Essentialism

Me naassign sa akin libro na dapat basahin ko (or else... hehehe).

Aaminin ko. Tamad talaga ako magbasa ng libro. Ang exception dyan ay pag World of Warcraft novel yung libro, malamang gabi gabihin ko yan para matapos ako. O di naman kaya ay mga Greek at Roman Mythology books, yung kwento binabasa ko at hindi yung parang opera ang haba ng istorya ha. Yang mga mythology matitiis ko yang basahin religiously gabi gabi. Although may mga pailan-ilang akong libro na nabasa ko entuthiastically on my free time. Nadyan yung Moscow Rules ni Robert Moss and The Day of the Jackal ni Frederick Forsyth. Pero outliers yata yun kase tamad pa rin talaga ako in general sa pagbabasa.

At dahil nga sa bagong libro na ito at ang kasamang requirement (self imposed man o hindi) naisapan kong mag set ng oras mga 15-30mins per work day para magbasa.  Sa ngayon nag eenjoy naman ako sa kanya dahil kagaya ng training na pina-atendan sa akin, sakto rin ang message nung librong Essentialism. Very timely ika nga.

Nag iisip ako kung mag book review ba ako dito. Pero wala sa plano yung chapter per chapter. Naalala ko lang bigla na dapat makapagsulat ako para sa aking blog tungkol sa libro na ito para in the future me ebidensya ako sa blog ko. Malay mo mapangiti rin ako nito in the future.

Sa ngayon good chapters yung Discern, Tradeoff at Escape. Maraming konsepto na magandang i-try.

Yun lang muna...

Hanggang sa susunod na blog post.

5 Choices

Pinaattend ako ng boss ko sa isang seminar last month.  The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity. Actually matagal na nya ako pinapa-attend pero hindi ko lang talaga pinafollow-up. Come January nag email sya at me date na, then nag remind na ang HR, so kasubuan na, aattend na ako.

I was in for a surprise! Parang swak sya para sa akin kase nga medyo kalat kalat ang priorities ko sa opisina at sa personal kong buhay. Franklin Covey sya so ok. Parang reinforcement ng 7 habits. Happy lang ako kaya eto sharing sa inyo kung ano ba yung 5 choices na yan.

Ang 5 choices:

1. Act on the Important. Don't React to the Urgent
2. Go for Extraordinary, Don't Settle for Ordinary
3. Schedule the Big Rocks, Don't Sort Gravel
4. Rule Your Technology, Don't Let It Rule You
5. Fuel Your Fire, Don't Burn Out

Mga 1 week ko na pinapractice yung mga mga natutunan ko both sa work at sa personal ko. Mas mahirap kase mas marami gagawin pero mas ok kase alam mo kung ano like mo na ma-achieve at ma-prioritize talaga.

Nde ko alam kung mag post ako sa main blog. Gusto ko lang mag post so dito lang muna :)

Wish me luck on applying this new learnings...

Blood Test

Tagal ko na pala na hindi nag post dito. Tapos yung last post ay tungkol pa sa maintenance meds. Para me connection here is the next post.

Image Credit: Wikimedia at NARA

Masaya lang ako dahil kakatapos ng blood test ko kahapon at all results are ok. Cholesterol levels are within accepted levels. Sabi nga ni Doc extra challenge daw ito kase nga holiday season tapos wala muna meds. Oo me konting days ng cheat codes to balance out the cheat days :-) .

Masaya rin ako kase nakakapagbisikleta na ako. Small steps to fitness ika nga.

Yun lang muna!

Happy New Year!!!

Meyntenans

Dati yang salita na yan ay ayaw na ayaw ko. Isang beses sa isang linggo. Pero kailangan ng servers ng pahinga at paglilinis. Masaya pag isang oras lang. Malungkot pag mga anim hanggang walong oras. Dati yun sa Wow.

Pero iba na ngayon. Hindi na ito patungkol sa laro. Ito ay pangkalusugan na. LDL at VLDL. Cholesterol. Yan ang matataas.

Cholesterol Spacefill by RedAndr

Credits: Wikimedia Commons.

Napabayaan kase ang check up at diyeta. Sabi ni Doktora i-try daw ng tatlong buwan. Babalik pagkatapos nun. At hindi dahil meron ng ganyan e lamon pa rin. Iwas na muna karne. Mas damihan ang isda at manok. Wala muna prito prito. Steamed at grilled mas maganda. Damihan rin ang gulay. At galaw galaw at mag eexercise na rin.

For good health.

Exciting!!!

