Mabuhay Pilipinas!

Philippines is currently celebrating its Independence Day. Obviously, it's Holiday. Looking at my Facebook timeline, I could see a lot of my friends taking their trip to the beach, must be hangover from the summer season. But anyway, here's me greeting everyone a Happy Independence Day! May we all grasp the value of our freedom, to learn to take care of it. Mabuhay Pilipinas!

a photo from Google, I love how Google can get so creative

Frustrated Lady Drivers?

Inspired by GirlTalk’s thread of the same title, I decided to give my unsolicited advice about driving. Well, I am no expert about the topic but who knows, I might be of help.

1. Rely on your senses. Use your eyes and ears to judge the road. Fact is, I have the habit of turning off the audio when driving. This is to prevent myself from getting distracted. I want to hear the sounds of the busyb street, the beeping of cars or the giddy crowd trying to cross the wrong point.
   
   
2. Focus. It pays to put all your attention on the road. Stop talking and if you have to do something other than driving, stop the car. It pisses me to see some drivers who would talk on their phones while on the wheels. Some people are extremely unpredictable when driving so ensure that you don’t hurt yourself or anyone when you drive by giving all your attention to what you are doing.
   
   
3. When in doubt, don’t. The scratches on my car are purely the result of my poor judgment. So if you think you cannot go through a narrow lane, don’t. Give yourself the favor of being safe.
   
   
4. Believe in yourself. Well, this could be the irony of the previous rule. When I say you believe in yourself, you have to grasp what’s fear from what’s doubt. Have the ability to trust yourself. There is a starting point for everyone. You cannot expect to hit the road like racecar driver all at once. It is a process, you know.
   
   
5. Start small. Do not be discouraged if at first you cannot get it. A little improvement of having been able to drive a few miles then learning how to do simple parking are actually great milestones. Sooner or later, you will learn something better but for now, start small.
   
   
6. Do not become too self-conscious. Admittedly, I am tired of hearing people talk about how poor a lady driver drives. This sends some consciousness inside of me. Now, becoming too conscious about your driving ability only leads you to perform poorer. So back to rule number 4, believe in yourself.   

Back to Blogosphere

It's been...long.

A lot of things happened to me, well, a lot of good things actually. Right now, I am just happy and well. Thank God.

I am back to blogging. I just thought I can spare some minutes during weekends to write.

So how about a tight hug?