Life Is Full of Pot-holes

I think life is like a road trip ... it has bumps, cracks, and obstacles and you will never know what lies ahead ... you will never know your destination until you get there.
Nobody said life would be easy ... and the road is littered with rose petals ... much so when you are chasing the elusive success that has been evasive, deceptive, and slippery. You will never know if the journey will be pot-holed if there's heavy traffic, or if there is smooth sailing onwards.

The road to success is paved with failures. That's a hard truth, but one that needs to be faced when considering how you are going to make a go of it in life.

But one thing is sure ... just because the trip is long and tedious, is no reason for you to slow down. There is no reason to get discouraged just because there is much work to be done. It is a reason to get started, grow, find new ways, reach within yourself, and discover strength, commitment, determination, and discipline.

The road to success is through commitment and the strength to drive through that commitment when it gets hard. And it is going to get hard, and you're going to want to quit sometimes, but it'll be colored by who you are and more by who you want to be.

Definition: YOILO at YAGO

 

Saan Ang Pera?

Money allows us to meet our basic needs.  Meeting these needs is essential and if we don't have enough money to do so, our personal well-being suffers.

If somebody tells you "na ang pera ay nandiyan lang" ... don't take it literally. Gusto mo ng pera pero wala ka namang ginagawa? 

But indeed money is just anywhere and can be earned in any manner you want or whatever means you can think of.  All you need is to lock the secrets of how to earn it.  

All you need is a little creativity ... ingenuity ... and some imagination. As they say, there are 1000 ways to skin a cat ... meaning there are more ways of achieving an end or a goal ...  and that includes earning money.

Huwag lang maging pihikan at mapili sa mga dapat gagawin ... otherwise ... lalayo at maging matumal ang pasok ng pera.

Be Careful What You Wish For!

"Be careful what you wish for?" 

If we aren't careful, getting what we want ... it could be a recipe for disaster. Above all else, the biggest reason to be mindful of what we wish for is that we are prone to believe we will be happier once we acquire what we desire. In some cases, we don't.

In my case ... I am chubby once and the doctor's order dictates I have to lose some weight to improve my health. What I forgot to ask about ... is what happens to the skin after weight loss? And what an unpleasant surprise.

With a slower and more gradual weight loss, the person's skin elasticity snaps back into place shrinking back down as the fat is lost. But when too much is lost too fast, the skin's elasticity doesn't have time to catch up - my tummy is furrowed and it looked like the skin of some gnarled tree - old, loose, crinkled, and wrinkled!

Indeed I am happy I lost weight ... I am healthier now, my blood pressure is A-okay, and my cholesterol and triglyceride levels are satisfactorily up to par. But my skinfold is rumpled and crumpled, I would rather wish it is taut, tight, and firm.

Netizen: I have lost some weight.  Unfortunately ... It gave me a wrinkled face. What happened? And what are some tips to tighten loose skin?

Response: Losing weight should be done gradually ... not overnight. When you lose some weight ... expect wrinkles especially if your weight before was abominably obese and bloated and your skin was stretched to its limits. 

What happened? Well, the fat that cushioned your face has thinned and since the cushion is out the facial skin sags and looks droopy.

The more overweight you are, the more it affects your skin elasticity. Skin after weight loss is loose and the older you are collagen becomes less in your skin. As one dermatologist says, Collagen is what keeps our skin from sagging giving us that plump and youthful look.

Some helpful tips to have facial rejuvenation and tighten skin are eating a balanced diet, quitting smoking,  staying hydrated, use of firming creams, exercising, use of collagen and food that helps firm the skin like bananas, aloe vera, and cucumber.

Others resort to body contouring surgery and other cosmetic surgeries. Natural remedies do not work when there has been significant weight loss. Surgical treatment is often necessary to deal with loose skin or excess skin after major or extreme weight loss.

Hindi Maluho ... Pero Gutumin Naman

Isang requirement para maka-save ang Filipino ay yong hindi ka maluho at simple lang ang buhay.  Given na yan.

Pero paano naman kung hindi ka maluho ... pero GUTOMIN  naman? Anak ng tipaklong hindi mo na alam kung saan ka lulugar. 

Nakapagsave nga ... nagrereklamo naman ng gutom ang iyong tiyan.

Homemade Quotes

Ang pagiging mayaman sa pera is not enough.  Aanhin mo ang pera kung masahol pa sa hayop ang inyong ugali at ubod ka pa ng yabang.

There is nothing that attract me to the person ... than having humility at kababaang loob.  Hindi na kailangang magbuhat ng sariling banko at ipagsigawang mayaman ka ... alam yan ng tao kung ano ka at ano ang meron ka.