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An Advisors Life – When NA3HL Teams Refuse To Allow Players To Move Up
For the better part of the last decade, the NA3HL has been the playground for Tier III operators who are looking to make money on players hopes and dreams of playing in Tier II hockey.
For just as many years, NA3HL operators have denied players the opportunity to move up to Tier II when it means not being able to collect the balance of the players tuition.
It is happening more and more these days.
Last week, two reports came in from teams in legitimate Hockey Canada Sanctioned Tier II leagues concerning players from the NA3HL not being allowed to leave for a higher level unless they paid the tuition owed.
In one instance, the player is even a Canadian Citizen! A Canadian player not being allowed to return home to play unless he pays the 50% tuition, plus an illegal "release fee" to the NA3hl team.
We are three weeks into the season here. Three weeks, and because USA Hockey Tier III rules allow teams to collect this money they are forcing parents to pay. Guess who makes the Tier III rules? Yes, the Tier III operators themselves.
In both instances, the NA3HL teams who have players that can move up aren't allowing the moves and using money as an excuse for not allowing them because they have low roster numbers. Yes, these are their best players on bad teams, and bad teams with roster numbers that barely allow them to take the ice.
Losing these two best players would likely create the scenario for the rest of the players to abandon the sinking ship as well.
This has been going on for years in the NA3HL. It is systemic and systematic in how it has been done and teams continue to make excuses to take these actions.
Three weeks into the season and already teams are using years old tactics to keep players paying. To keep players in a system that is not designed to develop the player for upward movement, but is designed to develop the player into a check writing cash cow being lead to slaughter.
How many of you are lined up for this meat packing plant?
Joseph Kolodziej – Adviser

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March 4th 2019 we had the most fun getting the new lineup together and what better way to welcome the two newest members, Andy Frederick and Yas Nomura to the team than shooting our newest single "Assassins?!?"
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Client Profile: Helen Jordan
Socializing and networking with client, Helen Jordan, at Oscar De Las Salas' birthday party that required a stylish dress-code.
Helen and I have been working together for about a month and a half ... and in that time have absolutely killed it with connections.
Recently, I was invited to a friend's birthday party ... which I knew would be a perfect setting for Helen to meet great people, so she was my +1.
Even I was surprised at how many connections we've been able to make for her in such a short amount of time. Helen understands the power of introductions and people absolutely adore her, which makes it easy to keep introducing her :)
Check out her profile and reach out to her for your travel needs!
Company Name: Jordan Luxury Travel
Tell us your WHY: My goal is to fan the flame for travel within my clients. Travel is a burning
desire in my heart and my mission is to create dream getaways that are unique. I suggest new
and different experiences with hassle-free planning. I collaborate with my clients so I can truly
understand their most important travel wants and needs.
Who is your ideal client? My ideal client is female, 40+, and affluent. She can be in either the
professional world, a business owner, or a woman who is active in her community. She has it
all, yet, she wants more in life.
What's something unique/interesting about you that I couldn't find out by googling you? I'm still
looking for Prince Charming and I am a gun owner. Oh, and regardless of how many trips I've
taken, packing is never a quick and easy process. I have difficulty narrowing down my outfits –
because you never know everything you'll end up doing on a trip and what you may need.
Tell us about one of your best client experiences. This was during a trip for two ladies who are
sorority sisters from college. One of the ladies is a true baseball fan, so I made sure they went
to a ball game while traveling in Japan. The absolute joy of watching the fun they were having
in their video of the fan fervor in the "super fan" section at the Yomiuri "Tokyo" Giants game was
What is your favorite place to travel to? I don't have a favorite – there are so many wonderful
places that I don't have enough time left on earth to experience the same thing over and over. I
love to visit new destinations (those that are new to me)!
Who are you currently trying to get connected to? I would really like to connect with women of a
certain age that are successful and comfortable in life, and for whom travel is an important
aspect of their life. They have what they need, enjoy and want – and, yet they yearn for more.
They want memorable, unique travel experiences to places that are currently on their bucket list.
More importantly, they want to visit places that are trending and that they haven't even
considered in the past.
Why should people hire you? With me, they will see the world in a way that they can't with
anyone else. I collaborate with them to create "once in a lifetime" trips that provide experiences
and memories that last a lifetime. You can't google what I can provide.
