My Life

Life: You just have to look, listen, choose then act.

Pathetic People

pessimistWe meet, know, live, interact, become close, work with different kinds of people.  Some are nice, while some are not.  Some are worth emulating, while some are very irritating.  Some are lovable; while some are assholes (excuse me for the term).  And as for me, the following are the types of people that I hate to be with and wish that they would see themselves and (though sometimes impossible) hope that they’d change and see the light:

1)  UBERLY PESSIMISTIC - These people don’t have any positive vein in their body.  They often make up negative stories and events in their mind.  They are pre-empting that things will come out negatively or in a bad way.  They start to worry over things that are not yet happening. And because of this, they get sad, depressed and feel like they’re carrying the world on their shoulders.

2)  GRUMBLERS - These people habitually complains!  From the time they wake up until the time they go to sleep, all they do is complain!  They don’t seem to get contented with what they have, with what they are doing, with the small blessings they receive nor with the fact that they are lucky because God still gave them a life!  For me, these people are very ungrateful to the Lord.  They should be able to realize that the mere fact that they live, they smell the roses, they see the sunshine and the birds in the sky, they eat three times a day, is already a blessing and enough reason not to complain.

3)  UNGRATEFUL - These are the thankless, unappreciative, selfish, repugnant people.  As a matter of fact, they too are grumblers!  They also don’t know how to appreciate their blessings in life.  Even if you give them something, do something good for them even in your own little way, they won’t appreciate that.  In fact, they’ll belittle your efforts and you won’t hear even a drop of “thank you” from them.

4)  EGOTISTIC - Last but not the least, these are the self-centered, self-seeking, self-serving human beings!  All they think of are their own selves.  They’ll talk about what they’ve done, what they’ve sacrificed, their hardships, their problems, what they’re going through, without thinking of other people’s contributions, hardships or feelings.  They think that they are always right.  They don’t care about other people’s problems or concerns.  They cannot accept their own failures or mistakes.  They will always put the blame on somebody else. And that poor somebody will always be at fault and will never pass their standards.  They’ll blame others of their shortcomings, of the things that they don’t have, and of their miseries. 

Very pathetic earthlings!  I believe, these people should seek God and be enlightened of His love, His promises and His sacrifices.  That’ll be the only way for them to become positive, contented, thankful and be selfless.  Without Him, people with these natures, will forever live in the dark and will find themselves sulking even further.

Therefore, remember these 4 types of despicable people and make sure that you don’t become one of them! ;)

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My School Boy

my school boy - deion

Oh my! Can you imagine? I now have a school boy!!!  How many times did I write here in this blog, how time flies by so fast?  I still remember giving birth to my 1st son Deion, and almost 4 years after, he’s now a school boy!!! 

I’m so happy to see him all dressed up in his uniform - a white shirt jack and dark blue shorts.  I thank God that he really looks forward to this day and that he’s excited to go to school!  I just wish him all the best and I hope that he’ll do good!

During his summer class, the teacher said that he knows a lot but the problem is sometimes he doesn’t want to join the activities and doesn’t follow what the teacher says!! Hmm…  where did he get that?  I know I was obedient when I was still a kid (and until now I guess.. hehe..).  I’m not expecting too much from him yet since this is still his 1st try as a student.  Anyway, I still hope that he’ll improve emotionally, mentally, socially and physically in school. 

God bless you my dear Deion!

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Lack of Time

You know what? I’m finding myself always in a hurry, always with deadlines to meet, always stealing time to be with my kids and my family! Hmmm…..  What’s this?  Is it about my time management?  Or is it because I’m having more and more responsibilities and more and more things to take care of?

Whew!  I think I need time to pause, time to breathe, time to relax!  When will that happen?  I don’t know! Hahaha!

How about you? Do you find yourself in the same situation as mine?

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2008 Real Changed Leaders in Pampanga

Last Saturday, May 3, me and my co-RCLs went to Pampanga. We conducted an activity that sustains the values and culture of Plantersbank. Eventhough it was tiring, the whole experience was fun, fulfilling and enriching. The only downside of this is that, I was away from my family on a weekend!

Being a RCL is not a joke. Being voted and selected from numerous qualified candidates is a fulfillment by itself. But to maintain the standards and be a role model to all is a great responsibility. Also, setting aside time to plan and conduct the activities, even if you’ve got tons of work to do, is another challenge.

I’m just so grateful that I’ve got a supportive family, in-laws, relatives, colleagues, friends, mentors and superiors. I’m able to experience these things that enriches my life, especially my career.

Indeed, Work is fun and fulfilling here in our company! These are some of the things that money can’t buy!

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Hold Onto My Dreams…

I feel so down today…  So down that I’m thinking of some drastic moves….  I was left in the air hanging…  waiting…  And now, it seems that the one thing that I’m looking forward to is going down the drain.  And right in the middle of this uncertainty in my life, I bumped into this:

“HOLD ONTO YOUR DREAMS”

Keep all your dreams so close to your heart,
and never give up, when your life’s falling apart.
Let your dreams give you strength to carry on,
and help you find the future, you feel has gone.

