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Archive for January, 2010

I finished my first project for the year 2010 last Friday or Saturday. I couldn’t remember exactly. Here’s what the dream board looks like. I chose 22 pictures which represent my dreams and aspirations. I had those pictures printed and it cost around 100 pesos. Then, I pasted the pictures in a cartolina and placed the cartolina to the wall in my bedroom. The purpose of the dream board is to serve as a constant reminder of your dreams. This will strengthen your unconscious part to fulfill the goals effortlessly. Every day whenever you have free times, you can relax yourself and focus on these pictures for short periods of time and imagine yourself having achieved these goals. This is just a simple task, but one I am very proud of. It has been long when I told myself I wanted to do this, but never really  got into doing this. One of my motto this year is to do the things I have to do and never procrastinate like I used to. I get more done and I get more satisfaction with my life. The picture at the topmost left represent my goal to have the body I desire. I don’t aim to be a sexy or whatever but what I aim is to be healthy and fit. I don’t think I have a healthy body right now. Many people tell me I am too thin for my height and I look tired always. So, I should listen now and start working on my desired body. It has been a couple of years since people kept telling me. Since I entered the call center industry my body couldn’t cope with the workload but I have to force myself. Now, my work is lighter and relaxing unlike when I was still an agent. So I am very thankful and I should remember to work on this goal for this year. Actually I have taken the first step to this but this deserved another post. Weeeh! I think I am too talkative today, too many things to tell you guys.

The one on the right following the body is a cabinet. I want to have book shelves for my books. I am a bookworm and over the years I was able to collect quiet a number of them. I have books which serves as my guide to be successful in my life (of course, in my own terms).  Reputable authors helped shape me who I am today and I am thankful that I have honed this love for reading. I do specially like reading self-development books. Books that teaches how to manage one’s time, how to do things better, how to reach goals, how to live a simpler life and anything that teaches.

You can also see a camera in this dream board. I want to have a reliable camera that captures perfect photos. We have a quiet cheap camera and though the pictures are perfect and clear outside rooms and in the morning, it couldn’t capture good night and dark photos.  I want to take important events in my life as a mother. I want to take mementos of my little one that we will cherish when she grows up.

The next photo on the right is a CD rental photo. I want to have a CD rental business. It is quiet expensive to buy DVD’s and CD’s even pirated ones. It is still more affordable to just rent CD’s. That’s what we did over the year that we still didn’t know how to download movies over the internet. Thanks to jennie for teaching me a site where I could download movies.  I want to have a business that I love and I know people would love. This is quiet similar to the video city business which is probably the most famous CD rental company in Cebu and in Manila. At least a capital of 15-20 thousand is needed to start up this business.

The next photo is a picture of a child happily learning and that represents my goal to train my baby academically. I still never got into it. That has been my goal since last year but I just never got into it. So, I have to start working on it while she’s still young and receptive. There’s a photo of a woman who is cooking and that’s what I love to learn this year. I love to learn how to cook and actually I have started cooking. That’s why I really believe in the power of this dream board because I did not force myself but I just did it. My subsconscious effortlessly reminded me to do it. I even did not think it’s part of my dream board. I just simply started cooking. I cooked vegetables  (sauteed) last night. My second time to cook one. The first one was not perfect but the one I cooked last night earned praise from my husband. He said the “taste” is just perfectly right. This time I made sure it’s not too salty like the first one. The first time I cook this? I mess up. I forgot to place garlic when I sauteed it. Really! That’s how dumb I am when it comes to cooking.

There’s also a picture of women in their graduation costume. This represents my goal to  graduate or to finish my degree in Education (teaching course). I still lack around one year of studies and off I am to graduation. I am planning to study again this year. I am still deliberating on which school I want to take up the remaining units. The next photo is a photo where you can see friends closely hugging and playing around with each other which represents my goal to have more close friends this year. Then the next is a couple lovingly wrapped around each other which represents my goal to have a healthy, happy and long lasting relationship with my husband. This is my goal to be an ideal wife as much as I could be. Maybe not the perfect, but the best I could be. Then, there’s a photo of a woman happily jumping around the beach which represents my goal to be healthy and energetic. I tend to get tired easily because of my load and the number of activities I am involved. I am an action maker, I make things happen and for the past month I have been very busy but never taking the time to rest or relax and unwind so I could be prepared for the next battle. There are still a lot of pictures here, and I’m sorry but I don’t think I have enough time to discuss every thing.

