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My Day 03!

Here is a list of all the goals I want to achieve, dreams  I want to fulfill and life experiences I desire to experience before I die in no particular order.

1. To be able to see all the 81 provinces of the Philippines!

As much as I’ve always like to travel, Local and International destinations, I would like to complete all the provinces of my own Country first. I know that there are a lot of beautiful places to explore in the Philippines itself, some are still pure and untouched. I like Nature tripping, sightseeing, walk and explore, so for sure, this is gonna be something to treasure for the rest of my life.

2. Go on a Carribean Cruise!

I know that this may require a lot of money and definitely, it wouldn't be the first option if I get the chance to choose what to do as of these days, but still, this is on my Bucket List. Well, I guess the least I could do is to start on an Asian cruise trip and hop Island to Island.

3. Do the thing that scares you! Rephrased: Do the things that excite you.

I’ve always wanted to experience exciting things as I’m fond of doing outdoor activities. The scary ones, Sky Diving, Cliff diving, Hot Air ballon, Mountain Climbing, Trekking, Aerial Trekking, Mountain Biking, Scuba Diving (haven't tried any one of them outdoor yet but I've tried indoor aerial trek, wall climbing, and bungee jumping, but soon I will! 😅) or even the a-little-bit-easier-ones, Camping in the woods, Ziplines or trail walking and the stuff.

4. Live in a Wood House by the Lake.

This depends as to where we are going to settle later on. If RJ and I chose to settle with our family in the Philippines, then we could at least build a Log house somewhere in the province.

5. Learn to play Chess.

Not only to play the basics but to master it. Idk, playing chess is kinda smart and interesting to me and whenever I happen to cross any videos of a Chess tournament or competition and I see the way how the players, young and old concentrates and do their moves are quite fascinating.

6. Start a Business.

Definitely included in my Bucket list. As early as this stage, husband and I are planning to start our own business in the years to come. My options are always related to Food business, like to put up a small but cozy All day Breakfast. Other options are Water station, Travel Agency, or a Laundry Shop.

7. Do a Volunteer Work.

I feel excited just by the thoughts that I’m doing a volunteer work of any kind that travels from one place to another. I think this is one of the best ways to expose myself to new people by offering my help in terms of skills, knowledge, time and effort whether it is assisting the elderly at the old folks home, working with delinquent kids, beach cleanups, tree planting, distributing food, water and medicines to less fortunate people and the likes.

8. Learn a New Language.

Learning a New language is never easy. I’ve been to a few Countries where English is not the second language and I admire people that are multi-lingual. I’m personally fluent in English as this is our second dialect in the Philippines aside from Living away in a foreign country, I have to communicate in English for easier understanding.  I have a few knowledge in Japanese, I understand a bit but I couldn't speak and mostly word by word haha! Definitely, I’d love to learn a few in the future, to be fluent in Japanese perhaps, or Spanish, French maybe or Ilocano- my husband native tongue.

9. Learn how to cook.

TBH, I know how to cook simple dishes like Typical Filipino food but I don't practice that much. I never used to cook due to different reasons:

A. I never cooked at home even until I graduated College as my Father used to be the head of the kitchen. When I left home and live away, I seldom cook for myself and would always order take away food from the restaurants, or eat light food or just fruits. I only cook occasionally whenever I’m in the Philippines and here abroad, RJ always does the cooking.

B. Another reason is that I want my kitchen to be small and cozy, clean and tidy without the stinky smell as this would give me the encouragement to cook, haha!

10. To Live in the Slums/Squatters/Raft for some time.

I know this is kinda silly but I have this enchantment to experience how to live in the Slum area or to Live in a raft floating in the creek/river for some time like a month or so. I’ve always mentioned this to RJ that during our vacation, I want to arrange ourselves for a month stay in the slum or if we were not able to bear in the slums, but somewhere like under the bridge or live near the train station or the raft and document it for record purpose without revealing our real identity and blend ourselves with the people and environment. I know that he doesn't support me on this one but just to give in to my whims, he promised to go with me, soon!

That’s All!

A day in the office. So today, I’ve compiled some photos of my daily routine at work dated 13.12.2018. This is how my office table looks like. I couldn’t start the day without having coffee first. Whenever I reach the office, our Tea Boy would immediately serve me right away.  Then, I would log in to my official email and check all new emails, pin all emails to be replied for the day, circulate…

Day 09!

Regardless of gender, there are some traits and qualities I admire in a person.

