Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Sales Person (err ano ba taga benta ng kung ano ano? hehehe)
2. KFC Crew
3. Student Assistant
4. IT Consultant

Four movies I would watch over and over:
1. Empire of the Sun
2. With Honors
3. A Little Princess
4. My Sassy Girl

Four places I have lived:
1. Bataan (pag summer lang nung bata ako)
2. Paranaque (current place of residence...hehehe)
3. Manila (Tapat ng La Salle)
4. Pasay (err counted ba pag nakikituloy sa bahay nila Van..=D)

Four TV shows I love(d)to watch:
1. My Name is Kim Sam Soon
2. My Girl
3. Full House
4. Princess hours (Goong)
* hahaha puro koreanovela...pero fine fine erase ulit kasi hindi ko naman sa TV napapanood sa PC ko napapanood...ulit...

1. American Idol
2. Amazing Race
3. The O.C.
4. Eat Bulaga

Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Hong Kong!!! Yeba!
2. Bacolod
3. Kalibo (Boracay)
4. Baguio

Four websites I visit daily:
1. Tabulas
2. Soompi
3. Gmail
4. Friendster

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Pritong Tilapia
2. Pancit Bihon
3. Chopseuy
4. Kare-Kare (ng nanay ni Dyane...the best)

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. at Home, sleeping or watching TV or infront of the PC
2. in Hong Kong... spending...shopping... hahaha
3. at La Salle, sure miss studying...
4. working at some foreign country, preferably Korea... para naman masabi na onsite ako..hahaha

Now that that's done, I am going to tag...
1. Van
2. Janet
3. Manoy
4. Peth

So while I figure out how I'll be blogging our recent Hong Kong trip with over 400 pictures to browse thru (and this is just only from Ruth's Camera) plus a couple of hundreds more from Ben, Manoy, and Jamih's camera... thought I might share something from the past.. or sort of reminded me of the past...

Got an email from De La Salle Group multiply account for this AD...its an AD for Valentines Harana in La Salle... ever since I went there, it has been a yearly event that Harana Services are being sold at very reasonable cost during valentines.

Taking a break from watching downloaded series... I happen to browse thru these...

Yahoo!Travel says Manila to be Top 5 in International Travel Searches
So found this article while blog hopping Where Are Travelers Heading In 2007? and we made it as Top 5!

I'm a verified graduate student of La Salle!
Happen to pass by my beloved alma mater's website and I found myself browsing in Verification of Graduates Page. If you happen to know my full name, you can find out what year and course I graduated from. Nice noh!

Bago ang sharing..Korean sighting muna! Bakit ang gwapo ni Rain? Missed his concert a few days after he went there for his asia invasion! Sayang! grr!

Since this year has started all I've been thinking about is buying what I want, what I want, what I want... Not that it's a bad thing but I guess I had just put myself in a very irrational state. Dump myself unconsciously to a self-imposed financial crisis and there is no reason why I should be here... To be honest, there is no reason for me to think that I am in a financial crisis because I am really not. For one thing I could still buy the food I want to eat and could still pay for fare going to and from work, I could still afford to buy stuff like an MP4 player (which by the way I got at a bargain from Van - hehehe), could still... um...Ok so I'm a little off the point now.

Let me start again.

I got this book for my birthday. "Simplify and Create Abundance" How to be really wealthy without robbing your soul by Bo Sanchez

Not really a fan of self help books but gave it a shot and started reading it. It turns out I loved it. Its really nice because it talks about gaining money and not losing God or your faith in the process. It just hits right home because time and time again I've been telling people that I feel like since I started earning my few pesos I never really had time for Church orgs anymore, other than the usual sunday masses and days of obligation. Its like God and money (my work for this matter) don't mix. Could only have time for one thing at a time. Sure, I know others are doing it why can't I... hehehe... That's it right? why can't I. I can! I can! Just need more motivation. That I could actually be wealthy and healthy in all aspects of mylife and I'm just knowing it right now that I'm not, that I should be. That I complicate things, when I can simplify and thus making me wealthier. And how important it is to give to others, give back to God, to His church.

I loved the part in the book where Bo shares his friend who says its a mircle that his car starts even without gas, well he is praying for a miracle that his car will last till he has money to buy gas... but Bo has a different miracle, he could afford buying gas. That God provides him with money to buy gas and not worry that his car may die on him any moment. Thats the miracle that God is a good provider and doesn't make you worry on things.

I now also understand how important it is to give back to the church. Tightings right? Not really a strong believer before. But its nice how the book explained it in such a simple manner. Like, when we are praying to God to let us win Lotto and promise to be give XX% of the millions we win to the church.. and yet we can't even give 50 pesos every sunday mass. Right? We are only giving back what is God's through helping others. 10% is actually small compare to the amount of blessing he gives us everyday.

I spend so much money on things I don't actually need. Lack of self control. Tsk tsk tsk... When the money I spend could already feed a small community in Africa. Although there are reasonable things I can spend on. I could still spend extravagantly on worth-ful things.

And the rule of 70/30. On a monthly basis I should be able to live on 70% of what I earn. 10% for tightings. 10% for my retirement. and lastly 10% on sound investments. The 70% is more than enough for my basic needs (the wants falls under the 'if its a reasonable spending'). The tightings I've shared earlier. For the retirement, well this one is not in the book but my personal sharing. My mom has this two old-maid clients of her's that she spends her thursdays with (she use to work in a bank, that's where they met). her clients though they are old and has no immediate family (sons/daughters) to rely on they live their life comfortably. During thursdays they go wherever they want and eat whatever they crave for (provided their dentures can take it). Every week could visit the salon and have their hair blow dry for 600 bucks! darn! 600! just for a shampoo and blower. They are living on the interest they are receiving from the money they save for retirement. And I want to live like that...NOT as an old maid but as financially independent person when I get old and not to burden anyone. Lastly the 10% for sound investments, we'll lets just say that God can provide us MORE than what we need.

Hehehehe sounding a little too looney now... wala lang can't really explain things e... parang answers in my prayers are staring at my face and yet I don't see it. Parang saying to me Hello, I'm here take me! hahaha. Basta, I do recommend reading this book. Even if you don't really have a strong faith or not christian, the book is just practical/logical/simple.

I live my life now because of all the choices I make, I am poor because I made/think I am.Yet I am wealthier than I think I am, just needs to be a little more self conscious in the choices I make. God is a good provider, he will bless me financially.

Just thinking a loud