Note: My dream of having a videoke has been fulfilled just this week. I never forcefully aimed to work on it but it effortlessly manifested in my life. I am just one of the people who strongly believe that for a person to achieve his goal, he needs to have a regular reminder of his goal which will be imprinted in his subconscious. Our subconscious will work on manifesting our goals even during our rest times and while we sleep. It will seek all the power of the Universe to make all our dreams come true. I will be making a seprate post for the fulfillment of my dream to have a videoke so I could sing regularly. This dream costed me less than I thought it could be.

Getting an online degree is what I hope for right now. I still have one more year to finish my college. I wasn’t able to finish due to some personal circumstances. I never had any financial problem during my studies, as opposed to many. In fact, my college is already paid for. My family line owns a college in our province. But, there were lots of personal issues which hindered my achievement of a college diploma. But, I am not disappointed. I still dream to finish college and one day receive my diploma upstage. I am looking for ways now to accomplish this dream and one of that is saving up. For many people like me, who are also working, getting an online business degree is the best option. This option allows most people to still have flexible schedule. I’m trying to deliberate now how I could manage my time well. As I have to get enough sleep, get to work for 9 hours and perform my obligations. Squeezing in another few hours for school doesn’t appeal very good to me as even with my current schedule my hands are already full. But I’ve heard that online degree will allow me to still perform my obligations and then finish my college. That really sounds appealing to me. All I need is money of course for my application, a laptop (which I already have! thanks to my work and promotion) and a stable internet application. I can attend classes and study anytime I want based on my schedule. That is really really neat. I could study in between hours where I am free at work, I could study while doing nothing at home, during lunch breaks and a during free times. Hmmmmm, this is really neat. I am still deciding on this and hopefully I can see by this year if this will come to pass or not.

Before I got this job as a call center agent here in the company I work for, I worked first in a call center company specializing for research and outbound calls. We were tasked to work on health insurance leads
which was a quiet boring work. I am glad that I was able to get this job which is challenging and fun and in 2 years time allowed me to level up my position.

This is a great time to start the year right. Year 2010 will surely be full of surprises, challenges and blessings for me and my family. To make the most out of this year I will be documenting 100 tasks or goals for the year. This could include big and small ones, it doesn’t matter as long as it matters enough for me.

Alright, so ofcourse, we have to start with the number one task. Let me think for a while, what should this task be? Okay, I have an idea now. First task is to create a dreamboard which contains photos and reminders of my goals and aspirations for the year. I already gathered the photos I will be using. All I need is to paste them in the cartolina I bought and organized them well. Then, I have to find a location or a spot which is visible so I will be reminded of it every day.

One reminder: Place the dream board beside your bed or in your office and look at it at least twice a day for about 5 minutes. Enjoy the images, enjoy your work and imagine yourself leading the life that is in your dream board.

First task: Create a Personal Dreamboard for year 2010

What would you do with millions of money? Like, let’s say, you win the lotto. This is a fun activity for me. Well, if i win the lotto and get millions of money, the first thing I would do is TO QUIT MY JOB in a callcenter. Yes, shocking but very true. I love my job right now since I am not that stressed out. We have freedom of time and I don’t get burned out and tired as hell as I used to be. However, I feel that I need to give more time for my family specially for my baby who is now 2 years old. I want to be a full time housewife taking care of our home, my husband and my baby. Another thing I would do? build a house in a province like area here in Cebu. I want to be in the province but I don’t have to live near my grandparents and relatives and near his parents and relatives. If we are to stay in Bohol, a lot of people would come in between me and my husband and a lot of people would keep telling us to do. That spells HELL for me. As an independent person, I hate being controlled. I want to find a province like area here in Cebu, and build a nice house there, a 2 storey house. The house is simple but very nice. There is a library at the 2nd floor and there’s also a music room for my husband. Then, after building the house I would build businessess here and there so our money will flow. Some business I’d like to build are 5 locations near schools and offices where we provide photocopying service. Then, I will have a big location for CD rental, just like video city here in Cebu.  I will also build small CD rental shops in Bohol towns such as tagbilaran, Loboc, Bilar and Batuan. Then, I would build a house which will have rooms for rent. This house would have at least 20 rooms which will be for 2 thousand per room and which will generate 40,000 pesos for us each month. For now, these are the businesses close to my heart so these will be the businesses I will take care. I will be managing these businesses with my husband. We will not work anymore. We will just manage businesses and stay home and enjoy each other. Another thing I would do? BUY LOTS OF NICE CLOTHES. I love clothes. Different styles and colors. It would be very neat to be able to buy all the clothes you like. I would definitely indulge. One thing I would do for self-actualization is to write books. Yes, I will be writing inspirational and self-development books that will help people become better than they used to be. I will continue to blog and share my life to others. I will be taking lots and lots of pictures every day. Whew! What a perfect life.

