Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
10 Science Says Will Make You Happy
Pause now and then to smell a rose or watch children at play. Study participants who took time to “savor” ordinary events that they normally hurried through, or to think back on pleasant moments from their day, “showed significant increases in happiness and reductions in depression,” says psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky.
2. Avoid Comparisons
While keeping up with the Joneses is part of American culture, comparing ourselves with others can be damaging to happiness and self-esteem. Instead of comparing ourselves to others, focusing on our own personal achievement leads to greater satisfaction, according to Lyubomirsky.
3. Put Money Low on the List
People who put money high on their priority list are more at risk for depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem, according to researchers Tim Kasser and Richard Ryan. Their findings hold true across nations and cultures. “The more we seek satisfactions in material goods, the less we find them there,” Ryan says. “The satisfaction has a short half-life—it’s very fleeting.” Money-seekers also score lower on tests of vitality and self-actualization.
4. Have Meaningful Goals
“People who strive for something significant, whether it’s learning a new craft or raising moral children, are far happier than those who don’t have strong dreams or aspirations,” say Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener. “As humans, we actually require a sense of meaning to thrive.” Harvard’s resident happiness professor, Tal Ben-Shahar, agrees, “Happiness lies at the intersection between pleasure and meaning. Whether at work or at home, the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significant and enjoyable.”
5. Take Initiative at Work
How happy you are at work depends in part on how much initiative you take. Researcher Amy Wrzesniewski says that when we express creativity, help others, suggest improvements, or do additional tasks on the job, we make our work more rewarding and feel more in control.
6. Make Friends, Treasure Family
Happier people tend to have good families, friends, and supportive relationships, say Diener and Biswas-Diener. But it’s not enough to be the life of the party if you’re surrounded by shallow acquaintances. “We don’t just need relationships, we need close ones” that involve understanding and caring.
7. Smile Even When You Don’t Feel Like It
It sounds simple, but it works. “Happy people…see possibilities, opportunities, and success. When they think of the future, they are optimistic, and when they review the past, they tend to savor the high points,” say Diener and Biswas-Diener. Even if you weren’t born looking at the glass as half-full, with practice, a positive outlook can become a habit.
8. Say Thank You Like You Mean It
People who keep gratitude journals on a weekly basis are healthier, more optimistic, and more likely to make progress toward achieving personal goals, according to author Robert Emmons. Research by Martin Seligman, founder of positive psychology, revealed that people who write “gratitude letters” to someone who made a difference in their lives score higher on happiness, and lower on depression—and the effect lasts for weeks.
9. Get Out and Exercise
A Duke University study shows that exercise may be just as effective as drugs in treating depression, without all the side effects and expense. Other research shows that in addition to health benefits, regular exercise offers a sense of accomplishment and opportunity for social interaction, releases feel-good endorphins, and boosts self-esteem.
10. Give It Away, Give It Away Now!
Make altruism and giving part of your life, and be purposeful about it. Researcher Stephen Post says helping a neighbor, volunteering, or donating goods and services results in a “helper’s high,” and you get more health benefits than you would from exercise or quitting smoking. Listening to a friend, passing on your skills, celebrating others’ successes, and forgiveness also contribute to happiness, he says. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn found that those who spend money on others reported much greater happiness than those who spend it on themselves.
From YES Magazine
PS: Dec 22 is the new X-mas ah?
Saturday, December 18, 2010
December 17, 2010
December 17, 2010
Yan ang status niya ngayon. Sabi niya sa'kin, date raw yan para sa iba. Para sa kanya, date namin yan. Para sa'kin naman, pang-ilan date na namin kaya yan HAHA. Nung first time naming kumain ng devil kwekkwek, kinonsider ko na agad na date 'yun. well, friendly date in that case hahahaha tas lahat lahat ng times na nagkasama kami ng kaming dalawa lang. as in lahat, for me, mga date! hahahaha. Ewan ko sa kanya bakit dapat sa Sbucks pa para masabing date HAHAHA.
