My Niece: Ashley Nicole

Boring Life of a Pretentious Lady

Pretending to have this and that would never get you anywhere. Well for some, temporarily they have attained such pedestal but they never stayed there long enough for others to notice them. What do I mean when I say noticed by others is that when you are really that high other people will not forget about you. It don't matter if you've done good or not what matters is when I say your name, others should remember who you are and how you look like.

Living a life of pretending you are someone when you go home and see yourself that you are not is such a big fucking LIE. It is far more better to live to the truth of what you are and what you have than to ever experience the big drop of popularity when one seems to notice and start investigating of who you are really. It'll be the hardest and very painful drop ever in your life.

Happiness is not about getting things in life, it is not about getting what you really want and not about getting all those money. It is more about what you can be to others and how others respond to who you are to you. If by chance you were true and then others won't noticed you today but soon appreciated your honestly as days went on, is the best to have happened to someone who's feet are always on the ground.

It is not easy to get attention and recognition for being honest. It is most likely to be the least of what is being seen by people but it is most likely will lead you to good people and a better life. For if by chance you've lived a lie then it is the worst thing ever and the very difficult thing to ever recover. I am not saying that you can no longer get back to number one, you can but you have to be willing to go through what you have just done. It is difficult to earn the trust back but it will be worth it for you might be earning more friends than ever.

It don't matter what you have, what matter is you're being true. It doesn't matter where you have been or what other changes are there in your life, what matter is that you were happy doing it and that when you go home you would see your self smiling and not thinking of what to lie tomorrow.

When It is Enough

There has been a lot of times when you would just swallow your pride because of different reasons under different circumstances. One can be because you don't see a way out and you thought it was the end of the road, you simply have to go into a small pathway like the needle to be able to get through life's challenges.

When do you say it is enough? Would you rather do it over and over again only because you are into the same situation and you thought it was appropriate?

The obvious thing is that you have been over and over that situation and you did not learn anything from it. You thought life is short and you wanted to live it happy. Then think about this, if you want to live life happy keep your feet grounded. It is not because you have been through life's misery you would now decide to party each night and pretend life blessing would be the same all of your life.

I wish I know how to tell you straightforward and still would not hurt your feelings but dude, grow up. Life is all about you. What you do, what you make out of every minute given to you everyday. If it comes to money, you can always work for it. Don't tell me you can't go to work only because you were not able to finish college. When you were given the chance to go to college did you do well? Did you go to school like you always say you will? Now you're telling me you can't find work. Who's fault is that?

You are actually given another chance now. You can go back to school but of course you're too shy because you're not that young anymore. When you were young did you ever thought of the fact that every morning you are getting older and that you can not just say, I'll just do it tomorrow.

I hope you do get to read this. I wanted to help but you looked at me as if I was making everything worse for you.

Love Won't Lead You Back to Me

It has been 6 months since I last feel this pain in my heart. I thought keeping it in the closet and not digging it up helps but turns out that I am not completely healed by time yet. I have loved him and I still do. There's one thing I have learned so far though, my pain is enormous than the love I have felt for him. This pain is eating me inside out but I was able to contain the pain gradually and now I have never felt happier for my fear to deal with the pain is gone.

I know I always see him online because he's on my Skype list of friends. I have deleted my yahoo account and deleted his name on my Yahoo Messenger list. I don't know exactly how to contact him but I have decided one day to log in to Skype to see how it will all flow. He's there, online, and I said hi. I have noticed there was no anger in my words. I am happy it turned out very well.

Days had passed and I suddenly got a pop out and it was from him asking if we could be friends for life. I didn't know what he meant by that at first but as conversation goes on, he want me back. For a moment there I wanted to go back because I am happy but I can't possibly go back now. I can't be a moron again.