Exciting! Yan ang pakiramdam ko nung mga nakaraang araw. Gusto ko nga sanang sabihing "eggzoyting" pero baka nde bagay sa akin at maging OA ang dating so exciting na lang.

Sabi ko nga sa ilan sa kanila, parang yung huling ganito ko yata ay nangyari pa ng mga pito or walang taon na na nakakaraan. Isipin mo para akong isang beteranong sumo wrestler na nakikipagsabayan sa kanila! Panalo di ba?

Image Credit: Namco

Refreshing rin! Para kase naiibang routine ito sa mga nakasanayan ko na gawain. Nakakapressure pero ok lang kase sanay naman ako sa ganon dati.

Happy ako kase very supportive sila. Good news rin for today kase downgraded na yung status, so good to share dito sa chartotem blog.

                           Image Credit: C. S. Goldsmith, P. E. Rollin, CDC, Wikimedia Commons

Sa uulitin muli? Ewan! Itanong nyo na lang sa Mojofly kanta nila yan eh!

Happy thoughts lang para sa blog na ito!

Pikachu, I Choose You!

Oo alam ko. Weird yang title. Di ba nga sinulat ito ang history ng chartotem, na si Charmander ang paborito kong pokemon. Pero paborito ko rin si Pikachu, si Bulbasaur, si Squirtle, si Jigglypuff, at si Snorlax. Pati na rin si Flareon, Vaporeon, si Licktung, si Vulpix, si Sandshrew at marami pang iba. Ok sige sige pede naman kaseng baguhin yan.

Charmander I choose you!

Image Credits: deruuyo.deviantart.com

Back to the topic. Hindi si Pikachu at hindi rin si Charmander ang topic sa post na ito. Yung "I choose you" talaga.

I choose you.

Happy ako na naka "I choose you" ako. Brings a lot to the discussion table ika nga. Ako ang pumili at ako ang me "choice". Alam ko na mas mahirap yung pinili ko pero dun kase ako magiging mas masaya. Physical ba yung advantage or psychological lang? Ewan ko pero di ba Kung san ka masaya dun ka.

Yun lang, hindi ko alam kung me sense. Dapat lang talaga ilabas ko ito via this post.

Happy Birthday Raven!

Happy Birthday To You!
Happy Birthday To You!
Happy Birthday (ala-cian changing tunes), Happy Birthday (more changine tunes)
Happy Birthday To You!

I love you so much!!! Muwah!

Hope you liked the weekend place and the cake too!!!

While they we're busy

...talking about playing DOTA, Clash of Titans and other MMOBA/MMORP games that I don't know the name of.

...playing that stu*** bird game (ok forgive the bird players, I might use them in a future post for the main blog)

...watching TV and rooting for their favorite team in the local basketball league (that i lost faith way back their fil-shams days)

... [insert other possible raves and rants here]

here I am studying cryptocoins....and mining some of them too.

It's good that I got some folks who are supportive of this endeavor.

I guess live and let live.

Walang basagan ng trip.

Missing NBA Live Days

Namiss ko bigla NBA Live 2004!!!

Image Credit: Wikipedia.org

Image Copyright owned by EA Sports

Ewan ko kung bakit? Dahil ba me withdrawal syndrome pa rin ako sa WoW? Dahil ba na-rediscover ko yung mga mp3 ko at madalas nasa iPod rotation ko yung Ghetto Musick ng Outkast, Hands up  ng BEP at Freeway ng Flipside? Di ko talaga alam...

At dahil sa aking dalubhasang pagreresearch, nalaman ko magkaiba pala yung NBA Live at NBA 2K series ng game. At nde maganda ang mga review ng mga Live series ng EA, napag-iwanan na daw ng panahon. Hay Chartotem saang kuweba ka ba nagtago ng matagal na panahon.

So mag 2k14 ba ako ngayong 2014?

Dapat siguro hanapin ko na yung usb game controller ko... :)

Thank You... Friends!

Last Friday we (Raven and I) had a wonderful time! We had dinner at Capitol Commons with some of my college barkada. Medyo kulang ang oras sa chikahan so bitin talaga. The food was great and the coffee too.

We even we lost track of time (closing time na pala ng starbuko). B's, B and K thank you for sharing that wonderful time with us. Ok lets plan the afternoon kitakits this time with the rest of the barkada...