Btw, second cake namin yung molten cake ng Sbucks. Masarap yung cake. Pero feeling ko, yung mas nagpasarap dun e yung fact na kasama ko siyang kumain nun. :D
Marami akong nakuwento kagabi. Lahat na ata nasabi ko, lalo na sa mga super duper ultra mega wala-akong-balak-ibulgar-until-forever-ends na mga secrets, e.g. yung YFC crushes ko HAHAHA pero sinabi ko namang walang depth yun. crush lang talaga hehe. pero yung iba, super crush, okay hihirit pa e! haha
Nanghiram pala ako ng shirt sa kanya, kasi epic fail yung suot ko kahapon. Naghanap kasi ako ng white top para ma-emphasize yung owl necklace na bigay niya (HAHA), e kaso yung top e pang-hippy, di ako komportable lalo kung iha-hug ko lang siya maghapon sa bed niya haha whatever haha. Yung pinahiram niya, white Paramore shirt na bigay niya kay Jillian, pero rarely used dahil sa size HAHA dress na nga sa'kin e! Amoy lupa tuloy ako buong araw dahil sa shirt ng oso na yun HAHA
12 hours and 30/45 minutes kaming magkasama kahapin. Sagad-sagaran yun hahaha. Pagdating ko ng Thub mga 2pm yun, kukunin ko kasi invitation sa debut ni Susa (wearing blue at the pic above). Btw, proud ako kay Susa, di pa rin siya nagbabago. I’m so happy na pinagkatiwalaan niya ako nang sobra sobra, at ngayon close friends kami. Siya yung tao na trineasure ang friendship namin kahit halos mawalan na kami ng communication dahil sa YFC ko. Masaya talaga ako naaalala niya pa rin ako, at kinukuwentuhan pa rin niya ako :) kaya di ko siya maiwan kahapon e, kailangan niya kasi ng kasama ayun. 2:45 kami umalis, tinawid namin siya ni J.
Tinanong ako ni J, “Pupunta ka pa bang Cal?” sabi ko ayaw ko na nga e, tinanong ko kung saan na tayo. Suggestion niya, “Bahay.” ewan ko, pero napa-nod na lang ako e=))))))))))
Nagtaxi na naman kami. Forever na ba kaming magtataxi HAHA okay lang naman sa’kin magjeep, kaso kung sa bagay hinahabol namin ang oras haha, bilis kasi ng oras pag magkasama kami e haha k
Nag-attempt kaming manuod ng movie, the Hole yata, pero walang pag-asa mag-movie lalo kung ang gusto ko lang ay i-hug siya buong hapon hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahah okay. okay na ako.
Binuksan niya yung copy ng convo namin last night, pati yung blog ko! Ayokong tignan! :| naiirita akong mabasa ang sarili kong kaartehan habang kasama siya hahahahahahah, pero nasabi niya pangarap niyang masulat sa blog, kasi dati raw yung crush niyang iniistalk niya sa xanga e may bina-blog na crush. wala lang. so, ngayon featured na siya sa blog ko. sana naman masaya na siya, lol k.
Ang kulit niya :( inaaway ako huhuuuu. inaaway niya ang kilikili kong maganda HAHA joke. intense kasi mangiliti. sigaw na nga ako ng sigaw kahapon e. swear ang ingay ko na! tas di na ako makahinga. pano ba naman, para akong tinatanggalan ng ribs. feeling ko plano niya talagang tanggalin ang ribs ko e, para kunin niya sa loob ng dibdib ko ang puso ko, tas tatahiin niya yun katabi ng puso niya HAHA ok exagge na exagge na!
