Bookbed GIVEaway December 2014

To join bookbed's give away, click here.

I've been a fan of this site late June this year.
And while surfing the net I stumbled upon their nice book give away contest. This triggered the hoard-free-stuff  hormones so here I am. Best of luck!

Just answer the question “What is the best piece of advice you can give to anybody?”

I'm still a work in progress and to stay true to my goals and stop procrastinating we better just live by the Nike logo:JUST DO IT!

Did a paper cut of DO IT NOW a letter-sign I saw over the net. The Hello Color notebook is my goal tracking device. Every morning I simply list down the 5 things that should be done within the day.
 

Tip: Everyday I realllllly try hard to write down three things I'm thankful for that happened that day. This keeps me sane when things becomes overwhelming.  

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It's official!

I'm claiming my baby back!

Hahaha! It’s been ages since I've set foot over the Blogosphere thinking I'm a writer and I ought to express myself into writing. 

On and off I'll write something just to get some shit out of my head. So, basically I used to blurt out crappy phrases and call them my newest masterpiece. I hope I know better now (so that my high school English teacher will not spank me when I get to meet her again. Hi there Ma'am Lupisan!) 

Inspired by http://1000pluscoffees.tumblr.com/ (but not with his budget) I revised it to a 100plus coffees to fit my monetary concerns HAHA. 

In a span of six months (or less,) I should have finished this personal project in time for my 25th birthday. 

Here's the mechanics (to win a coffee date with ---me! LOL):

1. Included in my FB friends list as of December 31, 2014.

2. Second, I'll take out the names (from the said FB friends list) into the List Randomizer at random.org (http://www.random.org/lists/).

3. The first 100 who made the cut (ehem) will then be invited for -old times' sake - a cup of freshly brewed coffee (Filipino owned coffee shop syempre!). 

4. Ask and get asked -all the stuff during interviews- and then BLOG away!

Just like Matt (the author of the *inspirational blog*) this is 

"An exercise in remembering to socialize with and get to know people outside of the 'book and a celebration of the individual humans I've had the pleasure of meeting throughout my life so far."

Let the countdown begin!

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Slow and Steady: Conquering My First 21K Run United Philippine Marathon

Hola!

Just when I thought I couldn't make it... I... I.......I crossed the finish line alive!

Hahaha!

Here I rounded up some lessons I got from running my first Run United Phillipine Marathon 21K category.

1. TRAIN,TRAIN and TRAIN
Yes! I can't stressed this enough.

Pinagmamalaki ko pa namang nakatakbo na ako (actually more lakad more fun nung nag 21K uphill challenge ako sa Cavite early this year. At ang claim to fame ko ay higit apat na oras para don! Hahaha) pero hirap din ako nung mismong run.

Since bagong lipat pa lang ako sa QC eh paikot ikot lang muna ako sa  street bandang Scout Tobias. Ayun paikot ikot ng takbo, binibilangan na nga ako ng mga nakaistambay sa gilid gilid ..."o naka tat long ikot ka na ate"...

Buti na lang I discovered  Planking (not the one you are thinking.hmmmp). Yes nakatulong sa akin yon. Para sa stamina. As of now 3.5minutes ang pinakamatagal ko.

Kakaplanking ko eh may placebo effect saken na tumibay tibay naman ang stamina ko. Kaya naman mahigit 2 hours slow and steady ang run ko. After nun hahaha ayun more lakad more fun ulit.

2.  COMPLETE GEAR dappaaaaaaat

Hay nako. I should have brought a phone holder.P

Nakakangalay nga naman tumakbo n may hawak hawak kang CP. Kasi naman eh. Heyneker.

3.  MAG REGISTER ng maaga

First Step. Register sa run na sasalihan para committed agad.

Second Step. Be on time sa Race.

4. GET ENOUGH SLEEP

If ang run ay sa Sunday. Yung Friday dapat sapat sa tulog kasi sa Saturday.Ayun.Tinamaan na ng bongang bongang excitement di n ako nakatulog.


5. ENOUGH NUTRITION

Yes. Tama. For me dapat kumain nga naman ng sapat like 1.5 hour before the run at uminom na ng 1 liter of water 1-2hours before the run.

Over all it was a great run! Masaya dahil feeling accomplished ako.

As of October 2014 best time for 21K is 3 hours 33 minutes.

 What I wore and brought for the RUPM 2014. Dirty shoes because of muddy claiming area hehehe

Whoah!

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Taste Like Chicken

Drag me out of my cave
Drag me out of the dark
Drag me out. . .
Show me your hand
And I'll reach for it
Show me your hand
My trust in you
Wherever we go
I won't let go

Show me the way
Out of this man cave
Illustrations on the wall
A hand that no one holds
A pair of pursed lips like its been in curse
Waiting for a frog prince to hop in not after the kiss but to satisfy the taste like chicken dinner


Show me the sunset
Show me the sunrise
Show me the waterfalls
Show me the beach

Out of the cave
Will you be the hand to lead the way?

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DIY: Graham Balls

I tasted one and I can't help but to create my own. Google didn't fail me so I got a recipe in a flash.