When he dumped me for some stupid idea of claiming others baby as their own just for the sake of getting more money is absurd. It is even more painful to think of what he just told me that he's not going to fight anymore. He said he was an asshole at that time and now that he got his brains back, he want me back. Should I just let it go by me or should I not? I should not. Definitely not. Not because he told me he need me because he love me, I should go back to him. I got my pride. I have a pride that was swallowed because I know he needed some time, but to let 4 months pass by and I have never heard anything from him should be let go? I mean, I waited for months to hear him say, I need you back. He did not even remember my birthday.
There were a lot of lies. I have known that ever since, and no matter how many times I tried to make him tell me the truth he simply don't want to give an answer to my question, in which I just let it be. I love the person but I simply could not go on to this anymore. I am young and smart and I have moved on.

Black and White

Black and white in me.....

The Tagging Game

4 Jobs I’ve Had (in chronological order)
Graphics Artist (my own business)
Owner (IdeasdotCom by Jenny and Hunee)

Admin Assistant ( MTC Academy Davao)
Marketing Assistant (MTC Academy Davao)

4 Movies I Could Watch Over and Over
Jerry Maguire
The Great Raid
Cinderella
Iron Man

4 Places I’ve Lived (in order)
Davao (no other places)

4 TV Shows I Like
CSI Las Vegas
Criminal Minds
Strawberry Shortcake
Friends (before)

4 Favorite Foods
Banana Cake
Spaghetti
Mango Float
Pizza

4 Places I’d Rather Be
London
LA
Italy
France

4 People I’m Tagging (who havn’t been tagged in this game before)
Achi Michelle
Lucel

The Many Uses of Twitter: Part 2

So, I've been telling Hunee I'd write this sequel for a week or so now, but I've been struggling over what deserves to be covered. I'm gonna lay out a few more tools for enhancing your Twitter experience.

Thanks to Twitter's open API, lots of great people have made lots of great tools for it. In part one I mentioned TweetStats, and the creator of that wonderful site, also has an excellent way to clear out your DM inbox. Make sure you show some love and follow @dacort for his excellent contributions to the way we use twitter.

Twitter Karma and My Tweeple are both excellent sites for managing your followers/followees. As you gain more followers, it becoms difficult to do this on the twitter site. These sites make it much easier.

Tweetbar is a cool little plug-in for FireFox that lets you tweet right from the address bar in your browser.

Lastly, take a look at Twittervision. It's a very cool little play thing that can show you where in the world all your favorite Twits are tweeting from.

One more thing. Do you have a good idea for a Twitter App? You can learn more about working with the Twitter API here.

I hope you've learned some things about Twitter today. Please, if I have left out any of your favorite tools or apps in this series of posts, let Hunee know, and maybe I'll be back ;)

Much Love.
Jack Lhasa
I Listen.
I Travel.

Jack Lhasa is a travel writer, currently in Southern California. He maintains several blogs, a dozen or more social networks, and writes for cash too. Damn, he's everywhere. ;)

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Good News for Employees

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My Own Track to Financial Freedom?

There are so many like me who wanted to retire young and I am one of those. First, I have tried to work so hard through multi-level marketing and I have succeeded but to see those new recruits of those you have recruited before earned nothing because the company closed down, and I did not liked the end effect. I started to have my own desktop publishing with one computer but because you were new you have to invest more money to get the business going. Then I brought business to home and simply do what I do best in the field. And because it is home based business now, earnings normally go straight to the table for food.

Even though everything has to end sadly, I was able to save a sum of money which I am going to use for another business venture. I am an official loan shark. It was a good start no doubt but somehow I have to stop it because loaners never paid me back. Yes, they still owe me money. Now, I am back working. An official 8 hour work were someone will tell me what to do. I am happy I got my ever first 8 hour job.

With the 2 years of working, my savings is not that much though but what I have learned the best about working is that I was able to learn that earning is not like a dream that when you wake up it is over. Earning is both patience and hard work. Unlike multi-level marketing, earning is like an overnight dream. I always like this phrase, "Pay now, Play later."

It somehow tells me to exert effort today and you will reap your fruits tomorrow. Nothing in life is worth having if you do not invest a drop of sweat on it. I am pretty diligent when it comes to savings, and if there would be extra activities I have got to think of an idea on how to earn extra for me to join and do my extra activities. I do hope I will do good on this one.

