Phrase for the day

"Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds. " 

There Is No Second Shot At Life

I have been sharing stories to this person and everyday we exchange things which had happen through out our day. Its a good start of friendship.

And then I got exhausted, I got to ask myself if by talking to this person would get me anything or at least do I feel I am I'm spending it to the right one. Its frustrating. Most people might thing that there are second chances but reality is we dont get second chances at life. We cannot go back to being 12 again, we cannot return back the time and decide that I will do this instead. We dont have that chance. We just keep on shooting, thinking that we might hit that target.

I'm 21 today and I may not be 21 by tomorrow or the next day. Time and day are moving so fast and everyday is a question whether you are doing the life that you wanted. It is worth it to do what your doing right now at this moment? It is worth it to talk to this person draining your energy and doesn't share a thing on your growth?

Most people might tell you that just enjoy today we might not get to do this in the future. It is worth it? You will feel happier at the moment but will it last? There is always end to every story. There is no season forever.

Today, people are very calm that they have enough time when they really don't. They spend they're lives to a short entertainment that they will forget in a day or two. Bestow your time where it gives you back the growth that you wanted.

Good Samaritan would probably say that when your doing good you don't expect returns. Because you are programmed with your great character and I hate to say this but people will take advantage of that. Life is unfair. Its a game. Dont play the stupid character when you can be the lead. You cannot always be good which doesn't mean you can then be bad. You can be smart at least.

Now the questions is, Are you doing what lead character do? Count all your problems starting with money. How do you deal with that? You can answer, 'who cares, let that be a problem'. Ignoring and feeding your mind with a comfort zone thoughts is never gonna take you to that dreams of yours. Playing dead will never make you alive.

Get up. Read books. Find out your first problem which you wanted to solve. Remember that you dont get a second shot at life. You can expect that you're lucky to achieve at the age of 50. Have you been relieved having done eveything you had wish when you are still in the process of counting to 50. You can be young or old but make sure you put things with sense with all the time you are spending. Time is not free. People can kill people just to buy time.

We use positive excuses that we think we are doing the right things but were not. Its just that we are so protective of ourselves that we left stupidity manuever us.

Make your move today. Spend your life to the right people, to the right thing, to the right purpose you are dreaming. We dont get second shot at life. Dont act dead when you are still alive. See better than your eyes.

RICH THINKING AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT

I quote that, 'The success is always inside the mind'.

Today, I am reading my third self help book by Dan Kennedy. As I go through with it, there are ideas which before I am not aware of but now I started to look back my unnoticed opportunities. Ignorant people will never attain anything, they let themselves to be on that level and use it to dig much deeper. Please, safe guard yourself from them.

We know Carpenters use tools to build up houses, this also applies into learning. If you want to know something, look for it, study. If you want to be a professional, look what professionals do. Its the matter of thinking. All the great millionaires we usually see doesn't even finished college nor have taken courses. Most of them have been establish on their own perseverance, they feel that something is wrong and they figure out how to solve it. 

Self-made millionaires have similarities. They see opportunities everywhere because they are using tools and information as their leverage. If you want to be one of them, you need to think just like them. The success lies inside that incredible mind, you just need to use it more often with the help of the tools around you. You can make it to be big.

YOU VS THE STORMTROPPERS

It's a bit late for me to write my blog again. Tomorrow is Saturday UAE Time, I'm feeling sad inside me. I could never explain the loneliness I have inside my heart. I dont want to work anymore, I feel that all people in the office are bullshit. I have option but I can't quit. I have more plans with myself and I cannot allow this sad feeling I have towards my collegues to weaken me.

I am doing my very best to do my job. I just dont understand why people throw blame & faults into another person. It sucks! Office environment is very poisonous although this is not my first job but for me this the most stressful environment I had. I dont know if this is a culture shock or whatsoever. Theyre just completely different.

The most unbelievable circumstances is that even your fellow countrymen are fvcking rubbish. Nobody is qualified to trust, all they have is their sanity of crab mentality.  I never dream to put myself into this kind of hazardous environment. I completely understand that in life there are up and downs, but I can't help myself. I need to toughten what I have inside from those stormtroppers.

We never let stormtropper defeat us. We crush them and slice them with our laser swords. I know that Star Wars is different from the reality of problem. Problems are problems.

For all of you reading this, I know that at certain point we encounter situation like being inside the snake pit. Most of you might resolve it by quitting or avoid the central core of the problem. It is hard, I know. But we need to look them in the eye and say "you are just a piece of shit" .. "and I can handle you".

