Moving on

Sometimes, deciding what one thinks is best for the situation leads to embarrassing and regretful mistakes. Embarrassing times like getting a little too tipsy on friendly gatherings thinking it will make things more fun, or relieving oneself in the most inappropriate of places, or mistaking a stranger’s hand for a friend’s. So how do we move on from an embarrassing moment? These young readers share. Be part of future Boomerangs! If you’re 13-30 years young, just email your full name, age, school/ course/occupation, and recent solo JPG photo to kanerip316@ yahoo.com. We’ll email you the topic and be sure to reply.

I got a little drunk once and I try not to think about it and distract myself by playing, talking and thinking about something else. Focusing your attention on something else is key. ANGEL MAE BELLITA, 20, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN JOURNALISM STUDENT

Whenever I’m embarrassed, the first thing I do is take a deep breath to calm myself and apologize if necessary. I just brush it off like it didn’t happened and continue to walk up straight with my chin up to move forward. VINCENT CLARK ERMAC, 20, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MASS COMMUNICATION STUDENT

Once I did a very inappropriate thing that was really embarrassing and the only way to be at peace with it was to merely laugh it off. Eventually, you’ll start to move on. The best thing to remember is to not take everything too seriously. OLIVER ANTHONY TIGLEY, 23

I once did something that I found funny at first, but later on I realized that what I did was very embarrassing. So I asked my friends if they find it funny or just stupid. After that I did some self-reflection, asking myself why I did what I did. But if you really think about it, making mistakes is normal. Sometimes we just can’t avoid it. JOVELYN ARCIPE, USJ-R STUDENT