Bad things for good opportunity

We often find hardships as a negative occurrence in our lives, sometimes you think that it happens because life has a way to turn things around when you least expect it. You sometimes think that the universe is against you but in fact. It’s just the way it is.

Jim Carrey once said “Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for you’’ meaning, you are not that special sad to say, because all of us is special and life doesn’t have a favorite, life happens for all of us, it does not happen to individual persons who think that life hates them.

“Life hates them.”

I really hate that thinking where an individual think that life hates them. All of the negative aspects, mishaps, and unlucky events happen because they think that life hates them. I’m here to tell you up front that It doesn’t happen like that. If that is how you perceive life, then it will all boil down to that stage. I mean come on, you have the time to divert this thought and think about those bad moments or the bad moments that is about to happen, to be an opportunity.

Bad things may hurt you, but the way I see it, it’s either you run from it and blab about it all day or you can learn from it.

Opportunity.

Bad things happen because it’s the way of life to give us an opportunity. An opportunity in life where we try to tell ourselves that “hey I learned from this s***” and you walk along and tell those stories to people on how you made a mistake and how you learned from it. Making people learn from your mistakes.

So in every time that you are about to face a bad situation, face it.  There will also be times that you know something bad is about to happen, now in that situations, try to think positive, because the more you think of something bad, the more you will attract it.

Life is so beautiful and too short to stress yourself with things that will kill you, thinking about those mishaps and bad events that is about to happen will just make you look older. Make it an opportunity to learn, don’t contemplate and whine about it, be ready and brace yourself from it, and if it happens, then try to ask yourself what could you have done to prevent it, ask for ways to improve it, learn from it. 

That is the opportunity.

New Year New Me?

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
― Benjamin Franklin


Since 2019 has entered, I know some of you out there are planning to make a resolution out of it.


New Year, New Me.


Cliche' right?


But if you are serious in being productive, please take note that you need to plan and plan ahead.

Here are some quick and useful tips in making that plan, remember what Benjamin Franklin said,

"By Failing to Prepare, you are preparing to fail."

or I believe you have heard of something like, When you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

Now let's proceed..


In planning, you have to remember 3 things, well this works for me, IDEA, EVENTS and TASKS.

and with that 3 things it is very useful if you use these 3 apps from your phone lying around.

NOTES, CALENDAR and REMINDERS.

You can back it up with a PLANNER notebook if you want or if you are not a fan of using those Phone Applications.


1. IDEA - This is where you put any ideas that pops up in your mind, or what you have thought, or even that you plan to execute. This is also where creative thoughts happen, list of things that you want to do and review it later. In your phone, you can put this all in your NOTES Application.

2. EVENT - Since you have thought of something already, and you plan to execute it, do not fire away, do not just execute those, you need to plan it, set a schedule for it and you can have it done in a timely manner. What you can do with events also are your personal things that you plan to do, let's say you need to go to a seminar, you need to go to a wedding, put it there, the Date, the Time and the Place. Plan your days ahead with this, put it in your calendar, write it down so you wont miss it. You may use your CALENDAR Application, personally I use the GOOGLE CALENDAR App because it syncs in all my devices.

3. TASK - This is actually tricky, if you have an activity or piece of work to be done or things you need you need to buy, things you need to accomplish, just put it here. It can be related to the IDEA because it might be an IDEA but it is actually a TASK, but all in all if it is a chore, house chore, an office task, put it here. You can put those tasks at your REMINDER app.


so to sum it up,

if you have an Idea, a creative thought, a thing that bugs you but you want to look back at it from time to time, you can tag it as an IDEA and put it in your NOTES.

if you have a gig, an event, outing, date, seminar, planned physical activity, planned meal with someone, or anything that is scheduled and needs to be scheduled, tag it as an EVENT. Put those events in your CALENDAR.

if you have a task, a chore, you need you need to clean something, do something, go to something or you wish to not forget a thing or list and you need to accomplish those things, then tag it as a TASK.




It will never hurt if you plan ahead, you will be surprised on how not busy you are despite your busy schedule you can still squeeze in some stuff that you need or want to do.

Living an organized life will not make you a little less of a man or a woman, it will make you more mature, and have a lot of peace of mind.

Avoiding clutters in life reduces stress, and reducing stress means a healthy life ahead.

Mr Pogi TV: Top 7 Traits of a Filipino

Buwan ng wika ngayong buwan ng kapanganakan ni Manuel L. Quezon ang "Ama ng Wikang Pambansa". pero di tayo maguusap tungkol sa kasaysayan ni Manuel L. Quezon kasi alam kong maikli lang ang attention span niyo eh.


ika nga sa wikang ingles, "Let's cut to the chase."






Minsan napaisip ako kung ano nga ba ang mga katangian ng isang Pilipino para masabing pinoy ka nga.






sa pag salita ng po at opo, pagdating mo sa lugar ng 9:00 pero ang usapan ay 8:00, hanggang sa nagiisang lumpia na natira sa party na nagkakahiyaan pa kung sino ang huling kukuha. Narito ang 7 listahan na kung saan pwede nating masabi na pinoy ka nga!