THE BOOKSTORE OF LIFE

Today, I didn't expect to see a pivotal drama around the office and still I did. Office drama are normal occasion in my company as the professional environment is a mere word rather than reality. Contemplating of reality, this is not where my knowledge should belong.

After office hour, I've decided to go to Kinokuniya, it is a Japanese bookstore branch in Dubai Mall. In this store, there are days where I used to read books after work. If the book is really amazing I could stay there until shoppers go thin and thin.

While I was busy reading, there is this customer attendant staff who interrupted me for a bit. He is a fellow 'Kabayan' (a Filipino term for countrymen) we had a small talk which later on end on the topic of job opportunities. He is Jonathan, I can see that he is in late 20's and had been working quiet some time in the Bookstore.

I can feel from the way he share things that he is bored with the whole routine of his work. At the back of my head it says that, How can a person get bored in a 100,000 of books which every person would be wishing to know. Every books available there is categorized within the sophiticate bookshelves they have --- this is the equivalent of Big Brain Storage with different categories of ideas.

There are almost 1,000,000 books in different categories, maybe much more. It means that there are many ways to explain certain phenomenon and people can create stories they desire and that ideas are limitless. As we end my conversation with Jonathan, it left me the notion that this man has been looking at work to earn money. He never saw the possiblity of using the books around him as his tools to leverage from others.

For all the laborers, look around you. Do you have anything available there for you take advantage and then apply it to your own dream venture. Never waste time for a short entertainment. Save all the good time when money is not your problem anymore. You need to see beyond that mere eyes of yours.

IDEAS: THE MONEY MAKING MACHINE

If you don't design you own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
-Jim Rohn

Do you have that multi-million idea that other might think rubbish and stupid? Why don’t you give it a shot? You might not know, this could turn you into the 1% population of the Famous & Rich.

Let go on to the money matter.  Money is the face value of exchange, for things we would wish to acquire. If you have a lot of money you could always demand for a better services and opportunities. As I've mention from my last blog. Money comes from ideas and Ideas are limitless which means that acquiring money is limitless.

For an average person mindset, most of them will think that money comes from work. Well, I will tell you that it’s wrong.  If you could track down rich people in the whole world, their money comes from their great ideas and then exchange it with money.

Let me give some concrete example, Bill Gates created Microsoft and people are so into it that their willing to pay in exchange of having the software. On the other hand, Steve Jobs established the Apple, an empire that influence and change the history of technology which in return almost all nation are an avid consumer including me. I am willing to pay AED 2700 in exchange to his idea, an iPhone 5s.

So as early as today, do you have that idea which the market is willing to pay you? You don’t need to start big. If you’re thinking of franchising a successful restaurant or services, you might want to slow down a little bit. Look everywhere around you, is there something missing that if you could create could turn out into a money making machine?

THE TRUTH BEHIND NETWORKING COMPANY

There is this colleague of mine back in highschool which I oftenly seen making statuses on Facebook. She recently joined a networking company and since then she would usually post stories from rags to riches doing the networking business.

This kind of company are booming back in home country. Most people I know are dreaming to be an instant millionaire by doing the scheme. This networking is of coarse is not free, just like real business they need some starting capital which for a typical pinoy is a big money.

The promise that this capital will return back to you and will completely change your life is the hope that most newly joiners are taking a bite. This is a big risk. Don't worry you wouldn't feel you have made a bad choice (on this first stage o scheme) as you will receive some products which if you have successfully sold out will return all your money back. Good luck!

In my experience before I was been invited by a so called business venture which turned out to be a car show. They are wide awake at night persuading people why you must not decline their offer. They will do everything to get to your head and say YES! They are pretty much well trained and manipulative.

Most people are blind sided on the reality of this business. They have their own level of achievement per classess or team. The more you recruit the more you earn money. The more people under your name, the more cash will direct to your bank account. The reality is the one who created the whole business is maybe outside the country enjoying his champagne and sleeping like a baby. You can think that even he is sleeping he is still earning a lot of cash because of your hard work. You are their money maker machine.

I remember the statement of Dan Kennedy:

"You are just a cog in someone's wheel."

Yes, you can probably earn money on this but this will NOT provide you a sudden pivotal change for you to be financialy free.

The real truth on the way to being rich is to create an idea and solve problem. Ideas are limitless, this is where the money comes from. You just need to create an idea that will solve problem which people are willing to pay in exhange of that idea. The bigger problem you solve the bigger you would get in return.