Build on those dreams that you hold so dearly,
and you’ll be able to see, your life more clearly.
These are your tomorrows you can make today,
and through the darkness, you’ll find your way.

Nothing is impossible, as long as you believe;
those felt unreachable are possible to achieve.
Have faith in yourself and trust in God’s love;
reach for the stars blessed by Heaven above.

by Pamela Hall 1999

This is courtesy of www.quickinspirations.com.  What is this trying to tell me?  Now, I have to shrug off this uber down feeling and focus on the attainment of my dreams!  Well, I just hope that I can still carry on.  If not, maybe the poem is telling me to open the doors and windows and look for brighter opportunities. :-)

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Control

I know I’ve been saying this often.  There are many things that you really cannot control.  And this usually makes you upset, disappointed and depressed.  But you know, God really works in mysterious ways.  Soon, you’ll still find yourself in a situation, place, event that will still be in your advantage.

I’ve been through  this lately…  even if you don’t like, even if it’s contradicting to your plans, even if you think that you’ll be more productive and can contribute a lot in the other thing/place that you’re raring to do or go to, you still cannot control it and you still have to follow orders.  But guess what?  God is really on my side.  He did not let me down!  He still directed me to the direction where I’d really like to go!  Yahoooooo!!!! (Thanks to my boss who broke the good news today….) Whew! That’s it for control! Now, I just have some things that I’d like to share with you.

my school boyOne - it’s my eldest son’s 1st summer class today and he strutted his stuff already!  When I say strutted his stuff, this means that he did his own way!!!!  He was ’somewhat’ disobedient to the teacher and showed her that he knows what she’s discussing and telling him to do!  Hahaha!  Clever right?  We’ll see how he fares in the succeeding days…   I know that he’ll do better and he’ll know that he can’t always have it his way. :-D

Second - it’s our 1st SME Toolkit Road Show for 2008 this Thursday.  Baguio here we come!  Make  waves for the technology/business solutions that will invade your city!  I’m quite nervous and excited at the same time.  We’re pouring a lot of effort in this series of road show just to make sure it’ll be a successful one.  Well, lets just wait and see.

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An Online Retreat

Garden of Gethsemane

Take a break from your busy schedules and make this holy week a time for reflection and for you to become closer to God. 

Attend Meeting Places - An Online Retreat conducted by The Philippine Jesuits.

You might say that nothing beats a live retreat, but this is better than having nothing at all.

Have a holy and blessed week!

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Summer Is Here

Summer is here! And when the weather is hot, one sure-fire way to beat the heat is to eat cool and refreshing desserts!

On top of my list is ice cream. Since I was a child, I really love eating ice cream! I can even eat a half gallon of this cool treat in one sitting! But that was before. Now, I eat ice cream in moderation because aside from getting fat, I’m extra cautious in getting diabetes since it runs in our blood.

Check out my favorite ice cream brands. These smooth, creamy, tempting and delicious frozen delights will surely cool you down:

FICRaspberry Rapture from Fruits in Ice Cream (FIC) - a belgian cone topped with double scoop of ice cream will cost you around P60. They’ve got other unique flavors that Filipinos will love, like Tsokonut, Mango, Queso, Durian, Macapuno and more.

ColdrockBoysenberry with Rocky Road mix-in from Coldrock Ice Creamery - they have branches in Greenbelt 3 and The Fort. A large cup of ice cream with mix-ins (can be chocolates, nuts, marshmallows or fruits) costs around P100 to P150. They have this unique style of blending your ice cream and mix-ins on a cold granite stone.

Pistachio from Selecta - can be bought in leading stores and supermarkets. A half gallon costs P250++.

I know that there are a lot of other ice cream brands out there but these are my ultimate favorites! What’s yours? Feel free to add to my list!

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Take A Break! Here’s Something To Make You Laugh!

An Engineer’s Love Letter

My Dear Love,

Yesterday, I was passing by your rectangular house in trigonometric lane. There I saw you with your cute
circular face, conical nose and spherical eyes, standing in your triangular garden.

Before seeing you, my heart was a null set, but when a vector of magnitude (likeness) from your eyes at a
deviation of theta radians made a tangent to my heart, it differentiated.

My love for you is a quadratic equation with real roots, which only you can solve by making good binary
relation with me. The cosine of my love for you extends to infinity. I promise that I should not resolve you into partial functions but if I do so, you can integrate me by applying the limits from zero to infinity.

You are as essential to me as an element to a set. The geometry of my life revolves around your acute
personality. My love, if you do not meet me at parabola restaurant on date 10 at sunset, when the sun is making an angle of 160 degrees, my heart would be like a solved polynomial of degree 10. With love from your higher order derivatives of maxima and minima, of an unknown function.

Yours ever loving,
Pythagoras
De-Morgan’s Law,
7th Cross. Binomial Avenue ,
India of Matrices - (a+b)^2

MARYOSEP! SUMAKIT ANG ULO KO! MAHINA AKO SA MATH! KUNG NAGKASUITOR AKO NG GANITO, BUSTED NA AGAD! Hehehe….

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Have A Day Full of Love

Happy Valentine's Day

By the way, as a gift for myself this day of hearts, I’m changing the look of my site! =D Hope you like it.

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