Yes it's your birthday and I know that NEXT YEAR I will be wealth enough to gift you this IPOD TOUCH. All my friends ev...
Route 66 maps + Navigation by TomTom on Android App - "Follow me"
Route 66 maps + Navigation by TomTom on Android App - "Follow me" - Route 66 joined forces with TomTom at the end of last year in order to create a few new products.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Monday, October 8, 2007
Why do pinoy online bank websites suck so bad? `
Is it because they have 100 man mangement teams approve each bit? Is itbecause of the use of ASP? Why can't it be as usable as DIGG forexample? It's been 11 years since the internet was born in thePhilippines, can't banks make better AJAX enabled or easy to usewebsites?And what's with the out of date data?Is there any bank out there with half the decent online offering?Are you they using Frontpage 1.0?I think if the bank site is done like an ATM machine interface it wouldsimplify things a whole lot. Bank site graphics are bad anyway- so whyuse them?ATMS beep when they're about to swallow your ATM Card, why can'twebsites come with a timer that resets so the person knows that anALT-TAB can cause a log-off. It's so annoying to come back and seeyou're logged off.There's also this bank that stores...
Monday, October 1, 2007
14 Ways to motivate Yourself
Decide what you wantTrack your progressMotivation may come from challengesGet fresh ideasReward yourselfRemind yourself about the feeling that motivated youCompetition may motivateDesktop wallpaper might motivate youUse screensaverListen to motivating musicPlay test your gameUse leveragesAsk “what if”Remind yourself why you are doing t...
Personal-Success
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars. • You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. • Other people’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality. • Change is difficult but often essential to survival. • One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist—you can always do better and you can always grow. • When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation—it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams. • Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life. • I classify dreams as...
Motivate Yourself
• Be excited to learn.• Always enjoy opportunities to learn.• Be a good listener .• It is important to surround yourself with people that can associate with your goal and passion.• I think I can, I think I can.• Stay motivated.• Give yourself a break.• Don't settle to be small.• No excuses.• Succeeding takes time.• Good time or resource management.• Make opportunities.• Set daily goals.• Attend community functions.• Learn about the current trends.• Be open to improvement.• Set realistic goals.• Don't make good decisions.• Expand your mind.• Give 100% effort.• Raise your standards.• Paint a picture about your goal.• Identify procrastinations.• Learn a new skill.• Timing is everything.• Improve efficien...
Success Words
• Don't look back.• Allow your mind to dream and think big.• Don't give up.• Stop the complaining.• Focus on something you like.• Change your circumstances.• Accept responsibility.• Be happy.• No shortcuts.• Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.• not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.• Success never comes to a stronger (or) a faster person but the person who thinks " I can".• the more you give, the more you get.• whenever I have the resources and knowledge to help somebody, I try to do that.• “How can I make myself ten times or hundred times more valuable to the company? How can I improve my work and be hundred times more beneficial to the company?”.• Ask from people who kn...
Affirmations
• My imagination now creates whatever I believed and conceive.• I now have all the resources I need to achieve my goals easily and effortlessly.• Every day in every way I'm getting better and better.• Today I am using 100% of my mind's capacity.• What I imagine I can do I can do.• I now receive wisdom and knowledge every moment of my life.• I am now making amazing progress towards all of my goals.• I create my own luck everyday.• I visualize what I want to be and act as if I am already what I visualize.• I listen to others carefully before responding.• I treat every person I meet with respect, mercy, tolerance, and understanding.• I now look for the good in every person I meet and I find it.• I now have a highly pleasing personality.• I express my honest and sincere appreciation and praise...
Deals with money
• Clearance sale• Look for items that can be reused.• Create a budget.• Plan.• Buy in bulk.• Make a list of the 10 most important things in your life.• Avoid temptations.• Wants V/s Needs.• Pay on time• Shop online (Amazon, overstock.c...
ABC of Happiness
A-Aspire to reach potential.B-believe in yourself.C-Create a new spirit.D-Dream big.E-Exercise frequently.F-Forgive others.G-Glorify the spirit.H-Humor yourself and others.I-Imagine big.J-Joyfully live everyday.K-Kindly help others.L-Love one another.M-Meditate daily.N-Nature the environment.O-Organize the people.P-Praise the performance.Q-Question the things.R-Regulate your behavior.S-Smile often.T-Think rationally(According to situation).U-Understand yourself.V-Value life.W-Work for common good.X-X-ray & carefully examine the things.Y-Yearn to improve.Z-Zestfully pursue happine...
Happiness theories I reject.
• Vauvenargues: “There are men who are happy without knowing it.” • Eric Hoffer: “The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.” • Sartre: "Hell is other people."• Willa Cather: “One cannot divine nor forecast the conditions that will make happiness; one only stumbles upon them…” • Alexander Smith: “We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.”• John Stuart Mill: “Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.”• G.K. Chesterton: “Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.”• Solon: “Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only luck...
My areas of focus for the Happiness Project
• 1. Order• 2. Marriage and Family• 3. Work and Leisure• 4. Friends• 5. Conduct of Life--Exterior(loving-kindness, the duty to be happy, etc.)• 6. Conduct of Life--Interior(accept myself, live in the moment, et...
