i'll make this quick cause i'm using my phone for this. And it's really hard to use...
i really just want to vent out this awful feeling that i have... from the start, i already felt that the deal i thought i had is not as promising i initially thought it was. i kept it all in but now, .... It has just become unfair and abusive... I'm getting fed up with the fluctuations of fulfillment and severe disappointments... I'm not one to threaten anyone but i'll do a massive injustice to myself if i don't try to look for my happiness.
It's just so unfair and i don't know how much i could still take.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Before Election Day
Galing at Talino! Gibo on Monday!
My inclination to writing has been diminishing lately. I mean, I used to have so many ideas to share but now, my mind is mostly always blank. I kind of panicked yesterday when I could not remember the GDP equation. All I could remember was GNP = GDP + (X-M). Such a shame! I eventually remembered it though while I was driving to work: GDP (Y) = C + I + G.
Anyway, what bothers me about not having many ideas to share is that it might be an implication that my mind is getting rusty. I don’t think I’m becoming dumb. People frequently say, “Nabobobo na ako sa ginagawa ko (Usually bec it is repetitive and mundane).” I have similar sentiments but I think it is not becoming dumb as much as it is simply not being fed new information. A lot of people know a lot of trivia and information but they are not necessarily smart. A lot of people are smart but they might not be knowledgeable on certain areas. This brings me to Sonia Roco’s comment earlier on meeting de avance.
[these are not verbatim but they share the same principle]
“Hindi bobo ang mga Pilipino. Matatalino tayo. Hindi lang tayo natetrain dahil kinukurap iyong pondo para sa education.”
“It is more expensive/ costly to have an uneducated populace than to simply allocate money for education.”
This is something that I would really have to agree with. I would really like to see the Philippine public schools to have better instruction and better curricula. And I hope improvements would be primarily devoted to the technology and engineering sectors. These sectors would bring about the innovations that this economy needs. I just hope that when the government is able to improve on the education, people would not migrate immediately in search of greener pastures. And if they ever go someplace else, I hope they come back and continue working here so they could share the knowledge and expertise they learned outside the country.
I am hopeful that this day will come.
Ok, now. Do not get me started on the whole, “I will end poverty.” statements. Poverty will never end because poverty is relative. Through the world, we have poverty indices that measure the poverty level for different countries. Poverty in the Philippines is defined as those who earn below a dollar a day. For the maids who earn Php 150/day, they are no longer poor. They are actually quite well off. If you live in first world countries, most of our C class citizens are considered poor. It is not a question of eradicating poverty but raising the standard of living. If we improve our economy and our productivity, people will be paid more. When people are paid more, they will again contribute to the economy through their consumption ad taxes, which again expand the economy. But the good thing about here is, they will have more money so their standard of living will increase. Our poverty standards will change. There will still be poor people but they would be better off.
As a final note, whoever wins the election (I really hope it will be Gibo) will not be able to solve all these problems-because 6 years is a short period of time! But I do hope structures will be in place and whoever wins in 2016 would share the same goal rather than go on a different direction. This is the reason why I think former presidents should always be part of a cabinet as long as they are able to work. They could participate in the decision-making so that the structures they have put in place will be continued.
Hindi naman pagbabago ang laging kailangan. I think it's best to continue on a plan than revise it every 6 years. So much for the campaign dogma: "Eto na po ang pagbabago, pagpapaunlad, blah blah!"
My inclination to writing has been diminishing lately. I mean, I used to have so many ideas to share but now, my mind is mostly always blank. I kind of panicked yesterday when I could not remember the GDP equation. All I could remember was GNP = GDP + (X-M). Such a shame! I eventually remembered it though while I was driving to work: GDP (Y) = C + I + G.
Anyway, what bothers me about not having many ideas to share is that it might be an implication that my mind is getting rusty. I don’t think I’m becoming dumb. People frequently say, “Nabobobo na ako sa ginagawa ko (Usually bec it is repetitive and mundane).” I have similar sentiments but I think it is not becoming dumb as much as it is simply not being fed new information. A lot of people know a lot of trivia and information but they are not necessarily smart. A lot of people are smart but they might not be knowledgeable on certain areas. This brings me to Sonia Roco’s comment earlier on meeting de avance.
[these are not verbatim but they share the same principle]
“Hindi bobo ang mga Pilipino. Matatalino tayo. Hindi lang tayo natetrain dahil kinukurap iyong pondo para sa education.”
“It is more expensive/ costly to have an uneducated populace than to simply allocate money for education.”
This is something that I would really have to agree with. I would really like to see the Philippine public schools to have better instruction and better curricula. And I hope improvements would be primarily devoted to the technology and engineering sectors. These sectors would bring about the innovations that this economy needs. I just hope that when the government is able to improve on the education, people would not migrate immediately in search of greener pastures. And if they ever go someplace else, I hope they come back and continue working here so they could share the knowledge and expertise they learned outside the country.
