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What's for today 05/12/2021 Good day po sa inyo!!! Belated Happy Mother's Day sa lahat ng mga Ilaw ng Tahanan na nandito sa read.cash, at sa buong mundo. . . . . . Isang araw na inilalaan para sa kanila upang maging Special, pero sila, araw-araw nilang ginagawang special ang araw ng kanyang pamilya. . . . Malaki ang sakripisyo ang kanilang binibigay, maging maayos at makulay ang tahanan. . . . Saludo ako sa inyo. . . Walang katumbas na halaga ang pagmamahal na binibigay ng ating mga ina para sa atin. . . kahit saang bagay; pagkain, oras, kalinisan, kaayusan. . . . . kahit ung kakapiranggot na oras na para sila makapagpahinga at mapamper ang kanilang sarili eh, binibigay pa nila sa iba. . . . imagine mo, sa paguumpisa palang ng pagbuo ng pamilya, nagsisimula na ang matinding sakripisyo. . . . 9 na buwan nyang aalagaan, iingatan at kakargahin ang magiging supling. . . . Imagine ung bigat na dala dala nya, tapos nagagawa pa nya ung mga gawaing bahay. . . . Pagkatapos iluwal ang supling, magkakaroon pa ng post tantrum. . . . Kaya mga iba ang hirap na dinadanas nila. . . Tapos hindi naman sila sumusweldo sa lahat ng tasks na ginagawa nya. . . . kaya nga kahit isang araw lang sa loob ng 365 days, i-alay natin sa kanya ang buong oras, kalinga at serbisyo. . . Speaking of sumusweldo, may nabasa akong sa isang social media site regarding sa isang fresh graduate na hindi tinanggap ang alok na 37k na sweldo, sabi lang na he/she knows his/her worth so on and so forth. . . . . Okay this is my personal insight about this issue. . . . Naku siguro kung ako ung nasa position nya (at kung first ever job ko), I would take it. . . . yes, I graduated from a prestigious university as well, but never caught my mind of demanding what will be my initial salary. . . . . Well, I know my worth, but I still have to prove myself to the company what I can offer. . . Kahit sabihin pang Summa o Magna Cum Laude and graduated with flying colors, in the real world, you would never know what lies ahead. . . . . Kasi for me, iba ang naka-Uno (o Cuatro, depende sa grading system ng school) ka on exams, finals etc. sa kung anung achievement ang gagawin mo sa trabaho. . . . For example, let's just say sa Sales, sabihin nating nahit mo ung target sales for a particular month, would your boss give you an A automatically? Yes, you did hit your target, pero how about the other factors? Nahit mo ba ung kelangang profit versus sa sales achieved? Or another scenario, sa design. . . . Yes you provided the best desisn for the client, but did you consider as well, (a) budget of client, (b) have you checked the lead time of the project (c) functionality and simplicity (d) availability of items needed I remember the first job that I had (BPO, as mentioned from my previous articles), my salary that time was only 10K (imagine licensed engineer at ganun lang ang sweldo, dahil sabi nila, pag engineer ka, malaki ang sweldo). Nataon lang na may paprogram ung client ng BPO regarding sa CC application kaya may mga incentives na nakukuha, plus ung pagtatrabaho on graveyard shift and holidays. Then it took me 4 years to have a new job and have my salary increased, kaso hindi naman ganun kalaki ung itinaas ng sweldo (luckily, since Sales Engineer, may commission pag nahihit ung quota), at na-expose sa mundo ng mga lagay-lagay (lalo na sa public projects). . . Then nung nadagdagan ung role as Product Manager and Tech Support Head, hindi din mataas ung increase ng salary, so I have to seek better opportunity, so naging Designer, then balik ulit sa Sales, then hanggang sa dumating ako dito ngayon sa work ko. . . . . Though hindi ako kumikita ng 6-digits, I know naman na ung salary ko is based on the workload and experiences ko. . . . . kaya nga swerte na talaga ung iba na sa unang trabaho palang, mataas na ung offer. . . . . Base lang to sa personal experience ko, kaya nasabi kong okay lang na tanggapin ung 37k salary. . . . Kahit sabihin ko na kaya kong gawin to, gawin yan. . . . pero kapag nandyan na ung kelangang gawin, hindi minsan ung ine-expect nating task. . . . kaya nga iba talaga pag real world na. . . . Mataas and matindi ang competition, kahit nga sa loob ng office, kahit magkateam kayo, may competition pa din. . . . By the way, ngayon lang ulit ako nakasulat ng article, kasi sobrang loaded ako sa work at sa mga sidelines. . . . nadagdagan kasi ung trabaho ko. . . pero so far so good, okay pa. . . kaya pa hehehe. . . tapos ung offer pa ng sister ko about her friend's business. . . . So hanggat may pwedeng kitain, cge lang ng cge. . . So panu, pahinga na muna ako. . . .at may pasok pa pala ako hehehehe. . . . . babawi nalang ako sa mga susunod na articles. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 05/05/2021 Good day po sa inyong lahat!!! Matatapos nanaman ang isang araw. . . . Actually wala akong masyadong nagawa for today. . . . I just had a Hangout Meeting with the Managing Director, and discussed the required job for a particular project. . . . . Then I just waited for his email on instructions and plans from the builder. . . Wala akong nagawang quotation. . . . I have to do at least one, kasi kelangan sa stats. . . . . Anyway, quite sleepy nako, but I'm checking a lot of floor plans and elevations, para sa trabahong gagawin ko for the next few days. . . Medyo nakakahilo sa dami pero nakagawa nako ng list of reference para madaling hanapin ung kelangan kong floor plan or elevation ng isang room. . . . Pero mas mapapadali kung may bigay na from the builder, para edit nalang ng edit. . . After ng shift ko pala, I had a Zoom Meeting with one of my Ate's friends. . . . And he discussed to me the opportunity that will profit not only the both of us, but the community as well. . . So pinakinggan ko, and it was phenomenal. . . . . . Malaking potential lalo na sa panahon ngayon ng pandemic. . . Looking forward to do business and start my own, along with what I'm doing right now as a designer. . . . . Nagbigay pala ng update ung isang kasamahan ko regarding sa isang project na inaayos namin, at mukhang maganda ang feedback. . . . magtuloy tuloy na ang desisyon ng kliyente para masimulan na ung project. . . . at magawa na ung susunod na project nila. . . . . Tapos nagbigay na din ng listahan ng potential projects na pwede naming trabahuhin. . . . . Keeping my faith and always claim. . . Para maganda ang pasok ng taong ito. . . Sa Sunday, Mother's Day na. . . . . . especial na araw para sa mga Ilaw ng Tahanan. . . . . Nag-iisip ako kung anu pwedeng regalo o kung anu na ibibigay sa Mom ko. . . . Pero dahil sa pandemic at ung hindi pa naayos kong bike, eh will look for other options. . . Namimiss ko na din cya, lalo na't mag-isa lang sya sa bahay. . . . . Once na maayos ang bike ko, pupunta ako agad sa Malabon. . . . Dumating ung order kong keyfob. . . leather ung material. . . Maganda, maayos, simple at pulido ang gawa. . . . . Nakita ko na ung address nung supplier, sa Marikina. . . Sabi ko nga sa misis ko, dapat pala pick-up nalang para nakatipid sa shipping. . . . kaso lang hindi naman din malalaman ung address kung hindi muna oorder sa kanila. . . tapos umorder din kami ng Rite n Lite. . . Nang magkalaman naman ung fridge. . . Better than Coke or Pepsi, zero calories and quite healthy ung Rite n Lite. . . . . Favorite flavor would be Rootbeer, and Lemon/Lime for my wife. . . May free pang isang can na ibang flavor, Green Tea + Apple. . . Will try other flavors (Cucumber, Orange and Lemon) once maubos ung order namin. . . . . So eto ung nangyari for today. . . . random things. . . . ciguro stress lang ako for today. . . . Maybe need to have pamper time. . . . . para lumabas ung lahat ng toxins sa katawan at sa isipan. . . . Oh before I forget, have to buy treats for our dogs. . . naubos na ung stock namin. . . pati ung bite toy na binili namin recently, naku hindi na tumagal. . . . ang titindi kumagat. . . . lalo na pag pinagsama mo silang dalawa, walang ginawa kundi magkagatan hanggang may umiyak na sa kanila. . . sinusuway namin pag ganun, kasi ayaw naming isipin nila na tama ung ganun. . . . kelangan controlled ung biting tendency nila. . . . pero in fairness sa kanila, hindi sila ilang sa tao. . . . kaya nga baka one time eh sumama sila sa iba (naku wag naman sana). . . first babies namin sila kaya d pwede. . . . . Anyway, have to rest na muna. . . . matinding trabaho ang gagawin ko bukas. . . . baka hindi ako makagawa ng article for tomorrow (but still will try cyempre, eto kasi ang stress reliever ko). . . Good night guys. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 05/03/2021 Good evening po sa inyo!!! We're back here in our place again. . . . Nadala na namin ang aming mga chikiting na tuta sa Vet for their vaccine. . . And we need to go back two weeks after for the anti-rabies shot. . . . . Naku at first time akong napupuan ng tuta. . . eh buti nalang hindi ganun kadami (nadala siguro ng stress sa biyahe), kaya ayun, napalinis at trim tuloy ung kanyang puwitan para walang sumasabit na dumi sa balahibo. . . . Pati na din sa kanyang mukha para hindi nasusundot ng buhok ang mata nya. . . Kaninang umaga, bago magsimula ung duty ko (naka-early in para early out), kausap ko ung ate ko sa States, at nagpapatulong sa mga math questions for my nephew. . . . . naku dun ko nalaman na matindi na kalawang ko hahahaha!!!! Ang daming questions at talagang d ko agad nasagutan (well dala na din na may stats meeting by 7am), at nachallenge ako ng sobra. . . imagine may kameeting ako sa Google Meet, habang kausap ko ang ate ko sa Messenger. . . Habang nagpepresent ung nasa Australia, ako nagsasagot ng mga math questions. . . Pero totoo, kinakalawang na ako sa pagsagot. . . I remember nung Elementary at High School ako, hindi sa pagyayabang, pero I'm one of the best students when it comes to Math. . . Even without using pen and paper, I can provide the answer within seconds. . . . I started being a Math Wizard when I was in Grade 4. . . . . Nasali ako sa Math Olympiad at kalaban ung ibang schools. . . from there, nagsunod sunod ang pagsali ko sa mga outside school math competition. . . . Pagdating ng High School, mas lalo akong na-expose sa mga competition, mapaloob o labas ng school. . . . . Kahit na may mga new comers na matitinik din sa Math. . . . . . Nanalo kami ng gold and silver medals sa Math Olympiad (2nd and 3rd yr HS un). . . Naging substitute teacher din ako for Math nung High School, which is great. . . . I was able to teach my classmates some techniques on how to solve problems easily. . . I also remember na naging tutor ako ng buong barkada kada may quarterly exams kami. . . So every night before the exam date, nagstay kami sa isang place, then nagsesetup kami ng classroom (with matching blackboard pa), at dun namin sisimulan ung inuman session (joke lang hehehe), ung tutorial sessions. . . Every topic, I will explain to them, then give an example, then ask them questions kung hindi malinaw. . .. Tapos ung mga problems sa book, sasagutin namin ulit isa isa para makita namin kung naiintindihan ba o hindi ung problem. . . Even my cousin and her friends asked me to teach them as well, so nangyayari, after ng tutorial sa barkada, pupunta ako sa bahay ng pinsan ko (walking distance, mga 5 to 7 minutes walk), then magtuturo ako sa kanila. . . . . Kahit ung mga kapatid ng barkada ko, nagpaturo na din sa akin kung panu magsolve ng problem nang mas madali. . . For 4 years in high school, I would say na proud ako sa tulong na ginawa ko para sa kanila pagdating sa Math. . . . Sabi nila kasi mahirap daw ang Math, pero personally, hindi mahirap. . . Nakakatulong kasi ang Math na madevelop ung analytic thinking at ung better reasoning abilities natin. . . . Kaya every problem in life, parang Math problem ang tingin ko. . . Have to think of ways to find the answer. . . nasa perspective nalang kung panu tignan ang problema. . . By the way, nung graduation for High School, I got a medal for Excellence in Mathematics. . . Oh d b, nagbunga ung pagiging adik sa numbers hehehehe. . . . I still have the medal together with the other medals achieved in various competitions. .. Oh I really missed being a high school student. . . So anyway, my nephew got a score of 97.5% on his module, and very glad for it. . . 