OMG! Funny Pic

I bumped with this photo on I am Idiot xD Facebook page, Up to now, I can't help but to burst into laughing every time I see this... or perhaps I just feel for this very cute but dumb shark... OMG! LOL 

#veryfunny #omg!

Source: https://www.facebook.com/IamIdiotPage

IT Festi-Val Programme Invitation

This is the programme invitation I designed for our upcoming event. 

So happy that this was already approved by our Education Supervisor for ICT, Dr. Mendoza.

Programme Flow

Programme Invitation Cover

Combating the Disease to Please

I bought a book titled "101 Ways to Love Your Job" written by Stephanie Goddard Davidson. This very little pocketbook contains powerful tips that will turn your every work day a "great work day!" I personally enjoyed reading it and I learned a lot, from personal mastery to mastering people skills in the workplace. But if there is a topic that I would really like to share with you, it will be all about the author's "Special Section for Chronic People Pleasers."

Disease to please... this is as common as common cold in any working environment, and I bet that if you are also a teacher or office personnel, you probably have two or more fellow afflicted with this very dangerous disease. Or perhaps, you aren't just aware of it, you are also a carrier of this disease to please virus. What is this disease all about? What are its symptoms? How can we prevent or cure this?

What is the Disease to Please? 

According to the author, this disease is a condition where we try to fix other people's problems, make them feel better, let them use us as a free therapist, and generally consider their needs over our own. Once a person is afflicted by this disease, he can still cure it, through saying "no" politely, without hurting the current relationship, one can get away with this condition. The following are the two reasons why people usually fall into the trap of acquiring this disease:

• We continue to accept the role of being the office therapist or family fixer
• We always feel responsible for every pain that we encounter

Common Symptoms

First symptom: When most of your office mates or fellow teachers are always seeking your advice and asking them to help you out, as if it is part of your job description. Of course, helping is a good deed, but if you think that you're overdoing it at the expense of your own happiness in the workplace, then consider my diagnosis, you are starting to become a people pleaser. 

Second symptom: If you are willing to waste so much time for doing something just to let your fellow know how great you are as a friend/co-worker, and you started to buy the idea that you are the superhero of your workplace, and you seem to enjoy every time you hear those shallow flatters, then you're in danger my friend. You are afflicted with the disease to please.

How to Combat the Disease to Please

The good news is that this disease can be stopped. It can be stopped, not by any medicine, but by YOU! If you feel that the theme of pleasing other people at the expense of your own happiness is always recurring and starting to affect your work and personal life seriously, it's time to take some initiatives in eliminating this disease. The author suggested the following:

1. Do not show your worry or concern every time someone approach you for advice or help.
2. Turn the tables. Instead of showing your sympathy and immediately suggesting something that you can do to help him, tell him how confident you are that he can work it out by himself.
3. Ask him what he already did to solve his problem.
4. Post the following quotes in an area in your workplace, wherein you can always see them often. Always review those you like best:
• "Naturalness is the easiest thing in the world to acquire, if you will forget yourself-forget about the impression you are trying to make." ~ Dale Carnegie
• "The people who seek all the applause from their outside has their happiness from another keeping." ~ Claudius Claudianus
• "He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away." ~ Raymond Hull
• "Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live." ~ Johann Woflgang von Goethe
• "People who want approval get the least, and people who need approval the least, get the most." ~ Wayne Dyer
• "Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you can too become great." ~ Mark Twain 

Training for Trainers/Solidarity Meeting

Just this morning, together with my Head Teacher and other fellow trainers, we attended the Training for Trainers and Solidarity Meeting for the Second I.T. Festival this February 28. During the meeting everything is clarified from the mechanics and contest rules to the criteria for judging. The following are the contests the will be held:

• Website Designing with HTML and CSS;
• Tarpaulin Designing with Adobe Photoshop;
• Logo Making with CorelDraw;
• PC Assembly ;
• Cosplay Contest; and 
• I.T. Booth

We are all excited for the event, everyone wants to win for sure, but of course only the best of best will be recognized. I hope that we will still be able to bag some places. Also, I was assigned to facilitate the Web Designing Contest. Whew! A very overwhelming assignment indeed. But I'm glad that our solidarity meeting with other trainers for web designing went well. 

By the way here's the tarpaulin layout I designed that we will use as our Official Banner for the program. :)

I.T. Festival Official Banner

February - Please Be Super Good To Me

This is it! "Buwan ng mga Puso" (month of love)! Ayiieee!

For those with special someone to celebrate the love season, Happy Valentines!

For those with no one, like me, don't be sad, smile! For us it's Happy Single Awareness Month! LOL :D 

Well, I can say that January has become a good start for my 2014. I did accomplish most of my goals, except on my very long list for leisure and recreation. I became so busy professionally last month that I missed to do some of my personal rejuvenation activities. I swear this month, I will make up for these activities. 

What will keep my life exciting this month? Let me count the ways...

• The 2nd I.T. Festival! Last year, we bagged the championship in Web Designing category and second place in Graphic Designing category. I hope that we can still place this year. We're doing a very intensive (but somehow enjoyable) training with the students that will represent our school. I'm praying that they would give their best shot to win it... Cash prizes are at stake, :D and that is one of their strongest motivators. But of course, it's the honor that they can bring to our school again that is our utmost concern. 
• Our Sunday walk and Badminton session in QC with my sister and nephews and niece!
• Read "How to Achieve More" and "The Son of the Witch" for leisure
• SM Aura experience with my friends

Whoa! I can't believe it, so many tasks to accomplish for me this month. In God's graces, I hope I can accomplish all these. 

By the way, I attended the Candlemas at Our Lady of Grace Parish, Caloocan just this afternoon. Honestly, it's my first time to attend such a special celebration of Jesus Christ's Presentation to the Temple. I feel so blessed. :)

#life-is-a-trip-buckle-up!