Do not throw your hardwork and aspiration into a wrong investment. If you have that great idea, take a risk on that and sell it in the market. Most succesful people solve problems in the oppossite way. Dream to be an "outliers" someday.

Daniel Padilla in Dubai

Daniel Padilla in Dubai Mall- April 8, 2014 

Why so handsome ughh :)))

OUT OF ORDINARY

Monday is the usual start of the day back in my home country, Philippines. Most people woke up early to avoid the congestion and peak hours for commuters. While here in Dubai, Monday is considered as Tuesday. The week starts from Sunday from the gregorian calendar.

I was 5 mins late due to the usual routine of checking first my phone and answering some few question on Quora. And then, after my eyes are fully awake, I'll grab the bathroom towel and head inside the bathroom. Afterwards, I'll do the normal wardrobe change, take some nice thing to wear, grab my packed lunch and then I'm out.

After some few walks, I'm almost inside the metro which will direct me to Business Bay Station. In the middle of  my commute I'll take out my phone to check some app like Business Insider, Entrepreneur and lastly continue my reading. I started reading the book of Malcolm Gladwell, I was referred to his great book by one of my close friend entitled the 'Outliers'.

Outliers - After reading quite few pages I was amazed by the way gladwell struck me on what to put inside my mind. A different point of view which is in a non linear way, the opposite of the usual response. He knows how to entertain his/her readers and take you to another side of the world. The book outliers is intended for people who do things that are out of ordinary.

The reason behind sucessful people and what is the difference you do from them. Have you start asking yourself, why you are not yet successful? Maybe, all the hard work you are saving is being thrown in a wrong pathway and you are being blind sided by the our culture.

QUORA

Today's routine is not realy what I've expected. Well, I resides most of my time on Quora, a website for Q&A. Its where you could ask anything, may it be with sense or nothing at all and then another person will answer it in his/her own point of view.

You could actually get infomative knowledge from their answers. Its a good platform for decent people, if your feeling down or curious about some phenomenon you could just drop a question and wait for few seconds and then AHA! answers are rolling in.

Nowadays, everyone should take advantage of our technology. If you have a wifi or strong connection, invest into reading Business Insider or Entrepreneur. Most of you would probably online on Facebook or twitter to socialize but dont forget to feed your mind while on the web.

I'm pretty sleepy now. I am indebted with sleep. I should energize for tomorrow. I always curse myself staying up late but when its about reading or writing I dont mind at all. ciao!

THE BIG DREAMER

Nowadays, I am spending most of my time into reading. This is what keeps me going on a day to day basis.
As young as today, we people should take advantage of the technology like ibooks, ebooks, websites with free reads etc. Indulge ourself into getting more information as possible. Just like i'm commiting myself into writing.

Even i'm feeling a little sleepy now, I cant let myself sleep and break the routine of everyday blogging. If you have the peak of desire to maintain certain promises to yourself, you can do it. Writing is a another way to express myself. There are words which limits me to define what I really feel or what I wanted to explain to you but when you practice yourself and get that right dicipline. Nothing will get on your way.

I wanted to be a writer someday, I know that at this moment I'm writing not so interested stories about my environment but eventually I could summarize all the best thing I will encounter and spread it to all of you. Compile everything into books which you can catch up on different book stores. This dream is not planned, you just feel it everyday that you can do anything you put into your mind.

Dream big.

I was born and then later on will die but I could do the anything in the middle of my life which I choose to inspire and make the most out of my temporary life. x

WHY FILIPINOS ARE PHONY, GULLIBLE AND SO INSECURE?

Why Filipinos are so phony, gullible and so insecure? Have you ever ask them about this ? Well, you may ask me to speak on their behalf being one of its citizen.

You could probably see that most of them are happy and don't give a damn being a poor. They just laugh at problems and think that it will be solved on its own. They are so positive that makes them so naive about reality. They are programmed to be gullible on the things they see externally. They like to brag about their achievements like they needed to prove something.

They are so insecure about the unpleasant things that other countries are expressing towards our culture but had never tried to ask they're selves, why they're making such a statement. That maybe, there is really something wrong which we should change. Unfortunately, they reciprocate it will all the hate and curse them to death which is an immature act (RIP Filipino dignity).

They think that hanging out in the clubs, eating or drinking expensive coffee, tea or whatever will regard them as someone whose rich or at least a step higher from another person. They work hard so much to spend on Iphone 5s which they cannot afford. They apply for credit cards and show off to their friends or colleagues. They like making story about someone and belittle them. They are bullies when they see unusual things and try to make fun out of it.