100% maybe a nice number to see, but better not to. . . . . Kasi hindi pwede laging perfect. . . there has to be a place for improvement. . . So until then. . . I have to take a rest since I'll be having a meeting with the Director and Design Consultant for a project briefing. . . and other matters, maybe. . . See you then on my next article. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 05/02/2021 Good evening guys! Kakatapos ko lang gawin ung stats ko for tomorrow's meeting. . . Medyo natagalan kasi ung inayos kong quotation. . . pero at least okay na, ipapacheck nalang bukas for comments and recommendations. . . Dapat kaninang hapon may kameeting akong supplier. . . kaso rescheduled dahil pagod ung sales rep na dapat magpepresent. . . well blessing in disguise na din kasi baka until now hindi ko pa natapos ung quotation. . . Speaking of quotations, I remember before nung nasa previous work ako. . . I was a Sales Engineer that time. . . Eto ung second job ko after magBPO ako. . . . . So I remember nung na-interview ako sa Makati. . . . It was an old building. . . . As in talagang matagal na ung building. . . Sa ground floor, may showroom. . . . . tapos 2nd to 4th, offices and training school, at ung 5th, office ng pinakaboss. . . So 3 ung nag-interview sa akin, 2 product managers and 1 tech support head. . . . Actually nung nandun ako, d ko sure kung anung meron sa company na yun, pero naging interesado ako sa title na "Sales Engineer". So engineer pa din ung profession. . . So I just said na regarding sa pagbebenta ung trabaho. . . So correct naman daw ako, ang nadagdag lang, kelangan maging expert sa product, sa technical and sa demonstration. . . . .Well it was a challenge din kasi, it will be the first time na nagbebenta ako ng bagay na dapat alam ko by heart at face-to-face with the customer. . . hindi kagaya nung nasa BPO ako, kelangan mo lang gumawa ng magandang spill para ma-attract ung caller to avail the promo or the program, without even facing them. . . Luckily naman, may mga demo units available sa showroom, for the first 6 months, walang ginawa kundi tambay ng showroom (at ng demo room) at magkakalikot ng mga gamit dun. . . . Setup dito, setup doon, operate ng ganito, operate ng ganyan. . . . . Basa ng brochures, ng manuals. . . . . Testing ng equipment. . . . Kung minsan sumasama ako ng mga product demonstrations outside the office. . . at dun ako nag-enjoy. . . Kasi pag nasa labas ka na, malaya ka na (well not the freedom literally). . . Malaya ka na ung makakadiskarte ka ng panu talaga ang kalakaran sa ganitong trabaho. . . . Masaya din kasi mag-naaaral mo ng husto ung produkto, lalo na pag actual set-up na. . . Tapos makakakwentuhan mo ung mga kliyente, minsan mga experts sa ganitong larangan. . . . Kung minsan, pumupunta din kami sa mga project biddings, dun mas lalo akong namangha kasi, madami palang kumpanya na kapareho ng trabaho ko. . . . . kasi sa totoo lang, sa akin, malaki pala ang sakop nung trabaho ko. . . .pwede kami sa government, pwede kami sa private. . . . tapos ung mga industries, pwede sa school, sa simbahan, sa mga entertainment theme parks, sa mga teatro, sa mga hotels, sa mga casinos, sa mga performing art centers, mga corporate office, commercial spaces, amusement place, transportation facilities, TV networks, etc. . . Tapos nakakarating pa ng probinsya. . . . I remember nagstay kami sa Pampanga for 3 days, for the troubleshooting and programming nung project. . . . . habang on-going ung event, nakatutok kami kung sakaling magkaproblema. . . then every end of a program, magcacalibrate and testing kami to see if there're some issues. . . . Well hindi naman lahat ng system eh perfect ang result. . . . . . kasi ung issues, lumalabas nalang pag actual nang gumagana ung system. . . . . . Theoretically, walang problem, pero pagdating sa actual, madaming factors that affect the outcome. . . . So after the 3rd day, balik na kami ng Manila, and inayos ung mga na-encounter na issues. . . . . Ilang beses naulit ung ganung scenario, sa iba't ibang projects namin. . . . . meron ung nasa TV Studio kami para magset-up at panoorin ung program, meron ding nagstay kami sa isang kumbento para ayusin ung lumang system na ginagamit ng mga madre. . . Meron ding ung every week, pabalik balik kami sa Batangas, dahil 3 sites ung kelangan ma-ocular. . . Then meron din ung pumunta kami ng Cebu at Davao, para lang mag-inspect at magtroubleshoot. . . Pero what's cool talaga? Ung laging libre ung pagkain hehehehe. . . . ung isang Product Manager, galante kasi. . . . So everytime na nasa labas kami, hindi pwedeng hindi kami kakain sa mga fancy restaurants. . . . Kung minsan kahit walang ocular o demo, pag nagyaya sya, lahat ng ahente, kasama. . . kung minsan, pinagagawa kami ng OB form para lang lahat kami wala sa office (medyo maingay kasi ung presidente namin, at ayaw nya na may taong naiiwan sa office. . . . . kasi ang Sales, dapat talaga nasa labas lagi). . . So for the past 2.5 years, naging ganun ung takbo ng trabaho (though promoted to be a tech head and product manager for a year). Anyway, nagutom ako bigla sa sinulat ko. . . and medyo late na din. . . Maaga pa bukas. . . Cge dito nalang muna ha. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 05/01/2021 Good evening guys!!! Late nako nakagawa ng article. . . I had some conversations with my sister, my colleagues, and some clients earlier. . . So occupied for almost whole day. . . . Even right now, I'm still having conversations with my sister. . . . She wants me to talk to her friend for a potential project. . . She already gave me a brief details on what the project is. . . . So I just said yes and she gave me her friend's number. . . . To make it short, I'll be having a Zoom meeting later today. . . So today is already month of May, and it's Labor Day. . . . So holiday ngayon pero weekend. . . . swerte sa mga may pasok ngayon, double pay kayo hehehehe. . . . . at ung mga naka-off ngayon pero pumasok, additional 30% pay hehehe. . . Un nga lang, since Araw ng mga Manggagawa ngayon, for sure may mababalitang rally . . . . reklamo laban sa gobyerno, reklamo sa kahirapan, reklamo sa pandemya. . . palaging may reklamo. . . . kahit anung gawing paraan, palaging may reklamo. . . . . Anyway, naalala ko nung nagtrabaho ako sa isang BPO company. . . It was my first job after graduation and had my license board exam (Yes, Licensed Engineer po ako that time and napunta ako ng BPO). Kung panu ako napunta sa BPO, dahil sa pinsan ko actually. . . . . . may pinakausap cya saking tao na nagtatrabaho sa isang Telecommunications Company and sabi na may hiring. . . technical support ang kelangan. . . . So I went to the office in Ortigas and passed my resume. . . Hindi ko na matandaan kung ganu katagal ung process nung application, pero tinawagan nila ako agad and said that I can start the training already. . . So I went to the said date of training, at pagdating ko dun sa office, ang daming tao. . . . Akala ko mga applicants, un pala, mga tanggap din sa work (so sabi ko, wow ganito pala karami ung kelangang technical support). . . . . So nagstart ung orientation, inisa-isa na kami ng introduction and then I realized, ibang technical support pala ung kelangan. . . . So wala nakong nagawa kasi nakapirma nako ng contract sa kanila. . . So I just said "Dito na ako eh, tuloy ko na to." I took the risk and continue the training. . . . I worked as an inbound Technical Support Rep for 6 months (yes, you read it right, 6 months). So dahil ang task is to do phone support (pioneer kami ng internet service provider), so medyo mahirap magmaintain ng call handling time. So after my probation period, I was transferred to a different account (well same floor lang naman din) and from there, tumagal ako ng 4 years as CSR. Since Credit Card account ang handle nung team, mas magaan ung workload, and most of the time, puro balance inquiry or statement balance and inquiry. Dito na ako naging suki ng holiday. . . so pag may dayoff akong Holiday, usually naghahanap ako ng pwedeng kapalitan ng schedule, mas maigi ung night shift schedule (imagine, holiday tapos may night diff pa). . . . kaya pagdating ng payday, halos doble ung nakukuhang sweldo. . . kaya mas gusto ko ung night shift (or graveyard shift), kasi wala halos tawag na pumapasok. . . Kung susumahin, maximum na ung 8 valid calls. . . kaya minsan ginagawa namin (2 agents lang ang nakaduty pag graveyard shift, and senior agent dapat ung isa, for data collation and extraction), test call para hindi mahaba ung idle time. . . . Meron talagang araw na wala talagang call na pumapasok sa graveyard schedule. . . kaya madalas, tulog sa post (don't do this guys, kasi bawal talaga. . . nagagawa lang namin that time kasi walang bantay at talagang idle). . . . Salitan nalang kami nung isang agent sa pagtulog. . . . pag one hour break, iidlip nalang sa post, para pag natyempong nag-queue (oo, may times na nag-queueing during graveyard), pwedeng sumalo ng tawag. . . . . Tapos meron din kami na-eencounter na may tatawag pero prank caller. . . . kaya ginagawa namin pag nakita namin ung number na tumatawag, sasagutin namin tapos quick release ng call (oops, bawal din to guys ah, wag tutularan. . . For termination ung ganung gawain). . . . Isa siguro sa aayawan mong tawag, ung irate caller. . . . ung greeting mo palang, hanap na agad ng supervisor. . . . magtatanong ka palang, sisigawan ka na habang hinahanap ung supervisor. . . . Madami kaming suki nyan. . . . Lahat halos ng agents, namura at nasigawan na nya. . . . Kaya pag number na nya ung nag-pop up sa telephone monitor, sasagutin namin pero wala munang opening spill. . . pag naghello na, saka magsasabi ng opening spill, then saka sya hahanap ng supervisor. . . . . One time, tumawag ung caller na un ng graveyard, and I was one of the agents na nakaduty. . . . so pagsagot na pagsagot, biglang bungad ng "I want to talk to your supervisor." So since walang naman available, nagpanggap nalang ung isang agent na supervisor. . . So usap , usap tapos binaba, don't know kung naresolve ung issue. . . . . pero in a few minutes tumawag ulit, at ung isang agent ang sumagot. . . So, ako naman ang nagpanggap na supervisor. . . so kinausap, then baba ng phone. . . . . siguro ilang beses syang tumawag (parang may problem ung line nya, kasi intermittent at static) at hindi nya napapansin na 2 lang ung kausap nya, na napagpapasa-pasahan namin. . . . . . Hanggang sa dumating sa point na na-escalate na sa higher management ung caller at sila na ang humahawak ng issues nya. . . May iba pang callers kaming na-eencounter during graveyard shift. . . . . Merong tv personality na talagang tumatawag lang during graveyard hours (palaging out of the country), merong during system updating (around 3 or 4 am ata un, d ko na tanda), merong magtatanong ng available balance (consistent un), pero sya na din magsasabi na may system updating, tatawag ng after an hour. . . . tapos meron ung saktong out mo na (6am and 7am ang out ng graveyard shift), saktong papasok ung caller, para magrequest ng installment. . . Pero hindi lang naman during graveyard shift nakaka-encounter ng ganung callers. Meron din naman during regular shift. . . May mga artistang nakakausap, may politicians (pero kadalasan, ung secretary ang tumatawag), sports icons. . . At makikita mo dun lahat ng mga transactions nila. . .Even the date and the location. . . Naku may isang caller kaming laging tinitignan ang transactions nya kasi puro personal stuff ang binibili (as in personal stuff). . . Parang stalker lang ang peg naming mga guys sa floor, tapos pag ung isa sa agents ang nakasagot ng tawag nya, lahat kami nakikisilip sa account nya. . . hahaha!!! Mga pasaway lang talaga kami. . . . So many memories and lessons learned when I worked for that BPO company in 4 years. . . . I decided to leave the company, when I got the opportunity to pursue my career as an Engineer (though na-expire un license ko that time). . . . sayang naman ung mga pinag-aralan ko (dahil nga nakapasa ng board exam), so from there, I worked as Sales Engineer, to Technical Support Supervisor, to Product Manager, to System Design Engineer. . . . . until now. . . . Anyway, it's already past midnight and have to take some rest. . . may schedule ng vaccine ang aming puppies. . . . I'll see you on my next article. