Back And Blogging

Web Developing
It's been a while since I last posted a blog post here. It's because my free webhost cancelled my account for some ambiguous reason, that is, I broke one the terms of use. Which is weird cause only two website of mine was active that time, this site and my gaming guide website. Which I didn't edit for some months. It took me awhile to fix things cause I'm busy working as a PHP developer.

For the past 6 months I my workflow evolved more than it did for the past 2 years. I had a part time job on  a client based on europe which after 2 months hired me full time so I had to quit my first job which I had for 2 years. After 3 months of working I was hired by another local company. So in 4 months I had my salary increase by 2 and 2/3.

Religion
I thank the Lord for that cause 8 months ago I had been back and going to church again after a decade. And what's better, it's a christian church.

I can say that I'm converted now since I'm enjoying going to that church every week.

Financial Point of View

I've gone through a lot of other change such as my financial point of view. I've reading Robert Kiyosaki's book for awhile and it gives me alot of idea. Specially the part where he says that creating assets are better than buying them, like thinking of an idea that can give you money instead of buying a property that gives your money.

3 years ago this is the way I think. Create a good website that sustains itself. A website that visitors come on and those visits attracts more visit. After a year I realized it was almost impossible and started working as employee.

Now that I'm a highly paid employee I realized that that thinking 3 years ago was the right thinking. While preserving my job(s) I will think of website ideas that can be turned into assets.

At the same time I will save money for building business one at a time starting from small to large. And I'm also interested on studying stocks.

I plan to avail a condo 15 minutes away from office which I'll have to pay for 3 years, with no interest. And because it's just 3 years, it'll be 3x more expensive.


Education
I'm still an undergraduate of Technological University of the Philippines. Although I plan to study on a more sophisticated school as soon as I can support it, I plan to finish what's undone on my college. I will just have to process the papers on my Training(SIT) exemption (cause I've worked already) and I can graduate by march.

My financial plan though, states I can't quit being employe until I'm around 27 years old :P

Unforgettable Friday The 13th

November 13, 2009

Another day of chained bad luck. Imagine declaring a day a day full of bad luck just to realize there's more to come; In the SAME day. carrying a bike on your arm for 2KMs, pushing a tricycle for 10KMs.

Going to school, for my SIT (OJT) enrollment. As usual I go there the unusual way, biking. Passed the 5th kilometer, the jeepney in front of me stopped weirdly, my normal response is to overtake such vehicles. To my surprise, a pipe digging is across the road ahead, I stood on the pedal to see a non-edgy part of the digging. Too late for me tho, I am too fast and there's another car on my left(right is the jeepney) I just strengthen my arms to handle the bike after running over the digging. Boom, and I ran over it, and the feeling is as if I broke my bike's wheel. Tho it seems to be normal, I know for myself that it hit so hard.

8th kilometer(Coastal Mall, Parañaque) , which is halfway, I was on a running on a curve, I felt something on the wheels. The rear wheel is soft. I can still feel the pressure on the wheel so I continued, but after some seconds, the wheel was totally flat. I stopped riding it and started walking with it, at a gas station, I bought prepaid load and sent SMS to my father(because he's a cyclist too, and he got materials for fixing the wheel). As I leave the gas station I heard a weird sound on my bike as I was walking with it. I felt it was coming from the flat wheel, and I was afraid to make it worse, so I carried it on my right arm.

Carrying my bike on the right arm, I walked northwards(Macapagal Highway), Until I got to EDSA intersection. I am walking to save time while waiting for my father to come. My shoulder already hurt and I stopped in front of a school(Manila Doctors College). After some minutes my father came and fixed it after around 15 minutes. I biked my way to school.

3pm I was in school and all went right, except for an argument with a enrollment officer which got offended when I am reasoning out. I am not trying to fight tho, I think he misinterpreted me or he just don't like people who reason out.

Around 7 I planned to go home, and guess what, my bike's rear wheel is flat again. I sent SMS to my father about it and he said he's gonna bring the tricycle to carry it, instead of coming to fix it

After more than an hour the tricycle came, my mother was also in it, we loaded the bike and we rode, I was so sleepy at that moment. And guess what, the tricycle was also scre*ed. We aren't even passed the 1KM when it stopped. Although my father tried to fix it, it still got scre*ed before we can even go far, until the chain(connecting the engine to the wheel) was totally broken and hopeless

Only choice is, to push the da*n vehicle home, and we are 17 KMs from home, well, less than that because it ran around 250 KMs :P. I started pushing it, my mother also helping sometimes(I always tell her to sit), while my dad is driving. My sleepiness was already out of my mind and kept on pushing it. We were at mabini road, which is a route for jeepneys. Many people stare at me as I sweat allover specially on my face. I know I have just started so I almost ignored most of those curious(and some mean) people.

