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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Miss Half-Way~

I'm half-way through the 30 Letters, 30 Days blog challenge (Yey me!). And I'm now finding it hard to follow exactly the list given by whoever started this thingie. I've already switched and swapped my letters around actually. Well, the reason is that as I am on this course of letter-writing, things come up that affect how I write and to whom. Like birthdays for example (Letter #15/#7),also when I've had some bad news (#7, too) or simply when I just have to get it out there even if it's not on schedule yet (like #12). One more thing is that as I get further down the list I realize that with some of the letters, I really don't know whom I'd be writing to. Like the letter for 'a deceased person you wish you could talk to '. In my life I've been blessed so far that I haven't experience how it is to lose a love one tragically. (My sister pointed out that I can write to our grandparents who've passed away, but I don't have much memory of them. At least not enough for a good letter.) In others like the letter for 'someone who caused you a lot of pain', and the one for 'someone who broke your heart the hardest', I was really hard-pressed to think of anyone. All I have are petty and silly high school stuff, which I think doesn’t really count anymore.  You know, because of this challenge, I've come to the realization that my life wouldn't make a good movie or book. There's not enough tragedy, at least worthy tragedies like the kind Nicholas Sparks writes about. My life has been non-dramatic so far (those in high school are not counted, those are just so, well, high school). I think most of the drama I feel I have are all in my head. Or maybe I just read too much fiction and watch too many tv series. Not that I'm complaining. It's just a little upsetting to realize you're life is not interesting. Anyhoo, as I was saying, that's most of my problems with the original list for the 30 letters. So here's what I did... I've revised and personalized the 30 Letters in 30 Days! Not much, mind you. I didn't want to deviate too much since it is supposed to be a meme after all. I just tweaked it here and there… changed those inapplicable to me, compressed the ones that are meant for the same person (like the letters for myself), and basically I just made a way to accommodate my wants and needs, and my little OC disorder. Can’t really help it, and, it is my letters, in my blog, after all.

Here’s my new list for the 30 Letters in 30 Days:

Day 1 — Your best friend
Day 2 — Your crush
Day 3 — Your parents
Day 4 — Your siblings (or closest relative)
Day 5 — A stranger
Day 6 — Your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend/love/crush
Day 7 — The person whom know is going through the worst of times
Day 8 — Your favorite internet friend
Day 9 — Someone you wish you could meet
Day 10 — Someone you don’t talk to as much as you’d like to
Day 11 — Someone who was once in your life but isn't anymore
Day 12 — Someone you’ve drifted away from
Day 13 — The person you miss the most
Day 14 — Someone who’s not in your country
Day 15 — Someone you knew was meant to be in your life
Day 16 — Someone from your childhood
Day 17 — The person who caused you a lot of pain
Day 18 — Someone that pesters your mind—good or bad
Day 19 — Someone you judged by the first impression
Day 20 — Someone you want to befriend/get closer to
Day 21 — The friendliest person you knew in just one day
Day 22 — The last person you made a pinky promise to
Day 23 — Someone you want to give a second chance to
Day 24 — Someone you want to kiss
Day 25 — The person who gave you your favorite memories
Day 26 — Someone who changed your life
Day 27 — The person you want to tell everything to, but are too afraid
Day 28 — The one who broke your heart the hardest
Day 29 — A prayer
Day 30 — Your reflection in the mirror
 ★ - letters i added

*here's how it's supposed to be originally. (from my sister's blog, check out her letters, too!)

So, that's how it's gonna be. I'm really having fun doing this. Everyone should try it. There's a certain joy in writing what you can't really say to someone, expressing love or gratefulness, and reaching out to people though words.

Cheers to love letters!

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