171: Oops.

I actually missed a post last weekend for my weekend #betterfuture project. To be honest, I intentionally did not write anything last weekend because of reasons. I do not want to start making excuses for myself why I did not post, but I just didn't. Circumstances and the fact that I had been investing my weekend thinking made me skip writing. But I'll go back writing this weekend and I finally have an *idea* what to write about. It's about something that I had been thinking for the past several days. I hope it's relatable. :)

Anyways for the past few days I had spent more time watercoloring and (finally!) really do something. I love that I never ran out of things to do during weekend. It's the only time that I work on personal stuffs. I do this because my weekdays are consumed with me working and taking a rest. So, I am really happy that I am productive during weekends. Besides, it's also the only thing that keeps me working towards my *personal* goals.

To share to you some of the things I did, here they are:

I align my monthly goals to my themes. For this month, my theme's called: September Sunrise.

I named it "Sunrise" because this month I encountered a lot of new things.

Sunrise is just a perfect reminder of new beginnings for me.

 

The rubber stamp I made using eraser! I always wanted to have my own stamp so 

I carved this little eraser that I have with my initials. It did not come out bad as I thought it would be.

Plus, it's not hard to do. I also made a batman logo stamp right after I realized that I can do it.

heh.

I'm telling you, my planner is amazingly filled with "stuffs".  It's filled with drawings and colors.

I started vandalizing it and it was fun. I like that I am putting a touch of myself on my planner. 

Oh btw, the one on top was also done on my planner. Coolness right?

Okay, so that's it for me for now. I'll be back this weekend. Ciao.

129: Goals 2012

all images except the teeth with braces are all taken from google

The last time I've checked here I only had 15 followers, now I have 18! Wow. What an improvement.

The days has been a bit fast this time. I was sure New Year was just yesterday but apparently we're on a fast pace! Few days from now it's Valentines already. It's cliché to comment how fast the day is. hahaha! Oh well, so this year I have few targets. I love setting goals and achieving them because it makes me feel that I am in control of my life (among other things). So here are my goals this year:

1. Get myself a brace   - ✓ ~ Feb 03, 2012
2. Read 100 books - ‣ 
3. Buy my Panasonic Lumix GF2 (if not GF3) - ❑
4. Buy Playstation 3 or iTouch 4th Gen white color  - ❑
5. Get a pension/life/insurance plan - ‣

Legend: ✓ - Accomplished ‣ - In Progress ❐ - Pending

There are reasons why I wanted to achieve those. First, is the brace. You see I have gaps on my teeth. It was not really an embarrassing space but I get so conscious of my smile. I wanted to have the gap closed since then but my father thinks that it is unnecessary so he never got me a brace. I never demanded my parents to get my teeth fixed, so I just told myself that I'll be the one getting it.

It was expensive! But after a year of saving, I'm happy that I finally have it. To let you know, I started saving when I got hired last year.

Hurrah for accomplishing that goal. 

My second goal, which is to read 100 books was something that I have been trying to accomplish since 2 years ago. I was never successful then because along the way I slacked off. Last year, I was able to read 50 books. I set the challenge late already. If I probably have set the challenge when the year started I would be able to read more than that. 

Now that I was able to set the challenge as the year started. I am positive that I will be able to beat the count this time. Currently, I have read 10 books already.

My third goal is to buy a Panasonic GF2 (or 3). I wanted to buy this because I really want to put up an active photoblog. My cellphone might be enough but I couldn't get a decent coloring out of it. The pictures ends up being grainy after applying the effects. In order for me to achieve the effects that I want to apply on my pictures I need to have a high resolution images.  So, having this camera would help me build up my photoblog! 

My fourth is to buy a Playstation 3.  The reason why I wanted to buy it is because of my brother. But I'm a little hesitant now because he has a new toy. On a second thought, if I am not going to buy Playstation 3, I have the option to buy iTouch 4th gen instead. I wanted to buy that one since I already have sold my 1st gen. I may probably buy it on my birthday this March but if not probably on April. I'm not really in hurry in buying it but I'll start saving for it.

Last, is getting a pension/insurace/life plan. I really wanted to purchase this because this is important for my future. I already have a savings for this if in case I have to start already. But then, I am still in progress because I am still searching for the best plan to get. Of course I do not want to buy in impulse without getting all the possible options. 

When my sister arrives this last February it is our mission to find the best plan for me and also look for possible investments. It is important to have these streams of income rather than just relying solely in work. I'm not that kind of person who wants to depend so much on my salary alone.

I know some of the list in my goals might appear shallow to someone. But I have read that it is necessary to set goals to ourself even how little it is. Achieving small things can lead to bigger things. It's the practice that will hone me as a better person. 

I'm excited for the goals I always set because I realize how capable I am in achieving them. Additionally, there's this pleasure in knowing that I have achieve that all by myself.

So more plan for me this year. :)

123: Something to think about

This is very interesting. I found this in the Greatest - Cat Power Youtube video that I took for my entry here. What's interesting here is that there was 170 people who were sharing the same realization. And I'm not exempted to that.

You might wonder what led me to think why I feel like this is not my real life. It's just that I really believe that I am destined/born for greatness. I'm not delusional it's just something that I totally believe in. If I'm not living that life, I'm sure as hell I won't stop until I got there.

22: of what I thought about during 3AM

Two weeks at work.

Sometimes, I wonder about my life and how I wanted it to be. I still have the thought that in the end I can be someone. Someone that had contributed something in this world. For now what I have been contributing is by giving few coins to the unfortunate people, never missing Sunday mass, and patting my pets on the head and telling people at youtube to stop killing Sharks for soups.

But I wanted to do more. I think, and this had been what I thought since I got in college, and still think that we are born because we are born to do something substantial. But that's just me. And I am going to figure what I was born to do until my last breath.

Anyhow what I was also wondering was when I can have my very own house; because I so want to have my own kitchen already. Our kitchen at home was so lacking that I want to weep. Well it's just that my parents aren't big time food lovers like me so they are satisfied with the usual. But I wanted more. Probably, I need to see a financial adviser soon so I can buy one. hahaha :3

Well that's all for today. I woke up at 3 AM and had this thought.

What are your thoughts?