As we run slow towards, hotels and condos, were around us. And so as rich people, well dressed foreign looking girls. I sweat allover and my shirt was almost all wet and dirty. It was humiliating, but still, motivating. All these sacrifices I do, will be paid off by God someday, that this is just one of his test, all my dreams will come true and I will be rich and respected. And I will also be able to live luxurious and live on hotels and condos.

Feeling how I sweat, I know dehydration will be a problem, so when I saw a street vendor I bought some drinks. Mabini, Del Pilar, Harrison, EDSA, Baclaran, Quirino. Nothing really special went until we reached around 10 KMs except my right foot was sprained and I can't move it anymore. Luckily a motor parts store was still open(1 AM). And my father bought new chain, my big brother came with his motorcycle, while my father was trying to attached the new chain

After that we rode the tricycle and my brother was on our back, we are running slow, but the chains got loosed again and we stopped, as my brother suggested, we tied the tricycle to his motorcycle so it can pull it

All went well until we got home. I just felt well that no one was hurt, except my whole body and my purse :P. Da*n that was 10 Kilometers. And we got some good bonding moments too. We are mutual about our feeling most of the times and we are not vocal most of the times. Nice to see that we had helped each other as a family.

Although I think it was a better idea to have contacted my brother, so he would have pulled the tricycle home for that 10 KMs

Semi-Hold-up'ers

Tama, semi hold up'ers mga holdaper na hindi naman talaga holdapers. Eto ang istorya

Naglalaro ako sa isang cafe nang madaling araw, di ko akalain na delikado rin pala talaga ang cafes. Isang grupo ng mga frat or gangster ang pumasok sa cafe, naghahanap ng mapagtritripan. Nung una mga bading ang pinagtritripan nila, pero mamaya maya nadamay na ako. Tumayo sa harap ko yung topless na lalake at nagtanong saakin, tinanggal ko ang headset ko para marinig ko

Laking gulat ko ng marining ko ang tinatanong niya. "Trip mo ba ako". Agad akong na bad trip at sinuot uli ang headset. Halos handa na akong makipagrambolan dahil alam kong hindi ako titigilan ng lokong yun hanggang sa magpakababa ako. Na hindi ko gagawin sa pagkakaalam ko. Malaking problema ko yun, hindi ako madaling magbaba ng pride lalo na kung wala akong ginagawang masama.

Pinatigil siya ng isa sa mga kasama niya, na kaklase at malapit kong kaibigan nung high school. Grabe, bakit nila kinokonsente ang kalokohan ng kasama nila. Maya maya ay yung bading naman sa likod ang pinagtripan nya, at mukhang sinuntok niya pa. Halos gusto ko na ring magalit sa kawalang dahilan ng trip nila, pero kailangan kong pigilan ang sarili ko. Isang babae na nagrerent ang sinigawan ang topless na lalake. Binara siya ng mga kasama nito, pero siya mismo sinabing "wag yan babae yan eh". Aba gentleman parin ata ang loko. Bakit naman kasi pinababayaan ng mga bantay ng cafe ang mga nangyayari.

Kahit bading yung mga pinagtritripan nila, tao parin naman yun.Paulit ulit silang nagpabalikbalik sa cafe. Maya maya nakita ko nang hawak niya ang isang kutsilyo. Sa loob ng cafe at lantad na lantad. WTF. Bakit ba pinababayaan nila to. Maya maya nanghihingi na sila ng pera sa mga tao. Kuwento ng kuwento ang lalaking topless na lasing. Tungkol sa kalaban nilang frat na binugbug siya ng walang dahilan

Hiningian niya rin ako ng pera habang may hawak na kutsilyo(pero hindi nakatutok sa akin), sampung piso o limang piso daw, pero tumanggi ako, nagulat ako ng biglang iba na ang tono niya, parang biglang naging mahinahon. Umapir siya sakin at sinabing "Pasensiya na ha, pareho lang naman tayong mahirap eh". Pagkatapos nilang lumabas hindi na sila bumalik. Hindi ko siya binigyan kahit may pera ako, kasi pakiramdam ko pangiinom lang nila yun.

