Comix

http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/detail.nhn?titleId=350217&no=31&weekday=thu

http://www.winterrowd.com/maze/

Work @ Home: Epic fail

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. ~Thomas Edison

Working a home was tough. 12 hour shifts and phone time almost killed me. I also realized work is boring if you don't have workmates to talk to. No taxes yeah, but no benefits and 13th month pay either. I guess I couldn't keep working with those kinds of conditions.

I guess it's back to the call center industry for me. Where my colleagues are college graduates, with PRC licences, registered nurses, guys with Masters Degrees, and graduates from Ateneo, PUP, and La Salle. It still amazes me how degree holders like them have the same job as me, a college drop-out. Hehe! Anyway they're fun people. And you can never realize what you took for granted until you've experienced worse things.

Sulit wars!

Sulit.com.ph, probably the most popular online market here in the Philippines, where you can buy and sell almost anything.
I've been wanting to try online selling for a while but the thing is I didn't really have anything to sell at the time. So just recently I discovered my wife's brother in law makes these awesome Tow hitch receivers that you put under the back side of SUV's for pulling things such as Bike Racks, Carry baskets, and strong enough to pull a truck. I'm a noob when it comes to vehicles, and online selling so I decided to put up one post.
I posted the part in SULIT and got a negative feedback even before I sold a single piece!

Here's what the bastard said for his neg feedback:

BEWARE!!!
ginagawa ko itong feedback na ito para maging isang babala sa mga gusto magpakabit ng tow hitch sa kanila hindi lang para sa bikerack nila at kung anu pa. Nagpakabit ako sa montero ko para sa aking jetski. Ang sabi sa akin matibay at kayang kaya ang hahatakin ko. sinubukan ko kasi may outing kami ng pamilya ko. ito ang aking naranasan... nung una ok naman yung hitch at yung jetski ko nung tumatakbo na ako ng 60tkm nagumpisa na magvibrate at may narinig na akong kalampag sa likod. kinabahan ako kasi yung jetski ko bago pa, nagsnap yung bolts at nagbend yung hitch hindi ata nakayanan. nadamage din ang aking sasakyan,. hindi daw nila pwede palitan. naisip ko kasi mas mura nga ang hitch nila pero di naman pala matibay. nakuha lang ako sa salita na keso "ganito ganyan". ito ang problema sa hitch nila yung bolts nila bumigay, nagbend sya downwards nung nagbrakes ako nung hinahatak ko ang trailer ko. ito ang mga masamang signs:

1. yung number na tinawagan ko binigyan ako ng ibang number na tawagan

2. apat na oras sila bago sumagot sa inquiry nung una ako naginquire

3. isang linggo bago nila ako naschedule

4. walang resibo

5. tagal pa nung kinabit nila (1hr 30mins)

6. di pwede mareplace kahit sa ads nila may warranty. - ito ang nakuha ko sa pagtipid ng kaunting pera na sana mas matibay at may warranty pa ang nabili ko.

Pretty Elaborate ain't he.. or she..

Anyway, even after I disputed it, I still took down the account as a request from my brother-in-law. I guess selling online wasn't as easy as I thought.

Pangarap Lang kita

Mabuti pa sa lotto...
May pag-asang manalo...
Di tulad sayo... impossible...
Prinsesa ka... ako'y dukha
Sa TV lang naman kasi may mangyayari
At kahit mahal kita... wala akong magagawa
Tanggap ko 'to aking sinta...
Pangrap lang kita...

Ang hirap maging babae
Kung torpe iyong lalaki
Kahit may gusto ka... di mo masabi
Hinde ako iyong tipong nagbibigay motibo
Conservative ako kaya di maaari
At kahit mahal kita... Wala ako magagawa
Tanggap ko 'to aking sinta, pangrap lang kita

At kahit mahal kita,
Wala ako magagawa
Tanggap ko 'to aking sinta, pangrap lang kita

(Happee's part)
Suiran wo hen ai ni
Wo mei fenfa gaosu ni
Wo xin zhong yi you oh ~ qinai
Danshi shi wo de ai

(Chito and Happee's part)
At kahit mahal kita (da ai ni)
Wala akong magagawa (wo zhen de mei fanfa)
Tanggap ko 'to aking sinta
Pangrap lang kita

Pangarap lang kita, pangarap lang kita...
Pangarap lang...