1. I particularly like people who are vile and down to earth. The likes of people who will give you a calm response whenever you are irritated instead of ranting back to add more fuel to your current mood.  By then, I’m more likely to subside and meltdown.

2. I’m surprisingly attracted to distressed, miserable, pitiful, pathetic kind of people, haha. Strange but true.The people who look like they were fooled for a hundred times. I always have a heart for the wretched one and more likely to acknowledge and accept them.

3. Simplicity. I like people (especially women) who are always nice and simple. I particularly despise women who dress inappropriately, women who craves for public attention. I like those who are elegant, classy, stylish, neat and comes out very natural who doesn't need to show off some skin to look attractive. I love those who could wear a very simple outfit and yet,  could manage to look so chic and effortlessly graceful.

4. Refined and respectable. Who else doesn't? I like people who have good manners and good taste. For women, I like them softspoken and very Lady-like. I’m not saying that loud people don't have good breeding but you know one when you see one.

5. Man of few words. This is charming to me. I don't like men (and also women) who are always the loudest of them all in every situation even when they are not supposed to. It’s a case to case basis anyway. For me, you have to blend yourself accordingly to where you are and to whom you are dealing with.

6. Mysterious type. It's similar to what I have stated above, I like the mysterious type for both men and women. I don't like people whose lives are always available in the public. Privacy at it’s finest. I usually unfollow people especially on Facebook who post their lives (and nonsense photos) on a daily basis, but I don't remove them from my friend’s list out of politeness. Everything is good but always in moderation.

7. Responsible. You know one when you get one! Responsible people are quite hard to find these days and surely will treasure when you have one. Responsible in the sense that they are dependable. They keep promises and honor their commitment, they value their words and knows how to be liable for their own actions. Responsible behavior is made up of five essential elements—honesty, compassion/respect, fairness, accountability, and courage.

8. A one woman man. Well, of course, It’s a disaster to be with a person cannot be trusted and you would end up regularly tracking their whereabouts and everything they do.

9. Honest and Loyal. When you’ve got a responsible and a one-woman man partner, well definitely you have a loyal one.

Day 05!

Brain Dump. What' s on my mind today? Today is our off day and the usuals, RJ & I stayed up late last night watching Mowgli on Netflix and one episode of the Chinese ROM-COM series "A Love so Beautiful" on Youtube and another English action film on Netflix while having a can of Vitalsberg (brand of beer we used to get on the Liquor shop) and bags of chips. The weekend is always our cheat day and I allow myself on Thursday night to have junk food and sodas. And yeah, Friday lunch would always be something special as per my food request with rice. I don't usually eat rice on weekdays for a couple of years now and I mostly eat grilled chicken or meat or fish with a side vegetable.

I fell asleep in the mid of the third movie due to the amount of alcohol in my body, I guess, and my usual sleepy head plus my husband's foot massage, haha! This is the usual weekend sight in our small household, and on Fridays like today, I would always wake up a little bit late(not the usual 3PM when I'm still single a year ago) but won't get out of bed for quite some time. Mostly browsing on phones, reading news, and articles or playing clash of clans until RJ's time to prepare lunch and I would start my weekly household chores like cleaning, changing of sheets and doing the laundry. Isn't this boring, hahaha! Oh well, not for me.

So right now, 14.12.2018 at 9:45am, we are still here in the bed, RJ is playing online games while I'm here procrastinating, what's on my mind?

I don't usually tire myself thinking about anything on weekends as my mind is already working full time on weekdays in the office so my thoughts on weekends are basically what to eat, what to watch, where to run later, what to eat on dinner, and what to wear tomorrow, haha! Yep, I'm very cautious about what to wear as I don't wanna go out of the house in such a complete mess. I dress to kill, but tastefully - FreddieM💕

It's really a no-brainer today, haha!

Day 04!!!

Since I’ve listed down my Bucket List on my Blog Challenge No 03, Now I’ll do the reverse and jot down my ANTI-BUCKET LIST! These are the things I hope not to do and experience before I die.

1. Get Arrested/ Go to Prison.

Who else does? I should better keep my hands off to anything against the Law, try to live as righteous as I can and do not engage or mingle with bad Company.

2. Get Addicted to Something.

I don't want to be in a position where I could no longer control myself for something I’m already hooked at like doing hard drugs or obsession with anything. Clean life- Happy Life.

3. Be on a sinking ship or in a plane about to crash.

Yaiks! How could you ever imagine yourself trying to save your life on a sinking ship or a plane crash? I would die immediately as soon as I feel it is about to happen.

4. Be a survivor.

And worst, be a survivor on a deserted island or mountain with crazy weather, eating bugs, or bugs eating you until you slowly die, awww!

