Being the Middle Child

I knew it all along... read on...

"Contrary to their rep as insecure messes (think: Jan Brady), middle kids actually make stable and loyal partners. “One thing you’re not is spoiled,” Dr. Leman says. You probably grew up feeling you got less attention than your sibs, and that drives you to work for every perk—including a happy relationship. Also in the plus category: You’re “a compromiser and negotiator,” Dr. Leman notes, so you’ll give your partner plenty of say in everything from how quickly your relationship progresses to where you go on vacation together. And your romance should be free of daily petty squabbles (middles hate conflict); instead, you try to put others at ease. Your love challenge: Opening up. Have you ever been told you’re hard to read? “Middle children can be very secretive,” says Dr. Leman. “They got hammered by the first-born and swindled by the baby, so they keep their cards close to their chest.” You’re also not the best communicator when you’re upset. But if you learn to speak up instead of holding your anger in, you’ll have a more harmonious relationship.Best match: Youngest child. “Middles aren’t as threatened by last-borns as they are by exacting first-borns,” so the odds are good for open communication, says Dr. Leman. " Complete article can be found here.

But then again, this might not wholly apply to me, since I am the only boy in the family as well. What do you think?

Streets of New York

As I wander the streets of NY last saturday I came across this building in SoHo. I don't know why I like it though, I just do.

Relief

I have been in this situation for a very long time. Just last Sunday did I realize that I have been spreading myself too thin. I have been pulled in almost all directions. Which leaves me to nothing.

I need a break. Knowing this is a relief.

Enough said.

Pearl

A new gadget added to my family... the Blackberry Pearl. Nice sleek black shiny phone with a glowing pearl button. The afternoon that I got it, I activated the Blackberry option on my plan so that I can start receiving and sending emails. Cool, right? For me, I find it useless... I'm in a computer all day, so why would I want to check my email on a 2 inch screen? I cancelled the option a few hours later, saving me $20 a month.

On my way to work today, I was standing next to a lady who is busy punching away messages on her Blackberry. I got curious as to what could be so important to be doing emails in a subway under the streets of NY with no signal? She was replying to an update on a "Spring Fabric Touchbase". I guess she worked for the fashion industry where this highly classified fabric is being transported from a secrete location and she needed to be updated minute-by-minute by her assistant. She replied, "Thanks for the update ---name----." She couldn't send the message because we were two floors down the streets of NY. So she taps the option to send later and I got off the train.

Stress

I have been feeling all sorts of stress. I have also been planning on releasing stress by going for a massage. Having a 1 hour massage costs around $60 to $120 depending where you get it. By this I mean if you will have a chair massage by Chinatown or a luxurious spa treatment with that sea breeze music in the Upper East side. Here in Chelsea you get those legit spa and the not so legit spa. I'd browse by one of the websites of a spa around where I work (it is a legit spa) and just reading the descriptions of it feels like heaven already. I could feel tension being released from the soles of my feet.

In Manila, this wouldn't be a problem. A 1 hour in-house massage would cost around $10 - $15. A spa treatment around $25 - $30. When I was in Boracay, I had massage by the beach, by the pool, during sunset, during my afternoon nap. It was heaven on earth.

Anyhows, I plan on getting a massage tomorrow. A quick massage after work should be a good thing.