Career and Investment

Is it really important to maintain your career and put into investment? A lot of us would think perhaps we need to enjoy and relax when the due of our works needs to take to time out for a while.The fruit of our hardwork and sweats should be given rewards and must be enjoyed but we need to consider future, Are we going to last long long on the success that we are currently enjoying so far?  They say enjoy it while last, or perhaps today we celebrate and be merry for tomorrow we shall die.  Those are things that never came into my mind.  I would rather live in a simple life happy and contented but with so much obligations and responsibilities that has dump into your shoulders, you might wanna think very carefully. Career and sacrifices always go along together whenever I embark into another journey.

Its been almost years and years that I have been in the overseas trying to find out what I really want with my career, of course I have always fall into my stream of profession "Finance or Accounting". Middle East has always been the focal point of location where I try my luck and so far it gives me the confidence to land on the job I want.  There maybe discrimination and prejudices but I always take the positive notion that I am the one they are looking for, the Big Asset for the company.  Career change? Is it really timely? what about moving to a new environment is it really worth it?  Those are the things in my mind that's bugging me, I am not really sure If I am ready to move as there are things that needs to prioritize at the moment. Given the possibility, I would have to weight things before regretting it later on.

 

Investing while working and enjoying the career is the main goal of why I am still here.  There has been many changes in the past that has brought the shed of light into my life of what I have right now. Every penny I earned and save has been put into investment as this will later on be the fall back after retiring from work. I am very wise of making the decision for a longer term period and making it more profitable as the years will pass.  Additional assets has been line up and this perhaps will be the final one before I decide to choose what I want whether to continue or move to another level of career change.  I just need to relax and enjoy seating in the beach while watching the sun rises and the sunsets.  My only hope is that when the time comes that I can share it with him, wherever he is I know that his there waiting.

Envy and Insecurity

As I sat in my desk at the office taking the deep breath and relaxing after the storms of paperwork's, I ask myself - why is that people are not contented nor satisfied with what was given to them and still search and ask for more?  Are we not happy that the amount of blessings we receive is  based on the contributions and effort we give to the company or the people that we help that we do not need to expect more? I simply cannot imagine that there is still people existing with that kind of personality - a merely greedy and jealousy.

In my culture, it exist the so called "Crab Mentality" - people who are jealous and insecure and cannot accept the fact that other people are successful and happy that they tend to downgrade and make a lot of bad things to say just pull down the person and let him see that person is suffering.  Is that person feel happy and guilty conscious when she sees the other experiencing difficulties in life? I don't know if she/he are still having a good sleep everyday if she is still carrying the burden all through her life.

I have live my entire life happy seeing others enjoying the success they have out of their sweat and hardwork.  I even supported them with their goals in life and give them my advices through my experiences and educations. With the success I have right now, I have never felt insecure or envy if I see other people advancing their career nor have pull up dramatically fast because this may have a reason which are beyond my understanding.  My only concern is my personal growth and the future that awaits me.

I feel bad and pity for people who acquired this traits as they will not grow and be a successful model to others.  I could only hope that "Karma" will not attack them back and be regretful in the end for the wrong things they have done to others and to themselves as well.  I pray that whatever joys and the fruit of success that I am enjoying will be the same for them as well but this of course cannot be as easy as that.  The road to success involves sacrifices and trials and we just need to take the right path to choose.

Stress and Pressure

 How do we cope up stress and pressure whether this is personal or in work place?  I have ask this mainly because I have been challenge lately in my work  how to handle the pressure from work and into my staff.  You have to meet ahead of the deadlines, reports that needs to be finished early and submitted to the head office timely and correctly. The pressure also needs to be delegated to the staff as they have their works to accomplish on an immediate time frame.

I always cope up with pressure in terms of time management, priorities and discipline in order for me run my work responsibilities smoothly. There were times that I have to work in spite of being sick just to finish and meet the deadlines. 2 months past in 2010 that I have to push myself  on top of my work, very sick and still in the office working and getting  things done in accordance to the deadline. My staff is also being pressured to their given task, stress to complete and finish the work required.

Stress and pressure to me can be treated and handled carefully as this will be a cause of breakdown, depressions and sometimes suicide cases.  There were a lot of incidents that made this dreaded problems more vulnerable to those people who cannot handle it very seriously. You may wonder that mostly of this cases appear to top executive and those with the higher positions in the management.  They are being pressured to make all the reports submitted on time. I myself, experience it.

There is a way we can overcome the stress and Pressure if we only have to focus and concentrate more on our work priorities, self discipline and  time management.  It is always there in our daily struggles in life and work routines but if we manage it, deal with the problems and come up with a good and sound alternative solutions, we can overcome it and make our daily lives healthy and normal day to day process.

Quote for Thu December 30, 2010

Quote for Thu December 30, 2010: "

'Believers have not been distinctly guided to see that nothing is more natural and beautiful and blessed than to be nothing, so that God may be all...'

— Andrew Murray

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Year end 2010

As we near to end the year 2010, I tend to reflect the past things that happened to me personal and professional wise.  This year brought so many things into my life, I got to visit last February for the 1st. time in 4 years my families and friends and it was a blast celebration, family gatherings, sharing of blessings (in kind and monies) and Outings as well.  My visit was short but very meaningful as I will be headed to Singapore along with my Mom and Sister in Law Grace.

This year was also a surprising one as I receive a surprise bonus from the Company I work with here in Afghanistan and It that help me to purchase a "Toyota Revo" for the entire family so that they can be able to use it for picking me up in the airport along with some other family activities.  I got to purchase also another property to be added in the list of the investments I have, securing myself through Insurance and saving as well in the near future and clearing up some other obligations.