How can people reach you? firstname.lastname@example.com, 602-692-9379, and my website:
It's been a long time coming ...
But before I ever launch or create anything ... I spin on it for days, weeks ... sometimes months. The "spinning" is a brainstorming process that I go through in my head in order to come up with something that's meaningful.
I still remember when I came up with the game-changing Networking Passport idea. My technical co-founder, at the time, didn't quite get the vision, but he said something along the lines ... "well, everything else you've come up with so far has been successful, so let's build this out."
The Networking Passport became the recurring revenue model of NetworkingPhoenix.com all while adding tremendous value to the members of my community. Win-win!
For years now, my community has been asking me to create more of a private high-end type of a group setting so they could meet with their peers to exchange ideas, connections and possibly business deals. Basically, an intimate platform that would allow them to meet the right people as well as allow me to facilitate personal introductions.
After being a professional networker for 12 years ... I've definitely built up quite the "rolodex" - for a lack of a better term.
Finally, after all this time ... and spinning on it for weeks, I came up with Gelie's Inner Circle ...
... and it gives exactly what the people want. Connections.
Connections are powerful.
Connections in business, as in life, make the magic happen ...
Connections create shortcuts and without them, business is hard and a very lonely place.
One connection, in an instant, can change not just your life ... but the course of history.
Imagine if Jobs had never met Wozniak, if Ben had never met Jerry or if Ray Croc had never met the McDonald brothers ...
If you understand the power of warm introductions and would like access to my personal contacts as well as be in an intimate room with successful peers that can offer connections, advice and support ...
... you might want to check out the Inner Circle.
While my vision for this group is not limited, the spaces definitely are. Truly, there are only so many introductions I can facilitate at a time.
But if you understand the value of that one introduction ... the value of that one connection ... then you definitely understand the value of this intimate program.
>>> Full details can be found here
And if you have any questions, feel free to reach out through the "contact" link.
Talk soon!
I want to give a shout out to all my MLM friends who are out there hustling and trying to build a legitimate business.
More and more, I see FB posts from my childhood friends, personal friends and basically not those that I know from my "networking world" that are trying to build an MLM business.
Seriously, you all rock! Congrats on taking a leap of faith and trying to build a better future for yourself!
I'm so proud of you!
Good for you for talking about it on FB. Good for you for trying to get me to sample your products (although I probably won't b/c I never remember to sample anything). Good for you for adding me to your group and keeping me in the loop.
You may get flack from others about this, but never from me. I know how hard you're working for your future and I will always support you.
I know the game you have just stepped into and it's not an easy one. You're going to need all the encouragement you can get, and if you ever end up in a dark moment, know that I'm just one text away.
One tip I can give you is to create your big vision and keep that that vision mentally handy when things get rough. You'll need it.
It's not an easy road, but congratulations on trying to take the destiny of your financial future into your own hands.
Before launching NetworkingPhoenix, I was involved in Arbonne. It was truly one of the best things I ever did for myself. It started out as a hobby, but within 3 days, I was in love with the business aspect of it and I took off running.
The first 3 months were amazing, I was on a high and killed all my numbers. However, as you probably know, in order to be successful with an MLM company, you have to build a down-line.
But you know what I hate? Babysitting adults. I just couldn't do it ... but that's just ME. If you can build a donwline, you're going to win.
But here is the kicker ... even if you don't end up building a downline, you're still going to win. Your eyes will be open to new opportunities, you'll have made new friends and event if you make just an extra $500/mo - that's still amazing!
Arbonne didn't work out for me, but from that experience, the concept for NetworkingPhoenix was born. I wanted to have my own network and be the Queen Bee at the top.
So all those nay-sayers that you might encounter, all those people that un-follow you on FB or shut you down ...
... they just suck. Move on.
You're doing something good for yourself, your family and your future.
There will be moments you'll want to quit. Don't. But if for some reason you do end up leaving, remember, when I left Arbonne, NetworkingPhoenix was born.
You're only one good idea away from your dream!
And a quick note to those that have never tried a network marketing business ... add that to your to-do list. Joining a network marketing business that you believe in (there are so many great ones to choose from!), will help you grow personally, professionally and allow you to further develop your character.
Big shout out to the network marketing peeps!
Snapchat vs. Instagram Stories
Oh Snap! Zuckerberg does it again ...
In case you haven't heard yet, Instagram release their new feature yesterday called "Instagram Stories."
Instead of only posting photos and short videos, you can now actually create "stories" for all your Insta followers to see. How original (I say with a smirk on my face).
The concept of stories (photos and short videos stringed together that are only view-able for 24 hours) was originally crated by Snapchat. Initially, it was more of a "sexting" app, as it allowed you to share photos that would disappear within seconds of being viewed and if someone took a screen shot, you would get notified. (p.s. Snapchat still notifies me if you take a screen shot, just FYI ;) )
However, most recently, Snapchat has become very mainstream and is the "shiny new toy" of social media apps that can drastically increase your business. If this is the first time you're hearing about any of this, you're way behind, my friend. But not to worry, there is still time to catch up.
So why is the concept of "stories" so popular, whether it's on Snapchat or Insta? Great question ...
As a brand or a business owner, when you share a story, you are opening up a window of your life and personality to the world. For instance, for those of you who follow me on Snapchat (handle: follow_gelie), got to witness, in real-time, as I made the bold decision to purchase an un-godly expensive plane ticket and fly into Laguna Beach to spend a few hours with my 3-year-old daughter as she was experiencing her first time being by the ocean. Her dad and his fiancee told me they were taking her there 15 minutes after they were already on the road ... It was quite an amazing life experience and my Snapchat followers got to experience it with me!
If you missed it, it's posted on YouTube so you could take a peek! The blog post that I wrote about it (that kinda went viral) could be found here.
This story has nothing to do with work ... and has everything to do with my personal life and current situation (ie - going through a divorce and sharing custody of my daughter).
So how does this translate to people wanting to work with me? Well, because when we get to know someone on a personal level, we trust them more. Suddenly, it's not just a business relationship, but it becomes a real-life connection. Think of the "Oprah" effect ... We all feel that we know Oprah because she was in our living room for years talking about real-life things. Why are those stupid shows like The Bachelor so popular? Because we get to experience things right along side the starts of the show.
In your "story," you are the star of the show and your audience gets to know you.
For this reason, if you are a business owner of any sort, you should be sharing stories on Snapchat and Instagram.
Here is the dilemma ...
I don't have time to be sharing different stories on different platforms, so what do I do? They're forcing me to choose.
As I said on my first InstaStory yesterday, I have almost 1K followers on Instagram and am lucky if I get 25 people to view my story on Snapchat. Clearly, for someone like me, Instagram might be the winner because of my already built in audience.
What do all those people do that have a gigantic following on Snapchat? They keep using Snapchat and they drop some content on Instagram. I mean, that's what I would do.
The other interesting part of this whole story is that Instagram's amazing development team, completely copied Snapchat's ingenious creation. Snapchat engineers won't just sit back and take this ...
So my prediction is that Snapchat is going to come out with something epic. Which, will just create more of a dilemma for users like me, but also create more options.
In conclusion people, get your stories out there! Whether you choose to use Snapchat or Instagram, allow your audience into your life so a real-life connection can start to blossom.
Happy Snapping ... err ... InstaStorying ...
Stop being boring
Yes, I'm talking to you!
I'm talking to the person that walks around the networking event asking everyone their name what they do for a living.
The answer to both of those questions is ... who cares?
When you ask me those questions, it's really just a generically boring ice-breaker ... all you're trying to do is get a conversation going so that you can tell me what you do for a living and hopefully I'll buy from you. As soon as I've told you my name, you already forgot it and when I tell you what I do for a living, you're just sizing up my answer to see if I would be a good fit for whatever you're peddling. Sound familiar? I thought so ...
And that, my friends, is why networking gets a bad rap.
In the scenario that I described above, there is not much room for a true connection point. It doesn't mean that it won't happen, but you're limiting the opportunity from the get-go.
True networking happens when you're able to establish a personal connection with a complete stranger.
I know ... it's much easier said than done, but there is a bit of a formula to it.
First and foremost, stop being boring. Stop asking what people do for a living and focus on what really matters ...
