Sunday, April 3, 2011

You're better off being boring than pretentious.

OK, I need to say something first before I dive further into the post.

I'm glad I'm surrounded by smart, intelligent, un-tacky friends and people in my life.

There, I said it. I'm not smart, certainly not knowledgable, and not that kind of intelligent person who blogs or tweets continuously about economic condition, financial markets, tradings, politics, or ancient history. (please; one of my ealirer posts was focusing on a talking cat.)

I'm glad my friends are all well-educated, filled with enriching experiences, and do not worship Starbucks, Segarra, 7/11, Bali (Twitter alert status: "Beach plz!"), fixie, current Jakartan ABG slangs, or Zooey Deschanel ("OMG her style is so me!!!!!!") as their ultimate hangout spots or role models. I like that each of my friend has their own distinctive style, thoughts, insights, one that does not scream desperation to fit in. I'm glad that I have those who constantly update me both on the entertainment hot spots in town and current affairs. Or, to quote a friend back then,

"These days you just can't afford being stupid."

Which I would love to put as the closing statement of this post.

Thank you.