They are crazy people when it comes to correct spellings and grammars as if they where born in an English country. They speak  English  because they feel smarter when they use this foreign language. They try too hard to copy foreigners and to be like them. Tagalog is a great language. We should be more proud of it.

In addition to that, they are delinquent. for Pinoy's crimes are normal phenomenon of life. The police is just a police by name and sadly there are much more unresolved cases than resolved stories. The Justice system is more focus on approving cyber crime law. They love their family so much that they break the rules for them. They can easily persuaded with bribes and make it as a business. They resonate that throwing pieces of garbage outside the car or in any places is okay and could provide work to metro aid cleaners so they will not get fired.

Moreover, they tend to over spend from their budgets just to celebrate a party or a christening. They think being rich is having a car and a great home. They like having foreigner friends instead of their own people. They like people who have a mix of blood from outside and half of their own-- which we see on our TV's --acting.

The worst thing of all was that they're voting government officials in terms of popularity. It explains why Champ Manny Pacquiao was elected as a congressman and Action Star  Bong Revilla was now a senator who are on conspiracy with other senators about corruption (BTW he is in Jail now, serving his crime). This is the reason why Philippines is getting bullied by China. I will never be in shocked if China will get all our islands because Filipino's focus is more on getting updated to Moon of desire or Teleseryes.

By the way, I'm a hundred percent Filipino but this is the reality. If Philippines is truly getting better I should not be working in a different country now just to support my family. I don't understand most of them, being envious about people working abroad which they don't now that its very hard to be a slave of another country.

Philippines will still be the same. Nothing has ever changed, they are getting worst. They are still colonized by other countries by mind and culture. Their main focus is entertainment and being pampered. They want to get prettier and have that white skin when all of us are born with that unique dark skin taken from our great ancestors. They love stories about mistresses and getting rich by doing a crime--Check out some movies, tv series which are made out of it.

I still hope that someday all Filipinos will be someone I could be proud of to share. That Philippines is not just more than fun but someone with dignity and courage. I am writing this because I wanted to educate you about what is wrong with us. I have experienced it before for 20 years and I don't want you all to fly over to any different countries just to have this same realization. If some of you will take it as a bad compliment so be it. I wanted to be proud of my own country but I can't because we needed to resolve this.

REALITY TALK

I'm having serious talk about my elder sister today. Teaching her, I mean more of sharing what its gonna be after we're all done here. Actually, I'm just educating her about life and how should we do it. Yes, this is kinda deep thoughts.

Let me share something about her. My sister is not so much into reading but she's great in making things happen. I'm the youngest of the three of us and I'm the most stubborn, hard headed, crazy sister they can ever have. Seriously.

The usual young lady is not me. I dont play dolls, I hate them. I am just in a different zone that no movies have ever made before or will probably in the future. Often times I argue a lot, I always give them the different idea which they are programmed to ask.

So much to this, lets get back to the topic,..

So we are having the talk. Planning to discuss something about reality of life. I was pretty upset about certain answers like this kind of point of view; Do you see how some people dont understand you? That you couldn't be something rational, that its not me and they think that I'm possessed by someone, that your just this but the reality is your higher than their thoughts. Blood is thicker than water, Geez I needed to educate them.

I made her think about reality situations which I'm pretty sure that it gives her the sudden curiousity, a question she should have asked long time ago. I never usually  lectured my sister because its the vice versa of things that normally happen before. Hopefully, she could also have that required thinking to change this all.

I told her that we should venture into an idea which will give us opportunities not just for both of us but for everybody. I'll give her the space to take all of it. This will not sink in all day.

Let see where this takes us. Have that talk with  your sister or anybody you are close to? 

LIFE ON A COUCH

Yes, today is Friday! Sounds party to eveyone but not for me. Not for today.

Even though, I have 3 tickets to comicon at world trade center worth 500 bucks each, I chose to be at home watch How I met your mother. 

You know why?

The feeling that you dont want to do anymoves or big things. Its like you only  have one holiday everyweek to completely do whatever you wanted but when that time comes you just felt you wanted to slack over, watch tv and sleep.

The feeling that you dont even want to take a bath and who cares cause your at home. Just lying at bed contemplating. Thinking too far from your home country. Hows life for me? Blah blah

Well, we all got this feeling. We just needed to fill in the space we have by  staring at the ceiling or seating at the corner and be quiet. The sense of peace and not care for anything. Sounds crazy, I know.

This maybe is not the usual enjoyment for eveyone but it does make sense to me. Lying at your bed, just simply watching , staring at  the ceiling then grab something to eat and get back to the thing you are watching. 