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 04/29/2021 Good evening po sa inyo!!! One day to go at Mayo na!!! Panahon ng Fiesta at Sagala. . . . at syempre, eto ung peak season for vacation. . . . Naku madaming tao ang mag-out of town, to relax and unwind. . . . . name it, Boracay, Palawan, Batangas, Baguio, Dumaguete, Bohol, Pagudpud, Ilocos Sur, at kung saan-saan pa pwede mag-beach, sunbathing, mamasyal, site seeing, trekking, wondering, spelunking, at kung anu ano pang outdoor adventure. . . . Ung iba, pag may budget, pupunta ng Singapore, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hongkong, China, Macau, Taiwan. . . Ung iba, kapag bigtime, pwedeng sa Europe (Italy, France, Spain etc), US, Dubai, Mexico, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, Egypt. . . . .Pero dahil sa pandemic, limited ang biyahe, limited ang bukas na mga vacation sites, bawal ang madaming tao, eh baka tiis-tiis muna. . . . Hanggang tingin na muna sa websites. . . . Tsaka sa hirap ng buhay sa ngayon, wala munang gastos, tipid tipid. . . . . I just finished my design projects for today. . . . Though matagal ko nang natapos ung designs plus the estimated project cost for each, I still have to do some adjustments. . . Baka may nakalimutan akong ilagay na mga items, may mali sa computations, mag-upgrade ng item (it might be End-of-Life). . . Have to polish everything before presenting to the clients and discuss it thoroughly. . . Kahit thru Zoom or any conferencing platform, they need to fully understand the designs and let them know what will it cost them. . . . . . Sasabihin mo na, pandemic ngayon, at baka hindi gumastos for the designs and products. . . . The requirements were long overdue, and budget were allocated already. . . . . . Kung wala lang ang pandemic, in progress na ung projects. . . Remember the last article that I wrote regarding the successful project, I'm keying to have these projects. . . . . This will be a great start of establishing the name for our dream company. . . Sabi nga nila, you claim it already. . . . Attract the positive vibe to get want you really want. . . . Laging iisipin na atin na to, atin na to. . . . . . . I even listen to a money mantra song to calm myself. . . . and sabi ko din last time na, pag nangyari to, matutulungan ko ang mom ko to start a business and probably magretire ang dad ko sa pagiging OFW. . . . . They deserve to enjoy their life to the fullest. . . and also considering to do donation; to a church, or to an orphanage, or to a non-profit organization. . . Still undecided, time will come. . . . I do promise on this. . . . . . . . May narinig akong pharse sa isang video clip, "If you have money, you can provide change." "If you have money, you buy anything that you need, whatever makes you happy." I know, it contradicts the other saying, "Money can't buy happiness." or "Money is the root of all evil." Pero personally, money truly helps to achieve or get something and make you happy (in a good way, by the way). . . . . Aminin man natin o hindi, people need money. . . . Money is needed to buy the necessary things in life; food, water, shelter, clothes. . . . Money can bring you anywhere you want; ride a bus, ride a train, ride an airplane, ride a balloon, ride a ship, or you can simply ride a bike. . . . . Money can make you look good; make you feel good; make you a better person (Not all will agree on this for sure). . . . . The issue here probably would be, on how you acquire money, and what do you want to achieve once you have money. . . . They say that money amplifies your character. . . .So kung mabait ka na, mas magiging mabait ka lalo, kung gahaman ka, mas magiging gahaman ka. . . . pero may iba na nagkaroon lang ng pera, nagbago na ang pag-uugali, may iba na nawalan ng pera at namulat sa katotohanan. . . . . So anu ba gusto kong sabihin? Depende na sa tao kung panu nya patatakbuhin ang buhay nya nang may pera o wala. . . . Ako, wala akong bank account na may malaking ipon. . . wala akong alternative source of income. . . wala akong bonggang yaman. . . . Pero alam kong mayaman ako. . . . . mayaman sa kaibigan, mayaman sa pagmamahal ng pamilya, ng asawa ko, mayaman sa mga taong malalapit sa buhay ko, mayaman sa karansan sa buhay (pero marami pang kelangan matutunan). . . . Hindi man pera ang madami sa akin, basta sa ngayon, alam kong meron ako ng mga pangangailangan ko. . . . Magkaroon man ako ng madaming pera, papasalamat ako sa Taas, dahil Siya din ang unang dahilan kung bakit ibibigay sa akin ang pagkakataong magkaroon ng salapi. . . So dito ko muna tapusin tong article ko, nagutom ako sa lutong ulam ni misis. . . at isa din ito sa kayamanan na karapat dapat mabigyan ng halaga, ang magmahal at maging mabuting asawa. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 04/28/2021 Good evening guys!!! Two days remaining at matatapos na ang buwan ng Abril. The last Wednesday for this month. . . It's quarter to 7 and dinner time. . . Pero gawin ko muna tong article bago kumain. . . . hirap minsan mag-isip nang busog. . . Lahat ng dugo mo nasa tiyan pa. . . Anyway, I just finished watching Shazam in Netflix, and I know familiar kayo sa movie na to. . . It's about a boy who's looking for his biological mother, but rather he was found by a wizard and was given to him the power of Olympian Gods and heroes. . . . Together with foster siblings, Shazam was able to defeat and capture the "The Seven Deadly Sins" monsters and brought back to the lair and forever locked in its statue form. . . . It's a combination of comedy, action, and fictional scene. . . . . Pero what truly captures my attention is the importance of having a FAMILY. . . . Imagine, being alone as early as 5 years old, I would say is very tragic. . . Yes you may not understand it at first why you've been left alone. . . You keep on looking for the reason, and the answers you keep searching for your whole life. . . . Kahit ako siguro ang nasa position nung bata, mapapaisip din ako sa murang edad kung bakit ako naging mag-isa. . . Kaya ung ibang bata sa bahay-ampunan, madalas may mga tumatakas dahil gusto nilang makita ang tunay nilang mga magulang. . . Kasi sa kanila mo malalaman ang katotohanan, kung bakit ka nandun sa lugar na un, kung bakit ka nandun sa sitwasyon na un, kung bakit kelangan mong harapin ang tadhana nang mag-isa. . . . . But there's a saying, Truth hurts. . . . . Anu ba ang tunay nilang dahilan bakit kelangan ka nilang iwan mag-isa? Dahil ba sa kahirapan? Dahil ba sa hindi nila kaya ang responsibilidad? Dahil ba sa takot? Dahil ba sa trahedya? Dahil ba sa isa kang produkto ng isang malagim na pangyayari? o dahil ba hindi ka kasama sa plano nila? . . . . Kung anu man ang kasagutan nila sa tanong, masakit pa ding tanggapin ang katotohanan. . . Iisipin mo na bakit ikaw pa ang naging biktima ng ganitong pangyayari. . . Kaya pag nalaman mo na ang katotohanan, anu ang susunod mong hakbang? Pickup the pieces of the past and mend it/fix it, or move on to your new life and embrace it. . . . Masarap na kumpleto ang pamilya. . . . . . pero panu mo masasabing "pamilya"? Kapag may tatay, nanay, ate at kuya lang ba? Dahil ba nandyan sila lahat sa harapan mo, masasabi mong kumpleto ang pamilya? Panu kung wala ang tatay? Panu kung wala ang nanay? Panu kung magkakasama nga pero parang malayo sa isa't isa? Panu kung nalaman mong may ibang pamilya ang tatay? May ibang pamilya ang nanay? May kapatid ka sa labas? Isa kang ampon? Iba na ang tatay mo? Iba na ang nanay mo? Ako, aaminin ko, may mga kapatid ako sa labas. . . May ibang pamilya ang dad ko. . . . Pero hindi naging hadlang un para mawala ang pagmamahal ko para sa dad ko. . . Before matindi ang galit ko sa dad ko, palagi kong tinatanong sa kanya na bakit nya nagawa un. . . Naalala ko ung sinabi ko sa kanya, "Kung talagang matalino ka Dy, bakit hindi mo naayos ang problemang to?". . . . I remember na tinawanan nya ako nun at sinagot nya sa akin, "Bata ka pa, at hindi mo pa maiintindihan ang sitwayson ngayon. Pagdating ng panahon, maiintindihan mo din ako." So naintindihan ko na ba ang dad ko, honestly hindi pa. . . . Siguro nga dahil wala pa ako sa sitwasyon nya. . . . . Pero napatawad ko na ang dad ko long time ago. . . . . kung ang Diyos, pinapatawad tayo sa mga kasalanan natin, tayo pa kayang tao. . . . . Sabi nga nila "Forgiveness is understanding, Not Justification." So anu nga ba ang pamilya para sa akin. . . Ang masasabi ko lang, ang pamilya ay binuo nang may pag-uunawa, aruga, malasakit, integridad, lakas ng loob, yapos ng pagmamahal, at agapay ng Panginoon. . . Etong mga sinasabi ko ay personal kong opinyon lamang, kasi eto ung pakiramdam ko patungkol sa story at sa nangyayari sa buhay. . . . I'm not saying na tama ako, dahil may sarili tayong paniniwala. . . Kung may iba kang pananaw, I truly respect it. . . So panu kain na muna ng dinner. . . . Will be back tomorrow. