Workplace Etiquette (And Government Offices)
My hope is that people in Philippine government offices read this because I’ve had numerous experiences in our government offices here where I go home feeling really disgusted and frustrated and with a complaint. Name it, we have it: kilometric lines to get renewals for licenses, offices that have 3 hour breaks, personnel that lead you to a wild goose chase spanning several windows and floors just to get a one page government document, Congressmen staff who close their offices in the afternoon just because they don’t want to work anymore, underpaid and angry government employee who know nothing about customer service or who have already resigned their fate to the “system”.
It’s sad that here in the Philippines, when you talk about government or “public” offices, institutions and systems, it’s usually described as having lower class standards compared to private institutions. Our image of the Government office is that dinghy, paint-running-off the wall, water marks running from the ceiling, cramped, make-shift office in a rundown building.
Click to continue reading Workplace Etiquette (And Government Offices)Principles of Greatness
One of the first things we lose when we grow up and when we start working are our principles, specially if we are in a very toxic environment and the place we are working for does not support our own long-held values. Here is a video to make us pause and remind us that there are more important things in life.
Click to continue reading Principles of GreatnessAng Peregrino Recommends 31: Yabang Pinoy
Yabang Pinoy is about getting back our pride of being Filipinos. It was founded by a group of Filipinos who realized that one of the biggest problems faced by the Philippines today is Filipinos not believing enough in their nationality. The goal of the “Yabang Pinoy” campaign is to unite the Filipino people in believing in themselves and in fellow Filipinos. And I think this is such a timely goal considering the myriad of things that have dampened our spirit about our country the past few months.
Our politics have given us infamy (we’ve been named one of the Most Corrupt Country in the world)—and Billions in debt. Our sports programs are in shambles—our brightest hope to win a gold in the Olympics, boxer Harry Tanamor, was humiliated in the first round. We also lost in tae kwon do. We also had rebel Muslim groups attack our towns and cities in the last couple of weeks partly because of a botched Peace Process, but also because there will never be lasting peace without a better quality of life for everybody.
Click to continue reading Ang Peregrino Recommends 31: Yabang PinoyEnvelope Budgeting 101
I am really excited about this post. I found this new software/excel spreadsheet called Excel Check Register Spreadsheet w/ Envelope Budgeting. That’s a mouthful I know, but I will be explaining it here, and I can assure you that it will make budgeting a lot easier for you.
What is Envelope Budgeting?
Envelope budgeting is a method where you take your income, convert it into cash, and then allocate your cash into different envelope categories. These envelopes are labeled for various categories of spending including required spending, such as your mortgage, groceries, and medical bills, and discretionary spending, such as eating out, entertainment, and shopping. As you divide your cash into envelopes, you can immediately see what on-hand cash you have to pay bills, make purchases, and contribute to your savings.
Click to continue reading Envelope Budgeting 101A Gray Colored World
At a certain point in our lives, we realize that we are not kids anymore: we get hurt and we feel pain but nobody comes to comfort us and blow away at the wound. We cry and the world does not stop—it just continues without breaking stride.
We can fight this loss and remain indignant— remain a brat and act as if the world owes us something. Or we can embrace the bare facts of life: that pain is part of life, just as joy is part of it; that the world can be unfair, but there is good in the world; that friends can hurt you but it doesn’t mean you’re enemies for life; that we are responsible for what we do no matter how we feel; that love can remain long after the feeling is gone; that it is ok to make mistakes. Mistakes are made without our meaning to— whoever wanted to be a mistake-maker— but the fact remains, mistakes are made. We try to minimize them, but they are made. No mistake is so great that we could not live it down. And no real success in the world happened without some kind of failure before that.
Click to continue reading A Gray Colored World17 Ways to Find Your Passion
This is something I got in one of my surfing-with-no-agenda sessions, proving to me once again that sometimes, just when you think you’re not really looking for something in particular, you end up with something cool. Every time I do this, I am reminded of the original reason for this blog—it is really about the cool things you find in this road called life.
Click to continue reading 17 Ways to Find Your PassionThe Age of Fake
The latest “controversy” about the Beijing Olympic Games is about the cute little girl who sang “Ode to the Motherland” during the Opening Ceremonies. It turns out she just lip synched for the real singer who was backstage. Olympic officials made the switch because the seven year old singer had broken teeth! Wow. That’s like Charice Pempengco not winning in a local singing tilt because her competition looks better than her!
Click to continue reading The Age of Fake28th February 2008 
Roland Barthes, in his book Mythologies, said that a myth is a type of speech. It is a message. So that...8th May 2007 Got this from Maan's blog. Hmmm. Really true. Or at the very least, it's something to think about....
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