Yun nga, lahat talaga tayo tao parin. Talagang may dahilan ang lahat ng kabaluktutan. Kaya sila nakakagawa ng ganun ay dahil sa sama ng loob sa ibang tao, at sa iba pang problema. Marami talagang puwedeng tumulak sa tao para gumawa ng masama. Pero kahit kailan hindi maaring maging tama ang mali. Dapat laging matatag ang tao para manatiling gumagawa ng tama sa gitna ng lahat ng problemang nakababaliw

My First Salary

Today I just got my first salary on my whole life.It's a real good feeling to know that I am finally making money out of my own work. But of course I need not be selfish. I gave half of it to my dad and mom.

Although I planned somethings to buy for this time, I think I will just have to wait for my next payday. Because I know it is better idea to give some of it to my parents than to spend it all by myself. And I know one day I can give everything they need, when I become a great programmer

Expiration Day

Yesterday, my mom brought to home some grocery products. And they are all rejects. Either they are expired a day to week or there foil packs are punched. And it is assumed that we would consume it. Or at least our dogs will.

If it would sound weird to you, maybe you didn't felt poverty all your life. Actually our financial status isn't that bad, we can eat enough for a day. But it is enough only. Maybe this psychology is just for saving money as much we can. But it gives me a different meaning.

It just mean to me that I must strive for success and change our lives. That I need to be serious on the path that I am pursuing. I must make sure I will be a successful programmer. One day, I promise to myself, we will never think of eating this kind of foods again.

My First Week on work

I have started working this monday on a website technologies company. I dedicated my time for it and put aside my personal websites for awhile.

I am really amused with my new and very first job, since everything seems to be nice. I have a nice boss,a nice office and a good company. And most of all I like my position. I am hoping not to loose this job no matter what.

In my first week I have learned alot of new concepts of PHP programming and practical basics of Linux. I also learned about using FTP on browsers, but in Firefox I can't figure out how to upload files.

I am also enjoying the rules and convention that I have to follow, because it gives codes a uniform look. I hope all this good luck continues

A very nice day

I woke up this day and meet most of my bad luck and saw it as a very bad day. My first interview as a programmer is today, and I thought it would affect it, I rode my bike to the location with a bad mood.

But before I pass the first kilometer, I realized, I am not this kind of person, I am a very jolly person with superficial happiness. And by realizing that I smiled. And was driven by my optimism.

Upon going there, I asked instructions from many people, even tho I already used Google maps to locate the building. I think God rewarded my optimism because I met many helpful people on the road.

I came to the site near the building and realized, damn a bike won't fit good in this place, it's a highly commercialized place with payed parkings everywhere, I looked around about 3 times just to find a spot where I can lock my bike up. Then someone called me from the other side of the road.

They are two motorcycle owners and 2 street vendor, they said "Dito mo lagay mababait ang mga tao dito" (Put that here, people here are kind). They are in a empty guard house, and behind it was there motorcycles, behind these is a open sewer.They were nice to a stranger like me, one of them even offered to me to use lock it up on his wheels I found it really nice, kind people really still exists =).

I changed from my cycling jersey to a white t-shirt. It's nice that the guard house is blocking most of the public. Then I cleaned up my sweaty face and neck, and wore my long sleeve(it's the only thing formal I can wear >.<). I used the tinted window pane of the parked SUV on the side as a mirror, and realized, Not a single sign of being a cyclist =)

I came in to the building and logged in the logbook, I realized that this is a very serious application, in a very serious company. Am I prepared? I rode on the elevator and felt my elevator-sickness ahh damn I don't feel good at elevators XD. I saw the surveillance camera and just laugh at myself

The interview wasn't that stressful, but I have no idea if I was doing the right thing, I was just saying what I think. It wasn't the typical type of interview that you can see on online interview tips. But then again, at least I have been honest, but I did tried to emphasize some of the most complex parts of my works(my websites). The interview ended nicely, after the handshake, I just thought, damn what do I do next XD.

I am afraid there's many more people(maybe older, or an older-graduate!) that would fit much better in the job, but at least I had experience of looking for a job, and much more, I would love to have this job. In short, I am not just looking for a job just to have a job, but I am looking for a job that I will enjoy, after all programming is my happiness.

