tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34238840122287342732024-03-21T15:12:18.063-05:00Duh...Keep It To Yourself!This page highlights certain personal views, experiences, events, undertakings, thoughts and memorable tidbits of the author's personal endeavours. This page and its contents does not intend to influence the readers views or impose to some extent the views expressed in this blog. Read at your own risk.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-46847835004198382042018-04-14T22:52:00.000-05:002018-04-14T22:52:00.801-05:00Destination Cebu: Learn the Language Overnight with the Easiest Visayan Language Tutorial There Is!
It is no joke when you have to travel to other worldly destinations and the first hurdle you need to overcome is the language barrier. Is it possible to be ready to mingle and interact with the locals armed with your spoken language whether it be English, German, Finnish, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, or whichever language you speak?
The answer is an unequivocal, YES.&Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-91941566141649091082011-01-16T03:21:00.000-05:002011-01-16T03:21:22.134-05:00The Dilemma of the TimesTechnology has all of us on our feet all the time. Gadgets are coming out in different shapes and form and we are left with so many choices, it is almost appalling.
Do we wonder why we are constantly scrambling to do things as if time is so squeezed we can barely fit any chore in it? Give an honest answer, for once. How much time do we waste each day on distractions like Facebook, Twitter, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-24279175964935156852009-12-30T17:33:00.002-05:002009-12-30T17:36:59.023-05:00The Year That Was…2009: Hello 2010!Time flies. I remember how everything just blew down on us like a whirlwind from the recession to the bailouts, from war and still more war, from ponzi schemes to the unbearable market losses, from the enormous unemployment rate to still a staggeringly high number of people still unemployed, 2009, came and stayed like a dark cloud without any silver lining.A lot of people in the U.S. are still Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-64232669910533771392009-03-03T00:34:00.003-05:002009-03-04T05:02:19.558-05:00For These Desperate Times: A Few Measures You Could TakeOn spending: 1. Use coupons when you shop.2. Never pay full price for an item.3. Always prepare a list of things you need to buy before going shopping.4. Go for what's on sale. Be ready to try other brands.5. Stay away from mail-in ads and mail-in shopping mags. On saving:1. Live below your means.2. Save at least 20% of your pre-tax earnings.3. Limit use of credit cards and if you have to, alwaysUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-44082478222752459542009-02-28T00:01:00.002-05:002009-02-28T00:14:44.935-05:00Cool Stuff: Grooveshark WidgetI love music. Guess, all of us do.It doesn't matter what kind of music you like, but we all can agree that music is the universal language of the heart.Music can change your mood.Music can inspire you.Music can move you.Music can connect you to your deepest core.Music can give you that little push to do something extraordinary.Music could be the fuel to fire up that passion inside you.Whatever Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-17751526953114687842009-02-23T22:29:00.002-05:002009-02-23T23:28:40.676-05:00How Rich Are You?Did you ever ask yourself this question? I did. Perhaps, you also did. I’m sure all of us at some point in our lives have asked the same question to ourselves. What interests me though, is the answer to the question.Rich? Well, richness could come in many facets. It could be material, spiritual, tangible, intangible, real, imaginary.For most of us though, richness, is just for the things Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-2712436305162037092009-02-23T14:02:00.005-05:002010-08-06T15:00:08.634-05:00Getting to the Bottom of Things...DuhFor the last few months I've been immersed into a really challenging situation. I started working for a job that entails talking to all kinds of people and making sure that their problem is taken care of. I will be lying to say that the job didn't suck. Of course it did. One important requirement aside from having a good background in technical knowhow was the need for you to have good actingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-56268696361948566262008-11-19T00:02:00.000-05:002008-11-19T00:03:50.450-05:00A Very Sticky Situation: The Business of Getting Into BusinessI never knew how tight a spot could be until I was trapped in a corner that was so hard to maneuver, figuratively speaking.What I'm really saying is, there are difficult situations in life that you come across with and until you're in it, you will have no idea how difficult it is.On my wall this is what is etched, "You miss 100% of the shots you never take" which is in essence a very inspiring Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-30900860285479486672008-10-22T02:04:00.002-05:002008-10-22T02:13:12.827-05:00A Must: Passing My Driving TestI did. I passed the driver's road test and got my state driver's license today. It was one heck of an accomplishment worth noting in my blog. It's one task that I completed and fulfilled with jubilation. Road bumps? None. Thank God. I'll share the experience to you in a future blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-60174414938146239162008-10-01T16:07:00.001-05:002008-10-01T16:07:26.151-05:00Blogworthy E-mail: Read and LearnSomebody forwarded to me an e-mail which contains the following stories. Disclaimer: The following messages are not this blog author's original content. However, the author of this blog felt the need to share these amazingly witty stories to the readers out there who are smart enough to appreciate a good laugh and some sensible lessons in life. (To the author of this content: if you happen Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-59753786954049329812008-09-06T17:21:00.001-05:002008-09-06T17:26:37.955-05:00Morbid Thoughts: Zeroing In On MortalityThis year I came to learn about a new and faster way to die of cancer. No offense to the victims of this dreaded disease, but it definitely sparked a new sense of fear to anyone of us who could be diagnosed with this kind of disease.About three months ago, I met a Filipina and she narrated to me how quickly she lost her husband in six weeks time to pancreatic cancer. Then about a month ago, I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-74973741316681247412008-06-18T15:26:00.003-05:002008-06-18T16:30:30.271-05:001:45 a.m. And Still No Shut EyeI have this room. I call it chaos--my comfort chaos. It's where I spend hours in front of my computer, or just hours spent fidgeting around my electronic gadgets and accessories. I love the sense of disorder in this room. It gives me freedom to mess up and still be able to find my way around things as I channel all my creative energy into pure solitary moment of isolation from the world and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-8386019900781696942008-06-16T01:33:00.000-05:002008-06-16T01:34:14.552-05:00The Father I’ve Grown To RespectToday we celebrate father’s day. I consider myself lucky to have both a father and a mother while growing up. It is a privilege not shared by all of us. For some, it’s their harsh reality that they ended up with just one parent raising them and for some unlucky beings, to be raised without any parent at all.I am grateful, indeed, for being lucky knowing that I always have two faithful Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-89415141529694533792008-05-22T00:54:00.002-05:002008-05-22T00:58:20.481-05:00David Cook: Season 7 American IdolAwesome! There is justice in this world, after all.