Great Expectations

We had a typhoon (signal no. 3) here last night and although no roofs went flying this time compared to last year, the house was nonetheless still flooded. And so after spending the night moving and stacking things on dryer areas, we get to spend the whole day mopping and cleaning and returning everything back to where it's supposed to be (or at least according to my mother's specifications, who by the way happens to be out of town at the moment, so the worse is far from being over!)

Anyway, the only good thing that ever resulted from this, is that I was forced to finally "organize" my ever growing collection of reading materials. Midway through this "harrowing" task, I noticed this old box where I keep all my old "junks" (me, being sentimental). I chuckled when I saw about five or six autograph books (a must-have during my juvenile days!). I thought about how so much has changed since the time when all my girlfriends and I ever talk about are crushes, dates, boyfriends -- boys!

I think I was about 12 or 13 years old when I told my best friend that my first boyfriend should be someone who resembles "Mr. Pure Energy," Gary Valenciano, the hottest local singer during that time. In fact, I was already eyeing someone whom I thought has the same traits as Gary V. Unfortunately, my Gary V. look-alike went out with Ms. Barbie wannabe! (Sob!)

As I grew older however, I noticed that most of the guys I've dated have some common denominator: roughly 5'6 to 5'8 (with the exception of this 6'1 guy I briefly dated -- imagine the contrast!), usually thin and has fair complexion... Come to think of it, I was actually a bit superficial before. Looks would definitely be my first consideration before I decided on whether or not I'll go out with someone.

But then of course, as some of you already know, in the long run, it's not enough that you just stare and admire a beautiful face. Eventually, you would want to talk or laugh or ask his opinion or want him to "understand" you from time to time-- hence, the inevitable breakup!

I reckon a lot of people are prone to such "mistakes" and I'm not just talking about being a sucker for beautiful people. I'm also referring to other "superficial" standards we may have unwittingly set, i.e., he/she ought to be smart, sexy, sensitive, has a good sense of humor, thoughtful, etc. etc.

It's not really wrong to want all these. However, one must also consider that "standards" will not always be met. You could maybe find Mr. So-full-of-sense-humor but he won't really be funny and cool all the time. There will be times when he would feel bad, will not be in the mood to crack jokes, or might even be a tad pissed off when you keep telling him, "cheer up, it's so not like you to be so gloomy." The same goes with Mr. Oh-so-sexy-you-can-just-eat-him-right-now... :-P

Face it guys, we're all just human -- with moods, quirks, habits, etc. nobody's really perfect, no matter how much one strives to become one. It's simply not possible since everything is relative.

So unless you want to wait until "cloning" and "selective genes enhancement" has been perfected, I suggest you take Myley Cyrus' (a.k.a. Hannah Montana) advice...