Dear Eddie,

Hi! Hope you are having a great day. I am writing this to you because I don't think I can go on with hiding anymore. I greatly appreciated the proposal and you are so sweet but it's not right. No matter how many times I tried to let it sink in my mind and in my heart that loving you back is right. The more I spend time with you, the more I am burying myself to pain that I know I couldn't not pull myself out when I have to. It has to stop. The only person who can stop this is me.

Goodbye, Eddie. See you around.

Latte Fiction Part 1

I'm sitting on this beautifully hand crafted piece of chair in a coffee shop with a cup of latte on this coffee table. Typical and usual days of hanging out with your laptop inside a coffee shop. It is a tropical country but people like my age would spend most time hanging out in a coffee shop than wander in a mall and do shopping.

It was a boring afternoon. I decided to log in to a chat room and maybe look for someone to talk to. Then I got one, buzzing my screen three times.

"Hi! ASL?", he asked.

"Hello! ASL?", I said.

"I asked you first, why would you not answer first?"

"Why? Is there such a rule on that? I'm sorry, when I got here I didn't get to read rules or whatever."

His name was Craig. Our first meeting was on a yahoo chat room. I don't like him at all. But later on, I seem to like his rudeness.

"I like that in a girl. You are a girl, right?"

"Why are you asking? You don't talk to guys?"

Craig was persistent. He never give up. And so I fell in love. It was a great 4 years together. Those were the times that I've got to learn to live a life online. I am the type that don't like to listen to people telling me things even if they are right. I just don't want to listen. I am a self confess brat.

More of Me

Just sharing some pics of me.

Photos: Beach

Photography: Flowers

Last weekend I spent another day at the beach. I am not a beach bum but I would like to just go out there because the waters always make my mind at ease. I am also trying to make Thalassophobia go away. Yes, I fear the sea.

Other thing that I love about going to the beaches is that there are pretty flowers that you could not see in the city. You can see them somewhere but not everyday.

Promises are not Made to be Broken

I have been recruiting transcriptionist to do some outsourced work for me since I can not do it all on my own. The agreement was just verbal since they were a graduate of the school I am working with. Doing transcription jobs is part time for me. I don't do medical transcriptions because according Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA 1996), recorded medical files are confidential and it requires a thorough editing and proofreading job. For some, they do it as a stay-at-home job but still I would like the quality over quantity. It doesn't matter if it pays a lot more than general or business transcriptions, what matter is I am able to deliver a quality service to the client.

Again, going back to the agreement made last week, I was happy to know that I got eight files and I only need 3-4 transcriptionists that can type fast, has a computer and internet at home and the attitude that once they accepted the agreement they would do their part of the deal. It turned out to be the other way around. I was left doing all the eight files and now I have another 7 files to finish until tomorrow.

I know we did not sign any papers on this. Trust doesn't have to begin with signing a paper, it starts with the word, YES.

The Many Uses of Twitter

When I offered to write this blog for my sister, Hunee, I don't think I knew what I was getting into.  "The Many Uses of Twitter."  I could write a whole wiki on this.  Let's start with some basics, then I'll leave you with some teasers of the more advanced features.  

If you don't already know(you need to keep up!), Twitter is a microblogging community.  What this means is that you are given a very small space(140 characters) to say what ever you want and the community and your friends can respond to it.  This also makes twitter a great place for conversation, because no one can get too long winded in an answer.  It forces a give and take style of communication, which is very healthy.  

Now if we look a little beyond the blogging aspect and the conversation aspect, you can begin to see so much more.  Because of the large community, it's a great place to poll people for answers, or to seek help if you are in a dilemma.  I've gotten just over 600 followers, so if I'm doing some research, as I was the other night, answers start coming fast.  I sent out a short survey:  "What is your blog about?"  Within seconds answers started coming to me.  I ended up with two pages of answers from people that range from close friends, to people that I had never really spoken to.  Needless to say that was more than I expected and I got a very good idea of what the casual blogger writes about.

