The Bus Ride of Your Life

I don’t just take any bus that come my way. I look for the ones that lead to the place I want to be. I don’t just take any bus that lead to the place I want to be, I choose the ones that are likely to take me there in the most efficient way. [...]

Traffic Lights

Stop, ready, go! In that order. I believe that successful pursuit of success require that we keep a mental traffic light. We should stop to think about what we want to achieve for our selves. Stop to plan. Get ready by acquiring the resources that we need in terms of knowledge,skills and attitude. It would also [...]

Poker

Life is a giant poker game with everyone playing. The problem is not everyone is good at it. Those who are good take from those who are not and those who are not sometimes have to ask for loan from those are good so they can continue playing the game. Some are stricken by luck every [...]

The Resilience of Grass

The funny thing about grass is, when left on their own, they are likely to conquer even the pavement. They can grow at the least likely place and despite many odds, perhaps because they don’t know their limitation. I think it pays to be like them.

Makikiusog (Please move a bit)

That’s what the bus conductor said… “Makikiusog.” The passenger pretended he didn’t hear anything. Truth is he didn’t want to move to the back end of the bus. Other passengers did not want to move as well, so they just endured squeezing against each other for the rest of the trip when it was perfectly comfortable [...]