So here it goes short and sweet how-to. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1. MY San Crushed graham 250g
2. Alaska Condensed Milk 250ml
3. Big Mallows (it's a pack I bought at Unimart, Greenhills)
4. Alaska Powdered Milk



Instructions:
1. PREPARE all ingredients. Pour contents in separate bowls.
2. MIX crushed grahams and condensed milk.
3. ROLL a spoonful of the mixture into a piece of marshmallow.
4. DIP the rolled graham ball into the powdered milk.


Presentation:

I got wax paper cups and plastic container from Unimart too. And I love the result!

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WHAT IF

"What If"

What if today's your last..
Will you read a heartfelt love letter to your crush?

What if today's your last..
Will you tell your parents how much you love them that despite breaking their superimposed rules.. you respect them?

What if today's your last..
Will you just smile the whole day and think of sorrow is very very v e r y far away?

What if today's your last..
Will you make most of the day happy and be a blessing to everybody? Don't start with "but you can't please everyone thingy". You can. Everyone WILL love a kind person. Be Kind. Please be kind. Irritable is not existing in your dictionary.

What if today's your last..
Will you not be genuinely give compliment to the ones you meet?

What if today's your last...
Wouldn't you want to plant a kiss at your love one's cheek?

What if today's your last..
What if..

What if tomorrow you won't wake up.
Will you not say thanks to the Gods in the Heaven up above?

What if?

photo taken from Art in The Park 2014 #artph credit to the owner

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39 Seconds

A poem reaction after reading Og Mandino's The Greatest Success in the World:

"39 seconds"

fail trying
fail trying
fail trying
fail trying
fail trying
fail trying
fail trying
fail trying
fail trying
keep on trying
until FAIL failed to fail you from trying

keep on loving
keep on believing
keep dreaming
keep smiling
keep writing
keep running
keep rowing
keep on climbing until you reach the top
and when done slowly inch your way back

I'm
all on in
embracing the up and down
that depression will strike once in a while
but its fine
guided with patience
happiness will come

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Alone and Happy

It's 5:30pm already and I'm hungry. Went straight to the office's pantry area. Found myself eating my merienda bymyself. No one to talk to. No one to share my food.

Nonetheless I didn't feel lonely.

And armed with banana bread and coffee words started to pound so here it goes:

(Last Friday when I woke up the first thing I saw was this play of shadow and light )

I want to be alone

I want to be alone when I’m reading a book

Better if the rain pours outside sipping my hot chocolate by the nook

I want to be alone when I sing

At the top of my lungs where freely I can scream like swimming in words and drowning in emotions



I want to be alone

Savoring the quietness

Savoring the stillness

Savoring the inner dialogues

Conversing with the mind

Debating with my heart

Over a tiny little cup of cappuccino



Figuring the whys of the past

During the solemnity of my presence inside the quite white washed room



I want to be alone but for not too long

I’m afraid

That I might miss the feeling

Of spending the weekends surfing and laughing



I’m afraid staying too long alone

Might make me forget

The happiness and comfort

Of rejoicing with my friends and closeness of a family



We all need time to be alone

But not for too long...

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God's Not Dead Film

Nagaantay pa rin ako kung kelan showing dito sa pinas ang film na to. So while i wait i took time to write this one:



Bukod sa selfie sa umaga
Ng mukhang nagbabaga

Bukod sa pagcheck sa phone
Kung may notification mula sa kanya
Na paulit ulit namang wala

Bukod sa agad na mahabang buntong hininga ng panghihinayang kahit Di pa nagsisimula ang a raw

Bukod sa kalituhan sa mundong mapanlinlang..

Ano nga bang morning ritual ngayon ng isang tao?

Ano nga bang unang dapat ginagawa pagka gising
Pagmulat ng mata nang matanggal na ang muta

Ano nga ba?

Try natin kaya.

Ang pasalamatan Siya.

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Stay humble. Stay happy.

Just this morning a customer went inside a 22year old store selling products made from aloe vera.

And this how the story went.

Customer: Do you have a coffee here?

Customer Service Rep: Yes we have Sir. (Pointing to the vendo machine)

Customer: Can you get one please.

Customer Service Rep: Oh. I'm sorry but It's actually for sale..

Customer: What? Your company doesn't offer coffee?

Customer Service Rep: Oh. I'm really very sorry for that..but the cold and hot water's on us. You may just get a cup here..

Customer: pahinging limang pi so.

Customer Service Rep: for coffee?

Customer: I keep on buying your products why not give me coffee?!


Customer Service Rep: (Can't take the rudeness and sense of entitlement of the jerk) Sir. (In a very polite manner) Lot's of people buy multi-million pesos worth of products here in our office but never did they demand having a free coffee.

The end.

This scene shows how :
A. We get rude to the front liners.
B. Sometimes we really have that kind of feeling tipong less work but fishing for compliments.
C. Demanding even if you don't deserve it.
D. Feeling obnoxiously handsome /gorgeous when in fact it's the total opposite.
E. Lack of humility. Why enter the room and ask for a free coffee and then suffer from poker face front liners silently shouting "Oh yeah? Coffee huh? Who are you anyway?" .
F. How by being smart and witty you can overcome adversities in life.

Stay humble. Stay happy.

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#Travel Discover Mt. Pulag

Here's a video I made:

http://magis.to/cXl5BwIERAkfDnIEAQ

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My bestfriend's baby

Meet Keisha.

posted from Bloggeroid

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