Thoughts on the Way Home (from shopping)

I could not count anymore how many times I pondered about life.

And while I am on my way home,  I thought of life again.

I analyze it as, dont be too serious, thinking of financial goal as top priority will ruin the 'good' in life, savor the unseemingly unimportant errands to the mall as something that can be equal to happiness, money is not important anymore but being careless about money is the same as ruining your life because of chasing money, you can never force friends and relationships. Just be present and open.

I am thinking, if someone will read this post, I wonder if they would ever interpret what I mean on those words.

Because, it's kind of hard to explain.

Every warning statement I made rooted from experience and every simple compliment I made about happiness might sound like unimportant.

The goal of happiness is not like it should be selfish.

Happiness is being content, and share it with family without expecting returns.

Well, that is it for now.

Thanks reading all the way ❗

❗2023 my First Post of the Year

Another Year 2023.

A fresh start and a clean slate.

For me its always a time where my inspiration is flowing, there is always a positive energy inside of me about what I want to do this year.

Its where my hopes and dreams are high♥️.

2023 Goals

I am still not sure if I wanted to make a goal, because I don't want to make the mistake I made before, wherein I focus a lot on Goals and I forgot about building relationships around me.

Mistakes in Previous years on How to achieve Goals

Like, in able to save more money,I burn my bridges with my family, good thing, they are forgiving and I can repair my relationship with them. In the end, I learned that, my family and I doesn't agree with how to use money, but that's ok, it should not be a hindrance to still be a whole family.

What's in Store for 2023?

Even if I do not want to set a firm goal this year, for sure, I still have in mind to be a better steward of money - trying to follow Dave Ramsey's baby steps - Filipino version.

And of course my health goal- im am now incorporating more meat into my diet, because I am hooked by the idea of carnivore diet. Although, I still eat carbs like rice, I noticed improvement on the way I think and I make less mistake at work.

And even though I make mistakes, I do not feel depressed and its the end of the world.

I can handle my stress better with eating a lot of meat.

You will for sure see more posts about My Mental Health and Diet and Finances ♥️.

So that is it, for New Yeat

Happy New Year everyone.

How To Always Smile

How to always smile?

Happy people are generally likeable people.  And oftentimes you see happy people always smiling 😊.

People also find it easier to approach an individual who is already smiling instead of someone who looks grumpy.

But smiling for a 30+ year old me is not a good idea because i find it promotes fine lines. Of course, women would want to look their best at all times, so if I can avoid wrinkles that is great.

So I find that applying lipstick the right way is a good hack to make lips turns upturned in which will make you look like your smiling even if you're not really smiling.

"Makeuptips for happylips " is the title of the YouTube video where I learned this technique and its working well for me.

I hated my resting bitch face because it always intimidates other people and nobody likes that.

You wanted to be at peace with everyone.

By doing this simple techniques, simply drawing your lips the right way, will spread a smile to everyone without tiring your face muscles at all.

Although its pandemic and rarely other people see your lips, but on cafeteria, lunch outs where in you dont have a choice but to do a face reveal the smiling hack could go handy.

Especially, with friends and co workers, you would always want so share happy vibes by smiling and not showing your natural pouty lips or sad lips 

That's it for now. Thanks for reading all the way.❗

Himalayan Salt on Baths

Not sure when it started, but I get to have a big problem with dandruff maybe about 4 years ago.

I hated anti dandruff shampoo, because apart from dandruff, I also have to consider my ever growing hairloss every day.

So I kept on switching to different shampoo to no shampoo at all.

Then I thought of using normal body soap as shampoo because I am at my ends wit.

Nothing seem to help my hair loss, so I thought why pay expensive shampoo which doesn't help- so I opted to use a normal body soap. And then sadly my, one day, I noticed I have grown another hair problem and that is dandruff. 

Fast forward to today after trying a lot of things, I tried a shampoo bar and so far I get to love to use it because of number of reasons.

