I just want to live...

There's Distance in Traveling

I wish I could travel to different places and get paid for it.
Maybe I could work as a tour guide or something else.
To just get as far away as possible from this place.
How bout that?
I've tried it before actually. And it doesn't work.
You're still the same person when you get to where you want to go.
Being in a new place and being with a different set of people doesn't change who you are.
You don't become a new person just because you're in a new place.
So why travel?
There's distance in traveling.
Running away to some cool hideaway isn't always such a bad idea.
Here becomes there. And now becomes yesterday.
Creating distance can actually give you some space to breathe.
A time to think.
posted by Raine @ 4:48 PM 0 comments

Laugh

Jokes are subjective. Timing is everything. The difference between a good joke and a bad joke depends on who is laughing with you or at you.
posted by Raine @ 6:34 PM 0 comments

Minding your Business

My mom wants to plant Ampalaya a.k.a Bitter Gourd.
She told me about the plan they had and the lucrative returns possible if everything goes well.
She gave me an estimated cost for the materials (seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, etc) including man labor.

I have my qualms. This isn't the first time my mom tried her hand in business.

The first business she had was wholesale/retail rice selling.
She paid for everything. The grains, fetilizers, insecticides, man labor. Everything.
To make the story short, it was a big flop.

Her 2nd business was a small sari-sari store.
That didn't go well as well.

Her 3rd business was selling jeans.
The retailers would get the jeans from her and pay her the wholesale price.
That too was a big cause of heartaches and disappointments.

In the end, my mom had to find work as a stay-in midwife when all her businesses went bankrupt.

So what did I learn from all of these experiences when it comes to starting a business?

1. Do your homework. Don't take one person's opinion or experience into heart. Do your own study about the ins and out of that certain business. Learn from other people's success or failures.
2. Plan everything. A bad plan is better than no plan at all.
3. Work on your budget. If it's not in the list, then it's not in the list.
4. Lending money goes with a risk. whether it's your own relatives or your closest friends. No exceptions. People would bank their relationship with you if they could get what they want from you. (If you're a Don Corleone then maybe it would be okay)

* * *

So about the ampalaya business.
Unfortunately, i find that my mom is relying on hearsay again.
Aside from that, she and my aunts don't even have a good market plan.
ewan. bahala na....

posted by Raine @ 8:35 AM 0 comments

I wanna Lose Weight

We're going to Coron, Palawan next month.
Which means I only have 4 weeks left in order to get rid of some of my tenacious body fat.
I so need to go on diet and get some badly needed exercise.

I've been meaning to burn some calories in the exercise machine since waaaaaaaaay back.
(But so far, i've only been able to get my butt to workout for 30 minutes - today. haha)

It's really hard to get motivated to do some workout especially when all you wanna do is sleep when you get home from work.

My cousin thought about getting me to sign up for a monthly membership in a gym near our subd. But I don't think i'd be able to show up on a regular basis if ever we get enrolled. My schedule is always changing. Besides, I don't want to spend money for the outfits (rubber shoes, sports wear and etc) and I'm also quite shy around strangers. So, no. I don't think so.

Anyway, I got this air climber from a sports store.
don't know if it's gonna work but i'll try to post some updates about the outcome.

* * * * *

I did lose weight in grade school before.
And back then, I was really F.A.T.
As in FAT - FAT.
I was already wearing jeans with a waistline of 32+ inches when I reached 6th grade.
But at that time, I didn't know I was over sized and over weight until my parents sent us back here in the Philippines to continue our grade school.

I only found out i was more than chubby when I noticed that all my cousins were slim or thin.
And then when school started, I noticed all my classmates were also thin.

I lost weight after staying for a year with my aunts and cousins though.
They didn't do anything.
I didn't even go on diet.
But I did have to WALK.
Our house was located in a barangay where you had to WALK about 700 meters to get to a trimobile. And then travel several kilometers to get to school.
I lost weight before half the school year was done.
Which was cool coz I'd be 4x bigger by now if I maintained my size and weight back then. haha

still have to play mafia wars. ciao!

posted by Raine @ 12:48 PM 0 comments

Things to Do:

- Quit smoking
- Go to the dentist
- Lose weight
- Buy clothes, sunblock, aqua shoes, water proof bag
- Make scrapbook
posted by Raine @ 3:43 PM 0 comments

Recently Watched:

My Girlfriend with Two Faces

"Love is like the rain. It leaves stains."

Lost & Found

"aren't you in love with her just because you grew up together?"
"I love her not because I've always been around her. I'm always around her because I love her."

"I can't remember a time I was in love with you..."
"and I can't remember a time I wasn't in love with you"

Miss No Good

Miss Gold Digger

posted by Raine @ 1:58 AM 0 comments

"Whatever makes you happy...

...whatever gets you through today..."

I'm having one of those days where I'm wondering what gets me through every single day of my life.

The answer is simple.

WORK.

8 hours of work, 5 days a week.

Thinking about work, going to work, being at work and going home from work is enough to keep my mind busy.

Of course when I'm at work - what keeps the bolts and wheels in my mind turning is thinking of ways to avoid doing work as much as possible. hahaha.

I appreciate my work. I really do.
I'm probably better off now than I was several months ago.

**yawn**
i'm sleepy...
posted by Raine @ 4:36 PM 0 comments

On Spotlight

A slice of life, korean TV series about broadcasters or journalists.
posted by Raine @ 10:41 AM 0 comments

Latest movies watched:

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

INTO THE SUNLIGHT

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wala sana akong balak magupdate ngayon.
but then i don't want to go to sleep just yet. it's still too early.

latest happenings:

~ I'm going to have a new nephew soon.
~ Bought a psp.
~ We have a new Team Leader at work now.
~ Submitted my application in POEA last month.
~ Got enrolled for Q-dap this week. (grabeng kamalasan... at least hindi xa ZT.)
~ Went swimming in Antipolo with the whole team. (don't have the time to post the pictures)
~ Currently trying to learn Japanese.

Currently reading:

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets