Life is a piece of cake. Share yours with a smile! 
Every cloud has a silver lining. Problems always have solutions. Don't worry. 
Never miss out on the simple good things in life. You only have one shot in it. 
Well I have, many times before. What is it like? How does it feel... what does heaven look like? Will I even go there?
Apparently, that's not the most important question to ask oneself right now. We should strive to have a good life while we still have it.
And with that, I present to you a reaction paper I submitted for my EDCO 101 class, on "Nurse Reveals Top 5 Regrets of the Dying" Click here to read the article
Here it goes:
I am young. I have lots of dreams. I have several insecurities, fears and worries about the future. I have tons of mistakes I struggled to bury in the depths of my poor memory, carefully stuffing them with the best of my happiest memories and experiences. I have lots of inhibitions—limitations that were either imposed on me by society or just by my stubborn-struggling-to-be-a-perfectionist self. I have an adventurous spirit and this has led me to a variety of experiences; some I was very thankful for and even proud of, while others made me wish I died before I succumbed to the temptation. I always face each day hoping that this time I can finally live my life to the fullest. At the end of the day, however, I find myself helplessly looking forward to more tomorrows. I guess I am a physical epitome of what people usually say, that when you’re young everything seems possible, death has no meaning and there’s just yet another tomorrow for you to improve yourself and fulfill your dreams.
And then came this article. A slap on my face; I was yet again reminded that youth is never a vaccine against death. Death comes whenever it’s due; it’s like we all have this deadline and not one of us is sure when we are scheduled for our flight to the afterlife. And with this, I realize that a person’s life in numbers is nothing compared to a life of if it is a life with no meaning. How long you stay here on this mortal world would not mean a thing if you just wasted your time. The clock is ticking, and it will continue its steady, unconcerned pace no matter how rich, poor, ugly, beautiful, adventurous, boring, or whatever you think you are. It does not care if you waste the gift it gives you—your thread of life. It is very fragile and indeterminate in length that one should guard it well to have the slightest feeling of security. True enough, most of us feel that we are wasting a lot of time, turning down more opportunities than what we accept, failing in more aspects of our lives than succeeding… still, we have no reason to dwell in regret, bask in laziness and drown in fear of what might happen.
As early as now I find myself regretting all of the five things enumerated in the article. “I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. I wish I didn’t work so hard. I wish I had the courage to express my feelings. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. I wish that I had let myself be happier.” I have lived on the mortal sphere for 19 years, yet I know I have missed out on a lot of good things in life. It’s hard to keep up with a fast-changing world, moreover it’s harder when the world encourages you to change but society holds you back. As much as I want to live my life the way I want it to, as much as I want to show my real self to everyone, I know that it may not be for the good of the majority if I do so. As much as I don’t want to stress myself too much with work (but now it’s just academics), if I don’t do this I know I can’t keep up with the pace of my studies. And if I don’t, then I’m doomed. My future is doomed—so is that of those people I’m working hard for. As much as I wanted to blurt out, yell, slap and knock out all those people who have done me wrong, we all know that’s not right. I wanted to tell them as soon as possible that I hated them. But with an upcoming exam, family problems and other evil the world has dumped on these people, would I ever have the heart to further burden them with my anger? That has been one of my worst pains—that I can’t easily tell people how hurt I was because of what they did. I try to save them from the problem and with that I impose more of it onto my poor self. I know I have to fix it, but then it’s hard to change something you’ve been doing for so long. It’s my lifestyle. Then again, I can’t be a martyr forever. I have to change it for my own sake and for the good of all…for a nice and peaceful goodbye on my deathbed. As much as I wished that I fought harder to bring back my previous best friend close to me, I realized later on that I was already contented with what we are now… normal friends. Or maybe I just convinced myself that it’s much better this way, since the distance has grown too big and I was already shy about my cowardice, if not laziness. We both changed, and I am already contented with my new best friend. I have yet to accept the fact that the “what if” question will forever linger at the back of my mind. And lastly, as much as I wanted to be happy, I have made my life a sacrifice, I pledged that my mission will be to make this world a better and happier place, that I may place other people’s happiness before my own, should it be for the benefit of the majority. Is it bad? Is it bad that I had to take painful sacrifices just to help other people, though I may not really feel happy about it in the end? Isn’t it that doing good outweighs personal benefit? Apparently, I also should not be too hard on myself. Stress brings cancer. I don’t want cancer. It’s expensive. And it knows no mercy.