It was also on this year that I got a chance to visit U.S. for the 2nd time (LA,Utah,Denver and New York), exploring new places and meeting some interesting people around the area. indeed, my visit was a successful one. Aside from U.S., I have also again visited my families and  friends back in  the Philippines for a very short period of time making it a complete journey to Include Singapore where I got to see my "kumare" Mardy along with her husband Nathan and my "Ina-anak" Madeleine.  Singapore was a very inviting place along with the formula 1 being held at that time.

This year was also a sadden part as I got to miss a very good colleague I have in the finance department as he was terminated due to some politics being run in the company.  A recent death of the husband of my Sister is also a very tragic one to remember this year. I guess not all can be enjoyed and be happy this year but again to be thankful that I'm still here surviving.

Lastly, with only 3 days remaining before saying goodbye to 2010, I wish that the coming 2011 will be a promising and very enjoyable one to remember.  Of course I have already seen the 1st. positive sign of it as I have receive again a surprising gift from my boss "Bonus" but this time it was tripled, a product of handwork, dedication to my work  and loyalty to the company. Indeed, 2011 is a very good year to look forward to.

9 Years without Christmas

 Its 2 days more to go and Christmas is coming and that will be added to my list of absence back home for my families and friends not to mention to my "Ina-anak".  I'm sure they are chasing me already with so many dues I need to pay back and a lot to miss.  Its will be still be the same just like the previous years, work and go home and sleep and that's what I do to keep up for my loneliness.

Back here in the office as I rest for a while, I decided to write this and think is it worth it that I need to sacrifice for a little while for the love and care to my loveones back home?  Yes its been a while since I did not feel the spirit of Christmas as I am very far away doing what is best for myself, families and future.  A lot of my colleague are also doing the same sacrificing for their families just to give the best of everything for them.

There will be a quite celebration tommorrow with my fellow office-mates bringing all the foods to celebrate, get together, gift giving and a little of song and dancing and I'm sure it will at least erase the feeling of loneliness back home. I haven't purchase my "Monito Munita" for tomorrow's gift giving so I need to check what's good to give? Perhaps I will just dig to some of my old souvenirs I brought with me from my recent U.S. trip and for sure they will like it.

Indeed, this coming Christmas will be again a celebration of birth, "Pasasalamat" and most of all celebration of him for all the things his done to me and to my families. I say "Merry Christmas" to myself then.

Fabulous Vacation "Engrande" - 3rd Part

My journey ended in New York city as I arrived in the late afternoon of Oct 05 and headed directly to my hotel somewhere in Manhattan street area. It was going to start getting cold in that period and luckily, I was able to bring some of my winter clothes. As soon as I unpack my luggage, I went out and explore the beautiful scenery of the area. Indeed, NYC has never change, full of surprises and busy people walking along every avenues.

On the 2nd day, I got the chance to visit way down below the Chelsea are, the bazaar with so much to offer and I have one good Shirt souvenir locally printed but amazingly done that I purchased there. Then I headed to Gay shop along that area where I bought some sexy underwear and a trunks. That shop offers a lot to visitor like and I could not resist to come back again for the 3rd time. When I arrived in the hotel to rest just before going up, I bump to a shelves just beside the reception offering a variety of Broadway shows. That's one of the thing I miss in my last first visit to watch any of the popular shows there so I decided to pick few sadly, some of my favorites were already fully booked and I ended up getting the reservation for show "West Side Story and Phantom of the Opera".

First Broadway I watch "The West Side Story", the curtain open and the lights went off. The show starts and all I could do is just to listen and be amazed with the performances of the Actors. The song "Maria" struck me to death, it was sung beautifully and I got carried away with lyrics. The last part was so tragic That Tony has to die and leave Maria suffer in her heart.  Overall, the performances of all actors are excellent and they have given me the show that I want. before leaving the theater, I got the chance to buy some of the souvenirs and this I will keep for quite sometime.

3rd night were allocated only to watch another Broadway show and this time "Phantom of the Opera", this is different as the show, costumes, the scene, were done somewhere in the medieval times and it was brilliantly performed from the start down to the ending. One thing I like and move to the performance was the song "that's all I ask of you" which remind me of the song of Barbara Streisand. Indeed, another great and memorable show to watch again. Eric, Christine, and Raul made and exceptional performances all the way. Of course, I will not going back without buying a souvenir, a nice bracelet beautifully crafted with the show itself.

Remaining days were still incomplete without visiting the central park, 5th ave where I bought some clothes from Gap and some stuff from the big Macy store. I got to visit again the famous busy central station and took some picture in it. I did not feel any tiredness in myself as I wanted to explore every single scenery that NYC can offer and even the cathedrals of St. Patrick and some others were also scheduled during that day. I had a great time in NYC visiting each of the churches has made my faith more closer to him and this I can keep as long as i live. He has given me much and what more can I ask for but only to thank him for the wonderful things that happen to me.

I had made a chance to visit some of the magnificent high rise building that you can only see in New York.  The Flat Iron building which are located just below Chelsea area, the Empire State just across Manhattan and the famous  Chrysler tower once considered to be tallest tower in the world and many others.  Still as bright and popular, the Rockefeller plaza with the famous Ice Rink just below made it more exciting to visit from visitors. There were some famous boutique such Vesace, D&G, Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren to name a few that has bee in line in the 5th. Ave. I had also a chance to dine in some of the exciting restaurant along Manhattan and Chelsea but of course eating in the street area can never be the same as indeed an experience to remember.  My trip to New York was indeed a memorable and will again take the chance of visiting it in the near future.