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/p/parokya_ni_edgar/#share

I like this version Better though:

and now I'm a bum...

I know it's weird and some people might get mad at me if they find out, but I realized my dream is to bum around at home. Really! The truth is embarrassing though and I'm glad not a lot of people I know read this blog anymore. Which I realize is a good thing!

Finding out I had ulcer finally gave me enough reason for my wife to let me quit my present job, in which I was supposed to be regularized this week. She wasn't too happy about it, but my ulcer is causing me a great deal of pain whenever I travel, I have no choice but to stay at home. I guess now I have all the time in the world to start a home-based work or business. My wife seems to be okay with working now even if it's only a quarter of what I earn in my previous job, I guess it would do. Meanwhile I'm reviving some blogs and still working on that adsense.

To my old workmates, I know you don't know I have a blog like this and you all only see me in facebook, but thanks for making my short stay at Stream some of the best months I've had working in the callcenter. Sana nag-enjoy kayo sa EK! Senxia na di talaga ako maka byahe eh.

What's my passion

I'm 26 years old, married and with 2 kids. I'm still confused as to what my passion is.

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pas·sion–noun
1.any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love orhate.
2.strong amorous feeling or desire; love; ardor.
3.strong sexual desire; lust.

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Now, I'm not sure about that definition but for me, passion is what you love doing the most. At times when you're not in the mood of doing anything this is the most that you can do, and it's something that you are supposed to be very good at or atleast have an inclination to.
It's something that you like doing even in your spare time.
Time just passes by without you realizing it whenever you do this.

So why am I going on about passion? Well, it's because I've been on medical leave for 2 weeks now and since I'm just new to my company and with my regularization date which supposed to be next week, I'm not sure if I should stay in my current work or just leave because my job is in danger anyway.

Anyway to summarize, your passion would be:
1. Something you like doing.
2. Something you would do even if you don't get paid.
3. Something you enjoy enough to forget about time.
4. Something you would do to relax you in the most depressing moments.

That's basically how I understand passion. Now based on these criteria, I can think of a few things that matches it.

a. Reading manga, comics, or a fantastic book.
b. Watching a good anime, or TV series.
c. Surfing the internet.

Now, these are my passion. based on this I think having a computer shop would be the best choice for me or atleast something computer related and then probably a library. Hayzz... why don't I make an online library. Yeah, I thought about that before but I'm afraid of the legal implications of that. Hmm... If I only include old books that probably not a lot of people would mind right?

In conclusion to this rant of an article, the best solution for me if I want to change careers and follow my passion would be to:

-Probably be a writer...
-Draw manga...
-Blog about anime and books and shows, which is still writing.
-Setup my own internet cafe and library or bookstore.

hmmm... What a dream.

Right now I don't have money to accomplish that. I'm glad my parents still let me use the internet for free in their computer shop. The fact is when you get sick, all money goes down the drain. That's why passive income is so important. Anyway, I guess now I know what I want. time to go out there and find a way to get it.

Who's that girl?

Last Song Syndrome = When you just can't stop singing the last song you heard over and over again.


I was on the mic
Doing my thing on a friday night
Had the floor burning up just right
Everybody was bumping', the club was jumping
Suddenly, you walked in
That's when everybody stopped dancing
And I couldn't stop myself staring
I couldn't believe, No I couldn't believe my eyes

I never thought I'd fall in love in a club
But now I seen you girl I can't get enough
With you I know there's no taking it slow
So can somebody please let me know

[Chorus]
Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Just walk walk (walk), walk walk (walk), yeah

Before the night is through
Imma tell ya how I feel about you
And I know I got some work to do
To make you believe that you should be leaving with me

I never thought I'd fall in love in a club
The more I get of you, I can't get enough
I won't be letting you leave here alone
So can somebody please let me know

[Chorus]
Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Just walk walk (walk), walk walk (walk)

(I wanna know) Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
(Who's that girl) Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Just walk walk (walk), walk walk (walk)

[Eve]
E.V.E
I walk in the club it's over
All them other chicks might as well move over
Wanna know my name then you gotta get closer
Eyes on you too wanna get to know ya
Lemme run it down for ya, I'm not easy
Some say caramel, you can call my evie
Wanna be the man in my life that please me
Gotta warn in, Once ya know me, you need me
Give you whip lash when I glide through the room
Five inch heals, watch how I move
Watch how I shake it to the beat, how I do
Know you wanna feel me, feel me shake it on you, yeah
The night could get crazy
But I gotta hold back, I'm a lady
Well who knows maybe I could be your baby
Be your baby, be your baby

[Guy]
Wo-oh
Wo-oh oh
Wo-oh
Wo-oh

[Chorus]
So, tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Just walk walk (walk) in the club

Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Tell me who's that girl
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Just walk walk (walk) in the club
Just walk walk (walk) in the club

Blog walking today.

