...

IF I had gone to UP and Ateneo, I would not have met Neil and my other beloved friends. I can't imagine life without them. IF I had not taken ballet, I probably would be an even worse dancer than I am now. I may not have the moves, but I have a lot of groove. IF I knew earlier that I wanted to be an artist, I probably would never have bothered with college. IF I had texted him that night then I wouldn't be here today. And I have to say that I'm loving the person I've become. And even IF it was me who won the model search and gained fame and fortune, I probably wouldn't have the boobs to fill in the superhero costume. Or would I? Hmmm...


Back to Mario, it just cements the fact that leaving McCann was the right thing to do. I've grown fond of McCann so I hate to agree with his parting words. But really... there are no IFs or buts on this one...


McCann is hopeless


Goodbye Mario. You were the first one who believed in me. McCann will never be the same without you.