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 04/27/2021 Good evening po guys!!! We're back in our place. . . But on Saturday, we need to be back to our in-law's house. . . We need to bring our puppies to the vet for their scheduled vaccination. . . . . So probably Friday evening will be there already. . . . Kelangan silang mapaliguan bago pumunta sa Vet. . . . Makakagala sila kahit papano. . . I remember ung mga naging alaga kong aso noon. . . . The first dog that we had was named Buster. . . D ko na matandaan ung breed nya pero malaking aso sya. . . . Muntik pa akong makagat nun, nung ibibigay ko ung food nya. . . since bata pa ako noon, kaya madaling magulat. . . biglang sinakmal ung pagkain habang hawak ko pa. . . Anyway, d ko sure how he died (RIP Buster), pero basta nawala nalang sya sa pagkakatali one day. . . . Ang sabi nasagasan or may nakain na buto ng manok. . . . Then nagkaroon ako ng tuta after Buster (again nalimutan ko ung name nya). Saklap lang kasi maaga syang nawala sa amin. . . . Nung galing ako ng school, pagdating ng bahay, nakita ko nalang na matamlay sya tapos naglalaway nang sobra. . . kahit anung tawag sa kanya hindi sya nagrereact. . . then the following day, nawala na sya (naiyak ako nun sobra). . . Nagkaroon din kami noon ng Japanese Spitz. . . I think twice kami nagkaroon nun. . . Both female. . . . What I remember about them, sobrang lambing nila. . . ang masaklap lang kasi, parehas sila ng mode of death. . . . Both nasagasaan (naiwang bukas ung gate), pero what's truly sad, is ung second Japanese Spitz na alaga namin, nakabalik pa ng bahay, then tumingin sa amin (with teary eyes) then umungol ng malakas, tapos sabay bagsak ng katawan. . . Dun namin naramdaman ung lungkot na sobra. . . . We buried their bodies sa labas ng bahay (may mga halaman sa harap namin before). . . . Then natagalan na bago kami ulit nagka-aso. . . the last one we have right now is named Gandhi. . . . . almost 10 years na sya sa amin, at kahit hindi ko sya nakikita nang madalas, pag nagpupunta ako dun, malambing pa din. . . . Iba talaga nagagawa ng aso sa buhay ng tao. . . . . pag stress ka, just pick them up and give a hug. . . pag bored ka, they would play with you. . . . pag malungkot ka, they stay at your side. . . pag masaya ka, masaya din sila. . . Truly a man's best friend. . . Sa mga may aso dyan, keep them well and cherish them. . . . . . ang pagkakaalam ko, 7 times ang edad ng aso compared sa tao. . . . so habang nasa tabi natin sila, bigay natin ung pagmamahal na deserve nila. . . . love them like they're your children. . . Kaya ung mga asong kalye, nakakaawa talaga. . . . . . Maging responsable sana ang mga may-ari nun. . . . . Anyway, naluluha ako habang tinatype to (kasi naalala ko ulit ung Japanese Spitz). . . I'll stop here muna. . . I'll be back tomorrow, and happy article naman hehehe. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 04/26/2021 Good day guys!!! Maaga akong makakagawa ng article for today. . . . Hindi natuloy ung meeting kaninang umaga. . . So hindi naman nasayang ung paggising nang maaga, kasi natapos agad ung mga kelangang tapusin. . . But unfortunately lang, ung time-in ko, nareset. . . So late akong mag-logout para macomplete ung shift for today. . . Well it's okay at least walang urgent things na gagawin. . .Just a couple of emails. . . Then follow-ups. . . Then inquiries. . . Then done. . . Matatapos na pala ang buwan na to. . . . Next week, May na. . . . . Anu na kaya ang susunod na level ng lockdown? Hopefully GCQ, or better na wala na. . . . Kasi naman daming pasaway na kababayan natin. . . . . Pero malakas ang paniniwala natin na matatapos na ang pandemya. . . . . Kung ung mga sinaunang sakit, kahit hindi pa ganun ka-advance ang medisina, nalagpasan ng mga tao. . . Sadyang nag-eevolve lang ang mga sakit ngayon, kaya pati ang tao, kelangang ding sumabay sa pagbabago. . . nagpapalit din ang mga bagay gaya ng gamot, kelangan mas malakas ang fighting spirit (parang alak lang hehehehe), laban sa mga sakit. . . Naku, oo nga pala, kelangan ko na ding paayos ung bike ko. . . . . a month nakong walang padyak. . . . palit ng wheel set (rim, spoke, hubs, cassette, interior, tyre). . . . Kaso iniisip ko kung buong bike na ang papalitan. . . . Though maayos pa naman ung batalya, tsaka ung pedal, saddle at crank set. . . .ung group set, fork, seatpost, handlebar, stem. . . un padin ang gamit ko simula nang nabili noong 2015 (o 2016, can't remember correctly). . . . Second-hand pero maganda ang set-up, sadyang matagal na kaya needed for an upgrade. . . . Nagcheck ako sa mga bike shops and online stores for pricelist ng bikes. . . . may affordable, may reachable, at may "hanggang pangarap nalang" na presyo. . . . . Sobrang in demand talaga ang bike ngayon. . . Imagine walang traffic, kahit makipot na daan pwede mong daanan. . . . tipid sa pamasahe, walang gastos sa gasolina at parking. . . good for the heart pa (well ung usok sa EDSA o kung san man lang problema). . . May bad side din, like, pawisan ka na bago pa magsimula ang araw, takaw nakaw, may ibang pasaway na gumigitna sa kalsada. . . Mabuti na nalang at may bike lane sa EDSA. . . basta wag talagang hahaluan ng mga kamote . . . kasi kahit anung ingat mo, eh kung may makakasabay ka namang kamote, eh disgrasya pa ang aabutin, kamot ulo nalang. . . After shift titingin ako dito sa malapit na bike shop ng gulong, nagbabakasakaling makakita ng mura pero de-kalidad na wheel set. . . para matagtag ang binti, tuhod at tiyan ko heheheh. . . lumolobo na ako sa kakakain. . . So panu, dito ko muna tatapusin tong article ko. . . sa susunod ulit ha. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 04/25/2021 Gandang gabi sa inyo!!! Weekend is almost over. . . Back to work tomorrow. . . Buti nalang updated na ung stats ko for this coming meeting. . . . Mabuti nang handa kesa sa wala. . . At baka mapagalitan pa ako ng boss. . . I cooked sinigang na baboy for today's cuisine. . . sakto pang dumating ung pamilya ng diko ni wife. . . they bring along chooks, calamares at tokneneng na balut. . . enjoy ang tanghalian, well d nga lang complete dahil wala ung older brother ni wife. . . Yesterday I was about to tell the story of a successful project that I did in relation to my current work. . . . . Yes, I am truly proud of this project, because it was featured in an international AV Magazine. . . Though my name was not mentioned, the company that I work for was included in the news. . . Kakaiba ung pakiramdam na alam mong ikaw ung may gawa nung project na un and maganda ung naging feedback nung client. . . So panu ba nagsimula at natapos ung project na un. . . Well it was my ninang's (she's also my coworker that time) client in Pampanga, and a dear friend of hers. . . simple inquiry lang muna dahil wala pang idea ung friend nya about the company. . . so we went to their site (it's more like a appliance store building) and met with him. . . then from there binanggit na samin na ung building ay gagawing hotel. . . . so we started out discussing what will be included in the hotel (restaurants, amenities, rooms etc) and what can our company could offer. . . So we presented to him that we're doing the AV design and installation. . . so inisa-isa namin kung anu ung pwedeng gamitin sa ganito, sa ganyan. . . . . actually hindi lang isang presentation ginawa namin, we even have to face the owner of the building and explain to him the possible solutions that we could offer. . . . . then when we got back to office (plans were already provided to us), we started out doing the design. . . . Hindi naging madali ang process of designing, since we have to consider the budget of the client, while assuring the quality of the system. . . . Kasi most of the projects that I designed, malaking issue ang budget. . . . . so kahit na pasok sa kelangan nila ung nagawang design pero kung d kaya ng budget, hindi nacoconsider. . . sayang ung time and effort. . . . Kaya nga minsan, sa umpisa palang ng meeting, kung pwedeng sabihin na ni client ung budget, mas maganda para maayon ung design sa budget. . . So after several revisions and calculations, we already came up with the system na pasok na pasok sa budget, and still providing the quality of service ng system. . . . We went back to the client, did a detailed presentation of the design, from the system flow, system layout, budget and terms. . . . . . Well it took a while bago magdecide ang management kung i-go na ung proposal. . . . so we have to wait and do follow-ups to them. . . . And after a couple of months of waiting, they finally decided to go with the proposal. . . wow imagine ang saya ni ninang dahil it's one of her biggest projects. . . . .and for me, very proud na inadopt nila ung design ko. . . then the rest is history. . . Until now wala pang problem ung design na ginawa ko, kahit matagal nakong umalis dun sa company. . . and I'm proud to say na, "Akin ang project na un. Ako ang nagdesign ng system nila." Right now, I'm again on this stage na may ginagawa ulit na design for a bigger project, and hopefully, makuha namin ito. . . If this happens, I promise myself that I'll be starting my own company together with my former colleagues. . . And will help my mom to start her own business. . . So this is it for know. . . Will take a rest na muna at maaga pa tomorrow for the reporting. . . . Babush!!!!

What's for today 04/24/2021 Good evening guys!!! We're here at my in-law's house and we'll be staying here until Tuesday or Wednesday. . . My wife has to pick up some documents for her employment requirement. . . . . And we'll be taking care of our dear puppies, since we haven't seen them for the whole week. . . . Tomorrow we'll take them for a walk, to feel some fresh air. . . . Called my mom earlier and asked her status (since the NCR plus has been placed in ECQ and MECQ until the end of the month). . . and very grateful that she's okay. . . Haven't seen her after for a month now. . . . Can't go to her place because of lockdown, and my bike needs to be repaired. . . . . Sana talaga matapos na tong pandemic na to, at nang bumalik na ang lahat sa normal. . . While writing this article, I'm updating my stats for Monday reporting with my colleagues in Australia. . . . Every Monday at 6:45 AM (5:45 AM when DST started). . . . We're 6 in the team, half of its members, Filipinos. . . . Iba talaga ang Pinoy, kahit sa ibang bansa, tiwala sa abilidad at dediksyon ng mga Filipino. . . . I was wondering kung sakali na magkaroon ng chance na makapunta ng Australia. . . Sa panahon ngayon malabo pa, pero not losing hope. . . . Well cross-fingers. . . Namiss kong bumiyahe sa ibang bansa, lalo na pag work related ung pupuntahan. . . . . Singapore, China, Thailand, Japan. . . Honestly yan palang ang napupuntahan ko sa tagal ko nang pagtatrabaho. . . . hindi man ganun kadaming bansa pero thankful ako kasi, lahat ng biyahe ko, sponsored ng company. . . . . Sabihing generous ung mga companies na napasukan ko, pero lahat cyempre ng mga to, kelangan may kapalit for the benefit of the company. . . . . you have to return the favor by representing the company very well and share the knowledge and experiences gained during the trip. . . . . Since most of the companies I worked for deals with AV and IT industries, masarap sa pakiramdam na may mga naiaambag ka sa company at may mga na-eestablished kang projects na alam mong ikaw ang nagbigay ng concept and design. . . . . Minsan nga sa mga biddings, dami mong nakikitang competitors and former bosses sa room . . . Sa una hindi muna magpapansinan for the sake of being professionals. . . then after the meeting, dun na mag-uusap, kamustahan, biruan, kantyawan. . . . . minsan sasabihin, "oh nandito na si Ganito, kanila na ang project na yan.", o kaya "Hay wala na, kay Ganyan na tong project." or "Balato mo na tong project na to sa amin." . . . . Maliit lang ang mundo ng AVIT Industry, pero malaki ang potential. . . . . Makaisang building ka lang, malulula ka na sa laki ng project at dami ng requirements. . . . Tapos lahat ng hirap, sakripisyo, puyat, inis, pagod, backlogs, revisions, renegotiations, changes in design, changes in materials, changes in equipment, recomputations, mararanasan mo talaga, then at the end of the project, once you've done with the installation, programming, calibration, testing, commissioning, training and finally project turn-over, it will be put into the company's portfolio and deep inside, you know you're part of the history. . . . Well, I have one project that I'm very proud of. . . . It's a hotel. . . . ung full details, will write it sa susunod kong article. . . . . Just want to take this one into rest, dahil maaga bukas for the walk. . . So panu guys, will be back tomorrow nalang. . . Babush!!!!