So I got lost through all that get rich quick schemes and trying my best to find a short cut. Right now I'm parking all that and going blog hopping like a did before all this started. So here we go...

First interesting blog I stumbled upon is The Clark Clan..It looks like a family blog and this post a soccer logo for his kid's team seems very cool. 

The one thing I noticed about blog walks is that most blogs are about individual thoughts, their family, or about their strange hobbies. Others are just plain rants. Some however find a way to make their post very funny and entertaining to read.

Hoe Hen Inn @ Cow and Chicken Town

Creative seem to be very important too. Most common for blogs are "My thoughts" , "My life". Which is mostly pretty boring. I also like looking at family blogs. It's like making an online scrap book that's available to the public.  

I've found a new fondness for that Blogger Navbar on top. 

Blogs could also be about poems and stories people write. I'm not a very good writer. I like reading light novels but writing poetry and writing in general doesn't seem to be my forte. I wonder if I'll ever succeed as a blogger at all. 

I also enjoy blogs that just post quotes in a creative way. Although most of those I only see in Tumblr. 

Sometimes it's the simple looking ones that leave an impression.

Sometimes doing these kinds of things just for pleasure is fun. When I don't have to worry about blog content,   Search engine optimization, or traffic. Just writing for leisure and expressing one's self.. I guess that's what blogs are really about. 

In  the land of broken hearts

Blogging for a cause also feels like a noble act. I really appreciate people who do this things. It's very refreshing when you can get away from all the ads and commercialism and just connect with other people.

You realize it's not all about the money.

Conlusion:

Comparing my blog to all those, I guess I can group myself to the less interesting blogs out there. Maybe I'll find time to work on that one of these days. But right now I have to get out of the rat race and on to Financial Freedom! Happy Holy Week people!

Change of plans

Time for a change in plan. Going straight to entrep' route was way over my head. So this time try to go for a round about route. Bo Sanchez after all did say that I should specialize rather than diversify so I guess for now I'll just stick to my job for now. Multiple failures could be a little depressing. At least I do phone troubleshooting better than most people and it makes me feel good every time I get to help someone out.

Selling

I've never been good at selling. Back at DELL my scores were one of the lowest when it comes to sales. But that was probable because I wasn't very satisfied with DELL's quality when it came to their products. Their computers break down too easily even brand new ones.

When I started at HP to my surprise most of the calls were just HOW TO's. Not much troubleshooting to be done. That shows how reliable HP products are. Some of my callers have printers dating back 10 years ago. Amazing these HP printers!

So I guess that's the first step why I've been having great scores with HP. The second was perhaps I learned the proper way to sell. I guess that's a new skill I've acquired for this year. Thank you dear God.

Adsense
I guess getting it back was not as easy as I thought it would be. I made 3 blogs that got rejected. Sigh! and 2 more that aren't making much with Chitika and Nuffnang. Maybe I'm not a good enough blogger yet. I'll work on it more probably next week after salary. I almost forgot how great it was to have a regular salary every two weeks.

So I'm taking a break from Entrep' mindset and going back to basics. Let's see where this takes me.

Easier said than done...

After getting married a whole new world opened up to me not just as a married guy but also as a provider. Being the bread winner isn't as easy as being single and only fending for yourself. When you have kids you realize that sometimes you'd sacrifice even the most simplest pleasures that you have (like anime) just so you could put food on the table.
The second thing that makes it more challenging is that when your life partner doesn't earn as much as you do. Things would've been easier if that were the case but now matter what effort I do, getting her to that level is just sooo... tough.
I have to admit I think I bit off more than I can chew when I chose the college-drop-out-business-man route. This is just way over my league but I guess it's too late to back out. I opened pandora's box and let all hell broke loose.
The last time I've done something like this was when I started college hoping to be a brain surgeon. I got out of that easily by shifting courses but now that I'm married and have 2 kids and turning 27 at the end of the year, I guess there's no turning back.