I am hopeful that this day will come.
Ok, now. Do not get me started on the whole, “I will end poverty.” statements. Poverty will never end because poverty is relative. Through the world, we have poverty indices that measure the poverty level for different countries. Poverty in the Philippines is defined as those who earn below a dollar a day. For the maids who earn Php 150/day, they are no longer poor. They are actually quite well off. If you live in first world countries, most of our C class citizens are considered poor. It is not a question of eradicating poverty but raising the standard of living. If we improve our economy and our productivity, people will be paid more. When people are paid more, they will again contribute to the economy through their consumption ad taxes, which again expand the economy. But the good thing about here is, they will have more money so their standard of living will increase. Our poverty standards will change. There will still be poor people but they would be better off.
As a final note, whoever wins the election (I really hope it will be Gibo) will not be able to solve all these problems-because 6 years is a short period of time! But I do hope structures will be in place and whoever wins in 2016 would share the same goal rather than go on a different direction. This is the reason why I think former presidents should always be part of a cabinet as long as they are able to work. They could participate in the decision-making so that the structures they have put in place will be continued.
Hindi naman pagbabago ang laging kailangan. I think it's best to continue on a plan than revise it every 6 years. So much for the campaign dogma: "Eto na po ang pagbabago, pagpapaunlad, blah blah!"
Monday, April 19, 2010
three important things
It has been a long weekend for me. And i do not have to go to work early tom since i'll be in night shift so yeah. Here are three important things I have learned:
1.) Documents needed for legal purposes. I was able to engage actively in one of these this weekend.
2.) I learned how to replace a flat tire. I didn't have to do this. I watched how it is done so I'd learn from it.
3.) I re-learned how fortunate I am to have such a wondeful family and group of friends. Love you all! :)
This is quite a feat already for me. :)
1.) Documents needed for legal purposes. I was able to engage actively in one of these this weekend.
2.) I learned how to replace a flat tire. I didn't have to do this. I watched how it is done so I'd learn from it.
3.) I re-learned how fortunate I am to have such a wondeful family and group of friends. Love you all! :)
This is quite a feat already for me. :)
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Life's Pleasures
I have been visiting the Ayala Triangle Park quite often the past couple of weeks. I started a routine during early morning weekends wherein I go to the park to jog and walk around. I believe it would be a good way of jumpstarting my journey to becoming healthy. I realized how bad I have been to my body and I want to live longer so I'm making a couple of measures in trying to ensure that.
I am starting to appreciate a lot of things that I have not appreciated before. I enjoy going to parks and seashores to see the beauty of nature. There is something about these things that make me happy. In addition to these, I am having fun looking at the mere sight of the sunset or driving around Fort. I also enjoy listening to the radio (it is better than listening to your ipod, trust me!). I dunno what brought this about. I'm normally more inclined into the night life filled with booze and all the other stuff that comes with it. I still enjoy these things but I am starting to like other things as well-things I never paid any attention to.
I dunno if this has something to do with maturity or anything but I am liking this kind of change. I remember what my PE prof said to us during college: "When you work out, the first sip of water you take tastes better than the finest wine available. You would really see that it brings life's pleasure into its simplest form."
It is true. When you find enjoyment in the simple things in life, you get to have fun and you accumulate more dough in your pocket. :)
I am starting to appreciate a lot of things that I have not appreciated before. I enjoy going to parks and seashores to see the beauty of nature. There is something about these things that make me happy. In addition to these, I am having fun looking at the mere sight of the sunset or driving around Fort. I also enjoy listening to the radio (it is better than listening to your ipod, trust me!). I dunno what brought this about. I'm normally more inclined into the night life filled with booze and all the other stuff that comes with it. I still enjoy these things but I am starting to like other things as well-things I never paid any attention to.
I dunno if this has something to do with maturity or anything but I am liking this kind of change. I remember what my PE prof said to us during college: "When you work out, the first sip of water you take tastes better than the finest wine available. You would really see that it brings life's pleasure into its simplest form."
It is true. When you find enjoyment in the simple things in life, you get to have fun and you accumulate more dough in your pocket. :)
Friday, April 2, 2010
If only we were a nation whose culture is based on meritocracy
Ok, so I have been blogging a lot about myself which is not necessarily a bad thing considering the fact that this IS MY BLOG. But anyway, I figured I should spend some time talking about Philippine politics for a second.
My interest towards the coming elections is substantially lower than anybody else's because they ran out of forms when I was trying to register thereby forfeiting my right to suffrage this year. So I found it quite unnecessary to devote much of my time if I am not going to vote anyway.
However, as the election draws nearer, I find it an obligation to at least think of who I want to lead our country. The executive powers, priviliges and responsibilities are quite magnanimous (for lack of a better term that expresses huge) so I think it is a subject worth thinking about. It pains me that Gordon and Gibo are not in the frontline of winning the elections. You look at these two individuals and see what they have done and what they are capable of doing; you feel bad that they are not being talked about as much as you would hope. To me, Gibo would make the best president and Gordon would be a nice alternative. But as my mom says, they are the right men in the wrong parties.
