I know I said I’ll be posting more often, but it takes some time getting used to the new life: waking up at 11 am, yawning for 10 minutes, getting myself motivated for working, actually working and so on. It’s something on the softer side of life, so bare with me…

I just came from seing a cheezy comedy, What happens in Vegas, which turned out surprinsingly well. In this movie, this chick gets dumped by her boyfriend and decides to go to Vegas, where, whilst drunk, marries a stranger. To get straight to the point, she realizes she’s always trying to please others and forgets how to be herself. Basically, it’s a movie about following your instincts, doing what you love and going after those you love.

photo credits: rosephotosetc

It’s not common here to work on your own. My friends were baffled when they found out and my parents just couldn’t get it. But for a few got the message pretty clearly: stop doing something you don’t like, focus on yourself and less on others and do what you love. You won’t get to socialize with the boss, do some ass-kissing for a promotion or flirt with the pretty girls from Human Resources, but it will sure make you feel better.

I can start work at 12 in the afternoon, writing articles for thousands of people, digging, twittering or IM-ing with a bunch a friends – all in my underware with a cup of tea aside. Many can’t understand, probably with half of their brain washed up by corporate mentalities, but doing what you love without answering to anyone is one of the best things you can come across. It just takes a little bit of vision and initiative, those work and hard effort perhaps too familiar.

It sounds like propaganda, but I’m not selling anything. I just wanted to share some thoughts that recently crossed my mind. It’s amazing what a good song in the morning, the smell of flowers can do combined with the support from people I just know virtually. You can say you’re lucky when you find out what you love doing and get to meet some gifted people.