Nigahiga's Rustin Hieber

I have nothing against Justin Beiber. In fact my kids sing his songs all the time. But this is just too funny not to share. =P

First week with HP

So how was my first week of taking calls for HP printer support?
I would say it went pretty well. I sold over $100 and resolved most of the calls. Had a 2-hour and a half call with a lady who though I didn't know what I was doing (which I really didn't) but finally got to fix her not printing Issue.


How was my sales?
I would say selling AVON again taught me a lot of good stuff when it comes to selling. I don't feel guilty about it anymore. When I was with Dell selling kinda made me feel guilty. I had the wrong impression when it came to money back then. Thanks to reading BoSanchez.ph I learned that receiving money and selling isn't a bad thing. It's actually a good thing and can be seen as blessing of abundance. Thanks kuya Bo.

How's my christian life?
I'm doing a lot better than I did last year. I've been going to church more frequently now and am starting to get along with most church members. I met a brother who studied at AUP before but stopped going to church when he got married at an early age and had to work a lot for his family. He's only started going back recently and we shared trials and experiences with each other. Going to church really does fortify one's faith.

How's my blogs?
It's okay, not as good as my run last year, but in a few months I'm sure it'll all work out.

Percy Jackson Rocks!

I was a bit skeptic about the books at first. I liked the movie too much that I felt that if I read the books it would ruin it. I guess I was wrong, because I've just found my new favorite author.

What I've liked about the Percy Jackson series is that the books are told from a first person point of view, Percy Jackson's point of view. It's what I liked about the twilight series and it's also probably why readers could easily relate to them. The theme is also similar to Neil Gaiman's American gods. What are the ancient gods up to in this modern world if the had really existed. Rick Riordan makes the entire experience so fun.  You'll easily fall in-love with the characters and you'll never look at ADHD the same way again.

After the last Percy Jackson book, the adventure continues with Heroes of Olympus set in the same universe with different main characters and a lot of twists. Unfortunately the storytelling style is changed to third-person point of view instead. I didn't quite like it at first, but as soon as I read Percy Jackson's name that's when the fun starts.

I guess I prefer reading teen fantasy novels. I find it more enjoyable. And what I like most about Rick Riordan is that his official blog is a blogspot blog! So please visit his blog. Anyone who could write something as fun as Percy Jackson is sure to be a nice guy.



http://rickriordan.blogspot.com/

Training and Valentines

Mouse Hunt's way of saying Happy Valentines

Training
So I've done nothing this past month but to focus on HP training and do a bit of mouse hunting on the side. Those new HP printers should never be underestimated.

Valentines
Every time I make sure to give flowers to my wife during this date of the year. Unfortunately due to my schedule I'm not sure where I can buy flowers.

Percy Jackson
As a diversion I decided to catch up on the Percy Jackson book series. The movie was fun, so I thought the books would be better and I wasn't mistaken. I just finished the fourth one this morning and I can't wait the read the last one when I get home. The author sure knows how to make cliffhanger endings.

Mousehunt
I got both my brother playing Mouse Hunt, which was a surprise because I thought they'd get bored with it easily. They loved playing it so much they kept bugging me for tips on items and trap setups. I love it when me and my bros. love the same game. It's a brother bonding thing.

Anyway, time to start the last week of training. It's make or break. You get terminated if you don't pass. So just in case I'll have my resume updated and printed first thing tomorrow.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Manny's Crib

I always watch MTV cribs but if felt kinda weird seeing a house of a guy from Philippines. Fabulous house though..

The power of words

I was invited last week to give a small talk to our church during the vesper meeting Friday night. I was flattered and had no clue what to say since it's been years since I've spoken in church. Finally, with a lot of prayer, I ended up with a talk entitled,"The power of words in out lives". I didn't get much time to prepare so I did most of it impromptu with just the stock verses I had. Here's a quick outline.

Introduction:
-God created the world with just his spoken words. Since we were created in God's image we have inherited a bit of this power.
I. We can bless others through words
- Story of Esau and Jacob fighting over Isaac's blessings. (mere words?)
II. We can curse others through words.
- The only blessings left for Esau was that we would serve his brother.!
III.Scientific evidence of  the power of words. (Dr. Masaru Emoto)
IV. By their words you will know them.
V. Change your words, change your life.
VI. Words we say to our children.
V. Prayer.