... their story.
Who is this stranger standing in front of you? How did they end up in the same room at the same time as you? What are their interests, passions and hobbies and what is their "why?"
These are the things that truly matter.
So the question I would encourage you to lead with is "what's your story?"
Most of the time, they will look at you with a bit of a confusion and proceed to tell you what they do. After all, they probably didn't read this blog and don't understand what's happening. They have been trained to only talk shop at a networking event ...
... help them get out of that boring box!
After listening to what they do, politely say, "that's great ... but I asked what your story is ... where are you from, how did you end up at this event ... what are you interested in?"
This interaction right here, is what true networking is about. You're making friends. You're getting to know strangers on a personal level. You're actually making a connection that can turn into a mutually beneficial relationship.
People love talking about themselves and this is a great ice-breaker to let them do just that ...
You become more interesting to people when you seem interested in them. Show that you are genuinely interested in who they are as a person as opposed to just what they do for a living. That conversation will happen naturally after the initial connection, so there is no reason to lead with it.
Make sense?
I'll leave you with this famous quote that I'm sure you've heard, but can always hear again as a refresher ...
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou
When we think of networking, we don't typically think of numbers ...
... but when it comes to networking and relationship building, 7 is the magic number!
The rule of 7 is one of the oldest concepts in marketing and basically says that the potential buyer needs to hear or see a brand's marketing message at least 7 times before they are ready to buy.
The same concept applies to networking ...
When you meet someone, they need to have 7 interactions with you before you actually register on their radar as someone they "know." You might meet someone and have incredible chemistry just from one event ... but that still doesn't mean your new friend is ready to buy from you.
Nowadays, it's very easy to achieve 7 interactions ... here are some examples:
1) You meet at the event
2) You follow up with an email
3) You connect on LinkedIn
4) You interact with a LinkedIn post that your new contact posted
5) You send your new contact an email with relevant information to their industry (or something you think he/she would find interesting)
6) If you're an active networker, maybe you see them at another event
7) You have a phone conversation or event meet up for coffee
In a nutshell, if you're trying to get on someone's radar, make it a point to have 7 interactions with them as a way to start building a solid relationship!
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
July 2018


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I've had a few memorable Valentine's days, one being the cringiest of them all. I don't want to talk about it. It's still really embarrassing.
In an article I read from npr.org, the origins of Valentine's day were actually kind of…dark. Men would hit women with bloody animal pelts to "make them fertile" and they would pull women's names from jars to procreate with over the holiday. You can read the whole article here.
My husband and I have never done anything big or crazy for Valentine's day. We go to dinner but that's about it. We gave each other gifts before but we don't really feel it's necessary to get each other gifts anymore. We just feel like it's all a little silly. Our anniversary is more important and more of a celebration of love for us.
The anniversary of when we first said I love you is a week after Valentine's day so we also like to celebrate that over Valentine's. That's actually a cute story. I was living with a friend at the time, since I had moved out of my ex-husband's house, and it was about 10:30 at night. I was in bed talking to Marc on the phone and we both had to be up at 4:00 the next morning for work but we just kept talking on the phone anyway. I wanted to tell him I loved him but I didn't want to tell him over the phone so he got up and drove thirty minutes to my house so we could say I love you in person. I don't remember what time we finally went to sleep but I was so happy. Ever since we've remembered that day and we'll be celebrating seven years of I love you's this year.
Do you celebrate Valentine's day? How do you celebrate?


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Wichita Red Hat Convention
This is the last event with photos until this coming Saturday. On Friday, October 6, 2017, I boarded a plane to Wichita, Kansas to take part in their "Hatters Get Their Kicks on Route 66" event. This was a FUNtastic event and I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of it. I got acquainted with Connie Pearl, Queen Mum of the Toto-ly Oz-some Red Hatters Chapter in NYC at the RHS International Convention this past February. When she realized I was from New Mexico, she said, "Oh, you simply must come to our convention in Wichita, Kansas in October." I told her I would think about it.