1. Po at Opo - Itong salitang to matatagpuan siya sa dulo ng pangungusap bilang salitang pag galang sa nakatatanda. naalala ko nung bata ako, kapagka narinig ng nanay ko na hindi ko ginamit ang salitang po at opo sa dulo ng mga salita ko, kukuha yun ng buntot ng paging tapos papaluin ako sa likod habang naka gapos ang mga kamay ko sa puno, de joke lang yun. Pinahaharap ako ng nanay ko sa pader (face the wall) tapos paulit ulit kong sasabihin ang "PO" at di ako titigil hanggat di niya ako sinasabihan na tumigil, so parang ganito "PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO" oh yan palang pagod ka na diba. Pero natuto ako dun, kasi kung di ako ginanun ng nanay ko, di ko makukuhang mgaing kagalang galang ngayun. kaya nga kahit yung mas bata sa akin na po po ako eh. Pero ngayun wala na ako masyadong marinig na ganitong salita sa mga bata ngayon.






2. Filipino Time - "Pre 8:00 ang call time natin ha"... pero 8:00 na, naliligo palang. Ito yung tinatawag na Filipino time. Alam na alam na to ng mga Pilipino maski mga tao sa ibang bansa alam nila to eh. Hindi ko alam kung ano ba solusyon dito pero hindi naman lahat ng Pilipino ganito, halos kalahati lang ng populasyon ng Pilipinas ganito.






3. Ber Months Means Christmas - September, October, November and December. Sa loob ng 4 na buwan na yan maririnig mo ang mga tinig ni Jose Mari Chan. Sabi nga sa balita ang Pilipinas nga daw ang may pinakamahabang selebrasyon ng pasko, minsan aabot pa ito hanggang 3 kings eh. Hindi naman masama to pero masaya ito swear!






4. The Last Piece - Eto yung sa handaan o kaya kahit hindi party eh, yung tipong nagdinner or nag lunchout lang na ambagan. May makikita kang 1 pirasong siomai o kaya lumpia. Kapagka isa sa inyo kumuha malalabelan na PG (Patay Gutom) o kaya masiba o kaya matakaw, pano na ang diet mo bes?






5.Tara kain. - eto yung magaaya yung kaibigan mo o kaya kung sino man na kakain, pero para sa kanya lang yung nakahanda. Pero aayain ka pa din nyan. Subukan mong makisalo noh?






6.Jollibee - di ka pinoy kung di ka mahilig kay jollibee! Jollibee yun, yung bubuyog na bumibida ang saya. Mula sa chicken joy, hanggang sa jolly hotdog samahan mo pa ng jolly twirl, tiyak na gaganahan ka at sasabihin mo na ang sarap maging pinoy.






7.Bahala Na - Common trait to ng mga Pilipino. Puro nalang "Bahala na si Batman", tol inano ka ba ni Batman? Mga happy go lucky kasi mga pinoy. Ipagpapaubaya nila ang mga pwedeng mangyari sa kanila sa Diyos. Dahil malakas ang pananampalataya ng mga Pilipino sa Diyos Amang may kapal.










So ayan ang listahan na kung saan pwedeng masabi na Pinoy ka nga!






Halinat manuod muna ng teleserye sa hapon hanggang gabi.

Mr Pogi TV: Understanding Ghost Month: The Do's and Don'ts

Are you scared?

In the Chinese culture, Ghost Month is observed during the 7th lunar month of the year. Lunar calendar is different from the Filipino Calendar. It falls somewhere in August to September. It's the time of the year in the Chinese culture it is believed that the Gates of Heaven is Opened for the hungry ghosts to visit and wander around spontaneously, they look for places to eat and drink.

They look for water or sometimes beer (just kidding).

It is like the "All Souls Day" in the Philippines, but for this year the Ghost Festival will be on September 5, 2017, but it will be observed between August 22nd - September 19th.

In my personal note, Ghost Month has a different energy in all of the months, it is better to avoid major activities.

here are some..

Some Do's and Don'ts

Do Not Take Long Trips - it is believed that ghosts will show up in the backseat of your car and will make you scared and smash your car in a tree. So buckle up buddy! Take care when you are driving, avoid breaking the rules, for your bones will break if you do.

Do Not Make Big Purchases - if you are planning to buy a brand new house or a brand new car or a pre-owned one, delay it first. Misfortune will come your way. Ghosts will stay inside that house (they like new houses too you know!)

Do Not Build or Renovate Houses - Just like making big purchase, those big activities are eye catching to the ghosts.

Do Not Start a Business or Sign Business Deals (big or small) - Misfortune will come when you start a business during ghost month. Better to wait after the ghost month. Things can wait ok? There’s a huge chance for bankruptcy or failed business during this period.

Does Not Transfer Office - This is also a brand new activity; this is also a major one so avoid transferring to avoid misfortune in your office.

Do Not Swim - it is believed that ghosts will look for water for they are so thirsty. You want a ghost to drag you down under the pool or sea?

Do Pray - pray for them, I know you are not a church goer, but pray for them alright?

Just be careful during Ghost month ok? Have a strong mindset and always pray before you leave the house.

-ej