Thursday, June 22, 2017

The Graveyard Shift



I really don't like our shift. I'm a NAVIGATOR for one of the biggest contact centers here in the Philippines. They change our shift every 1 or 2 weeks (and sometimes suddenly) and it's killing me. Not just only me but also my workmates! We've got the ugliest shift on the production floor! it's 12:00am-9:30 am :( and this is really killing us in terms of health, and nightlife (I don't have a nightlife btw. HA!), family time, and body clock. I know that during our interview, they asked us if we are flexible/amenable to the schedule and we said "yes". Yes, we are flexible, but they should be giving us a heads-up prior to the change of schedule.

Is anyone here who's into GY shift? What do you usually guys do to cope with it?

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

How did you celebrate Father's day?

photo grabbed from Google

I celebrated Father's day by giving my dad a perfume (I and my wife live with my parents by the way), then spent the rest of the day with my sister who happened to visit my parents together with her husband and kids. We ate lunch together. It was really nostalgic. Speaking of perfume, we're a family that likes perfume!  I've been married for 6 years now but I don't have a kid yet (working on it) TBH, I kinda got a bit jealous when our company gave Father's day mugs to legit Dads (you know, those who are married and already have kids)  But it's okay... How about you? how did you celebrate Father's Day?




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Sunday, June 11, 2017

LIST OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES



We all have a list of "Favorite Quotes" one-liners, sayings, or phrases that we always read from time to time whenever we feel down, or in need of some moral boost. For me, quotes represent the famous [iconic] people who had coined them. Even though these are just only a group of words, they possess the EXPERIENCE and HISTORY of the person who had thought of them! That's how these quotes get their strength! The Bible says, “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit” - Proverbs 18:21.


Yes, Our words have the power to destroy and the power to build up.


Today, I want to share some of my favorite quotes that I collected. These quotes were grabbed from blog posts, articles, movies, tv series and novels that I've watched and read. The ones that are in BOLD are my favorites or had given serious impact in my life! I will update this particular post for the latest ones that I'll come across with.



➦“take risks, find what’s true for you, don’t take the easy path.”

➦Follow your heart. Do it, even if it doesn’t 100% make sense. It might not work out exactly how you imagine, but it’s probably less risky than you think. And either way, you’ll learn something.

➦If you never try and take great opportunities, or allow your dreams to become realities, you will never unleash your true potential.

➦Voice your ideas, don’t be afraid to fail, and certainly don’t be afraid to succeed.

➦“Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. 

➦“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West

➦“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” — Jim Rohn
➦These healthy habits shouldn’t be something you do; they should be something you embody.
➦There is a difference between: “Working out to get a summer body” and “Working out because that’s who you are.”

➦Small steps, but you will thank yourself one day.

➦Don’t allow fear of the what-ifs prevent you from doing the things you want to do.
➦Not everyone will like you; get over it and let these people fall to the wayside. You don’t need them in your life.
➦As I always say: better to be disliked for who you truly are than loved for what you’re pretending to be.
➦Its real power is that you gain access to the highest quality hours of the day. (Waking up early in the morning)
➥Quiet, uninterrupted time you can carve out exclusively for yourself when you’re at your sharpest. It’s a powerful and exceedingly rare combination.
➦With the rest of your time spoken for, why not use the first hours of the day exclusively for what matters to you
➦To be successful, you can’t continue being with low-frequency people for long periods of time.
➦Your days must consistently be spent on high-quality activities.
➦“A lot of people don’t do well simply because they major in minor things.”
➦Stop caring about what other people think and actively live your life.
➦When you’re true to yourself and don’t allow the assumed thoughts of others dictate your choices, life possibilities expand, and your joy increases.

Worry is an unhealthy and destructive mental habit.”Norman Vincent Peale


the human is a social animal, and I don’t think we can ever be truly bulletproof.


Spend your time with those who will improve you; extend a welcome to those you can improve. The effect is reciprocal, for people learn while teaching.


Once you realize that the rest of humanity is just as flawed as you are, it is a lot easier to discard their remarks.


Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

Although she couldn’t control what people thought of her, she could control the way she thought about herself.


“The future depends on what we do in the present.”

Mahatma Gandhi

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The phrase “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for,” is truer than ever for your confidence.



the past is the past and it cannot be undone. Learn from it and move on.


Stop comparing yourself to others.

“Comparison is the thief of joy” — Theodore Roosevelt


“Never let your fear decide your fate.”AWOLNATION, "Kill Your Heroes"
“The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.”


“Be creative. Don’t be worried about what you are doing — one has to do manythings — but do everything creatively, with devotion. Then your work becomes worship. Then whatsoever you do is a prayer. And whatsoever you do is an offering at the altar.” — Osho


“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”May 
Maya Angelou

a Angelou
"Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right.
And life has a funny way of helping you out when You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up In your face"... - Ironic by Alanis Morrisette


I make no apologies for who I am. Because the older I get, the more I realize I don't have time to worry about people who don't like me.


“Until you cross the bridge of your insecurities, you
can't begin to explore your possibilities.” - Tim Fargo

Life will throw you curveballs, so have an emergency plan.

Personal finance is 20% knowledge, 80% behavior - Dave Ramsey

Income does not determine wealth

 “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.”

You must take control or otherwise, you will be living someone else’s plan

How well your morning starts and unfolds determines how great your day will be.




(Updated 12-30-18)