In the end, life that is easy to live is not worth anything but is all just a waste of time. True, perils and challenges would always be present but if we don’t face them, then we won’t go anywhere. Life is a continuous journey; we have to take steps in order to progress and make our stay on this planet a very fruitful experience. A life full of regret is not a good life. A person who knows how to let go of excess baggage and move on to give each day a new meaning is one blessed to know how to live a good life, and not just dream about it. The Lord can only do so much, though He has the greatest power of all, He has shared this power with us through our own free will. We have a share in leading our lives. We need to help ourselves achieve the best experiences and learn most if not all the lessons life has to offer. Life is short—no matter how long you stay here on Earth. Better use your time wisely. Judgment day will come with no notice and we must always be prepared. We must be armed with the right knowledge, tons of good deeds and fruitful experiences that we may have a good place with the Lord, and yes, with no regrets.
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btw, I was still 19 y.o. when I wrote this. Now I'm... 20. hahaha :p
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It's been quite a while and I just want to say that even if I didn't get an internship in an advertising agency, I still haven't given up my dream to be in advertising someday. So here's a bit of something I do to exercise my advertising skills.
When I was just a freshie college student, someone told me that since he's a business ad student (like me), he couldn't help but analyze ads on TV. Hence, he gives a very not-so-typical attention to adverts and actually starts convos about them. At that time, I wondered if I would be like him someday, since at first year, we don't have BA subjects yet. I thought I'd begin doing the same come sophomore year. But all thanks to that guy I started the marketing propaganda analyses just in my first year in college, unarmed with the right terms to describe what I was observing, but still able to engage in meaningful conversations about brands.
Now that I'm in my junior year (actually it's summer vacation and I'm starting the next school year as a senior), I guess I can now properly evaluate the different marketing efforts of certain brands.
What struck me lately was the Veet commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGKwXetnMvY) wherein this pretty artist had her dress torn just before the show. So what did she do? Did she freak out like a bratty girl when her pretty dress got smeared with some syrup? Nope, she just tore the sleeves off (one of which was damaged) and voila! She waved her arms high and proud to the audience since she had flawlessly smooth and white underarms anyway. So what's my comment about this?
Of course, a bit of exaggeration is necessary in some advertising campaigns, but sometimes I do wish the people behind these would strive to be more realistic. I use Veet and the result is not a perfectly smooth skin, but yeah, the result is so-so; manageable. Also, when I watched this particular commercial, my reaction was, what the heck, she's using Veet on her hair-free underarms! That's not the way to use it! She should have used it on her hairy underarms... like this one:
Well if after using Veet her underarms became silky smooth then I am 100% positive that the product would be a hit! Yeah, I said exaggerations are allowed but at least show the people how the product should really be used. She used it more like a deodorant lotion.
On the second thought, the commercial would be quite disturbing if she did flash hairy underarms like that one. <shivers>
One thing they could have done would be showing her in the bathroom, with a bath robe on and Veet on hand. Just when she's about to apply Veet, she would all of a sudden close the shower curtain. At least it's implied that she still had a bit of hair on her pits before using Veet.
Oh well, that's just me.
This is supposedly our cover page for a business plan competition.
As of now, there are no results yet. Hopefully, we get in. :D
Anyway, I made this using Photoshop. I edited the color of the flower vector thing from pinkish flush to blue, green and violet. I got the girls from google image search too, and added an outline. Lastly, I got the vector image for the team code box from the same image search engine. Huhu i hope I can make my own vectors soon. :(
Anyway, that's that. We didn't use this page anyway because the organizers didn't give a clear answer on whether we can have a cover page or not. The two I texted took two different sides. >.<
<Apologies for the poor photoshop skills :| >
29 ways to stay creative
(Click the link!)
It's really been a long time since I've updated this blog!
Oh well, thanks to that vid (please click the link and get yourself inspired! :D) and now I'm again inspired (hopefully I can be determined, and find the time to match that determination) to pursue my artistic dreams. I really miss doodling, and more than that, I miss drawing... seriously illustrating whatever I want to draw. I miss the colors, the very productive moments of happiness and energy and creativity. I miss doing handicrafts: very personalized cards, decorations on my diary and beadwork... making necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
So anyway, now that I'm at it, I'm posting some of my digital art... or not really. Haha most (if not all) are just posters I made using Photoshop (just pasting pictures and a bit of editing) and others are academic stuff. I want to learn how to do vector art, and use Illustrator, Sony Vegas... so much to learn, so little time! And my, I need a stronger driving force!
Anyway, that's all for now. See the vid, okay? :D
got 'em from here: http://9gag.com/gag/1922600
Oh well. I just love the Ex-Men part. The caption is so epic and well-though of!
Haha! I gotta stop chillin' and start workin'!!! Lotsa things to do!!! >.<
I always get thrilled with brand/company wars like this, when they manifest war through creative and fierce adverts. I JUST LOVE IT!!!
Well BB just got PWNED by Apple.
But really, BB's add is so cool... Apple was just as creative. I can't wait to see how this war will end. Will it expand and affect other smart phone makers such as Samsung? GAAAAHHHHHH I can't wait! :D More advert wars please! Haha! I think they're still engaged in healthy competition as of now anyway... And in this wars like this, there's always just one winner... no one else, but the consumer. :D
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So, which side are you on? :D
January has been a very hectic and almost suicidal, torturous, and yes, somewhat depressing or agitating even...month. And now there's just a couple of weeks to go before I bid this tiring month goodbye and say hello to lovely February. Now that's a good rhyme, and I hope Feb. really does its part of the bargain.
Anyway!!! Haha that's quite a segue from the title. So one thing that made me very tired today, January 19, 2012 (I placed the date because I figured my blog displays the wrong time. But when it saves drafts it shows the right time. Weird!), was the enjoyable blockbuster entitled Career Fair by UP CAP. I submitted several copies of my résumé to several companies. I do hope they give me ring in a few months! :D And well, there was a booth there wherein you just have to sign up and they'll give you free NesVita. And today, they gave me a free sachet of my favorite Sweet Corn NesVita!!! Oh yes, beautiful! (Yup, imagine Marian's commercial from long ago. Haha)
Actually, I like NesVita more than other brands of cereal milk drink products. I also like Energen, especially the vanilla one, but it's much sweeter than NesVita. I like it but not as much as I love NesVita. Bear Brand also has this Busog Lusog cereal drink that doesn't really match my taste. It just doesn't taste right for me, but it's bearable. Now I'm sorry for my criticism, but we all have standards and NesVita just scored a perfect 10 on my scorecard. Besides, I've been having it since I was a kid. Now that I have this sachet beside me (yep, literally) I'm craving for more!!! Haha! Good thing it's not a product you should be guilty of consuming (not that it's good for diets and stuff, slimming shizz) or buying (it's not that pricey, sweetheart :D) plus it's a healthy substitute to junk food or whatever empty sweets, at least for me. I can have my NesVita for breakfast, midnight snack, or just whenever I want to. It'll make me full but not bloated, unhealthy or whatever. So yup, I'm a fan of NesVita and this is no paid advert. Haha. But if I do receive offers, I can do a paid write-up for a product. :p