What's for today 04/23/2021 Good morning guys!!! It's already Friday. . . . Another week is almost done, and halos matatapos na ang buwan ng Abril. . . Time flies so fast. . . . I remember a year ago, nung sobrang problematic ako dahil nawalan ako ng work. . . . . Imagine, I just got started sa new company that time (eto ung finally nagdecide akong iwan ung previous company that I've work for for more than four years), and better opportunities will come, but then the pandemic strikes. . . . Ayun, don ko naramdaman ung first WFH set-up, then after a while, the company decided to cut down their expenses. . . So unluckily, the department I'm working with got dissolved, and they paid us for the services we provided to them (kahit na bago lang ako nun, nakatanggap ako ng separation pay). . . . It was so devastating at that moment, kasi hindi ko na alam what will happen, tapos lockdown pa dahil sa pandemic, hindi ka pwedeng lumabas, hindi ka pwedeng makipagmeeting sa mga kakilala mo for possible job vacancies. . . Truly sobrang umikot ang mundo na ginagalawan ko. Everyday akong paranoid, tahimik, at puro pangamba, kung san ako dadalhin ng kapalaran ko. . . . Pero sa kabila ng mga un, kelangan kong maging matatag. . . Deep inside, naramdaman ko kung maging isang dakilang BUM. . . . Araw araw, wala akong ginawa kung manood ng TV, kumain, matulog, managinip nang gising. . . . Siguro sasabihin ng iba, "Bakit d ka gumawa ng paraan?" o "Look for alternative way of making money". OO, dapat nga ganun ang ginawa ko, dapat humanap ako ng ibang alternatibong paraan para magkapera kahit papano. . .Nagtinda ako ng mga pagkain galing sa bayan na aking sinilangan. . . gamit lang ung bike ko na halos 3 years ko ng hindi nagamit, pick up ko ung mga orders then deliver. . . imagine, for 1.5 hours akong magbike papunta sa pickup place ng pagkain then another 1.5 hours to get back to my place and prepare the orders. . . Well sulit naman ung ganung pagod. . . nagkakapera kahit papanu at nakakatulong ako sa pang araw-araw naming gastusin ng misis ko. . . . Though ung mga monthly mortgage ko, I talked to the bank that time to request for reconstruction of payment terms, which is granted naman (thankful ako dun). . . . Luckily, very supportive ang parents ko (especially my mom). . . . Kahit walang trabaho ang mom ko, she made sure that I'll still be provided with food and stock. . . . So everytime na dadalaw ako sa bahay, laging may mga pamili na bibigay sa akin (pang-ulam). . . Sabi ko sa sarili ko na, balang araw babawi ako sa kanya. . . . . My dad lend me money to survive the pandemic, and also while looking for job. . . Very thankful talaga ako sa kanila. . . Then luckily, a former colleague of mine offered me a part-time job (for 10 days or less), but with good pay. . .. Though I wasn't able to finished the agreed duration, I still got paid since He offered it first hand. . . Thankful pa din. . . Moving forward, ngayon I'm doing WFH job for an Australian company. . . and still do. . . And planning to have my own company (together with my former workmates). . . . My wife and her cousin is starting to have their own online business, selling high-end bags and purses (may benta na kahit hindi pa established). . . So when you lost something, better things will come, even more. . . God will truly provide what is really for you. . . . . For those who still struggling, don't lose hope. . . . . Do whatever you can, until you have nothing left. . . the rest will be in God's own way to provide. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 04/22/2021 Good morning guys!!! How are you today? Good? Not good? . . . . . Whatever your mood today, always be thankful. . . . . I wasn't able to write an article yesterday. . . . . . Got occupied with workloads and other stuff. . . . . Accompanied my wife to do some exercise (has to get rid a lot of weight). . . . Bought some stuff for our food stock. . . . . then lastly, went early to bed. . . . . So tiring that I wish it's Saturday already. . . . . You just lay down on your bed for almost 1/3 of the day, resting our back, legs, mind, body, soul, conscience, and everything. . . . Pag talagang malapit na ang weekend, gusto mo na bumilis ung oras. . . . ung tipong lahat ng pendings mo, submittals, paper works, tinapos mo agad and nagbibilinag ka ng ilang minuto. . . Tapos makikita mo na parang ang bagal ng oras habang tinititigan mo ung bundy clock o ung attendance tracker. . . the more na naiinip ka, the more the m=bumabagal ang oras. . . Tpoas maririnig mo na lang ung iba na sisigaw na, "Out nako!!!" or "See you tomorrow/next week guys!!!" Unahan na sa pagclick o pagtimeout mo sa bundy clock. . . . Then ung pakiramdam mo na paglog out mo sa trabaho, ngiting ngiti ka na dahil tapos na ang one week of work (stressful man o productive). . . . At kahit na matraffic ka pa pauwi, no worries kasi alam mong kinabukasan, wala munang trabaho. . . Malaya kang magagawa ung mga "me" stuffs mo. Sasabihin mo na weekend; walang boss, walang client, walang projects, walang submittals, walang kahit anung work-related topics. . . . Just me, me and me (or with family/special someone/friends/buddies/activity members). . . But at the end of day, minsan iisipin mo din, did I make myself productive? What did I gain this past week? Did I improve? Did I do something meaningful? May naiambag ba ako sa company? Sa society? Sa economy? Sa humanity? Sa environment? What must be learned during the past week? Oh d ba biglang ang daming tanong. . . . Do we really played our role in this world? Anyone may say, yes. . . But do we mean it? Well I mean, is it trully the role of humanity in this world is to exist and make everything matters? Medyo nonsense ung statement, iba lang talaga ung takbo ng utak ko sa ngayon. . . . . probably because of the accumulated information that has been generated by our own, and develop into something that we would always wanted to happended. . . . . or because of the concurrent things happened to you in relation with other people's experience and being. . . . Anyway, I have to get back to work. . . masyado nang complicated ung nasasabi ko, na nawawala na ung saysay ng mga sinasabi ko. . . probably this would ease down my stress and anxiety. . . Take care and always enjoy your day guys. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 04/20/2021 Good day!!! What would I like to write here now? Honestly, I have no idea right now. . . . But again, eventually a lot of things will come up and will provide ideas. . . . . Hirap din kasi na sumulat on-the-spot. . . . . Basta kung anu pumasok, ilagay na agad. . . . Just finished 4 video conference calls for today. . . 2 of which are work-related, and the remaining, just a quick hi-hello conversations. . . . Missed my former colleagues and high school friends. . . . Do hope they're doing well despite the pandemic crisis. . . . . Kahit layo layo kami, we still have time to bond with each other. . . . . Pero talagang iba ung feeling na magkakasama kayo physically, ung may tulakan, batukan, kurutan, hampasan, at tawanan. . . . . Grabe naman talaga ang pandemic, talo pa ang kabet (sorry sa mga affected) kung mapaghiwalay ang pamilya. . . . . talo pa ang ketong para hindi makahawa sa ibang tao. . . . talo pa ang sugal, para ubusin ang pera ng tao (nawalan ng trabaho, kelangan mangutang). . . . So far we're reaching the end of the month, and the situation of the country is not going to be good. . . . . still a lot of people suffer, a lot of people weep, a lot of people mourn, a lot of people seek, and a lot of people pray, that this pandemic to end. . . . . . Nakakawindang na kasi sobra tong pandemic, ultimo sarili mo, iniisipan mo na kung may virus ka na o wala. . . . Before, kung maligo ako, 1-2 times a day. . . . Now, every time na may bibilhin sa labas, maliligo pagbalik (mga 4-5 times at max). . . . Ung stock na sabon, shampoo, alcohol, d na umaabot ng buwan. . . . Every time na may hahawakan, hugas ng kamay. . . . . Nakamask na kahit sa loob ng bahay. . . . Kaya habang nasa harap ako ng computer ngayon, iniisip ko na sana may magawa ang bawat para sa ikakatagumpay ng bansa laban sa pandemya. . . . Hirap din na ginagawa mo ung part mo, pero may ibang pasaway. . . . Change starts from within. . . Respect is earned, not given. . . . Health is wealth. . . . Under promised, over delivered. . . . These phrases serve as my guide. . . . . Anyway, I have to stop here. . . . I'm expecting a delivery (food actually for dinner), and like what has been said, be cautious. . . . . Spray the item with alcohol, 6-feet distance, and no more talking. . . Have a great dinner and stay safe. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 04/19/2021 Good evening everyone. . . . . Just got back here in our unit. . . . spent the weekend at my in-law's place. . . we missed our puppies, and got a lot of time playing with them . . . Celebrated their 4th month birthday with cake and food treats for them. . . . Like having 2-year old kids. . . How I wish to be back as kids again. . . nothing to worry much. . . just enjoying the everyday moment with innocence. . . . Anyway, early this morning, it's the first Stat Review presentation with the company I'm remotely working right now. . . It's been a long time since the last presentation I did for the group, and it was disastrous hahahah!!!! Not that much of a talkative guy, so whatever data that I have, I stick with it. . . . . Luckily, since I just got onboard for almost 6 months now, I finished my presentation in a couple of minutes (or less since most of the participants provided feedback and recommendations based on my performance). . . . Quite a relief, but still need to do improvements, not only with the stats, but also in doing presentations, on how you deliver yourself to other participants, the tone of voice, the delivery, and the execution. . . So anyway, I was really glad na kahit matagal ung stats review earlier, it went out pretty well. . . . nasalo din ng counterpart ko ung report ko kaya medyo at ease ako. . . pero next time, I have to be more assertive when it comes to my report. . . so long way to go para may comparison ng data. . . While writing this article, malakas ang ulan sa labas. . . dahil na din siguro sa bagyong papasok (well it will not hit Metro Manila directly). . . So summer with paulan. . . mas mahimbing ang tulog. . . . Going back, so improvement is constant. . . even experts improve themselves (personal opinion) . . . hindi naman kasi pwedeng perfect lagi. . . parang boring na masyado, ung tipong wala nang challenge kasi perfect na. . . well siguro sa tingin ng iba, kapag perfect ka, kakaiba ka. . . pero personally, I don't think being perfect is totally different. . . . . Kumbaga, like Math subjects, there's a definite equation, but behind it, a differentiated question has been formulated. . . Medyo may connect ba? Well, need to improve my writing comprehension. So it's getting late already. . . need to have rest to improve health hehehe. . . and still have work tomorrow. . . So always improve yourself for better, and the mistakes we've done, it's a lesson experience to do necessary adjustments, not only for ourselves, but for the benefit of all as well. . . . . Babush!!!