Its cheap, its economical, it last long and I feel really clean from the scalp.

Even though my dandruff is still there, removing the oiliness on my head brings a lot of releif for me.

And another additional thing I add from my routine is putting salt on my bath water.

I felt clean from my skin and my scalp and it feels wonderful.

We don't have bathtub at home, so a huge 'palangana' basin, is enough with warm water and a small handful of Himalayan salt for my bath gives a whole another level of relief for me.

It's quite an accident that this routine has emerged to my bath routine. Because I do not know what to do with the coarse Himalayan salt I bought (its hard to put on food because its too big of a pebble). So, to not waste the salt, I just incorporate it on my bath and I really liked it so far.

I feel clean on my skin (I noticed its easier to scrub dead skin using saltwater) and my scalp feels better.

My dandruff, I feel its gone.

I don't have big white chunk of skin falling off my hair and its amazing.

Bath Routine: Big basin with hot water, I repeatedly splash water on to my hair and body (hot water helps my body relax) until I am soaked (since we dont have a proper bathtub to soak my whole body with).

Then usual soap and shampoo (im using shampoo bar from lazada -polys- they changed their name to woops).

That is it for now 😊.

Thanks for reading all the way 💞

Pag Ibig Loyalty Card 1st 100 Applicants First Serve

Got an adivise from my mom, that Pagibig branch will entertain 1st 100 applicants who wants to get their Pag ibig loyalty card.

So gotta try Commonwealth branch (diliman).

"di makakuha ng id''

Remember how was I informed in a disappointing manner by the Pagibig staff at Starmall San Jose del Monte?

Where he keep on pointing at this sign to answer my question.

(Refer to Piture Up)

🙊

Im reliving the humiliation and time wasted.

☹️☹️☹️☹️

Loyalty Card Pag-ibig Starmall San Jose del Monte

❗Write in the comments if you successfully applied for Pagibig Loyalty Card at Starmall San Jose del Monte.❗

Sharing to you my brief experience on getting my Pagibig Loyalty Card at Starmall San Jose del Monte.

Truthfully, I did not able to get Pagibig Loyalty Card at Starmall San Jose del Monte, because they don't issue Pagibig Loyalty Card on a satellite office like Starmall San Jose del Monte.

warning rant below

The Pagibig staff keep pointing me at the sign 

"Di makakakuha ng ID"

I'm so puzzled why not answer the Pagibig Member directly that Starmall San Jose del Monte does not issue Pagibig Loyalty Card.

It confuses me, the staff wanted the sign to answer my question. (Why ask to a living person, because I want that living person to answer me back, not the sign)

 The sign says ID but I was asking for Loyalty card, so naturally I do not know they are the same thing.

 (faceslap).

Anyway, lesson here is that you cannot get Pagibig Loyalty Card at Starmall San Jose del Monte.

You can only get it at branches(refer to the picture up).

Next time, I will go straight to Pagibig branch near St. Peter along commonwealth avenue.

But I wouldn't say there is a guarantee they will have available card all the time.

❗ Please write your experience in the comments if you able to get your Pagibig Loyalty Card at Starmall San Jose del Monte ❗

To help create awareness 😊

That is it for now.

Thanks for reading all the way.

new pastime

Chinese comic's has taken over this 2022.

The joy of reading comics is a nostalgic version of watching anime.

Because, watching anime's are basically reading thru moving drawings since I can't understand Japanese.

😊

One that stands out on few of the stories (comics) I read is the usual plot of drugging the lead female character or the male character.

It's so bizarre, almost like a culture shock to me as a Filipino.

Because I wouldn't imagine those things will actually happen, but it spiced up the stories really well and makes it enjoyable.

It's like watching a Mexican drama with my grandmother, wherein a lot of bizarre events will happen to the female character.

😊

That is it for now....

bad night sleep means lack of focus in the morning

Focus at work is essential.

That is why understanding why I lack focus is important to me.