Okay naman kahapon. Napagod ako. Wala naman kaming ginawa. Joke. Nagpicture pala kami. Ang sweet nga ng picture e. Kairita. Naka-sex hair pa ako, siya naman, Edward cullen hair. tapos super gusot ng top namin haha pero picture pa rin. My galliwaw! Pag lang talaga may nakakita nun HAHA pero para sa akin, okay lang magpicture kami ng ganun, para at least, memories, you know haha k wag lang i-publicize, or else........... =))
Btw, nung late afternoon, I received one hundred hugs! :D how? ganun talaga pag malakas sa oso e. kahit di ako magaling mag-acting, naniwala siyang patay ako at mabubuhay lang ako sa 5 hugs. But after the fifth, di pa rin ako nabubuhay HAHA tas umabot sa 10, then 20, 30, 40, 50, and so on, until 98, 99, and 100 hug aheeeee :"> tas after nun hinug ko siya, tas nakikipag-karerahan siya sa hininga niya. Napagod ko siya nang sobra :( so hinug ko ulit siya hahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha
Rinevolving hug niya ako. twice ba yun, di ko maalala haha. Grabe. bigat bigat ko e, nakayanan pa ako. iba na talaga pag laking-gubat :’>
then we hugged each other forever.... then the black curtain fell..... then the audience applauded....... then the end of the story....
okay joke.
tinatawag na nga kami sa dinner, di pa kami makababa. e, sa matagal na ulit kami magkikita, so sinulit na namin HAHA nakausap ko pala si kitin over the phone, wala lang, first time, so unusual.
Kumain na kami, omg, may nangaroling ulit, tas tinakot ni J hahahahaha sabi niya parang “Piso pa lang yang kanta niyo, kanta pa!” omg natakot mga bata, lumipat sa kabilang bahay e hahahaha tapos dumating sa gate yung tita niya, na intrigera raw, nagtago ako, natakot ako e :(
Taxi. Migrain. Shizz. Wish ko, mawala na to. Mahirap e. Di ko maenjoy ang maraming bagay pag sumasakit ang ulo ko. Pagdating tuloy namin sa UP, parang ayaw ko ng tumuloy somewhere. Ni magpicture nga ng FA lanterns (which I totally love!), e ayoko na. Ayoko na nga umalis sa tabi niya kagabi. Naman kasi. Nahihilo na ako and it ain’t funny dude. Hindi talaga. Joke pa siya ng joke kagabi e, di na ako maka-ride, ang mitch kasi ng ulo ko, di marunong makisama :(
Nakita namin si Eric, na guwapo, pero ruler na lang talaga ang straight e. Nahiya ako. Ewan. I let go sa kamay niya. Sabi niya... “It’s okay” sana nga ganun lang ka-okay slash kadali yun.
Near Kioske. Kitin&John. Finally, I get to meet my sectorhead’s boy friend! Cute nila haha may pinapakita pa sila kagabing drawing ni Kitin, gift daw ni Kitin sa 2nd anniv nila. Wow :”>
Fireworks. Sabi niya, pangarap daw niyang makapanuod ng Fireworks with a friend, at hindi ng pamilya. Thank you raw kasi ako yung nakasama niya. Tapos, palipat-lipat yung tingin niya. Nananadya e! =)) dati kasi, sabi niya, “Di ko alam kung saan ako titingin...kung sa fireworks, o sa’yo” i remembered that night, sa shopwise yun. and i can’t help but grin =)) utang na loob lang, out of the blue na naman kasi e. Any, ang gondo ng fireworks, worth watching..esp if you’re with an oso. Lol jk :p
Sa likod namin, sila Ate Mai. UPY. Nakita ko si Liz. I DIED =)) ewan ko parang ang awkward sa part ko hahahahahahaha :| sabi pa ni Liz, “may utang kayo..” nung nakita niya kami magka-hh. my goodness. ano sasabihin ko? nagsmile na lang ako hahahahhahahaha that’s how helpful smile is pag sa mga emergency. lol k
Fishballs? Mangga? None of the above, because we’re off to Technohub! Okay pinilit irhyme. HAHA
Ang daming tao sa Technohub Luneta Park Subic Bay. May naglatag pa ng mat sa gitna e. Benta lang hahahahaha. We stayed @ Starbucks. Basa pa yung upuan fail forever hahahahaha di ko talaga malimutan,e bat ba nabasa yung paramore shirt e hahaha.
Bumili na kami ng 2 choco cream chip. Joshua yung name na binigay niya, sabi ko, “Dapat Joshie” sabi niya, “No, ikaw lang pwedeng tumawag sakin nun.” Okay. Tameme.=)) tapos naalala ko sabi niya nung nabili namin yung molten cake, "Sweet yan, parang ikaw." Di ko alam kung tama yung pandinig ko e pero parang ganyan HAHA wala lang nasingit ko lang. tas umalis na sila Kitin, tas kami na lang, tas alam na ang next na mga mangyayari. Hihihihi *insert devil laugh*
JOKE.
