I've got three moles in my left foot. I know I was born to travel. And my job as a key account specialist for a publishing company fits me so much. No matter how near or far our travels may be, it helps to be ready all the time.In my never-ending trips, I pick some helpful tips to make our travels as enjoyable as it can be without compromising our safety and being comfy!
So, here are the few trip tips I wanna share. Hope it helps.
PRIOR TO YOUR TRIP.- Bring only the essentials. That means bring only the most important things like clothes , comfortable shoes , toiletries , water , first aid kit and not to forget your digicam ( for the souvenirs! )
- Pack light. Avoid those unnecessary baggage.
- Checklist... Checklist. Prepare a checklist of what to bring , where to go , what to do and what to buy.
- Research. Research in the internet , read travel blogs , trip advisor about the place you're going to visit . In that way you have more or less an idea of the place.
- Make reservations ahead.
DURING YOUR TRIP.- Take nothing but pictures.
- Leave nothing but footprints.
- Kill nothing but time.
AFTER YOUR TRIP.- Learn...learn...learn...!
And lastly , just enjoy! Life is too short to dwell much on imperfections! Carpe Diem!
My August Quest
(Flower of May 1981)
A poem of mine published in Broadsheet,
Manila Bulletin dated November 27, 2002, in the section JUST FOR KICKS under subsection DIARIES.
It was just an ordinary day,
That turned out into something special .
I never expect that it would happen in my life,
An affair that's carved forever in my heart.
It was ne'er designed to changed my life,
But it did happen,
I try to resist but it is of no use,
Cause I'm too weak and you are to strong.
I wanted to blame myself,
For being your prey.
But I have to be honest with myself,
That I enjoy every moment of it.
Everyday I always think of you,
And always looking forward to that day,
That I'll see you again
How blissful my heart is.
I know that my simple happiness,
Would only last for a day.
Because I know you are not meant for me.
A fact I have known long before.
I know I am stupid,
But hell I don’t care , it’s killing me.
If I would delude myself of what I truly feel.
Even once in a while.
But I never dream of having you
For the rest of my life,
Because I'm fully aware that it would be impossible,
You already belong to someone else.
 Good Tuesday morning, friends! Given that the name of my blog is the not-so-perfect life , I will start blogging about one of the not-so-perfect about me. And here is my story.
I've struggled with weight problems after giving birth to my first baby. But for the past two years, I've been eating more and more frequently and has gained 40 pounds. I've been uneasy about my weight gain. I hate the way I look ,family starts to get worried , other people also starts to observed that every time they see me I became bigger and bigger. I am fully aware that I'm becoming unhealthy and at risk of getting sick. But I don't know how to stop my out-of-control eating. I've been trying to eat normally, but as the day goes on the craving gets stronger and stronger. During out of town trips, I tend to eat a lot so that I won't sleep . Once alone, in the hotel room I pig out as a compensation for being alone. If I get stressed, I eat and eat. If I'm happy, I eat and eat. After that, I criticize myself for being such a pig , but deep down in me I know it won't be long until I eat and eat and eat again. Am I addicted to food? These past few months, I become more conscious of my body , I tend to exercise and watch what I eat. But, it was just good on the first few days but as the days go on I go back to my unhealthy ways again. I was hopeless and desperate to loss weight. I've tried many ways... but it served futile. I lack discipline and self-control. This time around, I've been exerting effort to know the underlying reasons why I've been over-eating. I just don't focus on how to get back in shape again but I tried to know myself, why I've been like this. And I discovered that I've been suffering from emotional eating. I used food to cope with stress and other negative emotions. If I don't acknowledge this, this will lead to binge eating disorder. After knowing all these facts, I've been figuring out how to release stress and negative emotions aside from eating. I'll blog that as soon as I've figured it out or you can help me too! I know, this is not my journey alone. I need support from love ones and friends. Or from a stranger...anyway I do accept unsolicited advices. By the way, if you can relate to my story...better check below the signs of emotional eating. Happy eating! Errr... happy reading... Signs of Emotional Eating / Using food to:
- fill a void in your life
- feel better or cheer yourself up
- calm down or soothe your nerves
- escape from problems
- cope with stress and worries
- reward yourself
When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance.
What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small.
When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all.
 click the image to watch the video. Let me share to you a short spiritual story I stumble in the net. I was so inspired and moved that I can't help but share this with you, my dear friends. I hope you too will be inspired.
Here it is :A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live.
Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Savor the coffee, not the cups! The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.By the way, if you want to read more inspiring stories you can visit this site www.Spiritual-Short-Stories.com
Monday it is! Waking up on a Monday morning is the least of my favorites. It just means that weekend is over and you have to shift to work mode again and for me it means, out of town trips and be away with my kids AGAIN.
But this morning, it feels different! I so love this morning, aside from the fact that i woke up on the right side of the bed. It feels great to wake up hearing your kids say good morning , a tight hug and a light happy talk before getting out of the bed. These simple things are the the things that i sometimes forgot to savor , sometimes i took for granted! What an awakening! What a great way to start my week... hopefully, tuloy-tuloy na'to this week!!!
Have a great week my friends!  me and kids @ dakak park and beach resort
 What's the purpose? Yes, we know it is a small world. Whether we like it or not, there is a great chance that we will bump into an ex be it in the virtual world or in the real world.
Is it impossible to befriend an ex? Is it a sensible thing? Or is it stupid? Well, for me befriending an ex is not stupidity. I believe what is past is past. If you have totally move on and outgrew the feeling, it is pretty cool to be friends with your ex. Befriending does not necessarily mean reestablishing a close connection, just being civil and nice.
The risks? It might be hard to draw the line? Befriending might bring back a lot of memories both good and bad which might hurt your feelings all over again?
Considering the risks, let us not disregard that some ex's turn out to be good friends. But before entertaining the thought to befriend your ex, just make sure that you have fully recovered and moved on. Make sure also if it's worth the friendship.
 Click the image to see the video. A 2 year old baby who's smoking is in the news. The baby is from Indonesia. According to the news, he can consumed two packs a day and would get mad if they will try to stop him from smoking to the extent of banging his head to the wall. The baby started to smoke at the age of 18 months old.
Hearing news like this troubled me so much. Especially that I am already a parent, i can never help myself but be angry, outraged to the parent of this kid. How could they? Why do they allowed, much worst influenced their baby to smoke at a tender age of 18 months. At that age, the baby can barely talk , can barely walk but already influenced by bad vices. Parents are there to take care and to protect their baby from the harsh realities in life not to pushed them to the perils of this world.
Hopefully, the Indonesian government will take this issue seriously and for the Philippine government, hopefully this will be a warning sign, a reminder to do their job to protect ... what Dr. Jose Rizal considers as the HOPE of our motherland.
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