BloogerGAN-Personal

It’s 11:38pm and I’m listening to Eine Kleine while surfing the net. I’m a bit nostalgic at the moment and decided to check out some 80’s TV series on YouTube , you know, opening credits of Doogie Howser MD, Highwayman, Chicago Hope, Rip Tide, Airwolf (which I decided to check out wink wink the pilot episode) and Street Hawk, then in one of those advertised clips, I saw this very interesting video of a HOT chick singing.

Well, she’s hot and sings very well. Coincidence or what, she’s a Filipina, and I think she’s based in New York City (NO not New York Cubao! hehehehe). She’s got more than a couple of videos in YouTube and she’s pretty good in what she does. She’s got her own website HappySlip.comand her name is Christine, go ahead and check her out!

Parking space has been a requirement for the conio crowd that does not want to commute to work or to school. Wow, wait a minute, does that mean I belong to the conio crowd? NOT! Though I may drive to work, I’m definitely not your CONIO type of person, hehehe heck I’m more into JOLOGS stuff than anyone else if I could say so myself. What more can be JOLOGS than having a complete set of songs from AEGIS! (Yeah birit!)

Anyways, I feel like I was neglected ever since regular classes started because I am NOT able to park in my favorite spot ( drama king! hehehehe ). Why? Well, there are 2 new faculty members (they’re actually Clinical Instructors) that have taken the spot that I have been using for more than a year (grumble grumble). Even if I try coming in as early as possible for my schedule, they always beat me to the spot. No wonder they do, (grumble mumble this time), their shift as CI starts at 5:30am! Who in the right mind could beat that! Or perhaps, wait ’til they leave (which I think they don’t hehehe one time I left at quarter to nine and they’re still there!) and park my car in the precious spot and then commute home! HA! Perhaps I’ll do that one of these days, just to get one out of them NYAHAHAHAHA!

Now I’m left to either waiting for 5pm so I could park at the lonely street without worrying of tow trucks driving away with my scooter, or drive all the way to the other side of the building and park at the lot with “cheap” rates. Either way, it’s all in a day’s work and one just have to accept the irregularities of life. Have fun!

Ok, I just turned 33 a couple of days ago, and well, I’m another year older. For someone who doesn’t want to grow up, well this is SHIT! I’M GETTING OLD!!!!! Nyahahaha! DAMN! Well, come to think of it, heck, I’m doing good. I haven’t changed into that boring “Old Man” if I say so myself. Seriously, when I was younger I really didn’t want to be that serious of a person that FUN was shoved off into an old box. I always wanted to be that FUN loving person and hated to see someone frowning, sad or mad. Unfortunately, most people think that being FUN is not befitting a growing individual. That one should act his/her age. And it was coupled with the career path that I’ve chosen. And coupled (again!, shit man, how many more?! hehehehe) with having the responsibility of being both a father and a husband (dapat boyfriend na lang eh, nyahahahaha patay!). Oh and one more, of being a professor!

Well, here’s what I think about those “serious-type” theories…STICK IT UP YOUR A@#! Hehehehe what a word. Anyways, I never believed in being that stiff, tie-wearing, long-sleeved, hair-all-glued-up, righteous, all-grown-up, mature guy. It’s so…so…ah! BORING!

Life is so fun and short that anytime one can just be a stiff body if his/her creator says so. Can you argue? Of course not! Chocnut! Instead of wasting my time thinking of how to pretend to be a “mature” individual, why not spend it giving joy and happiness to others. Leave a legacy of fun and smile, that’s what I say. Some may not like who I am and some may do, some may not like the way I do things, but mostly they do, whatever, I’m not living my life for them, I live it for me and my family, period, you have a problem with that, then sorry you ‘coz it’s not your life! I’m the BIDA here you, you! Hahahaha

Of course, there will always be a serious side, since as they say, “…there’s always a place for everything”, heck I have to be (take note, HAVE TO) a very good role model to my kids, to my studes and to my patients. But I guess, so far I’m doing a good job of it. Not that praising one’s self is a noble deed (hehehe what a word!), but then again, heck, it’s what I see of myself.

So what’s the art of Growing up? I guess there’s no hard-fast rule to it. But learning from experience, it’s a mixture of being God-fearing, failures and mistakes which eventually teaches us to get back up again and making sure not to do the same all over again, of success, of family and friends, and of course, being true to yourself and not being a PRETENCIOUS ASSHOLE!

Have a nice day!

Ok I must admit, I was smitten by the exodus before, well that was really before when everything seems to be in chaos in both the country and in my personal life. But as things are going at the moment, I don’t think there’s more reason for us to leave.

I’m not saying that those people who decided to leave the country made a big mistake, of course not, remember, “to each his/her own”. But personally, I have not seen any compelling reason for me to leave.

There are a plethora of reasons these professionals give to defend their choice to get out of the country, and majority of these are of course financial stability. Most of them say that leaving is not permanent, just an opportunity to save up. But the question is, really, saving up? Well I’m not convinced.

Most of those who are leaving are opting to go to the US. Some would go to the UK.Having seen the very big difference in the value of the peso versus the dollar, well is compelling enough for these folks. But if we are going to look at it closely, that’s not the case.

You see, in these countries (US and UK) people are earning more than enough as compared to us here in the Philippines, but that is, when you compare it. What if you don’t and just simply look at how people there live. What they’re earning is just enough to pay their mortgages and bills and what not. And are there savings? Maybe, but I can say for sure that it’s not going to be that big, especially if one wants to live comfortably. Most often than not, what one earns there is just equivalent to his lifestyle. That means, not much for the savings.

Ok, some say life is easier there, well I beg to disagree, life in the Philippines is much easier. I may not be earning as much as my counterparts in the US or UK but I sure can say that I am having a wonderful life here. I don’t have the stress that those people in those countries are experiencing. The more materialistic individual would say that it’s easier to buy things there than here. Well, ok I must admit, there are things like a car and a house, that are easier to acquire there. Imagine a new car for say, $25T as compared to a new car here which would set one back for around P900T, quite a difference huh? But then again, a car in those countries are not luxury but a necessity, but if you’re going to observe around the metropolis now, you’ll see more private vehicles than public ones, and they say the Filipinos doesn’t have the buying power.

A friend told me that she was very impressed at the house and cars her nurse relative has in the US, a whopping $1M worth of house. Wow that’s got to be one pretty house, but look at those people living in that house, would you think that they will be much like Juan and Tomas, here in RP where we can just text and meet each other in tone of an SMS alert. I bet not. Why? Simply because that house maybe worth a million dollars, but that’s it, friends are priceless.

Oh and those “easily acquired” things that I was talking about, it’s not that these won’t get to our shores, heck, the Philippines even get more hi-tech toys that what they have. So, now, there’s no exclusivity when it comes to this topic. Everybody gets to buy one if they choose to.

I’m a social person. I love to mingle with my friends, I don’t think I can do that in the US or in the UK. I have friends there and ever since they got there, it’s not like here where we meet that often. Heck, even my relatives don’t meet that often there. I can party all night here not worrying about getting mugged. I can go watch a movie with my kids anytime of the week, I do the same with my friends. If they send me an impromptu invitation to have coffee after office ours, I can obliged them readily (as long as it’s after office hours). I can have the same signature clothes, shoes, pants etc right here in the RP. I don’t even need to go to Hong Kong or Singapore to experience lifestyle shopping, all these are available in the country. Heck, I even have things that my friends abroad are still dreaming to have.

Maybe some of you might say, I may just be one of those fortunate ones in the country, maybe they’re right, or is it maybe, I really did not see any compelling reason to leave? What do you think?