One reason I find is I lack a good night sleep.

So these are the things i do to make sure i am at my optimal focus just by getting that quality sleep♥️.

1. After indulging junk food or too much carbs before sleep, it is necessary to drink warm ginger tea.

2. Belly massage with liniments ( love katinko). Warms liniments and massage just gives my brain a signal, its time to sleep ♥️♥️♥️.

No Spend Month Did Not Work for Me

Not able to buy "wants" for the whole month is surprisingly achievable.

"Achievable" I would say but not quite.

February was the month decided that I will do a 'no spend month challenge'.

Still allowed to buy essential purchase like food and some groceries, but...

What was I am not prepared of is the havoc I feel when March came.

I essentially, feel like I wanted to go out and spend the smallest money I have.

I don't know what happened.

Maybe this is a mental thing when you are deprived of something.

March came and I constantly go out buy things which makes my savings for the month of February wasted for nothing.

I guess, its true what Dave Ramsey says that budgeting is more of a character shaping thing.

My unmanageable ways of spending money was highlighted in March and went everywhere just to devour what little money I have left.

So, thats what happened.

But I managed to not spend on the second half of May. Where in I was short of 510 pesos of my Monthly obligation. ☹️

Well I guess I can control myself seeing I really don't have any more money 😅😅😅.

That is it for now.

Thanks for reading all the way♥️

Waking up @2 AM

Its the worst time.

When I suddenly wakes up and have the urge to pee in the wee hours in the morning. (12-3am)

And, come next the worst part. Not able to sleep afterwards.

No Buy Month | Will try One Month and See How It Goes

Something popped out on my YouTube newsfeed about _______(insert month) No Spend Challenge.

And, the idea appealed to me a lot.

Last Day of 2021| What's been Good about 2021?

I realized that 2020 has crushed me hard spritually and financially.

Which makes me appreciate 2021 even more.

With new perspective about faith ( though still unperfect to this day) and new perspective about money. Better understanding about my hidden health issues, and being mindful of my brain functions.

2021 has opened my eyes to what is important in life.

And that is to be a good steward of the Lord and to have good relationship with everyone. Because God is in everyone, and if I hated one person, that means I hated God in a way.

Being good with everyone else is a huge challenge though.

Because, that's what I do all my life.

To resist people's authority over me. 

To empower oneself. To be independent.

I hated pleasing people, I hated kiss people's ass, just to be liked.

Not sure what month/year I came across Chris Voss book Never Split the Difference, but this book has answered my problem onto kissing other people's ass.

Negotiation is the key, to not hate other people, point out your cause and still be friends with them.

Negotiation has been life changing for me this year 2021.

Using negotiation, I stopped being annoying at conversions, I can able to pass thru difficult situations and I can able work win difficult people.

Lastly, I am so thankful about my work.

I never thought I would be offered this work and I am so thankful.

    Health/brain

    Faith

    Finances/new work

That is it.

What more could I ask. After what 2020 brought me, anything is just felt like blessing this 2021.

I am grateful and thankful.

Thanks for reading all the way 💞.

Before 2022| recap ng goals last Dec 2020/2021

It's a bit hard to look back at my 2020 / 2021 post because there's a lot of hopes in those written words. (For sure)

Nevertheless, I think its helpful to look back at it (though still a bit cringey and scary).

Blogging Hype and Downfall

The joy of having your own space on the internet is a cloud nine feeling.

Much more if you see blog performing better than everyone else.

But I have learned that comparing yourself to other bloggers will slap back at your face.

Just Focus on One Thing | My All Over the Place Thoughts

Doing all the things all at the same time is a wise idea.

Untill I realised I wasn't accomplishing anything.

Hence, to put rest on my mind I decided to just focus on one thing.

Ewallet Surprise | pa 50 pesos na voucher credits

Never would I have thought na mapapangiti ako ng pa 50 - 50 voucher ng Paymaya.