5. Crash Diet.

I would never ever want to crash diet and starve myself hard just to achieve my target weight. I would rather go on a routine basis, daily workout and watch what I eat.

6. Someone torture me and place me in a small, congested area.

I’m claustrophobic. So definitely I could not be in a small, tight area with not enough ventilation for a long time.

7. Suffer a heart attack/ Get a serious injury.

Although I know that when it’s gonna happen, it will happen quickly you wouldn't be able to recognize it, but then, if I could reduce the risk of it, I will. People who encounter road accidents always scares me, but a few months ago while running, a car hit me on the legs while I’m crossing the traffic light. Not that serious though, Thank God, but then it happened fast I just found myself lying on the ground with no pain. The pain comes a few a days later.

8. Be Kidnapped.

Yup, as long as it is not Liam Neeson from the Movie “Taken” who will come to rescue me, then definitely,  it’s a no-no! Haha!

9. Run away from something that may kill me.

Like swimming away from the sharks. Run away from the Kidnappers or just anything that might kill me. Yeah, I thought about this, silly me.

10. Live a sad Life.

 And Lastly, what is more painful than living a sad life for the rest of your life? Trying to get something you couldn't get. Loving someone who doesn't love you? Living in the past? Regretting something or someone you’ve lost? Living a sad life to the point you don't want to see others be happy too? Well, I hope I won't reach to that stage of life, so I’m working on it. :)

10 BASIC THINGS ABOUT ME.

Three years ago, I blogged about “10 Real Facts About Me”.  Since I wrote almost the entire Everything About Me in there, this is just a breathing space of the Basic things about myself.

1. My most favorite food is steak whether it’s a Sirloin or a T-Bone, or Tenderloin, medium done. Whenever I’m out to dine, I would always choose Steak as my first option in every Restaurant.

2. I love taking photos but I don't post selfies on a regular basis except on special occasions like Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas Holidays or whenever I’m on vacay in the Philippines with my family. Idk, it’s just that I don't like my face to be always visible in everyone’s homepage every day, the same as I get easily annoyed by random friends who are posting their day to day photos and the things they do for no reason at all, I’m more likely to unfollow them. 

3. Coffee shops- I could not consider myself as a coffee addict. Why I like coffee shops like Starbucks, Caribou, Coffee Bean and the others is to have my moment of silence. I’d love to sit outside the coffee shop, alone or with friends, kill some time, put on my earpads and listen to music, browse on the net while looking around. I could stay there alone for hours coz this is my way of relaxing and meditation, especially during my irritable days.

4. People think I’m snub at the beginning. But I guess when you get to know the real me, you might also change your thoughts about me, haha! It’s just that I value personal space and privacy more than anything else and I don't open my life easily to anyone except for those who are really close to me. I’m minimalist to people. I prefer to be with a few people. I enjoy being with a large group of friends outdoors but I only confide to few especially my personal life. Like the Bible Quote: “Do not tell your left hand what you’re right hand is doing...” 

5. I have a standard patience due to my OC problems. But I could be easily comforted too. 

6. Huge Fan of Queen- One of the greatest Band ever lived. Music is the only thing that could easily divert my mood from being happy to sad to melodramatic, to sentimental.

7. I don't splurge on anything. But I do pamper myself at times but only on things I could afford. Smart buying at it’s best. I have this mentality to “Live within my means”. I don't pretend I'm a “can afford” when it’s really not in reality. For me, the kind of showing-off and bragging whatever material things they have, whether money, or accessories, or luxuries is a mental disorder that came from a difficult childhood.

8. Just like everyone else, I crave for attention, validation, love, and acceptance from the people I love. Do not ever reject me or I’ll crack up and flip out, hahaha! 

9. I’m not super thin, and in fact, my figure changes from time to time, from chubby to skinny and vice versa. I guess it comes from the family that’s why I do keep track of what I eat and do regular exercise. Another thing is, I eat very little (not because I’m watching my diet but because I get full easily), but I still don't get to that super skinny thing even how little my food intake.

10. And finally 10, hmmm, what else?  My Favorites!!! My favorite brand of clothes, bags & accessories and shoes are Esprit, Mango, Nine West, Forever 21, H&M, and yeah, underwears from Bench, my fave cologne is from Victoria Secret, my fave chocolates are M&M & Reese.

I never think about buying super expensive brands as I would rather keep the money for something important. Oh well, maybe if I get super rich! But since we are just a little over the standard-class people, then I should better live like that.