Monday, November 23, 2009

On Change

Una sa lahat, congratulations to our kababayan Efren Penaflorida for being the CNN Hero of the Year!

It's good to know that our country never runs out of selfless people despite every economic crisis, political bickering and calamities. Ang mga katulad nya ang dahilan kung bakit kahit paano ay mahal ko pa din ang Pilipinas at umiiral pa din ang Filipino pride ko. Nakakatuwa ding malaman na kahit sino, maaaring maging instrumento ng pagbabago.

Pagbabago. Uso to ngayon. Election eh. Bawat poster yata ng mga kakandidato merong salitang pagbabago. "Ako ang susi sa pagbabago". "Ang kailangan nyo sa pagbabago". "Progreso. Pagbabago". Eh paano nga ba ginagawa ang pagbabago?

Unang-una, bago ka magkaroon ng pagbabago, dapat meron kang VISION. Ano ba yung gusto mong mangyari? Ano ang gusto mong iimprove? Anong gusto mong baguhin? Ano ang nais mong marating? Kung wala nito, wala ring direksyon ang bawat galaw.

Pangalawa, dapat mayroong pagpaplano. Kumbaga sa teacher, meron kang syllabus o course outline. Ito yung magseset ng mga dapat i-accomplish para marating yung kung anong gusto mong marating.

Pangatlo, ang nasimulang vision at plano, dapat isagawa. Dito yata tayo medyo nagkukulang. Medyo kinakapos sa commitment at willpower. Nabibinbin ang mga nasimulan dahil kinakapos sa motibasyon, inspirasyon, pondo o kung anuman. Minsan high na high sa umpisa, paglaon ay tinatamad na.

At ang panghuli, ang ebalwasyon. Pagkatapos ng lahat, take a step back to see the overall picture of what we did, what we fail to accomplish and what could be improved on. Sa ganitong paraan, hindi nagiging stagnant at nakakapag adjust din tayo sa kung ano ang hiling ng panahon.

We all have the potential to be a catalyst for change. And that change can begin today.

(Pasensya na po sa mga nakakabasa kung hindi consistent English o Filipino ang blog na ito, ngunit sana ay kinakitaan ng kahit kaunting kabuluhan ang aking saloobin :) )






Monday, November 16, 2009

Haay...Krismas!

It's that time of the year once again. You can already feel the cool breeze and twinkling lights once again adorn every home and every store. That huge, huge green tree in Cubao is up and majestic amidst chaos in EDSA. And oh! Did you already hear Jose Mari and Lisa Chan singing their classic song "Christmas In Our Hearts"?

Yes folks, it's Christmas season.

I have always been fond of Christmas. It's like going to a happy, happy place where no problems exist and no sadness can be seen in anyone's eyes. But as I grow up, I have been aware on how our capitalism society "commercialize" the concept of Christmas so that no house is complete without a festive noche buena and no child could leave the house of ninong and ninang without a toy or two. And now that I have my own inaanaks, that might pose a problem for me, too. :p

I just hope that Christmas will not always be equated to new clothes or gifts or food or extravagant vacation. I believe Christmas is something more.

It's about Jesus.
It's about Him who was born in a simple manger to offer His life for all of us.

As what Channel 2's station ID says, "Ikaw Bro ang Star ng Pasko."

Amen. :)



Tuesday, November 3, 2009

question

If you can do something to make this world a better place to live in, what would that be?

Random Thoughts

- i would be extremely happy if i could travel now.
- i miss eating frozen yogurt with ripe mangoes as topping.
- i am addicted to sims (again).
- i would like to trying teaching for a change.
- but still, i love being in HR(and i would love to learn more).
- i haven't gotten my transcript of records yet.
- my HS diploma's gone. eaten by anay.
- i would love to watch the old peter pan cartoon series in abs-cbn again (the one dubbed by earl ignacio and wendy villacorta).
- i wish i have the energy and drive to continue my used-to-be daily crunches.
- i wish it's 5pm already.

Pet Peeves

Inspired by Lea Salonga's blog entry, here are my pet peeves:

1. uber wet toilet seat
2. wet muddy feet
3. mga pasahero sa jeep na hindi marunong mag thank you kapag inabot mo yung bayad nila sa jeepney driver
4. mga pasahero sa jeep na iaabot sa iyo directly yung bayad nila, hindi naman ikaw yung driver
5. mga nakakatapak ng paa na hindi marunong mag-sorry (ano ba! pag malambot, paa!)
6. mga nagyoyosi sa jeep or kahit saang public place at ibubuga sa mukha mo
7. napakabagal na internet connection
8. mga nagtatapon ng basura sa daan at dumudura kung saan-saan
9. mga sumisingit sa pila
10. mga bus conductor na medyo bastos

yun lang muna. :)