Signing up for a refer a friend from Paymaya has been an unexpected surprise for me.

Pasimpleng comment sa Facebook page ng Paymaya ng aking refferal code is like planting a tree waiting for it to yield fruits.

Some months, I got zero refferal bonus. (Like November)

But some months I get quite a few.

Nevertheless, this inspires me to create this post and hope to nurture the plant even more.

❗Paymaya Invite Code

D8J7197M2R3L

Get 50 Pesos

That is it for now.

Thanks for reading all the way.

Merry Christmas ☃️☃️☃️🌲🌲🌲

2021

❗Notice: New Referral Code 

D8J7197M2R3L

30's money What I do w money now vs when I was in my 20's

I think nobody wants to get rich slow.

Especially, when you are in your 20's.

20's people are the flashy people.

Wanting to show how relevant, extravagant and how "to envy are" they.

Thus, can be aggressive when it comes to earning money.

While the 30's people, I am not quite sure.

Some people make it (i mean financially), and the proof are everywhere,. 

For those 30's people - who dont 😆 yet, well let's talk about that.

Pinoy Keto on a Budget

You propably struggled starting a low carb or Keto diet.

Choices and new information over internet are so confusing.

Cravings are hard to manage.

Still hungry. (when Keto or Low carb diet supposed to decrease your appetite because you stopped insulin from spiking.)

Here's what you can learn from mistakes of a newbie when going keto/ low carb.

Ultimate Pinoy Keto on a Budget

Here, you will learn what to buy on keto.

What are the important ingredients for Keto and what are the Keto products that are a waste of money.

But first let us start with equipment.

Most important equipment you need for Keto, can you guess?

No its not a coffee machine to make bullet proof coffee.

Are you taking a guess?

It's a working freezer.

Yes. A freezer.

I'll explain in a minute.

Pinoy Keto Food

Brocolli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, spinach, raddish.

Now, here's why you need freezer for.

For obvious reasons, that these vegetables spoils easily.

And for keto, its really important you eat these foods, because these vegetables will keep you full longer and will stop the cravings.

It's really a money saver when you buy a head of brocolli, a head of cauliflower, lucky if you find kale and spinach here in the Philippines (rare but possible), buy these veggies all at once and cut them up and freeze them. 

A head of brocolli last me a week and i don't worry about it getting bad.

It keeps me full for a long time.

I don't eat a lot of brocolli because I get slight constipation, but its not that bad. It doesn't hurt me, I get mild constipation but I feel full longer which is more important for me.

1st Keto Product that is a Waste of Money

Green Powder 👎

(Organic kale powder, organic barley powder, organic wheat grass powder, organic spinach powder, organic moringa powder, organic pea powder)

On the attempt to eat vegetables the easy way, I bought a big bag of greens powder just to end up knowing that green powder is not the same with real food.

It does not have the same effect of keeping me full for a long time.

And since vegetables are not my favourite, its hard to swallow it down.

In reality..

I saved more money on buying a head of brocolli for 100 pesos, freeze it and pan fry it every time my tastebuds accepts it. (Like I said, a head of brocolli last me for a week and i dont have to worry about it spoiling)

It keeps me full longer. ( I intentionally mention it twice, same with cabbage)

So, can I buy other vegetables? Yes of course, but note other veggies does not give you the same effect as these cruciferous vegetables. You really need to start with these, else you will fail. Like i did.

Next Item MEAT

This is just preference but what I start with is eggs and ground beef.

I portion the ground beef into patties, put heavy salt and pepper, cut up parchment paper so they will keep separated, and that's it. (Ground beef is cheaper too and can be flexible on many dish but mainly pan fry beef patties and veggies are enough)

250 pesos worth of ground beef last me for a week or so ( My mom still cooks so this is just for back ups).

2nd keto product that is waste of money.

Supplements like minerals and fish oil.

I'm not so sure about them really.

