The Real Freedom

The world has been full of wars in its quest for ultimate freedom. Every country, race and nationality succumbs to the thought of having their people in a free state. I was moved when I watched a Political Activist Video about a young man who tore apart his own passport in India and declared himself free from the bondage society makes. In a civilized world, we are all bound to the country we live in and only thrive within its laws because it is the norm. We conform to what our forefathers have agreed upon in the past and live to each standard that was made as the laws of the land. But then where is the freedom they asked for? Where is the freedom they all fought for?

I ask this question myself every now and then but to tell you the truth, the answer is pretty hard to digest. It all boils down to answer questions "HOW" we could achieve freedom. It is a tall order for ordinary people I know because like you in the US or people like me in the Philippines, we all have our stories and struggles on how we achieved our grown understanding of freedom. Is this the real freedom we hoped for? Is it the freedom that countless lives fought for in wars here and elsewhere in the globe? If your answer is YES then you have freedom, but if not then you have to find it. I remember GANDHI once said that "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes" so if you do not try to get that real freedom this man in the video sought for; then that is the struggle you have to go through in order to get it.

Learning the lessons and living the life meant for each person in this world is the freedom I choose. If it was only that simple for each one of us, then there would not be that much chaos in this world. We would have fewer things to worry about. We just need to do our share in getting this world to be better than when we found it. That is the only way we can say we have achieved freedom.

My Next Photoshoot: A loner in Pampanga

It will be a fun filled day this weekend as I venture out into Pampanga to visit some friends and possibly an EX hahah. I also would like to have a few shots taken with the churches and landscapes there. I just hope I won't get tired because I too am gonna come from work...

Aside from that, we are planning a trip to Laguna sometime late July through a backdoor path (particularly Rizal) that composed of some road trip type of a photo walk. I just hope we prepare for this one since it is going to be our first out of town experience as a group. We usually only travel via local trips here in Manila and Quezon City... it would be nice to see the country side every now and then.

Oh yeah before I forget, I lost the contest that I joined in photography. Its okay though because it is just my first time. I also am considering my shot was the best because when I saw the other contest entries, I was not that impressed with their work. I will be contemplating what to do in the next ones because I am surely going to battle it out again with another set of shots of Trish..my D60... watch out for it!

My Entries:

The Efficient Marketing Plan for the 2nd Half of 2009

The Business Process Outsourcing industry has been my bread and butter. As you may all know, the company I work for engaged in accounts that comprises of technical, customer service and sales oriented entities. On a successful call, one can generate a couple of dollars which would cover only the expenses of the operations. The main generation of funds usually would go to up selling the same services for a fee if certain criterion are met like warranty periods, end of life or value added services. There are specific audiences that the company should only get, mostly only those whose interest has been the one they offer. This can be gathered by consumer surveys, on line forms and other means. Getting this without the process of having middle men and all the bureaucracy can be easily serviced by other private companies. Business Sales Leads have long been used by contact centers like ours so a direct connection and sure sale could be established. Not to mention the other services that they can avail after this transaction. This is very good for credit card companies, cable television, satellite transmission providers and businesses that would not want to waste time and directly go to the person/individual that will avail their products. Saves them precious time and money in the process because it would avoid red tape.

The equation is easy, more leads would mean more consumers that would gladly spend for your product. This would in turn generate more income for any company. We can always take our own resources and find clients on our own randomly but that would only take more time to get a single sale because it is like shooting air balls in a basketball court. If the interested ones are tapped, then there would no longer be sales talk events every time. Getting more sales in a shorter amount of period would also convert into efficient manpower usage for any company availing this service. It is the smartest thing a manager would think about doing if he plans to be more than the usual. We did that already, do you want to be left behind?

Drifting and Digital Photographer Philippines 3rd Anniversary

Credits go to Sir Aly Reyes and Sir Jerry Tieng for this HUGE Group HUG!

It was one of the best things that happened in my "photography" life. Hundreds of Digital Photographer Philippines forum members flocked to Fort Bonifacio for not just any event but the 3rd Anniversary of the site. The attendance was huge, not to mention the others who were not able to officially register on the event. I saw some other photographers just going in just for the hell of it. I enjoyed the seminars I attended and learned a lot. Lightroom which is one of the most powerful photo editing software money could buy was also introduced to hundreds of people at that event. I attended it and I was so glad I could get my hands on it. Now it's a cinch to edit my photos with the help of this tool.

Drifting @ Greenhills

Other than that, I was fortunate enough to still go to a late photoshoot at Greenhills for a "drifting" event. Lots of cars were there and I thought I wouldn't enjoy it. It was really an adrenaline rush for me, I enjoyed it so much that I wanted to go back next time. I had several shots that would be exciting to look at since it involves flying tires and colliding cars on it. This was one of the best shoots ever! Nice cars, nice women and nice event... what more could I ask for?!

The Better Choice

I remember featuring an enterprise level chat software a few months ago that made rave reviews around the world because of its awesome features and undeniable superior quality.

Today, I was a bit annoyed in our office because they kept using the pop up service in the operating system we use for work. We are not part of the operations and the notices were much all for the Operations Department, which means every change they have in that side of the world would also bug us while we're doing our work. We have Brosix 3 BETA installed on several computers and it does what the other ones could not do, even better! The chat software made every transaction or personal favors more efficient and fast; which resulted to better communication and fast paced work too. This literally could save us thousands of dollars just to go beyond regular red tape like in any company.