As time passed, we emailed each other and I made the decision to represent New Mexico on Route 66 at their convention. I arrived too late on Friday to judge the old car show, but I put myself together for the evening FUN as Janis Joplin and sang "Mercedes Benz" on the stage. Many attendees really got into portraying themselves as famous 1960's characters. The "singing" was hysterically funny and entertaining. We enjoyed a nice dinner in the ballroom. Michael Wallis, curator of the Route 66 museum, author and voice of the Sheriff in all the "Cars" movies, told a lot of great stories about Route 66 and making the "Cars" movies.
Saturday morning, we attended a breakfast and were entertained by LaDonna Gatlin (little sister of the Gatlin Brothers) gave a fun talk entitled "Sometimes You Just Gotta Laugh." She was originally a singer with her big brothers but gave it up for marriage and motherhood. She also has a great voice and sang to us.
The second person on the agenda was "Ms. Woman of the United States", Sierra Scott, also a television personality. She thoroughly entertained us with some great stories.
Saturday afternoon, we were to dress as a character in one of five choices of 60's TV shows. I had chosen "Gilligan's Island" as Ginger. But, alas, I discovered I had left my costume hanging in my closet at home. As all of you know, when Red Hatters get lemons, they tend to make lemonade. I walked across the stage in my red and purple and told Connie that I was Ginger fifty years later! I did have the poster I made for "Let's Make a Deal" which was next. I kept waving my poster and shouting "Pick me! Pick me! I finally got up there and took the money a couple of times, but they teased me with the "What's Behind the Curtain" routine and I went for it with everyone shouting, "Don't do it! Don't do it!" I won a "washer and dryer" which turned out to be a huge metal washer covered with silver glitter and a huge clothespin covered with purple glitter! I have it in a place of honor right now in my living room!
Saturday evening was dinner and big time dress-up night to vie for the title of "Divine Diva". I got number 13! We traipsed across the stage and the judges narrowed the group down to six. Amazingly to me, I was still in. We six went back onto the stage while the judges did some more figuring. Then we were sent off-stage to a small alcove. We were all talking among ourselves as Red Hatters are prone to do when Connie said, "We have a winner and it is number 13." I froze and the girls were saying, "Carla, that's you. Get up on that stage." I was almost in shock as I went back on the stage and Connie was there saying, "Tell us who and what you are." I was almost in tears saying, "I'm overwhelmed." I did regain my composure and the next thing I knew they were pinning a sash on me with "Divine Diva" printed on it; gave me a half-dozen long-stemmed red roses (plastic, of course, because how would you get them home on the plane alive?); and a red carry-bag filled with individually wrapped gifts. It was like Christmas!
We had a lovely breakfast on Sunday morning and we paid tribute to military and service professionals and it was amazing how many Red Hatters have served in the military. We were also entertained by Curtis the Mentalist. He was amazing. Very difficult to figure out how he reads your mind!
I wore my sash home on the plane and got quizzed about it many times. WOW! This is one memory that will stay with me forever. I must add that Carol K. Drake "Goddess of Design" was the person who created her version of "Let's Make a Deal" and it was spectacular, no wasted motion and tons of FUN. Kudos to Carol and the whole committee on creating a fabulous event. I'm so glad I went!
However, when my plane got to Phoenix, Arizona on my way home, there was a security breach in our terminal (suspicious package) and we sat on the tarmac over an hour. When we finally were able to deplane, my flight to El Paso was already gone and I had to sit there until 10:45 PM before getting another flight. When I arrived in El Paso, it seems my luggage had gone to LAX. My poor hubby, Doug, had spent the whole of Sunday afternoon waiting at an Applebee's Restaurant for my arrival. My luggage did arrive on Monday afternoon about 7:00 PM intact and everything was there and nothing broken. Boy, were we both tired!
|Some of the Flower Children singing Karaoke
|More Flower Children singing Karaoke
|Michael Wallis, Curator of the Route 66 Museum, author and voice of the Sheriff in the "Cars" movies
|Sierra Scott, Wichita TV personality and Ms. Woman of the United States winner
|LaDonna Gatlin (little sister of the Gatlin Brothers) gave a talk "Sometimes You Gotta Laugh" and sang
|L to R: Unknown, Mary Kay and Mary Stewart, table mates
|Ana and Belle, table mates
|Pam, a table mate
|Cheryl Fiesbeck, table mate
|Pam, Carla Kerr (just before I won Divine Diva) and Ana
|Representing the U.S. Navy
|U.S. Air Force veterans
|Connie Pearl, U.S. Army Veteran and the Convention Chairperson
|Red Hatters helping Curtis the Mentalist do one of his mind bending tricks
|Curtis wrapped his head in duct tape while Connie looks on incredulously!