Before I end this post, let me share Friends Are There (from the Garfield Show)

Friends Are ThereTo Help You Get Started
To Give You A Push On Your Way
Friends Are ThereTo Turn You Around
Get Your Feet On The GroundFor A Brand New Day
They'll Pick You Up When You're Down
Help You Swallow Your PrideWhen Something Inside's
Got To Break On Through To The Other Side
Friends Are Someone You Can Open Up To
When You Feel Like You're Ready To Flip
When You Got The World On Your Shoulders
Friends Are There To Give You A Tip
Friends Are There When You Need Them
They're Even There When You Don't
For A Walk In The Park, 
For A Shot In The Dark
Friends Are There 
(Garfield) "I Don't Care"

But Friends Will Care For You!

I love you all!!!

Happy 8th Raven!!!

Happy 8th Raven!!!

I am really glad that the day went great; blessed, fun and fulfilling. I love the church, it was really peaceful there. The food was great and the cronuts was really a sweet surprise...

I know we gained some extra calories that day, but hey its our special day and it falls on our "diet" holiday.

I hope you liked the bracelet (or whatever you call it). And I hope you had fun too.

You know that words cannot express how much I love you, so I'll cut this post short soon. Just remember that I love you and I'll always will.

Happy 8th year Anniversary Moms!!!

Happy New Year 2014!!!

Happy New Year!

<Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons and user: Sourov0000>

I am not fond of posting new year's resolutions in my blog. I usually #phail on NY resolutions because I just review them when I am creating the next year resolution post.

But for a change, I'm planning to do a post on what I want to change (for the better) and post it here before January 2014 ends. The theme will be focus on the strengths, focus of the positive things in life.

Thank God for all the blessings He has given me, my family and my friends!!!

Again Happy New Year y'all!!!

Pending Posts

Dahil me masteral degree ako sa B.S. Procrastination, marami akong pending blog post. Oo mga post na puro drawing pa lang. Nde ko alam kung dahil tamad lang ba talaga ako or maraming ginagawa.

Pero naisip ko na para matulungan ko ang sarili ko maglalagay ako dito sa chartotem ng pending blog post topics or to do list. naka matrix yung topic at kung saan mang blog baka makatulong pag ganun.

Main blog

• HS reunion update
• yolanda ph and security mash up topic
• wow updates: hiatus, account warlocked, new warchief, nex expansion
• android app review
• myphoneexplorer
• the bards tale
• philhealth sagut sa tanong sa email

efesvee

• the voice s04 update
• hannah montana

vicos<3 blog

• halaman/herbalism
• sabang saging story

brox wordpress free

• wow updates too

freeflow topics idea

• charitable activities
• charchar senti

pinoy-ey-vee

• throwbackthurs
• boss t book review

Yun lang muna, try ko i-update ito pag natapos ko na yung mga blog post. malay noy i-link ko pa yung mga post.

Wish me luck!

Parang Shampoo Lang

Isang milestone?

Oo kinonsider ko na isang milestone yung magpost ako sa blog ng tungkol ke Papa at nde ako naiiyak. Actually ito yata ang isa sa mga nakakatuwa ng blogging, yung nakakapaglabas ka na mga saloobin mo freely. Sulat lang ng sulat pag me oras, konting edit at dyaran! publish/post.

Namiss ko pala yung ganun pagblo-blog, yung me strong emotions yung post. Yun tungkol sa luha naalala ko lang yung dating shampoo na paborito ko nung bata pa ako: J&J No More Tears. Me tears pa naman pero focus on the positive things lang at sa mga happy thoughts, samahan mo ng prayers, you will learn to cope up more.

On blog postings, nakapagblog na rin ako sa main blog tungkol ke Papa. Actually dalawang post na pala. Yun nga lang di ko pa nasusundan ng ibang post. Pero again yun ang kagandahan ng isang blog na matagal mo ng nasimulan at nasimulan mo ng maayos. Nde mo kelangan ang updated post na madalas, me hits pa rin over time. Wala naman pressure masyado sa main blog na magpost kagaad or magpost ng marami, press the ball lang at enjoy blogging.

A Prayer

My Papa left us last month. Very difficult time for me but I am glad that my family and friends are here to support me. I honestly don't know how to start this blog post because every time I try to write (about my Papa) tears will fall (just like now) and I will go back to what I do best (and that is to procrastinate) and just tell myself that I will blog after the 40th day.

Last weekend I went to my first pilgrimage (Manaoag and Baguio) together with Raven, Gel, Maiee and Kuya Ef. I believe this pilgrimage helped me a lot (have peace of mind + do more reflection). I prayed hard, really hard. I am not a religious person but these recent events in my life helped me to be closer to God. Yes, prayers (personal and group ones) help me a lot. Very difficult to explain (maybe worth some more posts in the future) but for now I want to blog about some some happy and memorable moments with my Papa.