Do not get me started on the Noynoy-Villar race. I do not like either but if they are the only candidates I would go for Noynoy.
If I was registered I would go for Gibo-Hands Down!
Sadly, our country does not base on merit as much as it does on popularity so I am really guessing that the election will boil down to the much talked about Villar and Noynoy competition...
:/
I rest my case.
My interest towards the coming elections is substantially lower than anybody else's because they ran out of forms when I was trying to register thereby forfeiting my right to suffrage this year. So I found it quite unnecessary to devote much of my time if I am not going to vote anyway.
However, as the election draws nearer, I find it an obligation to at least think of who I want to lead our country. The executive powers, priviliges and responsibilities are quite magnanimous (for lack of a better term that expresses huge) so I think it is a subject worth thinking about. It pains me that Gordon and Gibo are not in the frontline of winning the elections. You look at these two individuals and see what they have done and what they are capable of doing; you feel bad that they are not being talked about as much as you would hope. To me, Gibo would make the best president and Gordon would be a nice alternative. But as my mom says, they are the right men in the wrong parties.
Do not get me started on the Noynoy-Villar race. I do not like either but if they are the only candidates I would go for Noynoy.
If I was registered I would go for Gibo-Hands Down!
Sadly, our country does not base on merit as much as it does on popularity so I am really guessing that the election will boil down to the much talked about Villar and Noynoy competition...
:/
I rest my case.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
ADULTHOOD
I am a tad different from who I was a year ago. I guess I pretty much have the same personality. I make the same jokes (and not all people get it, just those who think the same way I do haha). So anyway, I think I did not really change in how I deal with others, etc. but I do think I am starting to grow up. This would even be made manifest but the apprent thinning of my hairline, which bums me out to my very core! And my face looks a bit older than I was a year ago...
But I think real adulthood begins when we realize that we have obligations to pay. It makes us stick to something not because we want it but because we know our priorities. I always wondered why some people stick to their jobs even if they hate it-thereby making them alienated workers. But I now realize that there are things that we need to do even though we do not like to do them or we do not enjoy them simply because we have to. We have needs that we need to fulfill. It is in this respect that I would like to dedicate this blog entry. I recently purchased a 2-year subscription for wireless broadband. So I am committed to pay a two-year service and I cannot revoke it unless I have it transferred and that is fine. Now, I find myself committing to another responsibility. My parents are leasing me money to buy my own car. It is really cool and all because I would finally use a car that is under my name. I would admit though, it is quite frightening for me but I think it is something I would have to do in the future anyway so why not right? I am very happy about it but I am also quite scared... What if I lose my source of income? How will I pay for it? I mean, my parents would be patient with me and all but it would be quite embarrassing on my end and I do honor my word...
But at the end of the day, it is all about growing up and knowing your responsibilities. I am starting to understand why adults act the way they do. There are necessities in life that we need to do. It is quite understandable why people are so scared of losing their jobs (in my case, I have house utilities contribution, gas, my own opex, internet and now lease). It is quite interesting how life pans out..
I always knew it was going to be hard.
But I expected it to be easier than the reality..
But I think real adulthood begins when we realize that we have obligations to pay. It makes us stick to something not because we want it but because we know our priorities. I always wondered why some people stick to their jobs even if they hate it-thereby making them alienated workers. But I now realize that there are things that we need to do even though we do not like to do them or we do not enjoy them simply because we have to. We have needs that we need to fulfill. It is in this respect that I would like to dedicate this blog entry. I recently purchased a 2-year subscription for wireless broadband. So I am committed to pay a two-year service and I cannot revoke it unless I have it transferred and that is fine. Now, I find myself committing to another responsibility. My parents are leasing me money to buy my own car. It is really cool and all because I would finally use a car that is under my name. I would admit though, it is quite frightening for me but I think it is something I would have to do in the future anyway so why not right? I am very happy about it but I am also quite scared... What if I lose my source of income? How will I pay for it? I mean, my parents would be patient with me and all but it would be quite embarrassing on my end and I do honor my word...
But at the end of the day, it is all about growing up and knowing your responsibilities. I am starting to understand why adults act the way they do. There are necessities in life that we need to do. It is quite understandable why people are so scared of losing their jobs (in my case, I have house utilities contribution, gas, my own opex, internet and now lease). It is quite interesting how life pans out..
I always knew it was going to be hard.
But I expected it to be easier than the reality..
Thursday, February 4, 2010
My accepted beliefs are becoming validated...
If I had 10M USD 3 months ago, I would have made 700k USD by now... Imagine that! I have made a total gain of 7% in 3 months. And the best part about it is I never even bother to look at my stocks in a daily basis...
Haaayyyy.. If I only had that much money in real life...
Haaayyyy.. If I only had that much money in real life...
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