If we want to take Twitter a step further, we can use other websites and applications to enhance it via it's open API.  Here's a short bullet list of some of the communities favorites:

• Twitterfeed - Let's you plug any RSS feed in, and then it autoposts these entries every so often.
• Twitpic - Allows you to share photos with your Twitter friends.
• Tweeterboard - Shows you who's most active in the Twitterverse.
• Tweetstats - Allows you to see personal statics about your usage.
• Twitterfone - Still very beta, but allows you to call an 800 number and talk, it records the message and then attempts to transcribe it as a tweet.

There are literally hundreds of programs like this that can help you enhance your twitter experience and build upon the way you use this very simple site.

You can post tweets via the web interface, IM, SMS, and through many third party client programs.  Twitter is very versatile, and simplistic in use, making it easy for anyone to use.  

Twitter can be used to promote things.  Take, for example, my current writing project, Twitter Travels, funded for the last 2 months almost entirely by Twitter users(or Twits).  Many people use Twitter for blog and project promotion, but to do only that would be limiting yourself greatly. 

On another note, Twits are trying very hard to make this online community a real life community.  Check out Greg Barnett's TweetUpLA, which I was privilegedenough to be able to attend.  It was a great success and he's going to be doing another in October.  

So as I said, I could go on about this forever, but I think this is enough for one blog post.  Maybe in a few days Hunee will let me do a sequel to cover all the many things I could not here.

Cheers,

Jack Lhasa

Jack Lhasa is a traveling writer, currently traveling the state of California.  He writes for Twitter Travels, as well as Loki Listens.  Jack Lhasa does many, many guest blogs and public appearances(Like I'm a superstar, right?).  Jack is always willing to meet you for a drink or lunch if you're close by.

Writing

I don't have idea why I write. Do you?

I simply want others to understand me through my writing. It sucks, I know, but I don't care at all. I just want to tell you that I exist and I got something to say. I am better for I have write whatever I stood up for.

I do believe that what you say and write should match for if you have said this and have delayed writing about this, soon other would have to doubt you. It is common to say for the betterment of mankind, but were you even better to yourself?

I just can't wait for Sunday. I love the beach, I love burning my skin, I love the water, I love the fun, I love the glasses, I love the food, I just love the beach. I'm gonna choose the green bikini top for now.

I have been giving too much and I'd like to give something to myself but I don't want to spend money from my wallet. For 5 times, I tried to click the Flickr Pro Account Purchase but I always cancel in the end. Since I like to have lots of pics posted since I am getting that camera I always wanted, would you like to pay for my Flickr Pro Account?

This is silly but I just want to let this thought out loud. Not really wanting to beg but if you would want to give, why the hell not.

Consider this as a rant to myself for I've neglected myself too much and I am supposed to love me or even have that little bit of crush for myself now.

Consider this post as another hit to my face. This is another wake up call. I have to give something to myself.

Nonsense New Year Resolution

A new year and a new promises to one self. Why? Is it because people are realizing they've got to change because they have to be good for the new year? Or they are just telling us that these are the promises and promises are made to be broken.

It is so not entertaining for one to tell everyone that he's/she's going to do better this year and he or she is no longer gonna be this and that. One should grow up and stop mumbling stupid resolutions. One does not hold the fate in his or her hands. One has to acknowledge that he or she is human and that humans shape and mold his future through his or her decision today. So if one decide to be good this 2008, he or she will never be good at all. Why? Because his or her body does not tell nor change for the better.

If you want to change then change now. How? Don't tell people about it. Tell yourself.

No one cares if you say you'll change. They will care if they see changes on you.

Some say, I will not cheat. You won't cheat this 2008 only if you tell your partner you cheated last 2007. Changes means acceptance and acceptance means forgiveness. Then there is serenity and pureness.

Resolutions are futile if there was no actions to it.

Nonsense.

Word of Honor

Recently, I received an email from someone in India. His name is Aditya and this is his email to me.

Hi,

Do you remember me?

I had asked for your address to send you a birthday card from India? (aditya@aditto.info)

Well, I have been reading your blog. I am adding it to my favorite blogs... http://aditto.wordpress.com

I love to read your blog and it reflects a good intellect and a very deep understanding of life in and around yourself.

Keep writing.
Best wishes.
Aditya.