I do not mind if this awesome software replaces that annoying thing built in on our operating system, this is more personal and affordable; because it is free! Anybody in their right mind should never think twice and get this now. I just did!

Upcoming Photo Shoot : Glamour/Fashion at Wildlife

This is the last day of the week and I’m excited to know that there will be another photo shoot in Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife but this time we will have about 2 models. I think they have also reserved the villas in the lagoon. They finalized details of this just now and I am looking forward to this one and the next one planned to be in Ayala. A rooftop photo shoot would be just nice right?! Then if this is going to be on one of the buildings in Ayala, this is surely going to be windy. I love that effect in fashion/glamour shoots. This would really be another great experience!

I'm also looking forward to other photo shoots that will be hosted by D60'rs. That would be really great if we push through with the street photography they planned on Saturday. I missed the other week when they went to Chinatown. There were really a lot of interesting things they got from that place. I don't frequently go there so it was just a huge thing that I missed.

By the way, I still hate the MIS at the office. They blocked most of the image and secured sites. I really hate them a lot! I could not even see my work anymore! Grrrr....
I wish them hell...oh sorry, I wish them well lolz....

The Debt Elimination Plan

The country has been met with a lot of economic problems this past year. With the world tightening their belts for what supposed to be a huge financial crisis, there are only a few who choose to lend money. Those who need it most are the ones at home. Given the situation there are only a few corporations who made the initiative to help considering the world is getting smaller by the day.

I save a lot for rainy days. I plan my finances very well for debt elimination. Since I have the habit of withdrawing a lot from my ATM, I got a lot of savings account from other banks so I distribute what I earn on them. That way, it would be difficult accessing money. I even got some of them on old style bank books so I would not be able to use the cards come crunch time. I guess in some levels I need to outsmart my self so I would not end up poor in the long run. It would be best to follow Dave Ramsey's advice and act on it now rather than waiting for the interest to grow on your debt. Maybe in a few months or years we would be in the safest place to have more investments because we do not have withstanding debt anymore. No one should ever stop you from exercising debtor's rights. Freedom from credit is the way to go. The time to act is now!

OMGWTFBBQ MIS!

I'm still rummaging through thousands of emails on how we can make this work in the office if we do not have access to image hosting sites. I hate MIS for being so inconsiderate. They did not even thing about this or anything in that matter. They just did it because they feel like it. I still hate them.

I talked to one of them this morning about it and they said they will re enable it after I send them an email. Well I did 24 hours ago, and did it go back? NO! Sometimes you cannot deal with unprofessional people. I hate them a lot obviously... I just wish they know what they are doing in the first place because if I explode they would not want to talk to me or their bosses too.

Now that this is out in the open, I'm gonna write to their bosses now so something will be done on this problem. sheesh! Can I just smash my computer and get this over with?
Hahahaa.... well I'll try to do that later...


Peace! prosperity! Take a break first!

Pissed at MIS

I’m not surprised… actually I am pissed because the MIS suddenly blocked some sites including image hosts that we need for work. I hope they know what they are doing because tomorrow I am probably going to file a complaint against them. This is just not right, and they are treating us like ordinary people from operations. I just hope they get our connection back so we would be able to do this in a nice way.



We are all at a point where we need some things and they just go their way and block them just by looking at our logs. This seems to be a privacy issue now. They are looking at our activities already, it is just not right. How far would you go in doing this? They can go ahead and do it on non work related sites, which I don’t care about. But if it is already for related ones, I think the right thing to do is complain about it right? Just wait until I get to work tomorrow. I will get into the bottom of this.

Not in the Mood... But I'll still Blog!

I'm not in the mood right now... I dunno, its just getting to me I guess.... I guess there should be a catalyst between what I should do for other people and what I have to do for my self. Sometimes I get tired, literally and figuratively. Is this depression? I don't think so but if it is, then I'd rather put all my anxieties into my site and let other people read from it instead. This is like my outlet I guess... something to put my frustrations in life... not intentional but it is turning out that way.

Well, I think its okay. As long as I don't end up hurting people I think I'm okay, I believe I'm okay! (repeat to self)...

Well that's that... I grabbed a cup of joe and took a deep breath. I guess I shouldn't drag you with me when going into these things.. we'll all be gonners soon if you are in the same state as I am. Lucky for you you're not! ^^

I just wish this weekend would be better. I'm meeting with friends and of course my new weekly photography buds. I hope they don't find out I'm in this state, otherwise we'll probably end up on a drinking spree hahah.

Hmm.. what happened last week?

It rained a lot... I mean a lot! Flash floods hit Metro Manila, then it suddenly goes soooo hot... the weather is just not in the mood too!
The weekend photoshoot was nice, I had a few landscape shots which I really love...

And this one of a white breasted eagle.. it was so nice taking a picture of it!

And this one of a kid taking his bait and fishing rod at the lagoon... it was nice too!

I guess I'll settle for the good things that happened this week instead of minding the bad ones huh?! what else can I do.... anyway... I'm looking forward to this weekend's shoot and the bonding with old friends... I'm excited!