I just went to the mall yesterday to have my cellphone fixed. It was worth 4,000 but it got damaged in a month. My baby dipped it in a glass of water. It is still worked though the music, memory card was damaged. I could still text and call. However, it fell in the bath sink. Too bad! Really…..I am so careless indeed. I am so sorry for this cellphone. This is the best cellphone I ever had. I hope they could still retrieve it and I promise to take better care of it.

It’s the start of the year and it’s not really a very very abundant one because I have to start saving money from the bottom again. Last year was an expensive year. We really had a lot of expenses. Though, if I think it over a lot of money have been wasted on “wants” and not really on need.

I want to be a better money handler this time. So, I am starting the year with a budget. I want to be better when using money. I want to make the most of every dollar. It is difficult to be fearful that your money might not be enough. I want to achieve financial security, financial freedom. I am hoping that day will come when I won’t worry about money anymore. Hmmm, it makes me think of playing Lotto. Why not!

Today is Thursday and I’m starting to feel normal again. For the last couple of days I felt very tired since we just came back here in the city after almost a week of vacation in Bohol. Both the hubby and I are still in a state of recuperation. We are trying to get our energy back. We really got tired with traveling, packing our things, taking care of a lot of things. There were nights during our vacation when we never had enough sleep so we are really a bit exhausted. It wasn’t a Cyber Monday for me since I wasn’t able to get back to work yet. I did not even get the chance to use my computer. At that time, I was still busy packing our things going back home. I did not bring my yaya over and I just discovered how tiring it is to travel in another place with a toddler in tow.

My baby and my husband. They’re the two greatest treasures given to me by God. I am so thankful for having a loving, understanding, God-fearing, responsible, matured husband like Ronel. I am so thankful for having a pretty, adorable, witty, bright, active, healthy baby like Baby Bless. They came to my life and since then, everything changed. I am no longer the same person I used to be. I am happier, more motivated, wiser, more responsible than ever. Thank you Lord for these two people. I pray that you will give us more time to be together. Together forever. When will the new addition be? I could never tell. Not for no, we still can’t afford it. It is very costly and difficult to maintain a child. We are contented with her for now. At the right time, she will be an Ate for sure.

One of the few realizations I’ve had when I came back to Bohol was that I missed a lot of people. My cousins, friends, relatives and every one. I missed being in a town where everyone knew each other. I missed the way of life in the province of Bohol. I missed seeing a lot of green grass, trees and mountains whenever I look. I miss everything there. I didn’t realize it until I finally came back after 3 years. I knew in my heart that every where I will be, Bohol will always be a special place for me. I missed these 2 people I have never seen after many years. Ate Tata, a 3rd degree cousin is special to me because we were together on our school days and we shared the same sentiments regarding the strictness of my grandmother and aunts. Marites on the right side, has been one of my close cousins whom I confide my secrets and aspirations. She is special to me and will forever remain as one.

December 30, 209 is an unforgettable day for my family. It’s the day when we all went back to have a short 5 day vacation in Bohol, the place where I and my husband both grew up. I haven’t been to the place after 3 years due to some issues. But, I finally took the courage to face everyone. You can see our happy faces in this photo while we were on the ship from Cebu to Bohol. We were all excited and we were right to be so. A lot of unexpected things happened during our 5 day vacation. It was all worth it.