the times of your life...

if you will be given 86,400 pesos everyday, with the condition that you have to spend the whole amount in 24hours so you can have another 86,400 pesos the next day...how and to where will you spend it.

you cannot give it away, you cannot gamble with it, you can only give so much to charity, you cannot deposit it in a bank or put it in a business venture and you cannot keep it for yourself.

i was asked this question the other day, but i also asked a question...why 86,400 and not 50,000 or 100,000? because there are 86,400 seconds in one day. you are basically given a peso to spend every second.

which brings us really to the actual life-question... how and to where are we going to spend the time given us everyday? how do we manage our time if there seems not enough time for us to do everything we want to do?

are we spending our time wisely or are we just taking our time "easy"?

if you knew that you only have today to live, would you spend today the way you spent yesterday? or would you try to make up for what you have missed doing yesterday or the other day or last week or last month?

somebody was asked the same question. he said that if he knew he'd only live until the setting of the sun and he was trimming his garden when he found out about it..he'd continue trimming his garden and do about his normal business for the day. he has lived his life right and fruitful everyday, he said, that he has no reason to change the way he has lived just to accommodate death today.

how wonderful it would be, if all of us would live our lives right before God everyday of our lives, that we may never have to worry about changing our life schedule when death would stare us in the face. we never have to chase after yesterday's "misses and lapses" because we always shoot for the goal daily. we never have to regret not having shown our love to our loved ones because we live love daily. we never have to pay for lost time in the past because we owed no one a wise-spent time of everyday.

like everything else, we all have our own expiration dates. the question is, will we be consumed before we expire or will we expire before we can be consumed?

i'm walking on sunshine

there are a lot of things in life to complain about: traffic, the almost endless increases of fuel prices, typhoons and floods, the rain, the humidity, slow internet connection, not getting what you want, countless things to do, people that don't agree with you, waking up earlier than usual, headache… and the list goes on. there’s just too many things you can think that you want to whine about.

but there are MORE things in life to be grateful for-- like nice people who give out random acts of kindness just because they feel like it, people who smile and take time to talk, vacations, good friends, BUILDING new friendships that may even extend until a lifetime, freebies, family, discovering/learning new things, adventures, good food, good coffee, iced tea, people who love you, hot and cold shower, enjoying the hot sun or the rain, the greens, nice songs, internet, good books, good health...in short, LIFE, in general.

i am right now, in a very happy point in my life. i think the song "Walking on Sunshine" is very suitable for my disposition in life at present. and it feels really really good to be happy about everything--good or bad.

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”
– Philippians 4:12-13

i'm walking on sunshine

there are a lot of things in life to complain about: traffic, the almost endless increases of fuel prices, typhoons and floods, the rain, the humidity, slow internet connection, not getting what you want, countless things to do, people that don't agree with you, waking up earlier than usual, headache… and the list goes on. there’s just too many things you can think that you want to whine about.

but there are MORE things in life to be grateful for-- like nice people who give out random acts of kindness just because they feel like it, people who smile and take time to talk, vacations, good friends, BUILDING new friendships that may even extend until a lifetime, freebies, family, discovering/learning new things, adventures, good food, good coffee, iced tea, people who love you, hot and cold shower, enjoying the hot sun or the rain, the greens, nice songs, internet, good books, good health...in short, LIFE, in general.

i am right now, in a very happy point in my life. i think the song "Walking on Sunshine" is very suitable for my disposition in life at present. and it feels really really good to be happy about everything--good or bad.

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”
– Philippians 4:12-13

...nung nasa kolehiyo na ako

... nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, akala ko isang hakbang na lang ang tagumpay ko

... nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, nalaman ko na importante pala ang baon na pera para makarating ako sa eskwelahan

... nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, matipid ako, kasi hindi masyadong malaki ang alawans ko, pero pagdating sa gimikan magastos ako

... nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, di ako natatakot sa mundo. natuto ako magpunta kung saan-saan, umuuwi ako ng halos hatinggabi na galling sa mga gimikan

... nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, sanay ako mag lakad ng malayo dahil yun lang ginagawa namin ng mga kaibigan ko pag meron break-- mag ikot sa kung saan saan.

… nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, natuto ako ng mga bisyo, natutunan ko ang uminom at manigarilyo at tumikim ng mga hindi dapat tikman

… nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, nalaman ko ang pagkakaiba ng kagandahan at kapangitan ng kapaligiran

… nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, nagkagusto ako sa proffesor ko sa English,pero syempre hanggang gusto lang, di ko sya kayang ligawan e

… nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, natutunan ko ang dumiskarte sa exam para pumasa --- oo na, cheating ang tawag dun

... nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, nakapunta kami ng barkada ko sa Baguio ng 4 na araw na hindi alam ng mga magulang ko, ang sabi ko sa Novaliches lang kami -- oo na, lying ang tawag dun

... nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, tambayan namin ang Greenhills at Makati Avenue tuwing biyernes at sabado ng gabi

… nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, sikat ang Goodah at mga gin tonic na drinks

… nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, number one sa mga music charts ang mga kanta ni Madonna, Cindy Lauper, Spandau Ballet, at Tears for Fears

... nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, ipinalabas ang isang pelikula na pinilahan ng maraming tao sa sinehan, ang title ng pelikula ay "Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones)"

… nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, natuto akong magdrive ng kotse at pinangarap ko magkaroon ng BMW

… nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, sinubukan kong magtrabaho sa fastfood chain kasi marami akong kaibigan nagtrabaho sa Mcdonald’s, ako nagtrabaho sa Dunkin Donuts

… nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, nakilala ko ang isang pagkaganda-gandang babae, pangalan nya Alice

… nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, seven pesos per liter pa lang ang gasolina

… nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, kinilala ko si Kristo bilang Diyos at tagapagligtas

... nung nasa kolehiyo na ako, marami akong pangarap pero di ko alam kung san ako patungo pag nakatapos ako

pero lahat ng yan ay nung nasa kolehiyo na ako.

...nung bata pa ako

... nung bata pa ako, wala ako ibang alam gawin kundi mag laro.
... nung bata pa ako, wala akong ibang iniisip kundi anong baon ko sa umaga na hinanda ng Mama, ko, anong mangyayari sa school, anong oras ako makakauwi, at sino makakalaro ko pag-uwi ko
... nung bata pa ako di ko kailangan ang perang baon dahil nga may baon naman akong tinapay at gatas o kaya tsokoleyt drink
... nung bata pa ako, kahit pag may baon naman akong pera, bumibili ako ng nutri-bun sa school at pag may natira ibinibili ko ng yema o kaya pulburon panghimagas
… nung bata pa ako, may crush na ko, pero syempre mas marami nagkaka-crush sakin, cute daw kasi ako (nung bata pa ako)
… nung bata pa ako,muntik ko na masunog ang bahay namin, kasi hinahanap ko yung holen ko sa ilalim ng kama namin..syempre dahil bata pa nga ako, kandila ginamit ko imbes na flashlight
… nung bata pa ako, mahilig ako umakyat sa mga puno ng bayabas, santol at mangga (marami pa kasing puno noon)
… nung bata pa ako, gustong-gusto kong sumama sa lahat ng pinupuntahan ng Mama ko, sa palengke, sa tindahan, sa simbahan, sa ospital at kahit na sa kapitbahay lang
… nung bata pa ako, mahilig akong magbasa ng komiks at manood ng mga cartoons sa TV
… nung bata pa ako, pinakasikat na robot si Voltes V
… nung bata pa ako, wala akong mga “Little Tykes” at “Tonka” na mga laruan..kuntento na ako sa mga laruang gawa sa lata at kahoy.
… nung bata pa ako, gusto kong maging piloto o kaya engineer, kasi sabi nila malaki daw ang sweldo pag yun ang tinapos mo sa kolehiyo
… nung bata pa ako, ilang beses akong nahulog mula sa itaas ng hagdan naming hanggang sa ibaba, dahil sa kalikutan ko…buti nga buhay pa ko.
… nung bata pa ako, nakagat ako ng alaga naming aso sa leeg, sangkatutak na indyeksyon ang inabot ko dahil dun
… nung bata pa ako, naglalakad lang ako papasok sa eskwelahan hindi dahil wala akong pamasahe, kundi dahil malapit lang ang bahay naming sa skul ko..mga 20 minutes na lakaran.
… nung bata pa ako gusting gusto ko ang chocovim na chocolate drink, di pa kasi uso noon ang nestle o selecta na drink.
… nung bata pa ako, wala akong ibang iniisip kundi sarili ko
… nung bata pa ako, wala akong ibang responsibilidad kundi ang sarili ko

pero lahat ng yun ay nung bata pa ako.