Written on Sunday, 2 of October, 2011 at 1:27 pm
I kind of am considering looking for Travel Jobs. I don’t know, really. I don’t intend to quit my current job, but I guess it’s nice to know that you can still change your mind whenever you want to and that you’re not trapped inside this box and you can’t get out.
That’s kind of the way I feel right now, like everything else is planned out for me.
Sorry for the emotional post, but it’s just my way of venting out things I can’t normally tell people. I want to travel the world so I can visit my sister someday. I want to have a job where I get to see all the diverse cultures and appreciate each and every one of them.
On the list of places I want to go to, though, I’d definitely go to New York to see my sister first. She just left a while ago and I already miss her. Not to mention the free haircuts! Hahaha.
Category: lifestyle,mumblings
Written on Monday, 19 of September, 2011 at 4:20 am
There’s nothing better than being prepared. As the old and very famous saying goes, prevention is better than cure. And in the case of tornadoes and the like, I’m afraid I’m going to have to agree with the person who came up with those words of wisdom.
We don’t know what the future holds. One day, Japan gets a high magnitude earthquake, the next day, Singapore gets a tsunami. A lot of people ended up losing a lot of their assets and burying themselves in debts because they weren’t responsible enough to prepare for situations like that.
You know way back in the world war times when bomb shelters were common? I strongly recommend people to get tornado shelters so they know that they always have a backup plan.
Are there any tips that you would recommend a person preparing for these common disasters? I’d recommend keeping the fragile items inside the shelter to a minimum. As much as possible take away glass and ceramic items. They’re more trouble than they’re worth in times of disaster.
Category: mumblings,my discovery,tips and tricks
Written on Sunday, 28 of August, 2011 at 1:16 am
Just how stupid can anyone get right? Yeah, I was actually referring to myself. Earlier today I accidentally drove into a garbage truck. The worst part is, the truck was parked. I was so much in a hurry to get to work today that I was really out of focus. You see I forgot that I have a brunch meeting with an important client and the stupid Outlook calendar did not remind me at all. I was so stressed with everything that I took for granted that there might be something behind my car. And so there it was, I crashed into a parked truck while it was picking up my trash.
Fortunately the truck triver was kind enough not to shout at me and we agreed to meet tomorrow to talk about the damages. My car had damage but I ruined the side door of the truck. I am currently working on the auto estimating right now to submit to insurance. As for my client, it turned out well, even though I looked like a drunk fool in the meeting.
Category: mumblings
Written on Saturday, 13 of August, 2011 at 11:44 am
I think everyone of us has gone through all of these weird phases in our lives.
I, for one, had an emo phase and a hip hop phase. I also had a phase where I cried my heart out on the world wide web for any other person to see and to laugh at, it was embarrassing, and I read that blog still, from time to time, and I laugh about it with my friends. Don’t think I’d share it with you guys on this blog though! Never in a million years.
I think I find my brother’s phases hilarious. They’re just so random. He had this ATV phase where there was nothing more important in this world than his ATV. He’d spend months taking part time jobs so he could buy those special RZR XP Accessories. He also had this Apple phase. In fact, he still is in that phase right now. If you enter his room it’s like a freaking apple store.
He has every product they have! I’m not even exaggerating.
It’s fun to look back to who we were before, every once in a while, don’t you think?
Category: funny,mumblings,my discovery
Written on Wednesday, 6 of July, 2011 at 11:43 pm
I have always preferred to do things manually than relying on machines and technology to do it for us.
Take riding cabs, for example. In my office, certain employees have this privilege called “tax shields” where we present receipts of certain categories and we get a chance to have a certain amount from these receipts deducted from the amount taken by the income tax.
The categories that were assigned to me were transportation and communication so naturally, I had to collect receipts from cab fares and purchases from gasoline and telephone companies. Everytime I hail a cab and get dropped off somewhere, I now ask them to give me a receipt.
Most of the cabs nowadays have a receipt printer incorporated with their meters, and more often than not, when I ask for receipts, they tell me that their printer is out of ink.
This is precisely why I prefer doing things manually. They could have written me a receipt instead, you know? I’m starting to think that maybe technology isn’t really always that helpful for us.
