It’s 6:30pm, and I’m procrastinating. I’m craving for seafood, I’m sleepy, AND I’m already in vacation mode. Plus the fact that I hate hate hate the client for whom I’m supposed to be toiling away right now.
So anyway, one wise Starbucks barista once taught me to order a grande Americano in a tall cup instead of a triple tall Americano. Saved me Php20-30 per order during bar review. (It took AT LEAST two grande Americanos in a tall cup everyday to keep me awake everyday. Add up my coffee bill during bar review, and... On second thought, never mind. Bygones.) Thanks Mr. Barista! Hehe!
Anyhoo, let me make it clear that I am not rich, by any known or unknown standards. I am also not the most monetarily efficient person alive. I take a cab to and from work everyday. (I live in Quezon City; my office is in Makati. Go figure.) I go to Baguio every weekend, and when I’m there, I treat Tita Susan and Jem to lunch or dinner, buy Cassie her cute little baby things... I buy little trinkets for myself and for my family. I recently completed my Christmas shopping, and ended up spending a looooooooot. I was able to get nice gifts for my family and close friends this year though. I had to cut my office presents budget though. But it’s all good.
In light of this, here are my TOP 5 REASONS TO SPEND THIS HOLIDAY SEASON:
(5) It’s the season to be jolly. (My Christmas list is looooooooooooooong. But I finished my Christmas shopping in record time, and quite a bit ahead of schedule.)
(4) Money was made to be spent. Otherwise, go barter stuff.
(3) Because you can.It’s YOUR money, anyway. Who’s to say what you should and should not spend it on?
(2) In order to be inspired to work, you have to feel the fruits of your labor.
(1) To prevent an economic slowdown / recession, money has to circulate. So the next time you consider whether or not to buy that LV you’ve been stalking, those shoes that your feet are begging to seen in, or that phone that would go perfectly with everything, don’t think, just buy. Whip out the cash or the plastic, and go spend! Just think, you’re doing it for the economy. And no, not just the local economy, but the global economy. You’re a hero.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
On Immersion
I was directed to this post by Nico, who got it from Jules (Cabigon)'s post:
http://juliusivan.multiply.com/photos/album/132/MGA_ATENISTA_READ_THIS?replies_read=19
I think Jules' post is restricted to his contacts, so I just attached the screen grabs
My thoughts on the matter:
I did not think the facilities at our immersion site (Napindan, Taguig) rivalled the comforts of a fancy shmancy hotel, or home, and I did cringe at a lot of things. I was relieved when I got back to the dorm after my immersion weekend and take a long hot shower. There's no denying any of that. However, I think what some students fail to realize is that the point of the immersion experience is not to provide students with a grand vacation or a literal walk in the park. In this country, and in countless others around the world, social inequity has become a way of life. Most have become so desensitized to the tragedy that has befallen this race because we live with it every single day. We pass shanties on our way to work. We look absently out the window at beggars and toddlers rummaging through trash to find a decent meal. Our trash is, quite literally, their treasure. Though the immersion experience can not and will not make staunch advocates of us all, at the very least, it will send the tiniest waves of realization lapping at our feet. I just find it sad, really, that for some, the experience failed to achieve this for this girl. It would have made a better person out of her.
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