And since this was my first time to speak in public for a very long time I'd say I pretty much sucked. To my own point of view anyway. But the message was more important than my delivery. I prayed to God long and hard that he use me during that talk.
Surprisingly, I received nothing but praises for that night. "It was so inspiring", "such an eye opener", "I didn't know you had that kind of talent".
I guess that's how God works. Even when you think you did things in a stupid way, perhaps that's exactly how he wants you to do it. What's best for you might be different than the best God has in mind for you.
The biggest surprise is that I'm invited to give another talk the next few months, this time during the main event of divine service with a bigger audience. *Gulp* I'm actually going to prepare better this time with power point slides and all. But I'll still depend on God on this one. Somehow I feel I always get the best results whenever I do things like this under divine supervision.

Happy Sabbath!

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I caught a HOPE mouse!

The Hope Mouse is altruistic by nature, wanting only to help others, be they human or mouse. The King has been so touched by the selflessness of these mice that he has sent out a decree. If any hunter should catch a Hope Mouse, dust him off and send him on his way, as he's likely off to do some good in the world. Recent flooding in Australia, Brazil, Philippines and Sri Lanka have sprung this mouse into action! Many organizations, such as the Queensland Government, are currently helping out. Please consider giving them your support.

 

Group: Event Mice

 

Aww... This really touched me. To think that Mouse Hunt guys would these kinds of things. Keep it up.

Nice to know everyone is well!

My new sadistic looking trap!

The great thing about facebook is that you know exactly what people are up to and if they're doing great or if they're having the worst times in their life. And if facebook is not enough, some people I know even have they're own blogs which give you more detail than a mere facebook status. I'm glad everyone is doing well!

Goodbye levynlight!
I give up on levynlight. The arts got tiring after a while so there. I quit!

I have a new mousetrap!
Meanwhile, my mousehunt trap just got an upgrade. I only play this during my spare time and it fits me perfectly since all you do is click... (I'm so lazy)

Anyway, I guess I just want to say that even though it's a bit sad leaving my old friends at Clear,  It's great seeing the blog of a certain papurr feline. Hope to see more of your interesting posts! :P

Clear - HP transition

Today we start training for HP. I'm still with Stream North Edsa by the way. They're just moving us to a new account. I've already said my farewell to old team mates and account mates.

The sad part is that we have 1 month of technical support training but if we fail the training there is a possibility that we will be terminated.

Why us?
Nobody can give us a solid explanation. The most honest answer I've gotten so far is that Clear is overstaffed and that they need to get rid of 10 people and they will revert back to the 12 hour shifts instead of 24. Hahaha!
It's true y'know. Personally I only get to take calls half of the day. Most of the time I just read my email and chat with idle people like me. So I guess it's the best decision for Stream at this time.

The good thing
Atleast it's 1 month of training again and possibility of getting a website running for revenue and commisions on sales. Hehehe! Good luck to that then.

Back to square 1.

After a long and intrepid research on how to get rich and what business to start, I ended up deciding to go with an internet-based business again. So I guess I'll start from there.

Reasons:

Bo Sanchez said: "start from your core gifts"

Robert Kiyosaki said " you don't need a lot of money to make a lot of money"

John Calub said " you can have everything"

In the end it all sums up that without enough funding and with my core gifts being English Communication and Computer know-how, I guess I'll have to start somewhere in that field and I don't have a lot of money for capital either.

So watch out for the return of comeback!

Beating Cashflow 101

So it's been a year since I started on y journey to financial know-how and finally I found a way to beat Robert Kiyosaki's cashflow 101. I never thought I'd ever understand terms like ROI, and the benefits of starting with small deals and going through with bigger deals. I guess Bo Sanchez and Trace Trajano's blogs were helpful with this as well.  Anyway here's what I found out. The first thing to beat the game is to get yourself out of the rat race. Choosing small real estate deals or businesses. then selling the property to get yourself into bigger deals with bigger cash flow.
I know it sounds easy but it took me a year to figure that one out. geez!

Chitika!!!

I figured 2011 would be a great year and just when I checked my mail today, I found that my Chitika account is now active! Awryt! So I haven't recovered from my adsense just yet but atleast i have the second best thing. A lot of big bloggers are talking about this contextual ad provider and I was really depressed when I wasn't approved the first time I applied for it. Now that I can work with these ads, It's time to rev up my blogging game for the year. We'll do 10 times better than last year!  Bwahahahahaha!