Ayun, kuwentuhan. Di ko maalala lahat. Basta nakuwento ko na sina Julian at Marc, my dirty little secret. lol :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| =))))))))))))))))))) at nakuwento na niya sila Mitch, Biber, Liz, and 10 other YFC girls.
1 am, tumawag tatay ko, tinanong ako kung saan ako, Thub po with a friend, aantayin niya ako. Sabi niya traffic daw. 2:30 nagtext kapatid ko, wow! paalis pa lang daw sila from Makati. Nagworry ako agad e! Not for myself ha. For the oso, of course. Kanina pa kasi siya tinatawagan ng dad niya, pinauuwi yata, idk. tas nagsorry ako :( kasi umagang-umaga na e :( :( :( :( :( sabi ko, umuna na siya, sabi niya, “it’s okay. i promised i’ll stay” OH KAMONNNN HAHAHAHA HE’S THE FIRST GUY TO STAY THAT LATTTTTTTTTTE FOR ME! naalala ko 12am pala yung latest, sila Gian, Neil, Kebkeb pa yun e. Pero gets, ang late nito e, early na nga e, kasi umaga na. HAHA okay joke yun.
Pwede naman ako magpasundo kagabi sa driver e :P e ayaw pa namin both. so antayin ko na lang sila papa hahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahaha. Galing ng oso e, natuto akong magpasundo nang late simula nung magsama-sama kami HAHA
Pinagplanuhan pa namin yung pagmano niya, kasi ipakikilala ko siya kila Mama. Kinakabahan talaga ako e. Alam mo naman tatay ko, poker face! di mo alam galit na pala, tae.
Y: Papa, si Marti, schoolmate at ka-YFC, inantay po niya ako.
P: A! Pasensiya ka na ha, medyo na-delay kami! Salamat ha! (full flash ng white teeth)
M: Po?
P: (inulit sinabi niya hahahha)
M: Ay hindi okay lang po yun bla bla
So yun :)
"Sa tingin ko sa mga knkuwento mong efforts niya, i think seryoso naman siya. And hndi lang simpleng efforts yun ha? Tingin ko nga rin like mo nman na siya eh." - text ni Shauna =)) Nagkausap kami kanina ni Shauna, my Bhest, tas sabi ko kasi sa kanya, di ko muna lalagyan ng label yung feelings ko, kasi pag di pa pala ako sigurado dito, at nasabi ko sa kanya, masasaktan ko lang siya. Basta, honest ako sa kanya. Honest talaga. Never akong naging ganito ka-honest sa mga dati ko hahahahahaa oo na ako na! Sabi ko kay shauna, for now, honesty ko lang kasi mabibigay ko sa kanya. Unfair kung pati honesty ipagdadamot ko. Mas komportable nga ako sa aming dalawa dahil honest ako e. I really try to tell him everything. Alam mo yun. ALTHOUGH, SOBRANG MAHIRAP HAHA. At ngayon, mahirap din iexplain hahahaha.
Ka-text ko siya kani-kanina lang. Bakit parang may super tiny piece inside of me na nadudurog pag maikli lang reply niya, or matagal siyang magreply. okay wala lang as if naman. K. sabi niya nanuod daw kasi siya ng ms. eng’g. pero wala lang, ewan, siguro gusto ko yung full atention niya, since di naman kami magkasama ngayon. HAHAHAHA CONCEITED. PERO, KANINA LANG NAMAN AKO GANUN. I meant, kasi seryoso yung usapan e, tungkol sa mga pressure challenges na sinusubukan ko thingy. Ewan whatever. sige yun muna for now, byebye.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Donut read if you're not an oso.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Joshie :D
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Will now update my Flickr regularly
Since I've been involved in photography activities recently, I decided to upload photos in a photostream and promised to update it regularly. Well, you got an amateur here, so don't expect that crappy much. HAHA. Check it out here.