This is all I have to say for now.


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Study Hacks For Being A Successful Student
Being a student means the constant fear of tackling exams. For some, the exam season dawning upon them is no less than a nightmare, but some tend to sail through them. Moreover, not all of these people who navigate through the dilemma of giving exams are nerds or are students who are brilliance at par. So, whether you are facing the midterms or the finals even, some study hacks can help you tackle the fear of exams. Instead of taking a shot in the dark, here are some study hacks that you can follow this time around:
1. The Art of Chunking:
Chunking is a term that many psychology students will be familiar with. The chunking theory backed by scientific evidence, says that people tend to remember things when they learn it in small chunks. This is the exact opposite of cramming that we all tend to do during exam time in a panic mode and end up recalling nothing at all.
Chunking depends on the capacity of our working memory and how it tends to turn short term memories into collective long term ones. Take for example phone numbers. Memorizing a 10-digit number isn't easy but breaking them down into a chunk of three will help you effectively remember it. Make shortlists of the things you wish to retain in an easily recallable sequence next time around.
2. Learn to Let Go of the Forgetting Curve:
As you might have studied, people take in an astounding number of sensory information on a daily basis. Since all the information you take in isn't necessary, the brain decides on what it ought to retain and let go off. One of the simpler ways the brain maintains specific information is processing it multiple times.
Make sure to review what you have learned in class that particular day and then consider and recall the same. This means taking notes, recording your lectures and reviewing the notes taken in class that particular night before retiring. Reading the notes, you make during your lectures and recalling it every day will help you in the long run.
3. Exercising:
You might be wondering, what's the use of exercising with study hacks? Well, exercise tends to have a short as well as a long-term effect on your memory. A study found that people engaged in light aerobic exercises were able to recall information in a much better way than the ones not indulged in any physical activity. You need not hit the gym to retain more information or study better. Small lifestyle changes like taking daily walks, cycling or moderate cardio can do the trick. Who says you only need to rely on your course books to score good grades? Go digital and make use of eBooks for the best guidebooks available with discounts.
4. Take Small Breaks:
It's not possible to study an entire semester's syllabus with an all-nighter before exams. You will only tire yourself more with back to back all day and night study sessions. It is essential that you take adequate breaks while studying. The human mind has a limit to how long it can keep focus. This time around, pan out a schedule for yourself which includes intermittent breaks. Some hyper-focused small one-hour spurts of study bouts with breaks will tend to be more productive than those long 10-12-hour sessions. Don't strain your eyes studying for too long. Ensure you have the proper eye care at your disposal.
5. Pretend to be Studying for Someone Else:
As obnoxious as this may sound, this idea tends to work. While taking down notes, think of doing it for someone else, say your friend. You will automatically improve the quality and readability of your penned down notes just because you are doing it for someone else. If you are trying to memorize the lessons and different concepts, pretend that you are the teacher and have to deliver a lecture to teach kids the next day. This helps you retain information more thoroughly and also boost your confidence massively.
6. Read it Out Loud:
Perhaps the most straightforward hack you can come across. As per a 2010 study, reading aloud helps your ability to remember things in a better way. This particular study conducted, looked at differences in the retention of a written material which was both read silently as well as out loud. The study found that people were able to remember the study material read aloud in a far better way than it was read silently. Speaking and hearing word aids in memory retention, giving your brain a new way to remember things.
So, there we have some simple study hacks that you can use to study better. You can try them all and see if any particular hacks work for you or multiple ones for that matter.


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On rainbows and daydreams…
After my shift yesterday, I was greeted by a very long and beautiful rainbow painted in the sky just after the sun is about to set. It served as a good sign though. After 3 long months working in the morning shift, here comes Sunday wherein our shift starts at night. I don't know if I am really super happy or sad but all I can say that it is indeed bittersweet.