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-39950407861465572172008-05-21T01:41:00.001-05:002008-05-21T01:43:25.137-05:00Simon Cowell to David Archuleta: “It was a knockout!”Tonight’s American Idol Finale between the two phenomenal Davids was a disappointment for me not because the contestants didn’t do well but because the judges were already calling on who won the title.To Simon Cowell, who’s always been an exceptionally accurate critic to every contestant’s performance, David Archuleta won the night. Randy also hinted after the third round that David Archuleta isUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-69820607158332368452008-05-19T03:47:00.005-05:002008-05-19T13:55:21.983-05:00My Morning Feast: Pump-priming A DayI love to eat. I also love to cook. I really don't know which one came first, but I really love the idea of having the right color, texture and taste for anything that I put in my mouth--that is food. Just food, don't get me wrong. Somewhere at the back of my head, I have this prejudice about what a meal should be in order for it to be complete. Just give me the right combination of carbs, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-25512482204375389102008-05-18T08:39:00.003-05:002008-05-18T09:08:52.254-05:00Ignoramus Tales: Poking Fun At Naiveté…Err…StupidityBig Mall Day.A mall just opened in a remote municipality. Everyone was so excited to finally get to experience the fun of mall hopping. The entire community supported the grand opening by taking the time to check out the new mall.Dilemma: At mall closing time, chaos erupted. Everyone who went inside the mall was looking for his/her flip-flops that he/she carefully left behind by the mall entranceUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-4561588265344361072008-05-18T04:41:00.004-05:002008-05-18T05:50:06.374-05:00Coded Lingo: Reading Between The LinesClick here or click on the box for a readable view.Read the boxed text. If you can decode the underlined words, then there are only two possibilities. Either you are smarter than most people I know or you happened to grab hold of the same book I'm reading at the moment.Either way, you're off to a good start, more so if writing is one of your passions. Being able to speak in metaphors or at least Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-32703678745496877042008-05-15T02:05:00.002-05:002008-05-15T02:24:28.831-05:00American Idol: The Better DavidNow that American Idol has finally boiled down to its last two contenders, I am so excited that my favorite contestant, David Cook is going to compete head-to-head with another equally talented David Archuleta.It is a thrill to see David Cook, being the wonderful and talented performer that he is on stage, battle his one chance to claim the title of Season 7's American Idol. He is always a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-80073407142379143102008-05-14T01:25:00.007-05:002008-05-14T18:58:11.211-05:00Poetic Justice: That Homesick FeelingIt is hard to live away from the place you once call home, because there really is no place like home. It is an awful thing to miss the place where you once had your playground as a child and probably spent the first half of your lifetime, whether it was an easy one or a time lived with tough challenges. Simply put, being geographically displaced from your familiar habitat and being separated Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-6241146182249849672008-05-04T04:47:00.005-05:002008-05-04T05:55:58.101-05:00Boggle Your Mind: Test Your Brain Power"It is sad that the fools are so self-confident and the clever ones are full of doubts."-Bertrand Russell-The GamblerA gambler enters the casino three times. Each time he comes in he gives $10 to the doorman. Then he bets all of his remaining money. And he wins, doubling his original bet. As he goes out he gives another $10 to the high-roller. He does this three times in a row. By the third time,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-52905769398370825002008-03-21T19:59:00.001-05:002008-03-21T20:07:28.226-05:00Good Friday: How Holy It Used To BeI remember growing up in a strict Catholic upbringing and observing holy week as some sort of purging religious experience.The celebration would culminate with the Palm Sunday procession. We used to diligently weave some artfully crafted coconut leaves that we proudly wave as a reenactment to the welcome rites they gave to Jesus Christ during biblical times.Then we proceed to celebrate Ash Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-83640780380595196152008-02-04T02:56:00.000-05:002008-02-04T02:57:44.016-05:00Feel Good Sunday: Super Bowl XLIIToday is a major day in our household. We rallied in front of our TV set and rooted for our favorite team to win this year’s football championship game. We had a feast enough to entertain ourselves during some boring moments of the NFL, and a feast to fill our stomachs enough to drive the butterflies away brought about by the tension of watching a truly magnificent football championship game.AsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-65907861372680777412008-01-19T04:35:00.000-05:002008-01-19T04:40:08.213-05:00DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS: Surviving the UnexpectedThis is more or less a chronicle of unpleasant events that I’ve experienced in my life that really scared the living daylights out of me.Sweet Talk Way back in the early eighties, I was only a little girl. I grew up in a remote city in the western part of Mindanao in the Philippines. Our form of transportation was basically the simplest one. All we had then were tricycles and bicycles and of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423884012228734273.post-76406201684594721832008-01-13T18:54:00.000-05:002008-01-16T03:05:23.867-05:00The Pale Blue DotImagine for a minute that you're in a bubble drifting, and floating away in the vastness of space. Distance yourself from the tangible you. Immerse yourself in total abscence of physical boundaries--no body, no possessions, no nothing. What do you see?You probably say, "nothing". And that makes a lot of difference because you see, there's more to you than what meets the human eye. You don't Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0