Loser activities might be the best words to define this but maybe this is just the way you wanted things to happen, SOMETIMES.

Cheesecakes is love

Have you heard about red velvet cake? Have you taste one of those, isn't it amazing? 

Yes, one of my friend is an avid fan of this delicious and mouth watering cake. We all have that favorite piece of cake that makes us eat more. The cheesekecake factory is one of the amazing restaurant who delivers the best of its services. You can also try the heavy oreo cheesecake and the truffles. Ugh 

Read while your YOUNG

Read as much as you can while your young. This doesn't mean that you cant read while your old. As young as you can, nourish yourself with vast of knowledge. This would give you leverage from other fish in the sea. A great advantage when your preparing for war. 

Reading is the fastest way to get information. This is the simpliest book to summarize different ideas in one compiled book. Reading is the favorite food of our brain. It is a good stimulator. A way to travel faster than any transportation available. 

THE KID WHO GREW UP

When I was a kid, I say a lot of  thing which I wanted to have. My parents have always been happy asking me grown up question while answering it in a different way. Well, when I was a kid I like playing a lot, everyday without fail. I like to have my bike. I always get jealous if a friend of mine have something that I dont have. The end result is tantrums -- just cry and forget it. Simple as that.

Most people say that life is not so complicated when your just a young lad. It is, they just dont know it. Being a kid is equivalent to being a dumb (in a harsh way) which is not knowing anything, even you do, a little. They consider you as fragile, and never seems afraid to do anything. This, I think is the best part of being a child. NOT AFRAID OF DOING ANYTHING.

As a kiddos, even we make a lot of mistakes, breaking all the pigurines in the living room and doodling the walls in our houses, our parents would still forgive us like nothing had happen. If grown ups have this kind of mind set, will our society be in a more peaceful way? Would life be more easier?

Sometimes, we just needed to look back from the old days when we are all just a young kid. If you have a problem today, approach it in a kid's way. 

QUESTIONS WE CAN NEVER EXPLAIN

Why it seems  like every idea I can think of have already been made by someone?

How many people on earth is like me thinking on the same thing? hmm

Why life is complicated?

This are some of the random question I asked myself. Maybe, everyone would probably have their own question in life which they can't also answer. Its intruguing to know things, right?. The curiousity of mind is peculiar.

As human being we are born with innocent outlook. We learn different things as we grew up from the people and the environment we have been exposed. From there, we can connect the roots of our outlook in life. But as the journey of life goes on, we continue to grow and validate our old beliefs and compare it the new one.

Our mind is the most amazing thing that has been created. This is where we get our ideas, thousands of them. This is why we know Green is Green and not red. This is truly where the civilization started. Always question everything. 

Socialize

Socialize. Make friends. Connect with people. 

BE A TRAVELLER

Travel the journey of life. Be a traveller.

READING IS TRAVELLING

Have you ever lost at nowhere because you focus on reading and not paying attention to your environment?
Its like you have your own world inside and have a different one outside. Well, it happened to me today. I have this routine that whenever I travelled going to work, I used that short time to read my ibooks. I like reading more than before. I always invest into nurturing myself than indulge in a nonsense stories.

After taking the train, I then waited for the #29 bus which will direct me straight to Business Bay area where my office resided. Then, my reading continued as time is very valuable. While my eyes are more focus on my notes, I can see on my peripheral view that the bus was nearly coming. I rushed to get inside without any hesitation as I thought that all the bus who dropped there will direct to the same station, I was wrong. I end up being an instant tourist, roaming around the whole city. As I sat inside the bus looking around outside the glass window, I didn't plan to get off in any stations it drop off as I wanted to know where it would end.

Meanwhile, as I narrate my stupidity which I am not so proud. I was able to realize important things.First, the feeling of being nowhere gives you a sudden suspense on which destination it will take you. Second, the discovery of certain things could be a good information and learning. After 1 hour of rounds, the last stop was in a bus station.

In the bus station, I needed to ride another bus to take me to the  place where I was first held back. While waiting for the next bus, I continued reading as I am on my 200 page of 224. The usual behavior of me, not paying attention on what time it is nor bothered myself about work. I just sat there, read quietly. You might be curious on what I am reading which I can't take off my eyes, it is about having a mind set of self-made millionaires which has been compiled for 26 years of research into224 pages of information for everybody to read. Imagine, skipping 26 years of reseacrh knowing the whole end result.

After almost 2 hours of commuting, I finally arrived at my office. Smilling. I had finished the book.