I don't have problems adjusting as I am really a nocturnal person. This past few months, I learn to love mornings and being normal. I go home just like other people who works in government agencies and feel like a student who can still have time for chilling after a long day. Those were the times I appreciate my life more in a different light.
Today, with a lot of plans in mind – I will just try to lived by the moment and appreciate anything. I will surely missed the sun as it sets. Since camera is not really allowed in our production floor, I was not able to capture any sky and sun drama during dusk. I will surely miss the cozy life in the morning shift where you have a lot of time walking, talking and do lots of stuff. You don't need to worry if other people will logged you off your station just because it is hot seating and they also need stations that can sometimes be start of a heated argument. Oh well, that is life in a call center.
This picture made me smile. Life is good and indeed awesome!
Good bye Mr. Sun! Hello Mr. Moon… 🙂
Month: January 2012
01/27 – Day 65: Giant Burger
01/26 – Day 64: Tweet
01/25 – Day 63: The Unknown Future
Among all of my frustrations, my career is on top of it all.
I would admit that I am lost as of the moment and I am not even a step closer to my dreams. I don't even know where to start in reaching for it. Everything was so vague enough that I don't want to crack my head in simply thinking what my future has to offer and what tough decision I need to make soon.
Having my own "me" time while my friends are taking their nap, I took a glimpse of a city that I never been to. This is the place where the cornerstone of success lies. Great IT opportunities that can unleash my potentials, challenges that can polished my personality and the independence from all the things that's been strangling my life for the past few years. I don't regret what I decided before but I am just intrigued of what my future beholds if I choose to take the step in the unknown city soon.
Today, I live to chill. No rush as I try to struggle to love what I have as of the moment. I want to weigh the pros and cons. I want to know what my heart has to say first before I let my mind decide. Sometimes the best decisions are made when your eyes are shut.
I don't want to worry my life anymore. Carpe Diem!
01/24 – Day 62: Travelling
Since waiting in the airport for almost 9 hours is extremely frustrating, I just diverted my attention into some things that are awesome.
I was sitting there thinking about my recent bucket list and how to make one of my goals there to happen. I always tell my friends that I wanted a job that requires me to travel and also to learn different cultures around the world. Worthwhile experiences can surely happen if you are a complete stranger in a foreign place who just wanted to know more about yourself. They say that to fully appreciate something, you need to lose something or somehow try to stay away from it — I think I need to stay away from my comfort zone.
Adventure spells awesomeness! Only few has the courage to take risks and do the things that they want no matter what the result will be. I admire those people who wants to spiced up there lives by doing something extreme and live it by the edge.
My life right now can sometimes be suffocating because of it being a daily routine. I want to do a lot of things but I lack the time. In this stage of life — time is just another luxury that you need to plan well for you to make the best use of it. I plan my life but I am open to different surprises that may come on the way. When I review my life plan, I am just right on track but there are things that I want to happen now. I guess you can never have all that you wanted as it just happens in a perfect world.
I've been to several places within the country but it is not enough for me to fully appreciate Philippines and what it has to offer as I was not able to immersed on various cultures yet. After I get so tired of exploring my roots then that will be time that I will venture out on a trip to a country that is a thousand miles away from ours. I want to get lost to find myself and my purpose in life. I may lived by the moment but I still long for the day where I can find solace because after all those pointless searches I have finally knew what I really wanted to happen in my life. God offers a lot of opportunities and you should be wise enough on what to grab and what not. Missed opportunities can also be a good source of knowledge and self realization in the end.
Let me share to you some places I want to go to in each continent:
– Paris
– Jeju Island
– New York
– Rio de Janeiro
– Cairo
– Melbourne
– Deception Island
Travel if you have the budget and the time as it is the best way to unwind and free yourself from the strangles of your routine life.
Live. Laugh. Love. Explore.
01/23 – Day 61: BFF
I am happy to spend my late night walking along Lacson Street with my best buddy/BFF. Since we walked for more than a kilometer we decided to stopped by to a nearest coffee shop and had my favorite iced caramel macchiatto. We spent almost an hour talking about life and how we learn from all of our experiences may it be good or bad. I know that most of the time I am the barkada's resident psychotic/joker/addict/whatever but that night, I was just simply being the other side of the real me. I can be serious, indeed. It happens on very rare occasions as most people think I am just plainly stupid and vulnerable but the truth is, I can talked about intellectually stimulating things all night long especially if I am with the best people to talk and banter with. Sometimes all you need is someone who is willing to listen and share his own thoughts about your weaknesses and greatness to know more about your capability as an individual and to remind you that you are amazing no matter what.
