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2008 was a great year for me, and it also ended with a bang! I thought my year ender was gonna be a depressing one due to the loss of the biggest account in our office (which was also my biggest paying client, constituting almost 50% of my monthly wage). But much to my surprise, I got a new job the same week we lost the account. To top everything off I also got several freelance projects on the side 2 weeks ago:
I wasn't able to celebrate much during the holiday season since I opted to work on my freelance gigs taking advantage of the 2 week none working holiday. Though I didn't receive that many gifts this year, all the extra jobs I got was more than enough, which I am very thankful for. I still have several projects to finish, which I plan to do so on or before the weekend, and hopefully find some time to go to the mall and do some shopping. 2009 to me seems full of financial opportunities. I feel I can get my name out there as an affordable no-none-sense web developer who can deliver on what the client wants at a reasonable price and time frame. Amidst the grim financial outlook of the year I am still optimistic, I believe that one gravitates to wards one's thoughts. With that in mind I truely believe I can achieve the goals I have set for this year. I hope we share the same outlook I have for the year and I wish you guys a prosperous new year! |
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My immediate financial future looks bleak and unstable, partly caused by the recession in the US economy. It made me ponder once again about job stability and my capacity to earn a stable flow of income. I spoke with an old friend of mine several hours ago, and chatted about living a practical life with minimal luxuries. If you you think about it it would be the best course of action, since you income would be proportional to your expenditures with is correlates to your time. I workout about 5-6 days a week, which has been a hobby of mine for several years, I also picked up jogging and incorporated it into my routine this past several months. I love watching anime, tv shows and movies on my computer, and spend most of my time in front of my computer since I am a programmer. When I put things into perspective my needs are minimal, I have my bench and plates, my jogging shoes, my mp3 player and a reliable computer... I think I should reevaluate the thing I want and need and focus accordingly, make money work for me and not the other way around. I personally think I can be happy without having to spend so much, I think time is much more important. You can't buy happiness but you can surely attain it through time (that's how I'd think about it). |
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From my 2km start last week, I was able to do 7km last sunday of straight jogging at a meager 8min/km pace. Not bad considering that I just started to train last week, unfortunately I'm forced to cut down on training even though I want to run due to knee pains.Both my knees are sore after running even just after 3km which really sucks! It's not that painful but my concern is that if I keep on running through the pain I may mess up my knees which in turn wont make me run period. I'm hoping that it is nothing serious, maybe my body hasn't finished adjusting to the new stresses I'm putting on it. So I'll be resting for 2 days and I plan to use knee wraps on my next run. If I get better results then I guess I'll train through the pain and get stronger leg muscles and practice the correct running form and biometrics of running. That being said I won't be able to join the Unicef run this coming sunday which I was planning on joining. I plan to run a whole marathon and I wont get there unless I'm 100%, so I'll refrain from pushing myself this time. I'm been hooked on runing since I started last week, it's like I'd like to run everyday (if my body lets me). I like hitting that wall when you train and when your muscles start to ache, your lungs gasp for air, and every motion seems to be a bit harder than the last, and you ask yourself will you stop or carry on... It's that mental challenge I crave for, I want to see how far I can go mentally; I know my body can take me to the places I want, the question is am I mentally strong enough to reach it. I've learned alot about myself in the past 2 weeks that I've started running, and I can't wait to learn more about myself when I continue to run in the future. I have a renewed respect for endurance athletes, particularly at their will to conquer such daunting challenges. For starters imagine running 35+ kilometers under 3 hours (that's like running at a pace of 5minutes per kilometer), and try to think of what kind of determination and mental toughness it would take to do such a thing. |
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I decided to test myself in distance running. I have no experience in distance running nor have i been jogging on a regular basis, but I thought it was about time that I tried doing so. My current goal is to join, and finish a 10k run. I started my training several days back, my first try was a dismal 2Km, the pain in my lungs was too much to bare that I was shedding tears on my last lap. My second try was still a dismal 3Km, this time around my lungs were in better shape but my legs gave way to the pain. I'm suppose to jog again this afternoon but I guess I pushed myself a bit too far yesterday, I can barely stand much less walk, It's like being hazed all over again without the bruising. 
With the aid of Google Earth I traced my training route in my subdivision. The route is around 1.1Km, the clockwise route is a bit more difficult since it has more steeper slopes which makes it a good route when I try to push my self. My immediate goal is to run 5 rounds none stop without rest or walking. It may not sound as much but for a novice like my it would mean a milestone. Note to self: 10km may still be a pipe dream at this point in time. |
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I'm tired of so many things, and I've done away about caring for most of the trivial things in my life. Life is to short about worrying my ass of about things I have no control over... thing like
Among other things these are the ones the were on top of my head, needless to say i am a person with a lot of issues, yes this is my small way of conforming with society. Shit happens on a daily basis, sometime more often than desired, and the more time we spend anticipating it the less time we have left for actually living. Which brings me to the gist of my entry for today... Since i was a kid I really wanted to drive my own car, back then when I had better eye sight I was denied that chance. Now that my vision has deteriorated significantly I have the chance to fulfill that goal. Ironic as it may seem, I still believe I can pull it off, amidst what people around me are saying. I just don't give a shit anymore, I know I am gonna go blind sooner or later, so might as well enjoy all the pleasure I can while I still can. I can tolerate the nagging, the stupidity, the back-stabbing, the bullshit, the politics,, even odd situations even though how unbecoming they may seem. But i refuse to have a life dictated by terms other than my own. |
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I got an email from the Philippine Web Awards saying I'm one of the semi finalist in this years awards. I'm flattered that I got this far and I hope go on winning it again this year. I won the 10th Philippine Web Awards last year in the Personal category; I entered my site in the same category this year. Congratulations to the other Semi Finalist who made it this far! Let's hope that we have a scandal free awards ceremony this time around ^^v |
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Above is my CPU-Z validation screen shot, I'ts been several years since I last over-clocked my CPU, last time I did this I was using a Pentium 3 box running windows 98. Unfortunately this is the highest stable OC i can get out of my hardware. I was gunning for atleast a 1hz increase... guess not. I'm in the middle of building a new computer, hopefully this one will last me for atleast 2-5 years. I really need to move on to other things in life besides computers. |
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When will the next Friendster or Youtube come along? When will CSS3 see the light of day, or better yet when will IE6 be wiped off the face of the world wide web? I guess I'm not the only one experiencing lack of good ideas in the recent months. It's a comforting fact at times the misery loves company, but it's not healthy staying in a slump for a prolonged period of time. I want to be inspired both artistically and intellectually and move on to the next chapter. Which brings me to the gist of my query... what is the next big thing on the internet? If you have any ideas do share... |
