Hello World

Yang lalaking yan ay isa sa friend ko sa Facebook at kasalukuyan siyang gumagala sa Europe. Bukod sa kanya, marami pa akong ibang Friends sa Facebook na gumagala sa mundo. Naisip ko na.. Wow! Bigatin ang mga kaibigan ko. Hindi, actually ang una ko talagang naisip ay.. Alam mo yung inggit. Ako yun.

Kaya ayan, panay ang apply ko sa kung saan saang kumpanya sa ibang bansa pero wala namang magkainteres sa akin. O kamown world! I am a mothafappin CCNP.

"Pfft. E ano ngayon kung CCNP ka, sandamakmak na din naman ang CCNP sa mundo."

Sa totoo lang, nakalimutan ko na lahat ng natutunan ko sa Routing at Switching. Sa totoo lang hindi ko naman talaga ito gusto. Sa totoo lang, hindi ko alam ang gusto ko. 

Kaya sana Bro, gusto kong pumunta sa malayong lugar para makapagisip isip. Hindi ko kasi mabuo ang pangarap ko sa apat na sulok ng kwarto ko, baka kapag sa tapat ng Eiffel Tower ako nagisip, marealize ko siya. Please Bro. :D

A Road to Everywhere

"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." - Lewis Caroll, Alice in Wonderland

I just changed the layout of this blog to something that truly represents me, an eager wanderer in this journey of life.

Singapura

"Traveling is not a matter of money but of courage." - Paulo Coelho, Aleph

Singapore, marami sa mga Pilipino ang nangangarap na makapagtrabaho sa bansang ito. Kasi daw ay malinis, malaki ang sweldo, at mura ang mga gadgets. Totoo nga naman, nung pumunta ako sa lugar na ito ay nakakamangha ang linis ng lugar na ito. Walang mga buhol buhol na kable ng kuryente, walang mga kakalat kalat na aso, walang trapik, walang pinapawisan, walang mga bobong MMDA at walang mga lalaking malalaki ang tiyan na nakahubad ang tshirt. Kahit saan ka maglabas ng Iphone ok lang kasi siguradong hindi mananakaw. Ibang klase din ang paggawa ng mga daan, isang araw lang tapos na. Hanep. 

Pero ewan ko ba kung bakit hindi napukaw ng bansang ito ang puso ko. Parang kasing malungkot ang mga tao. Hindi ko alam kung bakit pero parang lahat nagmamadali. Ang mga ngingiti lang sayo ay yung mga Pilipino din. 

Naisip ko na sa ibang bansa na lang ako maghahanap ng trabaho. Ewan ko ba pero hindi talaga ako mahilig sa mga modernong bagay. Ayos lang sakin ang mamuhay ng simple at hindi masyadong komplikado basta masaya at may malinis na banyo.

It's More Fun in the Philippines

So I just came back from Singapore and I was whining about how I didn't really enjoy my trip despite the unusual cleanliness and modern living in SG. I am complaining about the food, the long walks, how the people smell, the unfriendly locals, And then I found this video that taught me a couple of things..

Some of his points are true, but most are exaggerated. Bottom line is that every country and culture has its downside.

An Early Morning Jog

It has been a while since I run/jog my ass off so today I decided to break a sweat. Good thing I am living near an SM Supermall so there is an ample sized parking lot that I could use for running. So at 6:00 AM , together with other sweaters, I run lapses around SM. I love free things and I am not a fan of expensive gym memberships so this cheap but effective workout does the trick. I alternately ran and walk, well, mostly walk cause I don't want to pass out if I push it too hard. Nangangalawang na ako e, so I have to build my endurance again. I did that for one hour and since I haven't had my breakfast, I already feel dizzy. Plus the fact that I didn't brought a bottle of water, I felt dehydrated too so I decided to go home. 

I really prefer running in the afternoon cause the temperature gets colder so I could run for as long as I want and I don't feel hungry that fast. Oh well, it is good getting healthy again. I love the after-exercise-glow. Anyways, I bought these for my breakfast. I am not sure of the calorie or carb content of these but I am not the type who stress my self with things I eat. It may be a bad thing but hey, it works for me. I just try to avoid fast food and keep everything in moderation.

Puto, Sapin-sapin and Saging na saba

Quezon's Hidden Treasures

I was suppose to be in Mountain Province last weekend. Me and my college friends planned that trip a month ago but a week before the travel date, they decided to cancel it (much to my dismay). I have already filed my vacation leave, and my mind and body are already programmed that I will be out of my usual routine for the weekend so learning that the trip will not push through did not made me happy. Because of that, my wanderlust self thought of something to overcome my urge to travel and so I come up with a "Trip to Quezon Adventure Proposal". I was actually not expecting anyone to agree with the proposal since that is usually the case whenever I plan an "out of town" (LOL), but to my surprise two of my closest friends back in college wanted to join my madness. Below are the pictures from our (mis)adventure in Quezon. 

My Travel Buddies

Me in the JAC Liner Bus with On-board Wifi

Puting Buhangin A.K.A. Lukang Beach

AWESOME BEACH IS AWESOME

The beach is all ours

Detached from the world

Kwebang Lampas

Inside Kwebang Lampas

This is where we stayed. Villa Anita Resort. Highly recommended!

