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How are you my little blog website? It's been a while since I wrote my last blog and now I'm kind a missing you. My life's gone a little bit confusing and a lot has happened, well not really a lot but things didn't quite went to the place I planned it to go.

Let me break it down one by one. Well, let's see, I decided to engage in a small-time business venture. I was selling undergarments less than the ones being sold at the mall. I was enthusiastic about it especially that I can earn from it. I was eagerly updating and advertising on my online store website and I had to admit it was a bit hard maintaining it. I wasn't able to last though. My supplier was not very reliable, hence, I started to become a certified bum. I never realized this during this time because I was determined that life has more in-store for me. I was too spirited to notice I was starting something I would regret later.

So business thing was a thing of the past, what's next for me was I started to work as a Call Center Agent. Not part of my plan but heck, here I was filling up applicant's form interviewing and all. Maybe I was just tired looking for a job in my field or maybe I also want to experience and feel what the fuzz is all about being a Call Center Agent. This profession is pretty in demand and pretty well compensated. I had fun at first and I gained friends too. I was earning again and was able to buy and eat whatever I want. That was just a silly dream I wanted to come true when I was still in college, and here I am living my dream; what a stupid dream that was! It was never-wracking talking to a customer on our training exercise. I deliberately want to hang up the phone and just sit there do nothing. Of course I didn't do that because it was a live conversation with a customer and I can't just leave it hanging. I got used to it after the training when I was officially taking calls. I even got a kudos call which was a good achievement, I might add. Unfortunately, I only lasted 3 months at that call center. The pay sucks (because I'm a first-timer on a call center company) and I keep my mother awake at 3 in the morning before I leave and most importantly I'm starting to look like a zombie and my hair is falling and I have dandruff because of the sudden change of body clock. I didn't like the lifestyle of a call center agent as well. I don't smoke and at that time I was not big on drinking coffee so nothing can keep me awake while taking calls at a very early morning, so might as well quit.

Months past, I was still on the verge of whatever confusion I'm in. My brother asked me if I wanted to go back to school. I graduated a few years back but my brother was talking about an advanced degree so I can just apply abroad and have a much bigger opportunity. I'd say sometimes I'm an obedient little girl so I looked for a grad school who's accepting second semester enrollees. I'm in social development field so I wanted to take Social Work but I had to earn it as a second degree before enrolling to a grad school. I felt that I was pressed with time so I decided to take a course that is related to social work, and that is, Social Services and Development. The section head was warm and welcoming and willing to accept me to the department. I started my classes and I decided to not work for a while since my brother's paying for my expenses and focus on my studies. This was the regret I was talking about. I never should've decided to stop working to be able to enrich my knowledge and improve my capabilities. I was starting to lose confidence on myself and I know this will not come as suprise, but I didn't finish my masters. I left my thesis hanging and now I'm hoping to come back and finish it before it's too late. Hoping, still hoping and hoping and mopping.

I was also brokenhearted, with my love on living and with my love on challenging. I was pretty messed up, and until now still am. Not to mention a guy whom I think played just a little bit with my feelings and left me heartbroken.

People think I'm stupid and know nothing. I think even my family thinks I'm going nowhere. Notice how things I did ended so suddenly. Maybe because I have ADD or something psychological. I'm stubborn but too emotional when it comes to things that involved my life. I sometimes end up hurting people emotionally without noticing it. I think about things that I shouldn't be thinking of. I know you probably think this story has some kind of a happy ending but believe me, I'm also looking for a happy ending. I've had plenty of diaries and to be honest, I'm starting another one but I'm too lazy to write and yeah, I can't finish what I decided to start. My diary only has a few pages of written accounts and yet here I am starting to blog . . . again.

There you have it my little anything goes blogsite. I started you 4 years ago and forgotten about you but here I am making a blog. I've always believed diaries are bullshit but truth is, I'm the bullshit. Hayyyyy!!! I really do miss you. I hope to see you again . . .

Philosophy in Life

I have always wanted to have the greatest adventures in life. I have been hoping that someday all my dreams will come true; even just one of my dreams to be able to motivate myself that I have goals that I give importance and strive to come true. This is such a general idea. If someone would hear my thoughts and dreams, they would say how cliché my dreams are. But how can you state your philosophies in life in the midst of crisis and stand still to achieve your goals? I always get frustrated whenever I try to think of myself of what I really want in life. Perhaps one of the reasons why I feel this way is that I’m still young and still have a long way ahead of me to learn more about life’s adventures and imperfections. Let me enumerate three things that always come in my mind whenever I think of life.

First is respect. Respect comes in different ways in different situations. One kind of respect is how you treat an elder especially your parents. You value their advice whenever you’re in need of assistance and you give them great importance. You can also see respect in seminars where people listen attentively to the speaker. It’s simple but it’s a great deal of respect. A person giving a different point of view on topics or situations can also be a way of respect for others.

There are many more examples of respect that we can name in this world. Giving respect comes, camaraderie. Camaraderie means of course possessing a goodwill and lighthearted rapport among friends. Camaraderie among people can build a lot of advantages that can be very useful throughout our life. A group of people can be productive influence other people to do a job well in a given task and at the same time work in a harmonious atmosphere. You can rely on your friends in times of need and you can also ask advises when you need it.