What's for today 04/18/2021 Good evening. . . . . . It's already half of the month . . . . and 13 days remaining for the MECQ status for NCR plus to be lifted (hopefully, or may extend depending on the decision of the government). Praying for the safety of all those affected. . . Oh by the, did I mention na I'm working at home right now? Maybe yes, maybe not. . . But honestly, working at home is totally a different set-up compared to reporting to office. . . Imagine, you don't have rush things (waking up too early, scram for breakfast, bath too quick, just to beat the traffic), then have to set-up your working space (go to your locker and get your things), beat the grace period (or else, sayang ang effort pag 1 minute late, so late ka na nga, deduction pa sa sweldo). Pag work from home, chill ka lang. . . . . gising ka 30 minutes before your shift, pwede kang kumain habang nakaduty, then pag may kameeting, magpatong ka lang ng coat or blazer, konting ayos ng buhok, then ready to meet and greet ka na. . . then anytime pwede kang magpunta ng CR, ng kusina, ng sala, ng hardin, ng kwarto then balik sa harap ng laptop/PC. You're free to do things while working at home. . . Though they said mas tipid kapag work from home ka (dahil hindi ka na sumasaky ng MRT, LRT, bus, FX, tricycle, PUJ, Beep Jeep, o kung anu pang pwedeng sakyan makarating ka lang sa opisina), pero when I get the experience (until now) of this WFH, may mga downside din pala. . . . Well una, KURYENTE at INTERNET. . . oh d ba all caps. . . kasi imagine mo, 8 hours or more bukas ang laptop, electric fan o aircon (depende kung san ka nakaset-up), ilaw, tapos TV (pag break time) so pagdating ng bill sayo, naku po. . . . and lalo na pag brownout at nagdown ang Internet mo, problematic ka na. . . d tulad nang nasa opisina ka, you don't have to worry kahit magbrownout pa yan (for sure may ibang office sites na may generator), pero cyempre, you have to be a responsible and respectful employee when it comes to energy saving. . . Second, social life. . . Yes, social life. . . . iba pa din ung mga nakakasalamuha kang mga tao. . . . . kasi mas may meaning at sincerity pag kausap mo ang tao face to face. . . and ung bonding moments iba pa din. . . though possible naman sya sa kabila ng pandemya thru video conferencing apps. . . . pero gaya nga ng binanggit ko earlier, pag nagdown ang internet, problematic na. . . tska imposible (not that impossible i suppose) ung virtual inuman (anu nakavideo con tapos kanya kanyang hawak ng alak or what). . . . hindi ba mas enjoy ung nakikita mong nalalasing ung mga kasama mo, ung tipong nagtatawag ng uwak, ung gumaganda ang accent pag nalalasing, ung maingay mong kaibigan bigla nalang nagsilent mode dahil sa kalasingan. . . ung makikita mo kung sino ung mga madadaya sa tagay, ung malakas sa pulutan. . . Third, quality time. . . . pag nagtatrabaho sa bahay, affected ang quality time. . . . kasi imbes na sabay na kayo kumain ni misis (yes, she's also in WFH set-up), ung isa umaga ang tanghalian, ung isa, gabi palang ang almusal. . . lalo na siguro pag may mga bata na. . . . . imagine karga karga mo ung baby habang kameeting si boss (though that's quite cute kung tutuusin), pero professionaly, distracting. . . . Fourth, notice ko lang na kapag WFH ka, minsan d maiwasan na kahit weekend, you do some work. . .well I don't really sure sa iba. . . . cguro in my point of view, since nasa bahay ka naman, pwede kang i-message ng boss mo, and might request something work-related. . . Well maybe right, maybe not. . . . . Possible but not all times. . . Kasi i still believe with the respect of someone's self time. . . Well right now, eto lang ung sights ko pagdating sa WFH. . . May iba na gusto to, may iba na ayaw totally, pero ung iba naman, ung balanse. . . ung literal na WORK-LIFE BALANCE nangyayari. . . pag office time, trabaho lang, then after that, familiy time. . . . . respect the weekend breaks. . . Well cguro dito na muna at may reporting pa kami tomorrow. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 04/17/2021 Hello guys!!! Just got back here in read.cash. . . . I was trying the noise.cash site and it's quite similar with read.cash, but no need for longer messages or article in order to earn BCH. . . . . And it's promising. . . . Anyway, I still want to write (or type-in) ideas and insights thru read.cash. . . Though not consistently have things to write about. . . . Minsan kasi, kahit ang dami mong gustong sabihin o i-share dito sa read.cash, and when you're about to start, hindi mo alam kung san mo sisimulan. . . . O kaya may nasimulan ka nang topic, biglang may papasok sayong ibang ideya, and it will make you loose your focus on what you've writing from the start. . . Meron ding instances na out of context na lang ung mga nilalagay mo sa article mo (like this one actually, hahahaha!!!) for the sake of expressing what state you're into at this very moment. . . Or ung iba, will create video content and have it posted in Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, YouTube, or any social media platforms available. . . Kaya halos araw araw, iba't ibang klase ng tao na ung mga nakikita mo, at iba't ibang mindset. . . Sometimes (or always with the help of social media), expressing yourself would be beneficial, maybe for yourself, maybe for others. . . . or it may start a healthy conversations, or ignite a contrasting debate. . . . Makikita mo kung sino ang closed-minded, open-minded, or never minded. . . . Some may share their opinions, exercising their rights to express. . . . Ung iba, halos puro cursed words nalang (maybe pertaining to a specific person or situation or topic), may iba na nonsense na ang content, pero appreciated pa din ng mga viewers. . . . Meron din ung tipong may idiot board sa harap nila at binabasa nalang ung content. . . Or collaborate / duet kasi wala nang maisip na pwedeng topic. . . . Freedom of expression has really been exercised here in our country. . . but what's more important is that, the things / words that we let out from our mouths would not destroy somebody else's reputation or degrade someone's dignity. . . Some would say, "Opinyon ko to, so you should respect it", or "I have the right to say this/that since it's my idea / belief". But you may never know that the same opinion might be said towards you as else. I always believe that, "Anything you say or do can be used against you" and "Don't do to others what you don't want others do to you". Anyway, I have to cut this article up to here for now. . . So Enjoy the weekend, and be careful. . . . Babush!!!

What's for today 03/28/2021 Hi! Good day to all! It's been 5 months since my last article. . . took a long break. . . Well what did happened during the 5-month break? Well, first I would like to say thank you, and I got a job!!!. . . After 8 months of being bum due to the pandemic, I'm finally establishing myself with my new job. . . and it's a WFH set-up. . . I was truly glad to got the job. . . Well, I would really thank my colleague, who referred me to the recruiter. . . Someday, will return the favor. . . Second, we got ourselves new puppies!!! One male and one female. . . and they're very adorable. . . we just got them last month. . . Both are Shih Tzu. And someday they may bring us more puppies hehehe. Third, we're already one year passed since the virus outbreak and a lot of lockdown protocols implemented. . . we still thank the One above for keeping us safe. . .but not for all. . . may the souls of those who suffered the consequences find peace and God's light. . . . Tomorrow, start of quarantine period until the end of Holy Week, but always remember that He will never abandon us despite the pandemic. As we celebrate Palm Sunday, this may remind us the time of Jesus' triumphal entry in Jerusalem. . . As we also welcome Him in our lives with open hearts and pure mind setting. . . Be glad and be open-hearted for those who need and seek comfort and hospitality. . . . Be safe and stay at home for the meantime. . . We will overcome this worldwide problem. . . this is for now. . . Ba-bush!!!!

What's for today 10/05/2020 Good day! Just got back here in read.cash. . . . Naging busy this past few days. . . Job hunting, freelancing, biking, and eating hahaha!!! Anyway, I just had a nice conversation with my dad (currently he's in Taiwan for another project). He underwent 14-day quarantine stay in a hotel. I told him about this company that I applied to and he wished good luck. Hopefully to get this job (can't stand being a bum for a very long time). One time, my cousin from my father's side messaged me and asked if I'm still into system designing. So I did say yes and set a schedule to visit their church the following day. So upon arriving, the church is quite nice and massive. . . and luckily, kilala pa ako ni Father (so more than 15 years since the last time na nagkita kami). . . Also pinakilala ako kay "Mayor" ng pinsan ko pagdating. . . The system they've been using is more than 10 years old. . . it already served its purpose and it's time to do some rehabilitation. So upon inspecting the main area, the control room and the equipment being used, I advised my cousin, Fr. Rey and "Mayor" the possible solutions for their system. . . So have to prepare the designs, the equipment list and the project cost within a week or two. . . After the ocular, I went to my mom's place and had lunch. . . Same thing I told my dad, I mentioned it as well to my mom, and praying to get the job. . . Then after having lunch and conversations, packed my self and got back to my place (brought some food stocks as well). So far, good things are coming, thanks to Him. . . and just recently, a client of mine called and asked for help regarding his requirement. So had to call some of my supplier contacts and luckily, one answered (and she was excited as well when she got a call from me). What I just told her about the requirement, she just needed to discuss it with her boss. . . and the rest would still be in the making. . . . . Oh well, I just realized, not that much Tagalog words for this article hahaha!!! Daig ko pa ata ang lasing hehehe. . . Well I guess I have to brush up my English speaking and writing skills again. . . So here it is. . . till the next article. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 09/24/2020 Hi po sa inyo! More than half of the year na pala nating nararanasan ang Covid-19 pandemia. . . Grabe iba talaga ang epekto nito sa buhay ng tao sa buong mundo. . . Marami nang namatay, naulila, nawalan ng hanapbuhay, nawalay sa mga mahal sa buhay. . . Meron din namang nabago ang buhay nang dahil sa Covid; natuto ng bagong skills, nagkaroon ng negosyo, nabago ang pananaw sa buhay, naiba ang set-up ng trabaho. . . So naging mediator ang Covid sa lahat ng aspeto ng buhay. . Kahapon lumipad ang dad ko papuntang Taiwan (for more than my age nang OFW ang dad ko). Last Sunday, bumisita muna ako sa bahay namin sa Malabon para makita sya at makipagkwentuhan. . . Gaya nang ibang pamilya na may mga mahal sa buhay na nagtatrabaho abroad, hindi maaalis ang pangamba at takot. . . Nang dumating na sya sa Taiwan, nagmessage sya na nasa isang hotel sila ng mga Pinoy na dumating doon, para sumailalim sa 14-day quarantine. . . Para nga daw haunted hospital ung tinutuluyan nila. . . Pero Salamat pa din sa Panginoon at nakarating sya nang ligtas. . . Kung ako lang tatanungin, gusto ko nang magretiro ang dad ko sa pagiging OFW. Nasa senior citizen category na sya, kaya deserve na nyang mamalagi nalang dito sa Pilipinas at i-enjoy ang buhay. . . Sinabi ko sa sarili ko na balang araw, mabibigyan ko nang magandang buhay ang magulang ko. . . Kahit na wala akong trabaho ngayon (dahil sa pandemic), naniniwala ako na matutupad ko ang mga pangarap ko, pangarap na binuo ko noong nagsimula akong mag-aral sa kolehiyo. . . At sa gabay ng nasa Itaas, unti-unti nang tutuparin ito. . . Sa ngayon, patuloy akong naghahanap ng trabaho (sa Jobstreet, LinkedIn, GrabJobs, WorkBank, Monster, BossJob, at kung saan-saan pang job hunting sites), at tumatanggap ng mga freelance designs for Audio-Video Systems. . . Nagtitinda din ng mga lutong pagkain at condiments para maka-survive. . . Kaya laban lang at wag mawalan ng pag-asa. . . Papasalamat pa din at hindi tayo pinababayaan ng nasa Itaas. . . Oh dito na muna ang article ko. . . May mga kelangan akong asikasuhin sa mga susunod na araw. . . Hari nawa eto na ang simula ng pagbabago. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 09/23/2020 Good day po sa inyong lahat!!! I'm back!!! After missing in action for more than two months, nandito na po ako ulit. . . Daming nangyari sa nakaraang dalawang buwan, kaya namiss ko magsulat ng article dito sa read.cash. . . hindi ko alam paano ko sasabihin lahat dito baka maghang lang ang site (hehehe just kidding). Anyway, simulan ko na. . . . . Kaya ako nawala ng two months dito sa read.cash, ay dahil sa nagcrash ang lumang laptop na ginagamit ko. . . After serving me and my wife for more than 10 years, it's time to say goodbye and take a rest for good. . . madami nang pinagdaanan ung laptop na un: nasira ang keyboard, fully discharged ang battery (the remaining years, straight from the power outlet ang kanyang life support, kaya kahit gustong ilabas, hindi pwede), ilang reformats and disk refragments, ilang trabaho na din ang napagsamahan. . . Saksi ang laptop sa mga pinagdaanan namin ng wife ko (we got the laptop during our second year as lovers). . . Kaya nung namaalam na ito sa amin, malaking parte ng buhay namin ang mananatiling ala-ala (grabe affected hehehe). . . So it took two months to look for replacement. Well dahil sa pandemic na ito, most of the school are shifting to online. . .That is why sobrang in-demand ang laptop (even tablets). . . We went from one electronic store to another, they all say the same thing; either replenish ang stock in two to three months, or meron available though it's a gaming laptop. . Magkano ang gaming laptop? around 65K (woah!! ang pinakamahal na laptop na nakuha ko ever is around half of its cost). . . So we resort to our friends baka may kakilala sila na nagbebenta ng laptop (kahit second-hand but in good condition), and luckily, we found someone. . . What's surprising is that, the laptop that we got right now is a gaming laptop at lower price (more than half of store price). . . And we're back on track. . . I checked my last article, dapat ikukuwento ko ung bike biyahe ko papuntang Quiapo. . . Well yes I did go to Quiapo that day, and it was fulfilling. . . Though hindi pwedeng ipasok ang bike sa may plaza area, you can still feel the presence of faith and devotion. . . I still visit Baclaran and Quiapo (minsan dumadaan ng Manila Cathedral, Saint John Paul II Church, San Agustin Church along the bike journey). . . Very fulfilling na kahit bike lang ang gamit, nararating mo ang mga lugar nang hindi kelangan makipagsabayan sa dami ng tao. . . Ung mga ibang nangyari for the past two months, well irecall ko lang muna hehehe. . . just want to get back here in read.cash one story at a time. . . So till then. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 07/20/2020 Good day sa inyong lahat!!! Ngayon lang ulit ako nakapagsulat dito sa Read.cash. . . Naging busy the past few days (number 1 reason na ang paghahanap ng trabaho). . . So eto matatapos nanaman ang isang buwan, wala pa ding work. . . nakaka-frustrate na, pero tiwala pa din. . . Just continue grinding and hustling, and good things will come along. . . Well, another reason bakit natagalan akong gumawa ng article, is because of biking. . . . after three year, nagamit ko ulit ang bike ko. . . At first, ibebenta na dapat ung bike ko, but eventually, realized that better to use it than selling it. . . I just saw a GrabFood delivery girl using a bike. . . So if she can earn using her bike, why can't I? So I decided to register to Grab (in the approval process), and start some conditioning. . . So the first trip that I did? I went to Baclaran Church. . . Yes, from my place to Paranaque. . . dumaan ng E. Rod then Espana, then Roxas Blvd, then Baclaran Church. . . Honestly speaking, matagal na panahon din nung huling nakapunta ako ng Baclaran Church (and first time na nagpunta ako na naka-bike), and it was very fulfilling. . . kahit na nangalay agad ung hita ko dahil sa haba ng biyahe at hindi pa condition sa long ride, I felt strong nung narating ko ung simbahan. . . Buti nalang allowed makapasok sa vicinity ng church kahit na bike (basta sunod lang sa protocol ng simbahan for safety purposes, iwas Covid). . . After saying short prayers (hindi ko naabutan ung misa, at saka call of nature na din ako that time, sarado pa ang CR ng simbahan unfortunately), gathered myself and bike my way to Aseana City. . . Dun nako naka-CR. . . and dun ko nakita ang isa pang magandang simbahan. . . Church of Saint John Paul II. . . Ang hitsura nya, ung suot ng santo papa na "Mitre". Very fascinating talaga. Sayang lang hindi pa bukas kaya hanggang tanaw na muna. . . So after saying another short prayer. . . bike thru MOA, Roxas Blvd (nagdaan muna ng CCP at PICC, luckily wala pa masyadong tao at sasakyan), then binaybay ang Taft Avenue (cyempre daan muna sa alma mater, reminisce the college days), then tinahak ang kahabaan ng LRT 2 (nachallenge sa init at daloy ng sasakyan, even ung trail, pataas pababa) then nakarating sa final destination. . . So pagod at uhaw at gutom, pero sulit. . . Thank God for safe ride that time and the experience. . . Next stop, Quiapo Church. . . So see you on my next article. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 07/09/2020 Hi! Good day sa lahat. Until now, wala pa din work. . . medyo nababagot na din. . . pero tiwala lang na magkakatrabaho ako. . . Last Tuesday night, nagtry akong magcash out dito sa Read.cash (worth US$ 1 ung amount). Around 11:00 PM na din ung transaction. Successful ung transaction. Pumasok ung payout around 2:30 AM the following day. Sa BCH Wallet ko pinasok, since mas prefer ko ang cryptocurrency (and may iba pang pumasok na BCH from other external source). Proven to be true, Read.cash do payout. Very, very, very glad. :) Also, I just got a message from a former Japanese co-worker, that they are looking for someone to assist them on the project they're working on here in the Philippines. Luckily, wala pa naman akong work, so I took the opportunity. Though it's more like a two week contract, still feel glad for it. Will just wait for another email from him regarding the conditions of the contract. I truly believe that despite of the hard problems and unlucky situations along the way, dark paths that we have to go through, there will always be light at the end of the journey. Well that's it muna. . . . . .Just want to say, always be grateful sa mga dumarating na opportunity sa buhay natin, pangit man o maganda. . . . Everything has its purpose, and we, on our end, do what has to be done, and must be done. . . Babush!!!

What's for today 07/04/2020 Good day to all of you! July na. Start of the 2nd half of year 2020. Bilis talaga ng panahon. Until now, wala pa ding work. Still doing job applications, doing side hustles, online selling (ung necessary for everyday living), and collecting cryptocurrency. According to Wikipedia (for reference of course hehehe), today is "*a federal holiday in the USA commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States in 1776."* So Happy Independence Day sa inyo dyan sa US!!! Imagine America before was colonized or been subordinated to British and now, being one of the strongest countries in the world. Anyway, masarap naman talagang maging malaya As far as my memory can recall, naging July 4 ang celebration ng Independence Day dito sa Pilipinas (though alam naman natin talaga na June 12 ang Declaration of Independence ng Pilipinas from the Spanish Colonization for more than 300 years). After the Spaniards dwelling our beloved land for three centuries, here comes the White Invaders and colonized Philippines for more or less 50 years. I think it was during the Commonwealth Government nang gamitin ang July 4 as the Day of Independence, then it was changed back to June 12 during the time of former president Diosdado Macapagal. Medyo rusty ang History knowledge ko, so kung may mali sa details, you may let me know, please. Masarap ang maging malaya. Hawak mo ang sariling mong buhay, oras, panahon at tadhana. Ung paggising mo sa umaga, hanggang sa pagtulog mo sa gabi, nagagawa mo ung mga gusto mong gawin. Gaya ng mga freelancers, malaya silang nakakapili ng mga gagawin nilang trabaho at kung anung oras nila gustong gawin ang trabaho. Pero sabi nga nila, masama din ang sobra. Naaabuso din kasi ang pagiging malaya. Lahat ng tao, halos nagiging "entitled" na dahil sa pagiging malaya. Gaya sa Facebook, kahit sino pwedeng magpost ng kung anu ano, magcomment ng gusto nilang sabihin, o ipahayag ung mga saloobin nila. Pero dahil sa may kanya kanya tayong paniniwala o paninindigan, hindi na maiiwasan ang pagkakaroon ng pagtatalo. Debate kung sino ang tama, debate kung ano ba ang nararapat, debate kung sino ang mas magaling. Sa bandang huli, wala pading nakakaalam ng tunay na sagot o solusyon. Well, everybody's entitled on their own beliefs. Yun ang alam nila at un ang paniniwala nila. Hindi naman natin pwedeng sabihing mali agad sila o tama tayo. Sa akin lang, RESPECT and REFLECT. Lahat naman tayo may nalalaman, may karapatan, iba iba lang tayo ng pakikitungo sa mga nalalaman natin. May kanya kanya tayong paraan. Kaya respeto at tamang pakikitungo. Gaya dito sa Read.cash, malaya kang magsulat ng gusto mong article. Walang pipigil sayo (bukod lang sa plagiarism rule). Karapatan mong sabihin ang gusto mo. Ang importante, respeto sa isa't isa. Babush!!!

What's for today 06/30/2020 Good day! Huling araw na ng buwan ng Hunyo. . . ang bilis ng panahon. . . 6 months to go Christmas na. . . Parang kelan lang nung huling Pasko, nakumpleto kaming pamilya after 8-9 years. . . When my sister and nephew went to United States last 2011 - 2012, it was one of most unforgettable and loneliest moment. . . . For the longest time, mawawalay sila sa piling namin ng mommy, next to the moment my dad went "ober the bakod." Siyempre iba pa din na magkakasama kayo sa iisang bubong. Nagagabayan ang isa't isa, nagtutulungan pag may problema, nagkakasayahan pag may mga magagandang bagay na nangyayari. Hindi habang panahon, palaging magkakasama. Kelangan ding lumayo upang mas lalong tumayog at tumibay ang pagkatao. Minsan sa buhay, kelangan magkaroon ng sariling pundasyon at pagtahak. Kelangan nating gumawa ng sarili nating istorya ng buhay. Parang sa isang ama na kelangan magtrabaho sa malayong lugar upang maitaguyod ang pamilya, parang magkasintahan na nawalay sa isa't isa, upang mag-grow at magmature. Parang isang inakay na nasa dulo ng pugad, upang matutong lumipad, o isang batang bibe na nasa isang batis, upang matutong lumangoy. Lahat nang bagay alam naman natin na hindi madaling gawin o madaling maatim. Maraming pagsubok ang kelangang haharapin, maraming problemang kelangang ayusin, maraming harang na kelangang madaanan. Dugo, pawis at luha ang ilalaan natin. Katatagan ng loob, kalakasan ng paniniwala, tibay ng pag-iisip at mga pangarap na inaasam ang sandata natin. Diyos at mga mahal natin sa buhay ang siyang sandigan natin. Kaya sa huli, sabi nga nila, kapag nalagpasan ang lahat ng mga pagsubok, eto ung masasabi mong "Nagtagumpay ako / kami". Naiiyak ako habang ginagawa ko tong article. . . Dahil namimiss ko ang pamilya ko. . . sobra. . . Si mommy, si daddy, si ate at ang nag-iisang pamangkin ko. . . . kaya nung umuwi ang ate at pamangkin ko last year from US, then my dad coming from Thailand, hindi ako nag-atubiling puntahan sila sa unit na nirentahan nila. . . I even skipped the company christmas party, just to be with them. . . . Iba talaga pag nakumpleto ang pamilya. . . kahit sa sandaling panahon. . . Will end it here muna. . . Kaya sa mga buo ang pamilya, pahalagahan ang pagsasama. Sulitin ang bawat pagkakataon, at higit sa lahat, palaging ipadama na mahal na mahal nyo ang bawat isa. . . . . Babush!!!