But one thing I am sure of, relying on supplement alone does not do any good to me. (Dumb I was, wanting an easy way and make myself believe that supplement tablets will make me feel great instantly)

So, newbie mistake is do not put trust on processed products. And don't change the meaning of supplement into real/whole food, because they are not.

A powdered greens would never replace real cabbage or real brocolli.

For fish oil, not so sure. Youngs Town sardine feels really healthy and cheap and I feel really great eating them.

So, right now I feel like I wasted money buying that supplement 😟.

Final Thoughts

In my experience, no need to be in and trendy buying kale shake powder and expensive supplements to feel great in keto.

Start with the right veggies listed up. Dont change it with ampalaya or pinakbet (filipino vegetable delicacy).

Because in my experiece typical pinakbet vegetables does not make me full longer.

My opinion up was just tested in a week, I am hoping to make a 3rd month update to prove the point of this post.

As per observation of my previous post about nilagang baka (filipino soup delicacy with beef shank, potatoes, cabbage and bokchhoy) that kind of food make me full longer too and its keto approved. (Potatoes in moderation of course).

And one similiarity that anyone can notice is that it uses cruciferous vegetable cabbage and pechay.

So that might be a good indicator that right vegetables can help you to be successful on going low carb/ keto.

That is it for now.

Thanks for reading all the way.

How to Learn Quickly @ Work

One of the struggles I have with a new job is I get a hard time learning it fast.

Brain Fog and Good Sleep | 3 Step to a Good Night Sleep

I am all about improving productivity.

And three things I constantly wrote in this blog are my battle against thoughts that won't stop, brain fog, and attention deficit-ADD.

Lotto Number From God |blognigigi

There are multiple times in my life when I prayed really hard and put forth my deep sincerity to ask God to let me win the lottery.

Reaction Post: Totoo bang walang kakayahang mag-ipon ang mga taong minimum wage earner?

Maka-kaipon ba ang isang minimum wage earner?

Delayed gratification - formula for success?

When I was still head over heels on getting out of the rat race, delayed gratification is something I applied as a strategy to win with my money goals.

toxic positivity? baka nakakalimutang blessed kaya stressed

I just bumped into a word toxic positivity. It's a new term for me.

Let me try to define it in my own words. (I don't know if I will laugh or get serious, hopefully, I can define it properly).

Toxic positivity is a term used that mainly says "focus on the blessing or positive things that happened to you and ditch out the negative feeling or situation you are on. "

The blessings should always be more dominant than the negative things. And bad days or negative situations are just insubstantial that complaining doesn't make sense at all.

Focus on being Blessed

Focus on being blessed sounds really good and relieving.

  

I think we all agree on that.

 

    'Baka nakakalimutang blessed kaya feeling stressed?' -from a facebook post

But does focusing on your blessings remove the current problems you have?

There are multiple situations in my life that, when I try to focus on the blessings I received from the Lord, I get confused about my real priorities in life.

Well, in the first place, I really haven't figured out my real purpose in life. All I know is I need to earn money, be financially free, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and hopefully, when money is already settled, that is where I came in and help my chaotic family struggling with money.

I think the grace of the Lord is always present. Maybe that is where 'baka nakakalimutang blessed' si coming from.

But if we are blessed why are we burdened with our work. Why we face difficult people. Why are facing so many problems???

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.

He adds no sorrow with it. I really love that. There is no reason to be burdened, angered, depressed nor stressed because the real blessing of the Lord is clear. He adds no sorrow with it.

Maybe the situation you are in right now is not the real blessing that God has stored for you.

To find it, maybe you needed to realign your priorities and put your focus back on the Lord.

For me, I get to know it by reading the book The Legacy Journey by Dave Ramsey.

You can read it for free on youtube. Just search for the title.

That is it for now.

Thanks for reading all the way!

tips para di mastress sa trabaho

This is a 'test advice' for people who have legit work and want to remove/minimize their stress at work.

I've been having less stress ever since I do all these tips I am going to tell you.