Thank you so much for the kind words. I never intend to write to get appreciation but I only intend to say what I want to say. It all started with one comment someone told me. He said, "This girl doesn't know what the internet is all about. Let's see what this stalker will give us in the future."

I was called a stalker by a person who's surname was Ross. I didn't like the way he talked about me because he made me a campus online buzz. As much as I want the attention because I was just a new blogger at that time, I didn't like the way it all started. I don't want to be following someone or stalking someone. I am Asian and I am proud of that but the mere fact that they think I am a stalker and because I am an Asian doesn't give him the right to talk that way. In every word that I write on this blog are words that are carefully chosen so that I can avoid any racist act or anything that can hurt ones feelings towards what I call freedom of speech.

I got furious but I don't want to stoop down to their level and argue with them. I stopped. I don't want to fight about it because in their mind, I was only a typical Asian girl who has something to say but who cares. Nobody cares what my thoughts are and what I say about life. I stood up to that decision and in a year, I've opened up, met new people online. I was trying to understand their culture and their beliefs. I was trying to make them understand my side as well. Some accepted who I am and what I stand. Others retracted because I was a waste of time.

What I strongly believe is that my life is the result to how others look at me, and how others look at me is a result of what I am to them, as what they've known who I am and where I come from. The only people that knows me best is myself, my friends and my family. What other people know me less are the ones who look at where I come from, a general judgment.

My posts, my articles, my sentences, my phrases, and my words sums up to who I am.

Honor, Courage, Internet

I'd like to use my blog to make a shout out to all Americans to support eMailOurMilitary.com. Click on the title post and it will lead you to another blog that explains why you should be part of this support group.

I know I would look like a fool because I'm a Filipino and yet I'm supporting this group. My idea here is to support through this blog and may the message get to you who don't know anything bout eMailOurMilitary.com. Through my computer and my blog and the internet, I'm gonna support in anyway I could.

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
Norman Schwarzkopf: Famous Military Quotes

Wicked Agenda

I am disappointed that some people are using me to go up of the ladder. I worked hard to get to where I am, and the only thing that is so precious to me right now is me credibility to others who know me.

What I do at work is entirely the same with what I do when I am not at work. I live a life both online and offline. What I am offline is the same as to who I am online. I don't want to hide anything for I'd like to start wandering as a nomad as the person whom I introduced to the common public, may it be online or offline.

I have this huge dream board. The dream board was set aside when I am disappointed but I would hurry back and put it in front of me again, especially when I am sleeping and waking up, I have to see that dream board. With that dream board, I was able to come up with a blog title, "Wandering Nomad" It is redundant but I like the way it sound plus I can be going to this place again and again so I think it is okay to use that title. I only love to travel. That's my agenda. I am aware that some people's agenda are not the same with my agenda. They might not know it but somehow a good agenda can in turn be a bad or wicked agenda, or I might not know it that to others my agenda is a wicked agenda. But how do you make an agenda a good agenda? It is a simple answer, be true to what you just told your listeners.

I tell my readers that this blog tells who I am. When I speak at a large crowd, I tell them who I am. No more, no less. I don't have to use other people's name to get to where I am now. Before, some laugh at me because somehow my posts sucks. I am aware of that but I won't get to be a good writer in the future if I don't write bad posts today. Annoying it may be, but some readers are into reading just to find faults from the doings of another. Some writers are into writing because they wanna be talking about another person and hide their faces so they won't be hunted. Sad but true, and I respect that for they want it that way. I am not born to be a clone for another but I am born to be a catalyst to another.

This personal blog contains my thoughts, my work, my life, my love, my rant, and other stuff that I love to do and admire. You can disregard it. There may be two or three reasons why you don't like it. I know one, you simply don't like it because your ego got hurt. You simply could not deny that you were using me to your wicked agenda. On the contrary, I like the attention though.

I Had a Dream

It was totally nothing at all. It was just for fun and I didn't expect to be treated like this. Now, I feel guilty because I never started this with enthusiasm nor hope this can bring me something later. I just let it all go with the flow and now I am greatly impressed by how things are turning out to be. The unusual dream for me. My ever relentless dream of becoming someone and be accepted with delight and much eagerness to at least hear my thoughts. I continue to ponder if this is all true, don't want to at least consider this as the adventure to the unknown but somehow I can't seem not to think that this might be another dream and it is not unusual.