Deftones... is depressing

Everyone is crazy about the upcoming Deftones Concert. So out of curiosity I decided to listen to some of their music. It was kinda depressing. It's like the type of music that makes you feel angry and depressed after listening to it for a while. I guess it's just a matter of taste, but I'm finding it difficult listening to their songs. I guess it could grow on me after a while just like when I first started listening to L'arc-e-ciel. But I don't think feeling angry and depressed is how I'd like start my year.

Facebook Error

My facebook is kinda acting up....

New finds in Levynlight

New finds in LevynLight. really Great stuff.. the gameplay still sucks though, but I'm all in it for the nice art.

Facebook LevynLight

Check out my hot Drill instructor

I don't really play facebook games... until recently. When I first saw mousehunt's art, I was drooling. But looking at mice pictures gets old after while. Thankfully the same people who created mousehunt also made Levyn light. Now I only started playing it today but the art is pretty impressive. I can't say much about the game play though but I guess I'll be sticking around a while for the art. Yummy!

Year of the layouts...

I haven't been doing page payouts of a while now and ever since that job offer I just can't stop doing it. I'm trying out different design elements and if this all goes well, I might even make a career out of it.

Job offers

Just today a friend offered me a job as a layout artist for the company she used to work for. The only requirement is that I have to lear to use InDesign. I found out it's a page layout software that does wonders! I'm going to learn this thing over the weekend, and if I don't get the job at least I discovered this amazing software. It's exactly what I was looking for all these years, I should've discovered it ages ago.

Monopoly

On my quest to getting more business sense I've started playing Monopoly. A game that somehow has been an inspiration of a lot of success coaches that I've read about. So I started playing the game just recently on the new laptop that my Dad gave me. (Thanks Dad)

It's an easy enough game to play especially after the books I've read about real estate and playing cashflow 101 it's a really nice game, and an addictive one at that.
The objective of the game is to acquire properties of a single color set. When you do it's called a MONOPOLY then that's when you can build your houses and hotels. Acquiring property at the right side of the board seems to be the most profitable.
I've learned a lot with playing this game. I realized I need the stable income that I get whenever a make a complete cycle in the board. I also realize how critical dealing with other people is to success. And how important to save some money to get the good stuff and not squander it on non-profitable acquisitions. And when you're in jail, the only income you can rely on is your rental property.  I love this game already. I can't wait to buy  the real thing which would probably be after a year or two till I find someone else to play it with. Monopoly isn't quiete a popular game in the Philiipines but hey, you never know.

Happy New Year!

Every New Year I get sentimental and instead of making a resolution like most folks I like looking back in the past year and think of things I could've done better and be proud of stuff I did right. 

ON BLOGGING

I went through my blog for last year and I'm surprised how very few my entries were. Actually I've been busy with other blogs and the passion dwindled down when my Adsense got suspended so I guess that's to be expected. It's still my dream to be a professional web publisher so I'll keep blogging!

I guess if I had a new year's resolution it would be to make this blog active even without adsense. That sounds great!

ON FAMILY

I'm proud to say that my family is still intact and even through all those trials and tribulations. My married life seems to get better as time passes. It just amazes me. 

ON FAILURES

I've been a guy who gets discouraged easily. But this past year I've been getting a hang of it. I lost my 3 year job, I'm buried in debt, I'm earning a monthly income, and I'm not getting any thinner. Sigh....

I see a great 2011 that'll change all that.

ON LEARNING

Reading previous posts I've realized how much I learned the past year. Especially when in comes to business and blogging. I've also attended several seminars and followed a lot of great blogs. I'm surprised when I realized that a year ago I didn't know all these stuff to begin with. 

ON FRIENDSHIP

This is probably the year when I made a whole lot of friends after leaving Teletech. I've been secluding myself especially after I got married. The change was all too sudden for me and I had a hard time coping, but 2010 changed all that. Leaving Teletech might even be a blessing. 

ON WORK

I'm working at SM north now and get to travel farther that I had with my previous jobs. I would've preferred Ayala or Makati, but I guess SM north would do for now. Although I do miss earning a 5 figure income every pay day, I'm enjoying my stay at Stream so far. Let's see how far this gets me. 

ON SUCCESS

I guess since my past successes was rendered useless by my failures I don't think about them much, but having earned $100 per month for a few months was a kind of achievement for me. Also getting hired at Stream especially when I realized how many people can't get into a callcenter job even though they finished several big time courses in College. 

