Roads to Bridge

The Best Investment

2013-08-20T23:18:00.000-07:00

When I was in senior high school, a teacher asked me what I want to pursue in college. I told her that I want to take up Fine Arts in a certain university in Baguio. However, due to lack of financial resources, I admittedly told her that I will just settle for Bachelor of Science in Nursing in a state college in town. I told her that my parents are having a hard time in budgeting the meager amount of money that we have and that my dad is looking forward to finishing our house.

She nodded attentively and told me after a few minutes of thought, "Education is the best investment in life."

I took up Bachelor of Science in Nursing and eventually forgot her statement. It didn't occur to me that the word "investment" is not something that can be learned through a dictionary. I got immersed in my college life: doing reports, attending lectures, submitting requirements, reporting to clinical duty. The output of my four-year college education doesn't really look inviting in the transcript of records. Unlike when I was in high school, I grew idle. I lost my interest in class participation. I didn't put my heart in the lessons. I didn't care. And the reason behind that is it's not my dream to become a nurse.

I became obstinate and hard-headed that my judgment became clouded. All I thought about was how unfair life is. I let my emotions get the best of me and it did not bring a very good result. In the end, it's still me who's regretting how unreasonable I acted all those years and wishing that I could turn back time and make the best of those four years.

Now, I'm 20 and old enough to rationalize the reality of the situation I am in. It's only now that I realized that education and learning don't have to come from the four corners of the classroom.

I know that not everyone is going to admit the fact that we all need money to survive this harsh world. We all need money that's why we are studying or have studied formal education. Don't worry, I've been there. I've been in denial--downright hypocrite.

We all need money to survive. It's not an opinion but a FACT.

And what is the best investment that one can have? Education. Yes, education. Did I say formal? No. Like what I said, education doesn't always have to come from the four corners of the classroom. And it's the best investment one can ever have. What my high school teacher said, I understand now.

When you invest in education, you learn. Your money will not grow exponentially. Not yet. But eventually, when you learn what you need to learn, you'll know what to do next. You'll know how to make money. You'll know the best thing to do. Money is nothing if you don't know how to spend it correctly. And that's where education and intelligence come along.

I've been reading the book Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. I know that he's filed for bankruptcy but I think it's the most reasonable thing to do. Don't worry. A person like him knows how money makes the world go round. He knows the map and I know that he's not lost. He just took a reroute.

If you've read this book, congratulations! When I've heard about this book, I didn't buy it at first. I thought I don't want to spend 299 pesos for a book that tells you how to be rich. I just relied on reviews and blog posts regarding the book. However, when I finally decided to buy and read it, I realized that 299 pesos is nothing compared to the knowledge that you will gain from reading the book.

There's a saying that you can only make too many mistakes. No matter how rational a person is, there will always be a situation that he didn't encounter. That's why learning from other person's experiences is also important. We only have a lifetime that's divided into stages: infancy, toddler, preschool, school-age, adolescence, adulthood, old-age. We cannot experience it all when we have to balance our life with the whole world.

Education is the best investment and investing in books means investing in education, because education doesn't always have to be formal. It's the only thing that you can have with you even if you've been stripped from all material possessions. Even if you've been dumped to the deepest pit of poverty, you'd surely find your way up again. That's because they may have taken your money away but your brain will always be with you. Therefore, use it and feed it well.

From now on, I make it a resolution to read as many books as I can. I will do away with novels for now because they won't be able to help me in the real world. They're good enough for entertainment but they're not that much help at all in terms of being productive and successful in life. That way, I will begin feeding my brain.

Pasacao Getaway

2013-08-17T04:14:00.000-07:00

So what's next after taking the Nurse Licensure Examination? If you are a Filipino, you surely know the answer to that question. Whether you pass or not, you'd be invited to left and right celebrations! I already attended about five celebrations so far. That's because I failed to attend another two due to conflict in my schedule. So in total, I've been invited to attend seven. Can you believe all of those happened only for two weeks? It was an insult to my established diet. Well, do I have a choice? When talking about food and I mean lots of foods for free, then I have no choice but to surrender to the tasty temptation!

Luckily for me, I passed the examination and was granted the permission by my parents to join the getaway sponsored by one of my college classmates. You might be wondering why I'm wearing make up while on beach. I'm kind of shy to admit this but the truth is my friends and I decided to join the SM Teegram contest so we thought that the view at Pasacao, Camarines Sur is just great for the modelling thing. However, my who friend was in charge of uploading the pictures failed to submit the entry on time so to cut the story short, we didn't make it to the deadline. It's okay, anyway. After all, I had fun acting stupid--make up on the beach.

We were greatly accommodated in the resort, which is owned by my classmate's aunt. The name of the resort is Surfer's Paradise. It really looks like a mini-paradise. There were lots of food too! Look at that huge pizza winking at me! My mouthed watered! Sorry for the lechon but I'm a fan of pizzas!

After eating, we swam most of the night. the water was warm and for about a hundred meters from the shore, the depth was only 5 feet! It was like swimming in a pool! Perfect for someone like me who only knows how to stay above water for thirty seconds.

In the morning, we went into an island. It has a fantastic view! But before that, Ohnel did some make over on me for the photoshoot. He's the one in the middle of the picture above. He's really good at what he does. Sadly, his efforts on transforming my ordinary face into something better bore no fruit because we failed to enter the competition. I've always admired his versatility when it comes to all forms of arts.

I was choreographed by Tikei and Ohnel. I don't really know how to do the posing thing. My body is so stiff and I can't freely do any pose because I have chunks of fats to hide. Haha! Seriously, that's the reason why I'm on diet!

I realized that it's not that easy to be a model. You need to be confident and not self conscious. I can't do that! It's kind of awkward! However, I'm planning to work on it. It's kind of fun too! I need to be graceful, though. The fats, I can do something about it but the grace... that's yet to be seen. ^_^

This is the best picture I had during that day. It looks natural, somehow. It doesn't look that awkward. The background is just perfect for my top and my boots too!

I look chubby in this picture but I don't care. This one is my idea--the water-sprinkling. I didn't know that it could look good on camera. The picture looks so carefree and happy and light and... well, it looks nice. ^_^

Credit to the pictures goes to Sarah Parais.

About Me

2013-08-01T06:25:00.000-07:00

I'm Princess Mae Follosco, 20 years old from Philippines. I'm a nurse by profession but I already know ever since I graduated college that you should not be contented of having only one job so I have sideline jobs too. I love to write, read and draw. I also have a thing for photography but since I don't have a professional camera to facilitate that fancy, I settle in appreciating great shots.

This blog consists of my thoughts and personal views in life. I'm inspired to share with you guys what I've realized in the past months while lurking in the world of the unemployed. I learned lots of things and I wanna share them with you.

By far, I only use Samsung ST77 with 16 megapixels to take photos. I used my own money to buy my digital camera so even if I get intimidated by bulky professional cameras, I still treasure this candy. I'm seeking self-improvement and mistake-correction so I'm currently studying English with great enthusiasm. I'm not that jolly of a person but I intend to be one. I'm working on it. I'm also working on my belly fats so I'm a vegetarian for now and do routine curl ups. I'm not perfect; I've made tons of mistakes in the past but now I'm mature enough to reveal them to you and turn those experiences into a rather more positive picture. ^_^

Thanks

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Credits to the following:

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