How do you ever define the unusual from the usual or ordinary dream?

Why do some people like to stick to old school and don't want to welcome what's new and embraced reality that this is life. It is supposed to change and we are supposed to adapt. And so because you decided not to adapt and ask me why, do expect that I will tell you the hard truth.

People I Care For Online

Devyl Gyrl: @Hunee .....awwww *huggles* You KnOW I love you. Even when you are bratty or you don't do what you should (take care of yourself!). You're always my sweet Twitterdaughter, and one of my dearest friends. *big hugs* Love you :) LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOU *giggles*

Jesse aka jesatiu aka Jesse Loop: no songs nor writings nor comments can ever truly exactly state just how wonderfully open and honestly you share your emotions of love for life on the planet.
You truly are one of those remarkable and exceptional people who walk the earth in the mold of the force of creation, a force borne of love and inspiration for living, for life.
wear your smile-the world needs it, always.

Jack Lhasa: @Hunee don't know what I'd do without you sis! My sister(@Hunee) is probably in the process of getting me into trouble.

Happy 1 Year of Blogging to Wandering Nomad

I guess I really have a lot to tell don't I? One year is still young to me but I already had 310 blog posts.

Yay! to me.

Thanks everyone for reading the craps of Hunee's brainiac ideas, if you haven't read them all you better because I will crack you up. Thanks for sticking to my everyday whining. Thank you too for leaving comments.

I thought I was Ok

Beautiful week for me. It didn't tell me anything that there'll be something that will happen by mid-week. I thought I was Ok, but I was not. Neglecting something important will put you to test somehow. Humans are always hard headed. I can attest to that. I am hard headed.

Always been doing this since college. I just don't know why it has happened that way. I can either look at it as a lesson or I can stay hard headed as always. I choose to be hard headed again. If I keep telling myself I am weak then I will be weak forever.

I am not ok. I have to be ok. I will be ok.

So there I go again. Hope you'll read more of my posts soon.

Twitter Travels To Your City

There are a hundred ways to know America. You can read a book about it. You can look at it through the globe or go fly with the astronauts. Any way you want it, you can do it. I bet those books are printed 5 years or even 10 years ago. So who are the Americans now?

There are two people, Jack and Scarab, traveling in the US to rediscover who the real Americans are. And they need your help. They drive from town to town and write about their travel. You can call it documentary, I call it guerrilla journalism.

Why am I into this? I live thousand miles away and yet I am so concern of learning and discovering the little ways Americans are living their lives. What does this got to do with me being an Asian? This has nothing to do with races, this has nothing to do with what is your sexuality. This has nothing to do of where you are in the world. This is all about quality journalism from one town to another and then another. Then from the US to another country to another part of the world. Telling us stories, telling us heartaches and these are supposed to be the things that we should know. We may be part of the US or not but we all live in one globe. How are they supposed to start knowing what's outside US if they don't know what's inside their country?

How much is $10 to you? Is it too much? Is it too little? Drop your donations now. See Twitter Travels ChipIn Widget so you can donate securely. To know more of Twitter Travels click HERE.

Twitter Family

According to @jacklhasa, I started the twitter family. I guess it started with @Devyl telling me not to do this and that. One time, @jesatiu mentioned he and @Devyl talked about me one time. So I assumed they were talking about my sleepless days. That's the main thing why @Devyl is so concerned about, that I might end up in the hospital. I drink too much coffee too. @Devyl don't like that.

That's how it all started. @jacklhasa joined the family during the time @Devyl is giving me "Don't" statements. I said, "At least @jesatiu is not here to give me sermons again." And so @jacklhasa became my older brother.