I used another road on my way home as another motorcycle rider on the parking lot suggested. They really insist for me to take this road named "C-5" instead of "EDSA" . So I tried it, I like challenges anyway. I followed his instructions and had fun on a road he told me to be "pababa" (downhill) and when I go down this road, my speed got crazy I think it was around 50 KPH, I was laughing while going down *lol*.

When I came to "C-5" I realized it was a weird road too many intersections and many uphills and downhills, ah my legs. I saw a landmark, a stiff upward cliff next to sidewalk with houses on the top, it looked like I am in a province. There is even a mini-waterfalls on the sidewalk. I even asked myself "Am I still in Manila?". And *lol* it rained, ahh I'm wet XD(since I am not the kind of person who stops and says 'oh no it rained I will wait for it to stop')

I bought some a burger as my self-reward =).I came home and even I am wet from the rain, something in me still doesn't call it a bad day, I love this feeling. I realized, a bad day is product of pessimism of our minds. Optimism makes every day a good day =D.

A Little Bit Different Me

As a part of my self-confidence campaign for myself, I decided to make some "personal diary" label of my blog. I believe it's kinda required for a web-publisher to have self-confidence, and I am always shy of making "personal-diary" posts on any websites. But now I will try to be very personal to practice my self-confidence.

Last night I slept at 3:00 am, (maybe we better call it "last day"). I was up all the way till 3 writing up my program plans on my notebook for 4 projects I am personally developing, one of these is my own database program.

I was doing this all day yesterday but I prefer doing it at night, where almost everybody is already sleeping. Our house isn't big to get me isolated from distractions and stress. The silence of the night keeps me focused, but I believe the human nature of sleeping at that time is a real disadvantage. Either I drink coffee or else I find myself on the wooden sofa sleeping over my notebook, crumpling some of the pages. Tonight I didn't had money to buy coffee. I forgot to ask dad before he slept, well I doubt he would give me, well I tried to ask, he got angry

I tried to think of alternate "stimulant". I remembered when I am sleepy at classes, I'll get my finger pinch my other palm. That night I got clothes peg and put pinched my ribs *ouch*. It's kinda funny but I considered it as a 'serious' way. at 3 my body gave up, but I set up the alarm of my cellphone at 6.

I woke up at 9, finding out that someone turned off the alarm, I didn't cared who, it was stupid to wake up at 6 sleeping at 3 anyway. I started up continuing writing my plans. I was about in the 24th page, when I stopped, I saw our dog, unleashed, then I go near her and saw her skin is damaged with small lesion that I doubt will heal normally. I decided to give her a bath, but I will do it with care, dogs are known water fearing...

I remember a TV demo on doing this so I followed it, not to directly pour water on her face and minimizing the sudden pouring of water. I enjoyed doing it, and I even made it right also on her puppy. It's my first time doing this so I really enjoyed it.

I continued my program-plan writing, alil bit more, I decided to drink some coffee. My mom heard it and started up talking something I hate.

It pains me when I hear from my mother that it's "abnormal" habit to stay up at night just for that. Even tho I understand that she isn't aware what I do, I still can't help but be angry when she talks like that. My family is the first reason why I changed like this, I want to do my very best to succeed in life. As long as we prostrate in poverty, I will never stop doing this.

A Stranger on Baywalk

I was biking my way home slowly along a place in Manila,PH, called baywalk, a paved sidewalk in between a highway and a beach, and this time I chose this to relax my mind and preventing the rush of the highway.

On the middle of this long sidewalk, there is some couple of benches and I sat there, suddenly a man talked to me like he's very friendly, and it got stranger when he said to me he's selling a nice model of cellphone(which he didn't showed) at a very cheap but still big price

I found it funny because I got his intention at that very moment, if someone rich would hear it, it would be interested, it's funny how he is trying to sell it to me, I didn't looked that rich *lol*. And if my instinct is right, he's just another person who seeks rich people and rob them.

A lil moment more he's asking about my watch (Gold plated Automatic with "Rolex" trademark) which really integrated my thought, he must have saw my watch, and thought it's original, *lol*. By this moment I calm myself and try to get my senses maximized, he may have a partner roaming somewhere I cannot see and try to steal my bike(Full Geared Racer[but old] with STI Breaks). At last he gave up to me with some last teaser about his offer which I just smiled on and say: "I have no money". Anyway just to end this post right, lol I am not rich LOOOOOL