Our Ride, seriously.. :)

On our way to Borawan

Borawan

More Borawan

Shells instead of Sand

The Palawan part of Borawan

Dampalit Beach

And that wraps up our two day trip to Quezon's hidden beauty. Hidden because most of the places that we went to are undeveloped and we are usually the only visitors. Maybe its because of the Panagbenga season that is why most of the tourist are up north but Quezon is worth discovering. I will definitely come back here again.

ITIL v3 Foundation Experience

Something I wrote a year ago when I had my very first Industry Certification.

Kahapon ay pumasa ako sa ITIL v3 certification exam at habang papauwi na ako at masayang naglalakad sa may Recto ay napansin ko ang mga batang gusgusin na naglalaro sa daan, ang mga iskwater sa may LRT, ang sandamakmak na basura sa paligid, ang maitim na usok mula sa mga sasakyang nagkukumpulan dahil sa trapik. Naisip ko kung ano ba ang naitulong nung ginawa ko. Ganun pa rin naman ang lahat bukod sa isang piraso na papel ng kalukohan na hawak ko. At naisip ko yung nakalagay sa ilalim ng litrato ko sa yearbook ko nung highschool. Hindi abugado, doktor, engineer o feng shui expert kundi, "To make a big difference". Yan ang gusto kong gawin pagtanda ko. Naisip ko kung tama ba ang landas na aking tinatahak. At naisip ko kung mababago ko ba ang mundo sa ginagawa ko, sa walang humpay na pagaaral, pagkita, paggastos at pagkamatay. At sa aking pagiisip ay nakita ko yung mga itlog na kulay orange na pinagkakaguluhan ng mga estudyante ng FEU at pagkatapos ay naisip kong gutom na ako. Bow.

The UST Incident

Too much for being happy, I hit a minor bump last Saturday. 

So my next class in John Robert Powers is "power dressing" and we are asked to bring a set of corporate clothes and a set of formal clothes. Well, most of my clothes are in Bulacan and I am in Alabang and going home would be a hassle. Also, I am trying to be more frugal so buying new clothes is not an option. So I asked my cousin who is staying at our house and is studying in University of Santo Thomas (UST) to bring my clothes and meet up with me. UST is almost halfway between Alabang and Bulacan. 

And there we are in UST on the afternoon of January 14.  I decided to treat my cousin as a sign of gratitude for all the trouble. We ordered food in Greenwich, still inside UST. I ordered this soggy carbonara and she ordered a cheesy baked macaroni. Then in the middle of our meal she started to open up and tell me stories about her new boyfriend. I already knew about this from her facebook account but I pretended not to know. And as we are talking, I noticed this girl at my back who is acting suspicious and is sort of lurking around us. Then I saw that the zipper in my bag, which is beside me, is open so I closed it. I for a split second thought that she might do something with my belongings but I trashed that thought cause I think to myself that my cousin is in front of me and she would see it if this bitch would try to get my bag. But I was wrong, the next time I glanced at my red bag, it was gone. Fuck. Phone, IDs, 3000 Php worth of cash, my comb, my toothbrush, my mouthwash, my red eyeglasses.. Gone. 

Me and my cousin tried to look for her but I gave up after 5 minutes of searching cause UST is so big and I know that we will not find her and the next logical thing to do is to have my ATM cards deactivated. While contacting different people, I was still able to smile and laugh. It sucks but I realized how unattached I am to material things. I did not shed a single tear, although I want to bitch slap that girl. Anyways, good thing my keys are on my pocket so I could still go home. And on the train in my way home, I even let an old woman have my seat. Wow. No matter what wrong has been done to me, I refuse to let it affect how I deal with other people. I actually felt lighter without all the material things that I always bring with me to make me feel secure. I don't want to say that this is a nice experience because being robbed and having to pay for different fees to be able to have my ATM cards and IDs replaced sucks big time but this incident taught me one significant thing.
"To invest in intangible things like friendship, love, travel experiences, improving your talents, instead of material possessions because the latter could easily be taken away."

5 Regrets in the Death Bed

So according to a nurse that worked in palliative care (specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses as per Wikipedia) these are the 5 most common regrets people realize in their death bed.

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I didn’t work so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

BOOM! I am guilty of all 5. These regrets pretty much summarizes the goal of this blog. So when that fatal day comes, I would have no or just little regrets.

I am sure these regrets doesn't mean that we should just quit our job tomorrow and go cray cray out in the real world. Being unemployed and homeless is not fun. But I do believe these five should inspire us to gradually break away from the things that makes us unhappy.That each day, little by little, we should make an effort to "live a happier life". No, not one drastic change but a step by step transition.


SOURCE: Nurse reveals the top 5 regrets people make on their deathbed

P.S. I  have an appointment with John Robert Powers Alabang tomorrow to work on regret number 3.

2012

Its 2012, the year of the mighty blazing dragon and like every other year, everyone have high hopes at this new beginning including me (much to the dismay of my non-conformist self). As mentioned in my previous entry, this year's theme will be "live like its the end of the world" (not to imitate Jay Sean and Nicki Minaj). To stop living life based on the standards of other people, to do what I have long been setting aside in the future because the future is now.
So here is my tentative bucket list:
January - I'll play my first song in my guitar.
February - I'll get a heart tattoo
March - I'll travel to another country
April - I'll have my abs ready for summer

So anyway, this pic is the meal I had to welcome the new year, and 2012 will be just like this image. Crazy, fulfilling, unpredictable and sweeeet! Cheers!