Recently, some family members just popped out of nowhere. @Sorenj as the step dad, we call him 'Stepper'. @SpencerC is the adopted brother, @jacklhasa called him Adoptee. @scarab is step-brother, @sorenj's son with another woman (no name yet). @yonderboy is the son of @jesatiu with another woman (no name again). @Despil as the uncle, and @ColleenCoplick as the Auntie. Last one, the sister-in-law @bethanie (@yonderboy's girl)

Scribbling the Thoughts of a Wanderer

I couldn't just let go of this thought I had after reading a chapter tonight. It's 9:35 pm and I'm all ready to go to bed. I got to get my pen and paper, but to no avail, I left my paper clean and rushed to the computer trying to remember all the things this little nomad's brain wants to say.

I was talking to a friend this morning. Although the topic was another person, I couldn't stand not to recall it when I was heading home. I was a little grumpy with my boss, but I choose not to let it in my system for I could have ruined my day as well. I am sure it is really depressing for her that the brochure's lay out was not yet finalized. If I would decide to be grumpy and choose not to smile every time she checks in at me, I could have started the misunderstandings between us too. My friend and I, within a short conversation, led me to thinking that if you were thinking you were born to lose, then you are gonna be a loser for your entire life.

If you think you are beaten, you are beaten so bad. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win but you think you can't, it's almost certain that you won't. Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but to sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.

I am responsible to what I will become for my destiny in life will never be determined by my complaining spirits. I have no control of life's surprises but I do have control of how to deal with the surprise.

The pessimist complains about the wind.
The optimist expects it to change.
I will adjust the sail.

I have to keep working on my thoughts in life. I am responsible to have a great attitude towards something and to maintain that attitude in anything that comes my way. I don't run on automatic. You can't see no settings in me. Neither there is a setting for you life. Most often, we try to change and control things that we cannot control. It is also too seldom that we choose to control ourselves.

iSpeak

My world does not revolve around me. I revolve around the world I live in. In such case, I am to live with people who don't like me and who like me. The rest of the story will go along as I would have to live life and be wary of.

In a chance that this mouth will speak of heated words from the mind of a broken hearted, I do speak out what I think is right and no one will tell me that it is wrong. I live happily while others would see my way of living as hell for it is boring in their eyes. I do dream of seeing everyone smiling.

If I do not please you, then I could not think of anything else to do but to move on and continue living a life of black and white. I would not intend to keep the real me only because the internet is not supposed to be trusted. The only rainbow you'll see in me is when you know why I exist. And I exist to make others happy. If I don't make you happy, it is no longer my problem.

I Feel Good!

This is a follow up with my post yesterday.

I definitely feel good. Someone just visited me today and started talking trash. Wow! That was awesome! I'm thinking it that way because I don't want my day be ruined by someone who's not happy today or a headache to make me frown. I think that what you tell yourself to be will be for the rest of the day. So if I say, I'm upset today and don't mess with me, then I would probably bring that attitude to all that would come to me and talk to me. In the end, you'll look ugly not just because you didn't smile but because they way you approached someone was entirely different from what you were when you were happy. You may not notice it.

This is what I do. I frequently have this headache especially when I am on the computer for 10-12 hours daily and I didn't get enough sleep. Before, if someone is irritating, I would end up upset and mad at that person. But now, I just tell myself, "I have a headache and it's not gonna make me frown." I do feel good after telling myself that.

I don't want to let any negative energy eat me. I don't want negative energy to eat my day as well. I got beautiful mornings everyday. I get hugs from my nephews. I get greetings both online and offline. There are more positive events that happened that are more worthy of what I can give back and what my today can offer. Plus, negative stuff never really get me somewhere. It made me stand out, alone, angry and alone. I've intentionally typed "alone" twice because it is true.

In negativity, you develop a multiple YOU. Having no one with you. A very sad YOU. In positivity, you develop a multiple YOU in how many people are greeting you good morning, and hellos. Say it with me now, I FEEL GOOD.

Optimistic View of Life

I'm not gonna pretend that I know everything but things are happening because this is what I think about how it's going to happen for real. Honestly, I don't do this exercise frequently, I just know that it will because I do believe in myself too much. Sometimes, I detract myself from others for they think of me as insane.

The real thing, I pretty agree with the insane Hunee. In most occasion, I do not like what others are doing but then again I do respect what they think and do for their life. If I continue on to think that it's gonna be a big deal what others think of me, I might grow into frustration and depression and may try to make them think of me the way I want them to be.

