My Blunt Existence

The rhythm of my hand goes well with the drops of ink and with words floating in my brain. I do not have highfalutin words to speak of, instead, the way of my emotions and the labyrinth that my soul’s going through are the ones obliging me to put the significance of other’s life into scriptures.

Seven Money Saving Motivation

No one says no to a bulkier bank account, so say a big “hello!” to our list of money saving motivations. In the current economic climate many of us are feeling the pinch, so here are seven handy ways to boost your bank account:

Effect of Growing Population

I'm not an economist, so my knowledge on the effects of high population growth on economic development is solely based from the research I have done, and it clearly oppose the government's stand.

World Peace. Anyone?

Generally war is the result of a national entity wishing to improve the standard of living for its people. A major second cause is when a nation perceives a possible reduction in a current standard of living and fights to protect what it already has.

On My Way Back

They say, the only permanent thing in life is change. I have learned to cope with the changes. I have realize that I have to change in these changing times. But change does not mean that I have to change what I do or drop what I have. Change don't make me give-up my dreams. I just need to change my way. Can I be the best? Can I be a winner?

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Will You Be The One?

Saturday, September 21, 2013    4 comments

There is a saying, "Attitude determines Altitude." This can be true in the workplace atmosphere. One person can make the workplace pleasant or difficult for everyone. Your attitude truly does make a difference.

Do you stand out as someone who has a pleasant attitude that gets things done or someone the whole office dreads coming to for anything? What about that one unpleasant person in the workplace that you hated to interact with? Do you remember your thoughts and words to other co-workers about that person?

We have heard the Golden Rule of treating others the way we would like to be treated.
Try having the kind of attitude that you would like to work with. You may be the one that sets the "workplace atmosphere."

Something to think about: In Stephen Covey's book "The 7 Habits of Highly EffectivePeople," the fifth principle is "Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood." So many times we want understanding and there is truly nothing wrong with that. I want to offer a new perspective that many in the workplace do not consider. There are people you work with every day that leave home in the morning with a great deal of stress. Some are dealing with getting small children to school before work, traffic pressures, challenges with spouses, and financial stresses of all kinds. In addition, there are factors like caretaking for elderly parents and illness within the family.


The workplace could be much more pleasant if we consider that we truly do not know what people are dealing with. We spend a large portion of our lives in the workplace. I encourage you to be more open to getting to know who you are working next to. You may be very pleasantly surprised.

Consider this: One can affect many. Will you be the one?



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Thursday, September 05, 2013

Ubos-Ubos Biyaya: Yan ang turo ni Mam

Thursday, September 05, 2013  ,  13 comments
Silangan Elementary School
Ako’y lumaki sa probinsiya. In short, probinsiyano. Namulat ako sa hirap ng buhay doon sa aming baryo. Kung meron kang gusto, dapat pag-ipunan mo muna bago yun mabili. Kaya naman, natuto akong mag-impok. Ginawan ako nun ng tatay ko ng alkansyang yari sa kawayan. Araw-araw hinuhulugan ko yun mula sa baon ko. Limang piso ang baon ko noon sa isang araw, yung tatlong piso lang o kaya apat na piso ang ginagastos ko. Hindi pwedeng wala akong maihulog ng isang araw.
Ang pagkamulat ng pag-iipon ng maaga ay isang katangian na tataglayin mo na hanggang sa iyong paglaki. Hindi lang sa munting kubo namin sa baryo ko natutunan ang kahalagahan ng pag-iimpok kundi pati sa aming paaralan. Lagi sinasabi ng titser ko nuon na dapat huwag ubos-ubos biyaya para hindi tutunganga pag naubos na ang pera.
Pero ano itong nabalitaan ko na may isang guro daw ng Grade 3 sa Silangan Elementary School sa Taguig na araw-araw ay nagtitinda sa kanyang mga estudyante? At eto ang malupit, pataasan ang mga estudyante nya ng nabibili kay mam. Hinati-hati nya sa ilang grupo ang kanyang mga estudyante at kung anong grupo ang pinakakaunti ang nabili ay sila ang maglilinis sa kanilang silid-aralan.  
Ano ang matututunan ng mga bata sa ganitong sistema? Oo, pwede sila maging masipag at matutong maglinis, pero kung tamad ang isang bata, gagastusin na nya lahat ang kanyang baon para hindi sila ang maglinis. Sa pakiwari ko, parang parusa sa kanila yun dahil kaunti lang ang nabili ng kanilang grupo. Hindi ko alam kung saan napupunta ang tubo ni mam. Pero kahit pa sa kanilang paaralan lang din napupunta, hindi pa rin magandang tignan.
Dati daw, ang anak ng kaibigan ko ay pinagbabaon nya ng pagkain. Ngayon ayaw na nya dahil ang gusto na niyang baon ay pera para may pambili siya sa paninda ni mam at maka-ambag sya sa nabibili ng kanyang grupo. Gusto niyang baon ay singkwenta araw-araw kasi daw yung mga kanyang ka-grupo ay kaunti lang ang baon. Paano kung araw-araw ay ang kanilang grupo ang may pinakakaunting nabili? E di araw-araw sila ang maglilinis?
Sana ang gawin na lang ni mam ay ”by schedule”. Total ay may kanya-kanya naman na silang grupo, dapat araw-araw ay ibang grupo ang maglilinis.

Alam kaya ito ng kanilang principal na si Cipriano Bisco, Jr? Sir principal, bakit naman po ganun? Baka pwede po pakitignan naman yung isang titser nyo dyan. 


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