What's for today 06/26/2020 Good day! Kapagod these past few days. . . From my last article that my wife got scammed, we're taking action on how to get justice. . . We took every move very carefully: Requested the item to be blocked. Went to a crime investigation body and reported the incident. Went to a town hall office and did a blotter report Contacted the courier service provider to report the incident. Checked the location where the last transaction was done. Seek legal advice for further concerns. Lahat nang ito, we did it in three days. From one place to another. From one report to another. From one story sharing to another. Imagine ilang securities, ilang admins, ilang attorneys and ilang evidences for this scam BS thing. . . Well nowadays, halos lahat ng bagay nagagawa na digitally. Online transactions, Online training, Online Business, Online Payment, Online Reading, and also Online Scamming, Online Fraud, Online Crimes etc. Baka dumating na din sa point na Online na din ang paggawa ng baby (wireless transmission ng male egg papuntang female egg) and even ung pagtravel, online na din. Very convenient kasi hindi ka na aalis ng bahay, hindi mo na kelangan makipila, hindi mo na kelangan magprovide ng hardcopy ng forms, pictures at documents, hindi mo na kelangan magdala ng mga hard-bound books or magazines or newspapers.Hindi mo na kelangan pumunta sa mga sinehan, sa library, o sa mga amusement centers to have fun or do research. Hindi mo na kelangan pumunta sa restaurants to dine or order for take-out. Hindi mo na kelangan pumunta ng boutique shops or shopping malls to buy something. With just a click of a button, and poof, right in-front of your doorstep. Hassle-free talaga. Sending money, payment of dues, sending greetings to loved one. Click, click and click. . . . For me (personal choice na din), I still want to do the traditional way. Maybe because of assurance and security purposes. Gaya nyan, we got scammed online, nasan ung security na legit ung kausap mo online? Nasan ung security na payment transaction is successful? Nasan ung security na talagang natanggap ng buyer (or scammer) ung item? I do admit may lapses on my end in order to verify the legitimacy of the buyer and his/her intention (or modus), but still, convenience of digital transaction somehow has flaws. Anyone can be someone, anything can be altered, manipulations can be done: fake accounts, fake receipts, fake bookings, etc. I'm not against digital technology (as an engineer, I do cling on technology development and implementation), it's just that not all times, everything you see or do in digital world is secured. Kahit nga simpleng text conversation, it can be altered or can be accessed without your knowledge. Even your own identity can be altered and be used in scams and deception (Facebook is widely exposed to this). Iba pa din ung hand-in-hand dealings. Kausap mo ung tao personally, handling over the payment personally, handling the item to the receiver personally. Ikaw mismo ang involve. Anyway, need to make a follow-up. . . My wife and I want to have justice on this. . . Not because to have the item back, but to end the deceitful operation of this scammer. Kung papabayaan lang o papalampasin lang ang nangyari na to (yes, item can be replaced), dadami pa ang pwedeng maging biktima nito. Sa iba pa na mahilig sa online transactions, be careful (and I know you do) and be keen with every detail. Babush!!!

What's for today 06/23/2020 Good day. . . Another week, yet hindi naging maganda ang simula. . . one word. . . SCAM. . . yes, this very disgusting word ruined the start of the week. . . Some people will do anything just to get what they want, kahit sa anung paraan. Ang nakakalungkot lang isipin, ganito na ba sila kadesperado at kailangan pa nilang lokohin ang ibang tao para lang makuha nila ang mga bagay? Ganito na ba kaganid ang tao para lamang sa mga materyal na bagay na hindi naman magtatagal? Ganito na ba talaga ang paraan para lamang mabuhay? Panu nila nasisikmura ang paggawa ng masama para lamang matugunan ang mga pangangailangan nila? Hindi ko alam kung dapat ba akong magalit o maawa sa mga ganitong klase na tao. Sapat bang dahilan ang sitwasyon ngayon para lamang ma-justify nila na kaya nila ito nagagawa. . . Naiisip ba nila na kung mas may kailangan ba ng mga nabiktima nila ung mga dinugas nila (pambayad sa utang, pambili ng pagkain o gamot, pantustos sa pamilya). Sadyang nakakasama ang pagiging makasarili ng tao. Nang malaman naming SCAM ang kausap namin ng misis ko, dalawang bagay ang maramdaman ko, galit at lungkot. Galit dahil sa mga gawain ng ganitong tao, mga walang awa, mga hindi marunong lumaban nang patas. Lungkot dahil sa nakita kong umiyak ang misis ko, tila isang bata na noon lamang nasaktan. Proud ako na ang misis ko, walang ginulangang tao. Kahit kailan, hindi nag-isip nang masama ang misis ko sa lahat ng mga nakakausap nya. Kaya napakasakit sa akin na makita kong na para syang binagsakan ng langit. Pero mas nalulungkot ako sa taong gumawa nito. Eto nalang ba talaga ang paraan nya para mabuhay? Matatanggap kaya ng konsensya nya na mali ang ginawa nya? Panu kung wala na syang maloloko pa, panu na sya mabubuhay? Magsisilbing aral ito sa amin ng misis ko. . . Kakilala man o hindi, wag madaling maniwala. Kaya ang sabi ng iba, ang tiwala ay nakapahalaga para sa isang tao. . . kapag ito'y nasira, napakahirap nang maibalik pa. Ipagdadasal nalang namin ang taong gumawa nito sa amin. Na sana, sa mabuti nya gamitin ang mga bagay na nakuha niya, hindi lamang sa amin, pati na din sa mga nabiktima nya. At nawa'y makamtan nya ang kapatawaran ng Panginoon. Maraming salamat. Babush!!!

What's for today 06/21/2020 Hi there. Welcome back. . . . . So many things happened these past few days. . . Kinda frustrating and irritating. . . Hindi lang siguro ako sanay na ganito . . I guess there are some people who experiences the same thing that I'm feeling. . . Sa sobrang frustrated ko, I can't help but to cried out loud. Even my wife cried with me. . . . and worse of it, she even thought that she's the reason why I'm so down. . . Naawa tuloy ako sa kanya. . . So I pacified her, telling her that having her will always be one of my best things I've ever done in my life. They always say that behind a successful man is a strong woman. I told her to be strong for us. I NEED TO BE STRONG FOR BOTH OF US. Despite the negative things happening, we need to be strong for each other and conquer it. Honestly, madami akong iniisip ng mga panahon na un. . . utang kay ganito, utang kay ganyan, tapos walang trabaho, tapos walang maitulong sa bahay. . . Alam mo ung pakiramdam na wala kang kwentang tao. . . ung kahit anung gawin mo, negative ang outcome. . . every decision that I made, it always turns out the other way. . . So it came to a point na talagang napuno na ung desperation, negative vibes, anxiety, wishful thinking, at bigat ng pakiramdam, gusto kong sumabog at sumigaw nang malakas. . . nagwawala ung loob ko sa sobrang dagok na nangyayari sa buhay ngayon. . . I've never been so down like this. . . pakiramdam ko, ang unfair ng mundo sa akin. . . pakiramdam ko, I never belong in this planet. . . pakiramdam ko, mag-isa lang ako. . Ung sense of belonging, hinahanap-hanap ko. . . ung right way, hinahanap-hanap ko. . . ung gusto kong mangyari, hinahanap-hanap ko. . . pero ang ilap-ilap nila. . . Bakit kaya ganun? May mali ba sa akin? May kakaiba ba sa pagkatao ko? I need to be strong for both of us. Or should I say, I MUST be strong for both of us. Kasi parang sa bahay, kung hindi mananatiling matibay ang HALIGI, guguho na lamang ito nang ganun kadali. Anyway, Happy Father's Day sa lahat ng mga tatay. Sana panatiling matibay ang haligi upang manatiling matatag ang pamilya. Saludo ako sa inyong lahat, sa kabila ng hirap, sakripisyo, dugo't pawis na inyong tinatamasa, maitaguyod ang magandang buhay ng kanilang pamilya. Sa mga ina, panatiliing maliwanag ang ilaw upang sa ganun, makita ng mga dakilang ama ang mga pangyayari sa loob at labas ng pamilya. Almost 12 midnight na pala. . Need to rest. . Start of another week of new challenges. . Kung anu man ang mga napagdaanan, may mga matutunan. . . Keep safe and God Bless. . . Babush!!!

What's for today, 06/16/2020 Hello po sa inyo. This is my first time to publish something here in read.cash. I'm not really into writing actually, disoriented ako pagdating sa pagconstruct ng ideas and details. Pag sa mga essays or written interviews, one sentence lang ang sagot ko, or worst, one word lang. Though madaming tumatakbong ideas sa isip ko, hindi lang talaga ako ung tipong sulat agad pag may idea. Magaling mag-isip pero nahihirapan i-execute ung mga naiisip. I just kept all the things inside my brain and just let them roam around. Siguro kung pera lang ang ideas, baka pumutok na ulo ko sa dami. Dumating ako sa point na, halos paulit ulit ung mga ideas na tumatakbo, na nasasabi ko na sa sarili ko na, "Dapat ko na bang pakawalan tong mga naiisip ko? Masyado nang gumugugol ng malaking espasyo sa utak ko." Parang baliw lang eh noh. Well anyway, when I saw this Read.cash site sa isang Facebook post and curiosity got into me, so why not to try, and viola!! Maganda palang outlet tong Read.cash for ideas and opinions (masyado nang congested at dominant ang Facebook). Anyway, I see that a lot of people really joined this site, and may mga Filipino Communities din. Though hindi lahat nakita ko ung mga post, but there's one na nabasa ko, about dun sa isang girl na natuwa dahil sa una niyang Upvote. Nakakatuwang isipin na sa simpleng bagay, malaki ang impact sa isang tao. Today I just attended an online seminar (iba talaga ang epekto ng Covid-19, hindi lang sa Pilipinas, pati sa buong mundo). Sarap ding matuto ng bagong kaalaman. Lalo na't matagal mo nang tinatamasa na malaman to, pero dahil sa mga bagay bagay na nangyayari sa buhay, hindi nabibigyan ng pagkakataon. So ayan may nagawa nako ng 4 paragraphs bago to. . . pwede ko nang gawing electronic diary tong Read.cash hehehe. Nakakatuwa lang na kahit sa ganitong paraan, pwede kong mabalikan ung mga bagay na nasabi ko, sinasabi ko at mga sasabihin ko. A great start to a new past time. Till next time. . . . Babush!