Friday, December 18, 2009

Financial Independence

This December, two of my remaining credit cards will be paid in full. FINALLY. I am so proud, I did it on my own. ON MY OWN! Nabayaran ko yung mga utang na hindi naman ako ang nakinabang. Katangahan ko lang kasi, sa akin nakapangalan ang credit card.

At yung gumamit, ni ha ni ho, ni singkong duling, walang hinulog sa credit card ko. Letch! Makarma ka na sana. Bwahahahaha. Hindi ako bitter. Nabwibwiset lang ako at sa loob ng dalawang taon, ako ang nagdusa. Well, I learned my lesson at hindi na ako magpapagamit sa mga USER!

I have two remaing cards left pa, pero it's a big relief na dalawa na lang sila. From eight credit cards, to four, to two until zero -- debt freedom, here I come.

Now I can really start a new. Target date, JULY 2010. July 4, 2010 sana para Independence Day sa US.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Whatever will be, will be...

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Integrity

if there is one thing I am proud of, I am proud of how I got where I am today without using and hurting other people. Upon reflection, I made it where I am today because of my own effort and skill, my talent and just being who I am. At the end of the day, I thank God for giving me the integrity and the confidence that I can look anybody in the eye and be proud of who I am and what I have accomplished.

I always dream. I set myself a vision in life, of who I will be in the future. I did this when I was even in grade school. I set myself goals.

When I was in a public school in elementary, my goal was to enter a private high school, which I can only do if I become the valedictorian in our class. And I was the valedictorian.

When I was in high school, told myself, it's either UP or no school at all, leaving myself with no other alternative but UP. So I did study in UP.

In college, I told myself, I would graduate cum laude. I did.

After college, my goals include landing a job in an established company. I did. I worked for Star Cinema/ ABS-CBN for two years.

Another goal was to get published, have my name at the byline and I did - I was a managing editor at Design and Architecture Magazine, I have published articles and short stories at Star Studio Magazine, Image Magazine and even online with two children's story at lessons.ph.

After several corporate experiences, I stopped having goals. I just went with the flow. Someone encouraged me to partner in a business, and I did. I tried teaching, my childhood dream, I am teaching right now.

Now, it's time for me to dream again, set my goals, have a vision.

I am tired (not physically but emotionally and mentally tired) of "thinking". My line of work now exhaust my creative juices, leaving me no time (or inspiration) to be inspired to write. I have been thinking, it would be nice to have a desk job outside Metro Manila, just to get out of the city.

Who knows, in the very near future, I will be able to do that.