ON A CERTAIN PAPURR FELINE

I wonder what happened to her. I still think about her sometimes and can't seem to find her tumblr blog nowadays. I'm happy for her accomplishments and I know that she's had a bigger year than I had. Gambatte Pappur-chan!

2010 in quotes

January

"So I just finished Fate/Stay Night game yesterday. I wouldn't have finished it if hadn't I gone sick and got stuck at home for 2 days."

"Was it my fault I take cold baths in the middle of the night? Was it my fault that I ate beef stew from questionable origin? Was it? Was it?!"

February

"It never ceases to amaze me how even the most common Bible stories could be interpreted by people in so many different ways. "

"This May will be this first time that I will be voting. We registered back in October and I have since started being more aware of the Philippine Political Stage."

"Yey! Just got my Google Adsense PIN today from California. now I just need to wait for my first paycheck at the end of the month."

March

"This week I just got my first $100 from Google and celebrated it with a Junior Whooper from Burger King."

"I found this unusual item. A 500 pesos Coffee mug. No, it's not worth 500 pesos. It's just the design. The actual price is only 49 Pesos. I gave it to my mother-in-law..."

"So now I've finally got my Facebook account and Twitter."

"I just read an email today from Mr. Bo Sanchez about Duplicating yourself to be more successful. I thought to myself, duplicating is easier said than done."

"an excerpt from a blog of a friend. Although she decided to take on a different career, I'm still big fan of her writing. I wish I could write like this.."

"...we ended up watching Percy Jackson. I wasn't too excited about it at first. I thought it'll be another cheap movie. But whoa, was I so wrong. "

"..then smoke began filling the building. There was no fire in sight though."

April

"Percy Jackson was a whole lot more entertaining than this remake. (Clash of the Titans)"

"So yes, this is supposed to be a self centered blog featuring Vladimir Caluya and the stuff that goes on around him."

"I'm seriously thinking about giving up my Job and doing work at home."

"I've finally got myself to playing with Dreamweaver. It's one of those What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get site building tools or WYSIWYG for short."

May

"My goal this month is get any, or if possible, all of those blogs to reach 1000 page views per day."

"I finally got in and started voting. The Marker gave out too much ink and almost put a hole on my ballot. But all was well when the PCOS machine said "CONGRATULATIONS! ..."

"Yes, I confess I'm an addict. I'm addicted to Plants Versus Zombies. "

"Personally, I would've preferred it if he were to shorten the span of Elementary and High School. I feel the majority of the Filipino people suffer from too much expenses in tuition fees, allowances, School Supplies and uniforms."

"I just finished reading Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad, Poor Dad".

"You see, I'm not a very good sales man. I'm not a very good evangelist either. So selling and recruiting is just not part of my skill-set right now. "

June

"Daddy, I have $100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."

"So now I've finally decided to start selling. Selling Real Estate seems like a great idea since I'm not really good with selling things people don't need."

July

"His answer surprised me. "Maybe I was too young when it came out.."

August

"It was my first time in Boracay. I was sick the week before that. I'm wondering if I'll still have a job when I get back on thursday."

"Losing Dell and Google on the same month!"

"Rain is the few Korean artist that I know... Actually he's probably the only one. And he's coming to Manila! omigosh! Nah!"

"As if in sync with the gloomy season, we were informed that Teletech won't be able to assimilate all of the Dell agent."

September

"Yes I'm jobless and not at a good time either. Whenever I resign I always had backup plans, this time I didn't."

October

"I'm a married man. I'm happy with my wife, but the a callcenter is not the most condusive place when it comes to faithfulness in marriage."

"... the dreaded Berlitz Language Assessment test we had yesterday. This test is mostly based on luck because as they say, even good speakers can fail depending on the assessor of the test."

"The CCT trainer is also quite the character. ANTONIO EDUARDO ENPIANADO CHAVEZ sounds like a name out of a teletenovela but he's ahh... err.. a bit difficult to describe."

November

"Jobless again and no fixed income. And with my bday coming up, this isn't an easy situation to take. "

"So, after getting kicked out of Convergys, I've finally got a new job with Stream Global services under Clearwire account. And it just so happen that I just passed what seemed like a half-baked training."

December

"So another year is at hand, so let's see how well I fare with life this coming 2011!
Get ready to get rich!"