Friday, June 18, 2010

The Four Types of Person

There are Four Types of Person regarding Time and Money Freedom:

1) People with no time and money. They have no time because they must devote themselves to work. And they have no money because they have to pay their bills and expenses everytime they receive their salary, leaving them broke every end of the month. The funny thing about this is that I belong to this group before. I used to be an employee and as a youngster in the corporate world you know the money I earn is not enough so I have to overwork just for my ends meet. Since I'm also assisting my mom's medical expenses.

2) People with time but no money. Because they don't have work, they have lots of free time. And because they don't have work, they don't have money. There's no better example here than the people better known as "tambay". Well, this is very easy to find here in the Philippines. Because you can find them anywhere.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

A Message of Love

As I was browsing my facebook account today, I came across one of my colleague's quote. I was struck by this message and brought some memories back, and happening 'till now.

So savor this heartfelt significant note especially for those who are applicable for this wonderful quote.

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"You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before and she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? 

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Farms, Fruits, and Bees

This is my Toastmaster's Ice Breaker. I originally gave a title "Some Memories of Childhood" but after my audience heard my speech, one suggested that my title should be "Farms, Fruits, and Bees". And I liked it so I changed the previous heading.

Toastmasters’: The Ice Breaker

I started remembering bits of pieces of my childhood activities when I was 4 to 5 years of age. Every morning, I always woke up hearing the soft thud of falling fruits on the ground. I immediately stand up and hurriedly go out of the house to see the new fruit that fell off from the tree. I was always in berserk because it is the moments where I use my senses – I pick up the fruit and smooths it on my palms, smells the sweet fragrant, and describes the colors. I use also my math skills where I count how many produce fell off from the trees. As a kid, I thought this is a simple gift that the sky gave to me every day.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Food to Combat Cool Weather

During the cool seasons (winter or rainy), our body absorbs the cold temperature that emanates from the surface. From the chilly gust of wind, the fall of snowflakes that sends a shivering thrill, or the raindrops that knead the skin; these all contributes that make us frisson and sometimes feeble enough to fight off sickness that generates from the frigid atmosphere.

Or perhaps we are just confined in the fully air conditioned office that sometimes it makes us edgy to think and brain freezing. Extreme humid temperature makes us ill thus lower our immune system.

Sure, there are loads of vitamins and medicines for cure but prevention is still the best.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Being a Mother...

re-post, received via email, must read!


After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, "I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you."

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been alone for 20 years, but the demands of my work and my two boys had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.

That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.

"What's wrong, aren't you well," she asked?

My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Living Below Your Means

There are times that people criticize a person of how he carries himself. The way he dress, the noticeable physical appearance, they check your shoes, your clip, your hair, the pants, your feet, and especially if wearing average clothes unlike those prestigious branded get up that the critic is used to. If they get a chance to peek under your clothes, they might as well check the brand of your underwear and brassiere.

I was once a critic as I used to be because I practically inherited it from my half-blood Spanish grandmother who was really has something to boast for. She came from a well-off family but went to live to middle class because of folks constraints.

The criticism she conveyed was not to degrade the person but act of helping the other improve itself overtime. A gratification that I watched on my toddler years and inevitably carried it to my teens.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

The Hugging Therapy


“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth”


Hugging is healthy. It helps the body’s immune system, it keeps you healthier, it cures depression, it reduces stress, it induces sleep, it’s invigoration, it’s rejuvenating, it has no unpleasant side effects, and hugging is nothing less that a miracle drug.

Do you want to spend time with people that really matter?