Category: gadgets,mumblings,my discovery,tech-stuff
Written on Sunday, 3 of July, 2011 at 11:39 pm
Have you ever heard of massive multiplayer online role playing games?
I have. I was once addicted to these types of games. The specific game that I spent about ten years of my life playing was Ragnarok. I didn’t play just for the sake of leveling up and getting a lot of gold. I played because I liked the thought of interacting with other people from across the globe, getting to know them and being able to do something with them.
At one point I played too much that I mistook Gold for Cash. My parents began to worry. At first they thought it was just a phase, but I started to ignore the rest of the world and I opted to stay in the house instead of socializing with my friends like any other normal girl would do.
Thanks to that game, I started earning a lot of money and I improved my programming skills. You see, games aren’t too bad if you learn to control yourself.
Category: mumblings,social networking,tech-stuff,toys
Written on Monday, 20 of June, 2011 at 3:03 pm
When I was young I used to watch the stars with my brother until our parents scolded us for staying up late and forced us to go to bed. This was one of the reasons why I begged our mom to build a rooftop when our house was still being constructed.
When I was thirteen, our parents bought us both spotting scopes. It’s a smaller telescope used for low magnification visions. I loved watching birds nest and just staring at the wildlife around us. My brother started going to college, so most of the time I did this alone.
I kind of miss it, hanging out with my brother like that. Maybe when he graduates we’ll have more times like that together.
What kind of activities did you do when you were young, and who did you do it with?
Category: house and home,mumblings,my discovery
Written on Friday, 10 of June, 2011 at 9:53 am
Seems like Japan got struck too hard by the tsunami. I was planning to go there to visit but when I talked to my travel agent she advised me not to go. Japan is still a mess, she said. She explained that all the news about the radiation and road blockage led to a drop on their tourism. Lesser tourists means less enjoyment in my visit.
I feel sorry for the Japanese people especially for those directly affected by the recent tragedy. It is like Hiroshima all over again. Hopefully they could recover just like they did in the world war.
Doing some research, I saw that because of the tsunami, more and more manufacturers are offering easy to build mobile homes. These houses are pre built and are assembled upon delivery. I have seen one near the office. In a couple of days, a store was built without people even noticing. Hmm… come to think of it, I might just be interested in getting those mobile home for sale in the future.
Category: mumblings
Written on Thursday, 26 of May, 2011 at 12:54 am
When I was a kid, I always heard mom and dad scream at each other, fighting about bills and other financial matters. It came to a point that my dad had a heart attack because of one of the fights. He survived, but my mother carried the burden of becoming the bread winner of the family.
Years passed, my dad fully recovered, yet he has his passion for work. He left us, probably because of guilt. I was 12 then and I did not know anything. It was probably good that he left though. My mom got a good paying job that allowed me to finish school. My mother was so proud when I graduated, she always believed that education can help me get rich.
Let me tell you something about how my life went after graduation. I found my first job. The pay was great at first. But then after a few months, my salary could not keep up with my expenses. It was just too little. And so I transferred to another company. Again good pay but only for a while. I always was short before the pay date. My only choice was to borrow money.
I had been in debt for two years now. I am so broke that I had to remove our address plaques to keep the postman away. Do not get me wrong. I have a job, but I guess it is just too expensive to live these days.
A couple of weeks ago, something made me realize that I had to do something about my life. A class reunion, made me realize that I am doing it all wrong… To be continued…
Category: mumblings
Written on Wednesday, 25 of May, 2011 at 10:42 pm
I’ve done a little survey with my gal pals.
I asked them the question, “Is bigger always better when it comes to men and lovemaking?”.
It just randomly popped into my head, and when something unanswerable such as that comes into my head, I wouldn’t be able to sleep unless I get some sort of resolution.
As I asked most of my friends, the answers came down to one thing– that they lean more on the performance, and that the size is always a bonus.
So if I actually do have curious male readers out there, there’s still hope! If you’re not very keen on the performance, there’s always male enhancement products to make up for your lack in the performance department.
I believe my friends recommended this certain website called extenze side effects. Some of their partners tried the products there and it turned out to be very effective!
It just never ceases to amaze me, what technology can do these days.
Category: funny,mumblings,my discovery