Month-by-month goals for the Happiness Project.
• December: The way of perfection.• November: Take the extra step.• October: Try hypnosis.• September: Write a novel.• August: Contemplate the heavens.• July: Buy a white t-shirt; throw away a white t-shirt.• June: Eat a peach.• May: Laugh out loud.• April: Remember birthdays.• March: Start a blog.• February: Sing in the morning.• January: Clear my close...
Secrets of Adulthood.
• Try not to let yourself get too hungry.• Even if you think they are fake holidays, it's nice to celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day.• If you can't find something, clean up.• The days are long, but the years are short.• Someplace, keep an empty shelf.• Turning the computer on and off a few times often fixes a glitch.• It's okay to ask for help.• You can choose what you do; you can't choose what you LIKE to do.• Happiness doesn't always make you feel happy.• What you do EVERY DAY matters more than what you do ONCE IN A WHILE.• You don't have to be good at everything.• Soap and water removes most stains.• It's important to be nice to EVERYONE.• You know as much as most people.• Over-the-counter medicines are very effective.• Eat better, eat less, exercise more.• What's fun for other people...
Self help
• If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. • We must become good observers and astute evaluators of all that is going on around us.Take responsibility for what you want and for receiving it. Be prepared for it -- AND everything that comes along with it.• Trying hard. Making a lot of attempts. • To succeed, all that's necessary is that you make a commitment to do whatever it takes - regardless of the number of steps involved.• Be prepared to take risks .• "Burn The Thoughts, Beliefs and Attitudes of the Happiest, Most Effective People Into Your Mind and You'll Feel How They Feel, You'll Do What They Do and You'll Get Exactly The Same Results They...
PositiveThinking
• Act more energetic.• Acting energetic physically changes your body into a more energetic body.• If you help someone .Someone will help you.• Go an extra Mile when providing any service to others.• There is no good or bad job. You can make any job good.• Laugh and find humor everyday.• If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.• Future depend upon what we do in the present.• Habit of thinking is the habit of gaining strength.• Act quickly, think slowly.• You have only one chance to make a first impression.• God will supply all your real needs.• Just do what you do best.• If you can dream it, you can do it.• Victory belongs to the most preservi...
SHIFT WORRY INTO ATTRACTIVE ENERGY
• Physical exercise.• Emotional music.• Allow a distraction.(Watch TV, go to a movie, play a video game, research on the internet, read an inspirational story).• Build something with your hand.(Gardening, fix a lamp, paint).• Play a game.(Solitaire, a mind game, chess).• Take a slow walk.• Talk to someone else for a few minutes about something positive and not about the job.• If possible, turn on some music(headphones).• Even gentle movement changes physiology and focus.(Stand up, move, stretch, or sway to the music). • Take control of your life.• Nothing is going to happen if we do not take the initiative to make it happen.• Stop worrying and start working.• Start believing that you are capable of making your dreams a reality.• Be dynamic and different.• How do you eat an elephant? One...
Raise-Your-Self-Esteem
• Achieve your dreams.• Believe in yourself, and in what you can do.• Consider things on every angle and aspect.• Don't give up and don't give in.• Enjoy.• Family and friends.• Give more than what is enough.• Hang on to your dreams.• Ignore those who try to destroy you.• Just be yourself.• Keep trying no matter how hard life may seem.• Learn to love yourself.• Make things happen.• Never lie cheat or steal.• Open your eyes.• Practice makes perfect.• Quitters never win.• Ready yourself.• Stop procrastinating.• Take control of your life.• Understand others.• Visualize it. • Want it more than anything.• X factor is what will make you different from others.• You are unique.• Zero in on your dreams and go for it. • Nothing kills a dream better than an excuse.• Every drop of rain makes the river...
Personality Development
• Learning is a life long process.• Knowledge is power. No knowledge ever goes to waste.• Dress to please others, eat to please yourself.• Manners makes a man.• Discipline-doing things at the right time, in the right manner.• A man is known by the company he keeps.• Be a student all through your life.• Organize yorself.Never postpone.• Is there a better, different way of doing it ?• Simple is beautiful.• Do not waste time . Always do something useful.• Great things can be done by great sacrifice only.• Enthusiasm is the propelling force necessary for climbing the ladder of success.• An investment in knowledge always yields the best.• It is better to be alone than in a bad compa...
How to win friends & Influence people
• Don't Criticize.• Give honest & sincere appreciation.• Smile.• Be a good listener.• Talk in terms of other person's interests .• Always make the other person feel important.• Eliminate ill feeling , create good wi...
THINK & GROW RICH
• Success comes to those who become success conscious.• We have the power to control our thoughts.• Whatever the mind of a man can conceive and believe it can achieve.• Practical dreamers do not quit.• No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.• Perfection will come through practice. It cannot come by merely reading instructions.• A negative attitude toward others can never bring me success.• Both success and failure are largely the results of habit.• Ideas are the beginning of all fortunes . Ideas are the products of the imagination.• A quitter never wins-and a winner never quits.• The man who can not control himself can never control others.• Success requires no explanations.• Deeds and not the words, are what count most.• Starting point of all achievement is desire.•...