Friends see your potentials and praise you with all the good things that you have done but only true friends can know if there is something going on even if you don't tell them as they will just simply looked in your eyes and tell you that there is indeed something bothering you.
I am glad to have great people as my core friends whose friendship had been tested already years after years. Greggy is the best confidante ever. He listens every time and I owe him a lot for listening to my random rants and whines about how my life has been going on, my failed love stories, my frustration on my career and my dreams that I need to sacrifice for my family. Before the drama starts, I just want to tell the world that I have awesome friends and the best BFF in the whole wide world!
No matter what happens, no man can survive his problems alone. Life is awesome because of people who sticks with you through good times and bad, some come and go, some may leave traces and some are lost forever but what matters most are the insights you acquired along the way with them. Thank you friends for being with you, today I celebrate friendship! 🙂
01/22 – Day 60: Food Trip
01/21 – Day 59: Bacolaodiat 2012
It's been a busy week and I was not able to post some daily pictures but then it's better to be late than never, right?
Anyways, I was able to enjoy my last weekend because my best friend came home from Cebu and I was able to hang out with my best buddies — Crackbang barkada. It was my BFF's birthday so we celebrated that day by simply enjoying life's simple pleasures. I decided to be a stranger in a familiar place, trying to appreciate more the sight that I always see every day and of course enjoying one day away from work.
Lacson Street in Bacolod is one of the famous street in Negros Occidental. It is a tourism strip where all the hip clubs, posh restaurants, famous hotels, stores and coffee shops are located. Strolling and chilling with friends the whole afternoon until midnight is the best way to spend my weekend.
Bacolaodiat is the Negrense's way of celebrating Chinese New Year. Lanterns are everywhere, food and drinks all over and people are merry making all night long — t'was a fun filled weekend indeed. Kung Hei Fat Choi!
01/20 – Day 58: After Effects
I was minding my own business and trying to check Twitter and Facebook today when I decided to take a sneak peek on our window and see what's going on outside and there I saw the picturesque beauty of the surroundings all in yellow orange. Oh that lomo feel in reality! I tried to go outside, brought my camera and tried to capture some sky drama as what I called it earlier.
The after effects of the sunset is so beautiful. Sadly, I can only appreciate it in rare occasions as I am just too busy that I didn't notice it; I am at work and busy chatting with my customers and resolving their concerns; or I am just plainly sleeping at home. I was happy seeing the sky so beautiful today and also the melancholic effect of our neighbor's dead tree that put too much drama in this snapshot. Next week, I will be back in the night shift. I don't know if I am happy or sad. I don't really love mornings but for the past 3 months, I appreciated the view of Mt. Kanlaon at the 3rd floor Pantry especially if the sun is at its peak of shining, I loved how the sun hurts my eye and skin while I am riding the bus and how I adore those flowers blooming near the street as I walked to the nearest bus stop. Mornings are really beautiful and going back to being a nocturnal creature is indeed bittersweet.
Oh yes, I love you Mr. Sun… and I realized that even if you already set you still leave a trace of a beautiful memory wherein, I as a person will still look forward to your rise and embrace the darkness with a smile because I know that tomorrow will be another day whether you smile or hide behind those crazy clouds.
Another day has ended, beautifully.
01/19 – Day 57: Candy Dreams
"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world." – Wilde
I am a daydreamer.
You can caught me staring into the nothingness once in a while as my I go to a world where all things are running smoothly and according to my plan – my own perfect world.
In reality, I never stopped chasing my dreams. I never resist the flow of life, I always choose to be positive and open my mind and eyes to see each opportunities that may come my way.
I choose to name this blog entry as Candy Dreams because all of my dreams are colorful — or because I just have nothing sensible in my mind as of the moment.
I am looking forward in the end wherein I can see that after all the jaded days comes the realization of my dreams and that all the pain will be worth it.
Life is good, never stop dreaming.