My life's joy is more important to me as to what I want in life and how I want to achieve that. First, I would like to have a Macbook. I know I am dreaming, but it wouldn't be that unreasonable to have one. I certainly lack the money for it but I do feel I can get one Macbook later. You can disagree with my thoughts, by the way, you are free to do that. I can not hold you on to what you are thinking. I absolutely think, it is a nice way to relax and refresh my mind through this kind of conversation.

Every day, I feel good. I feel great, actually. I am happy for the mornings. It may be gloomy or sunny or hot at mid day, I don't really mind the heat as long as I have something to wear to cover me. I don't think my optimism is a product of other people or what had happened to me early in the morning, it is more of my choice and that choice simply comes from my heart that I want to be smiling today.

People that I haven't met tells me that I have a big heart. My optimism is infectious, and I am adorable. It is really nice to know that I did that to them. I don't really want to talk about how others think of me, I just won't let that ruin my post today. I am not trying to get them to fell in love with my simple hugs and kisses but I just want them to feel good about themselves too. I think it is the best way to start and end a day with a smile and light feeling in your heart. I think it is more healthy. I think it is more rewarding if it really come from you. Although, the people that I am talking to everyday still have the choice to reject what I am trying to inject to them.

My day will end soon. Another post of optimism tomorrow.

Life is Hard.. Compared to What?

Have you watched the movie, "Bucket List"? I've watched it a couple of times. Always make me cry at the end.

I always wonder why people, like me, work damn hard to get something in life. Most of the time, when we knew that there'll be money involved and we are sure we are gonna be paid for what we've done, we think ahead of buying ourselves pretty clothes or fancy shoes. But when time comes to collect payment, something important came up and well, it needs money too. We seldom don't have a choice but to simply let go of clothes and shoes and say, "Maybe next time."

In everyday, we inclined to things that had happened and we know there'll be continuity to it but we never think of what could be out there, for it is pretty scary to bring our hopes higher than where we are.

It does hurt a lot when you are so determined to achieve these things and do it in the future for we don't hold our future. We might fall, and no one will be there to catch us.

We don't have to live life like a ticking clock. We don't have to live life like it's gonna be the end of it tomorrow. Life is hard but compared to what? Funny question but I think is the truest question there is.

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Thoughts from a Wanderer

My blog title is redundant. I know that and I mean that. Who cares anyway. It is mine and you are free to read my blog and comment.

On my best effort to help Twitter Travels to get more funds for travel, this person I know that come from California asked me, "What's Twitter anyway? Who cares about them traveling? You even have a redundant name that doesn't make sense."

He got a point there and I respected that reaction. My blog title has something to do with what I love in life and yet with little resources, I could not do it all for real. That's also one reason why I follow and support two guys who could have heard the same reaction from others. I love to travel. I would like to be a nomad, but until now I am in a city where I am born. I can go to other city but I would go back here because I can't go on traveling without funds. So, I work my butt off everyday to save that money and so that I don't have to beg and ask from others. I love wandering as well. If I am new to this city, you won't see me in one corner of the hotel room and peek outside. I go out, and I don't care if I get lost.

My thoughts; people can only see the title but not the real wandering nomad in me. What if I have the money to travel, others would probably say, "She's wasting money and time." With my blog and my addiction to twitter has a purpose. I get to know people from different cultures and I get a free education from them. If there'll be more, then that's an extra freebie. It maybe a waste of time for you but not for all of you. You know that there is something good that can learned from it. You were just bitter because you haven't done the same thing at all. And if you would do it, you are scared others will laugh and ridicule your work.

I'll continue to be the wandering nomad. Even if you don't like it.

To Quote #1

"The reason why so many people never get anywhere in life is because when opportunity knocks, they are out in the backyard looking for four-leaf clovers."

- Walter P. Chrysler-

I am Popular Today

Anybody can be popular at Tweeterboard. Yay! That's me! :D I don't know why but I like the recognition. Follow me at Twitter. My updates are protected because I don't like spam.
I got one question though, am I the only Filipino featured as popular on the tweeterboard? Just a question. :D