Here is a screen cap of his text message to me on a prayer.

"5 Fingers of Prayer"

     1. Thumb - is nearer to you, so pray for those who are closest to you.

     2. Pointing Finger - pray for those who teach, instruct & heal.

     3. Tallest Finger - pray for our leaders, they need God's guidance.

     4. Ring Finger - is the weakest finger, so pray for those who are weak, troubled or in need.

     5. Little Finger - is the smallest to remind you to pray for yourself.

Pa, Thanks for this "5 Fingers of Prayer". I will treasure it and practice what it advises. Pa, We love you, we miss you! May you rest in peace!!!

As a tribute to this prayer reminder (5 Fingers of Prayer) as well as all the prayers i've recited recently, I am launching my new blog: My Favorite Prayers. Will add more prayers to this new blog soon...

Lap Chole

Thank God! The lap chole op went well and Raven is on her way to full recovery. Not sure if I want to do a day 1-2-3... post here at Chartotem's blog. But let me thank my family and friends for the support during this critical time. And wish me luck on my new blog project.

Image of gallblader

What is lap chole?

Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. It is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions. Surgical options include the standard procedure, called laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and an older more invasive procedure, called open cholecystectomy.

from Wikipedia

Eyeglasses

Perception.
Meron akong maling perception na ang  mga salamin (o eyeglasses) ay para lang sa matatanda. As per family history, ang mga lolo, lola, tito at tito ko ang mga naalala kong notorious na nag-salamin. Wala naman yata sa aming magpipinsan ang bata pa lang e nakasalamin na. At yung mga lolo at lola ko hindi lang basta salamin ha, ang gamit yata nila e yung doble-vista na. Tapos me mga kalimot moments pa na na-misplace yung salamin at sa aming mga apo or pamangkin ang pinahahanap. Kaya ito talaga ang tumanim sa utak ko: ang salamin ay para sa matatanda.

Observations.
Bago pa man ang annual check-up, meron na akong mga obserbasyon pero hindi ito directly related sa mata. Kesyo pag maaraw at nag-da-drive ako eh nakakasilaw (glare). Minsan naman sa gabi parang masakit sa mata pag me biglang nag-bright ng headlights na nakasalubong. Meron din naman na me mga presentation sa office na kelangan ko lumapit sa me unahan, para mas klaro yung text sa ppt. Wala naman akong reklamo, casual lang na sabi ke Raven at mga officemates.

APE. 
Pumasok ako ng maaga dahil sa APE (Annual Physical Exam or mas kilala rin na annual medical check-up). Kase nga naman nag-fasting ako (no food at no water for at least 8 hours) kaya nagpakuha na kaagad ng blood sample, pera pede na kumain afterwards. So checkup dito at checkup doon. At nung nandun na yung sa part ng  check-up ng mata (yung papabasahin ka ng letters na paliit ng paliit), relax lang ako. Nahirapan ako sa pang anim na row yata. At nung pina-try sa akin sa kabilang mata, ganun pa rin, hirap pa rin sa row. Tinanong pa sa akin ng doktora kung puyat ako, syempre sabi ko oo. Pero ang sabi ng doktora "Sir, Try nyo ilagay ito" sabay abot sa isang lente. Wow! ayun sakto mas malinaw nga ang mga letters, minsan hanggan sa dulo pa. Ilan grado nyan Dok? 50 lang sir. Chi-neck sa APE form kung ilang taon na ako, at sinabing sir baka need nyo na mag-glasses. Tinanong ako kung sumasakit ulo ko, sabi ko hinde. Tinanong kung nag-dadrive ako, sabi ko, oo sabay sabi na minsan sa gabi mahirap lalo na pag me bright headlights. Nagbigay sya ng mga example na scenario tapos sabay tanong kung Ano pa daw ibang observation ko na related sa mata, sabi ko pag malayo ang presentation, need ko lumapit para klaro. At sabi pa nya, Sir dapat ingatan nyo yang mata nyo kase puhunan nyo yan sa work (reminder 1 reminder 2, etcetera). Recommended daw suotin yung salamin sa office at sa pagdrive. OK Fine! At inilagay na nya ang kanyang recommendation/findings sa APE form.