Happiness is my third philosophy in life. I sometimes admit that I can’t be contented with what I have, the opportunities I get or the luxury of choosing things independently. Happiness in life is relative; it could be happiness of getting the right job, happiness of finding the right love, happiness of giving the best for your loved ones. Like respect, happiness comes in many forms and in can be described by different people.

We all perceive our own philosophies in life; mine are these three philosophies in life that makes me a good human being as a whole. These are the tools I try to use to make a good and positive outlook in life.

Tips and Techniques to Train Your New Puppy

The dog has been man’s companion through ages. To have a good relationship with your own dog, one must start while the dog is still young for him to remember the training until he grows old. A puppy can easily train because of its innocence to the world. However, training a puppy requires commitment, patience and consistency on the owner’s part.

Know Your Dog

Dogs are intelligent; they can have the capability to understand what their pack leader is feeling. Moreover, when your dog learns to respect you and becomes at ease with you, most of the training will be easier for him. For starters, get to know your dog, look how he reacts, his facial expressions and posture. A dog’s mood is very important to consider because it is an indicator if he wants to play or shows irritation. A happy friendly dog wags his tail, with eyes open wide because of excitement, perked up ears and mouth open as if he is making a joyful smile. If a dog is showing hostility, he will have his mouth open showing his teeth, crouch position as if ready to attack, and his coat sticking out. These things enable you to understand the emotions of your dog towards you and other people.

Befriending the Man’s Best Friend

You can train your dog with firmness at the same time making friends with him. To do this, one example is make your dog watch you eat then feed him after you are done. If he tries to beg food from you, growl at him for him to go away. Make him realize that interrupting his pack leader’s meal is not an appropriate behavior. Show your dog you are the boss not him by nudging him to move out of your way not by stepping over him or around him. Teaching your dog to be obedient is to encourage him to lick the back of your hand and show him you’re the leader. Rubbing his belly will make him think your playing with him can also be a way of making your dog submissive. Do not attempt to call your dog by their nicknames because dogs are easily confused. Try to be consistent with your training methods like for example, if your dog always goes out the back door, don’t change and let him go out of the front door.

As the training goes by, he will obey you and will trust you like a friend. This is the time for you to start with the tricks and commands you like him to learn. Always walk him out and play with him so that he won’t get bored. Dogs get restless when they are stuck inside the house that sometimes leads to hyperthyroidism, although not common.

Simple Commands

In teaching your dog tricks, make sure to always give him rewards when they do well. By saying “Sit” firmly at him and nudging him down can be a start of teaching him simple commands. Say “Shake” by putting his paw in your hand to make him understand the trick and by doing this frequently, he will do it on his own. To teach him to do the command “Down”, hold his leash not to tight downward to make him lie down. Do this often for him to master the trick.

It is a challenging task to train dogs but with determination, all the hard work will pay off once you have succeeded in making friends with this lovable animal.

My Ideal Teacher

My mom always tells me, “Why don’t you just teach? Be a teacher, teach in a university. That could be good isn’t it?” Can it be possible that I could have the potential in being able to teach youthful and energetic young minds of today? I think not; my head hurts long enough to read all my lectures and still wasn’t able finish them all, and this profession is something I can’t even conceive of being able to be. I don’t think I can teach. I sometimes tend to protest frantically to this idea. Although come to think of it, will there be engineers, architects, pilots, accountants, managers, businessmen/women, artists, sociologists, or even a President of a country if there were no teachers to shape our minds. They were the ones we get to know not just our teachers but also our buddies. They were the ones who make sure we got everything in the bag when we head ourselves to face this world. They became part of our lives and surely even though we also have mean teachers they still made a contribution to our knowledge, may it be inside the four corners of the room or outside. I have my favorite teachers in grade school, in high school and even now in college but what is my ideal teacher?

All I want for a teacher is someone I can lean on, someone I can tell my problems just like friends do, someone that can teach me things about life not just the syllabus of the subject, someone who is smart, funny, and a teacher that I can look up to of course.. I didn’t particularly like my grade school and high school years but I didn’t necessarily hate it, thanks to my teachers. I somehow realize afterwards I hated some of my classmates and teachers. Most of my teachers made my grade school and high school years a thing I would never forget.

My tutor when I was in 2^nd grade was softhearted and beautiful. She thought me how to multiply and divide; you know all the simple arithmetic. Although I think she’s getting pissed of me because it was so hard for me to comprehend at that age, still she was there patiently teaching me. I hope I could see her now and thank her. She was also the teacher of my brothers and sister in our school and I know we will all say the same thing if we remember her. An old teacher when I was in 3^rd grade, even though she’s old I love the way she teaches me because she treats me like I’m one of her grandchild. I became a little bit jealous of the other students she teaches but I loved her so much. She is one of the reasons why I love English. There’s this professor in college that I like. She looks like my mom, and I think she’s so nice and gentle.

It’s of course a matter of strategy on how you will handle teaching and I just love to see how these teachers carry their confidence in front of us and teach with compassion. They love teaching students and some likes to make friends even though they know as time goes by some of their students may forget them and leave them. If it’s any consolation, all they ever wanted for their students is to be successful in life.

They’re one of the reasons why we’re here. They teach you, they pamper you, and they nourish you. That’s why they are called “the second parent.” I sincerely appreciate the efforts of every teacher that has come my way and became one of my inspirations of making me who I am. They taught me many things that can be very useful to me and I will always thank them for everything they’ve done patiently and being supportive of every aspect of my learning.