Denial.
Nung mga kasunod na araw pagkatapos ng APE nasa "Denial" stage ako. Kinokontra ko diagnosis ng doktor. Nakakainis. Kelangan ko na daw ng salamin. Matanda na ba ako?
Inaalala ko kung ano ba abusive behavior ko sa mata. Baka yung smartphone? kaya ayun nagdelete ako ng mga apps at games. Byebye games (chess, battle-city,angry birds series (orig, space, seasons), bad piggies atbp). Keep it to minimum apps lang. Baka yung PC. Ano mag uninstall na ba ako ng PC Games? Baka yung hindi ko pagkain in gulay at kalabasa nung bata pa ako? Kalabasa ok lang pero ampalaya at okra, double e, double u. Baka yung paghihilamos ko sa gabi pag pagod na mata? Baka yung paliligo sa gabi? Angdaming baka. Nakakainis!

Acceptance.
Pero pagkatapos ng ilang usap with Raven at ilang realizations, OK na. Tanggap ko na. Na need ko na ng salamin. Tanggap ko na na "matured" na ako at kelangan ko na ng salamin. Bakit si Raven nakasalamin na, ok lang naman sya. Naalala ko rin na yung mga ate at kuya ko nagsasalamin na rin. Lagot ka Spiderhammy, ikaw na next. haha. Part of maturity, acceptance. Me mga bagay ka na nde mo mapipigilan.
Anong next? Ang exciting part ng paghahanap ng salamin. Ilang malls rin nalibot namin. Marami-rami ring optical shop ang nabisita namin. At dahil nahihirapan akong tingnan sa salamin akung ano ang itsura ko pag nakasalamin, kukuha pa ng pic ko si Raven habang suot si salamin-candidate. Sabi na lang ni Raven, mahilig daw talaga ako sa "selfie". Hanap dito, hanap doon. At yun me nakita na. Nakakaexcite na kunin na kaagad. Now na. Pero di pala yung ganun. Di pala yun 1-day pickup. So binalikan namin yung type ko na salamin at yun nagpacheck-up na rin kase libre kasama. Sabi sa check up mixed daw na near-sightedness at astigmatism, ewan ko kung ganun talaga. Recommended na all-day use at nde lang pag nag-dra-drive. 50-75 daw grado, makukuha daw sa weekend. Ok hintay lang hanggang weekend.

Experience.
Nung mga unang araw nakakailang talaga. Pero sanayan lang naman pala. Sabi nga ng ibang pamangkin ko, para daw naka-Hi-Def pag nakasalamin. Oo nga naman Hi-Def nga, mas maganda, mas malinaw, mas smooth edges ng font hehe. Nakatuwa rin ang mga reaksyon ng mga kapamilya at kaopisina ko, pero supportive naman sila. Nakahanda na rin ako ng mga counter-hirit in case me mga hihirit pero ok lang manageable naman.

1-Month
Isang buwan na yung salamin last week. Ni-greet ko si Raven, sabi ko 1-month na kme ng salamin ko. Congrats daw. Minsan nakalimutan ko sya dalhin ng nag-drive ako ng gabi pero ok lang kaya pa naman. Minsan nakalimutan ko rin sya pero dahil long day sa office binalikan ko sa bahay, mahirap na.

Happy monthsary to my dear salamin! This post is for you!!!

Happy Birthday to me! 2013 edition :)

Yup! I celebrated my xxth bday a few weeks ago. We went to Vikings buffet in MoA. Raven arranged for the reservation and Cian, Meyn, Baroye and Ujinn joined us. I did some targeted attack against the steak, lamb and shrimps (swahe). I enjoyed their puto bumbong and brewed coffee too. Viking singing dudes also gave me this:

We really enjoyed our buffet and we we're so full that night! And we are planning for the next Viking's treat!!!

One year older. One year wiser. Thank God for all the blessings!!!

Daves and Ann

Daves and Ann tied the knot this day!

Daves is one of my closest friends/officemates/dudes and he is also one of our wedding ento.

I first read their love story via trolling the net and I verified it during our meetup dinner at Buon Giorno. What can I say? the two love birds are really "in love" with each other judging by the excitement of their "kwentos" during the dinner/meetup. I am just glad that I taught Sevad how to change flat tires, hehe pogi points yun ha! hehehe!

Daves, I'm happy for you! Stay in love and keep in touch bro!
Ann, take good care of Daves ha, namamayat na yan hehe! kitakits ulet in the future ok?

Congrats and best wishes to both of you!!!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Happy Valentines Day to all! (Especially to my date, Raven hehe!)

It really feels great to be serenaded by Nina and Dulce!

Thanks for the date :)

I love you!