COMPANY KICKOFF PARTY #ULTRATH2017

The company whom I am now connected just had the company kickoff party for 2017. Usually its yearend party for most, but a kickoff party is a new one for me.

Everytime there's this kind of event, event organizer usually would come up with a theme. This year they had a KULTURA PALOOZA. Well I interpretted it as a bohemian costume.

In recent years, everytime theres a company activity where it has its own theme, I see to it that when I join I will come up with my own interpretation about it and make sure I always conform with what the theme is all about. I dont wanna go againts the theme as I dont wanna grab so much attention.

It is inportant for me to join such activity because this would be the time that I can loosen up a bit and just be myself. This infact is the best time for me to at expand my horrizon within the company. A perfect time to chit chat and introduce myself to the bosses and to other people within the organization and to learn what they do within their team or the nature of job they do. This is also the easiest way to build and jump start your network within the organization.

So next time you join a corporate event such as a kickoff party, dont limit yourself within your team... go and talk to other people who are from other department or the bosses for that matter.

Here are my favorite photos during the said occasion.

New Years Resolution

Its this time of the year again when some list down all the things they wanna change and make it their personal New Years Resolution. Some even make sure they have it written down somewhere they could see.

However, writing a new years resolution somehow is written in someone elses journal or some collage it. Today, the emergence of social media, new years resolution is now publicly shared in someone elses facebook, twitter, instagram and in blogspot and wordpress. With the emergence of this microblogging site, one gets an easy access as to what their virtual friends are for the next year.

Then I asked myself, what is my New Years Resolution. I often heard, New Years Resolution are simply showing off... very vey few keeps what they promise... is it? I dont know... I never somehow wrote a news years resolution. I am not a fan of promises. I simply do what I wanna do.

Looking back at my 2016, it wasnt that flambouyant as I wanted it to be. The start of 2016 is tremendously stressful. I got robbed several times and definitely lost thousands of pesos in savings. Got flanked in many everything I do. 2016 is simply as chaotic as a severe storm as it is. However, after the storm at the later part of 2016, a rainbow simply starts to show up.

I happen to manage to have people who are supportive and definitely see that there could be something in me that I thought I lost some five years a back. I somehow started to gain back a little of my shattered confidence.

So, this 2017 is simply a continuation of what I have planned after college. Sailing through with humbleness in the heart and an iron like disposition in life and at work. I wouldnt know what the year could bring. I just have to trust that God has something in there. Enough with the small objective I wanna aim for bigger picture. Hopefully by next year I am quite different from today.

Sail with me this 2017. Be my guard to remind me if my foot has flown up the ground. Let us write our story for this year with confidence and a clean heart.

MMFF 2016: DIE BEAUTIFUL

Every year, I spare a little of my time and my money to watch the Metro Manila Film Festival Entries. Of course, I got to choose the best movie that I think is worthy of my time and money. This year, it is that time again.... I gotta watch movies of the Metro Manila Film Festival entries.

I just watched Die Beautiful. I watched it first because I wanted to support gender equality. Die beautiful is a stereotypical story of a gayman who struggles to be accepted and to be loved by his father. A transgender woman by the name of Trisha who was raped by group of men of whom he adores. He was thrown away by his father and neglected to be a father. A son who longed for understanding. As the story progresses, Trisha gained a family and comfort outside of his own house. He persevere to become a better person. He made beauty pageant as her bread and butter. She wanted to become a beauty queen. She struggles in answering questions. In my oppinion, the reason why she struggles to answer question was because she was never supported, loved and cherished by her own family. She lacks guidance and care from her father. Her winning question at the later part of the story was "if you were given the chance to live again what would you choose and why?" A typical question in beauty contest but Trisha's answer: "If I were to die and blessed to live again, I would choose to be me, because I am the only person who can fulfill that I need to do... so I would choose, nobody, nobody, nobody but me!" (Non verbatim)

Trisha delivered the answer beautifully. She did it with full confidence. She was the winner... The beauty queen who died at her coronation day...

We all have our own battles. We sometimes win over our battles but we also have our own losses. It is how we handle our own battles that will make us what we are today.

The story line, the casting and acting was plausable. It was well crafted. As the movie has a tragic end, I was hoping there is acceptance. But sad there was none. The movie is for those who tried so hard to prove they are worthy enough to be loved by their family until their time has expired. Thats a hard fact of reality. There are still people accross the globe who struggles because they are different and maybe thats what the movie wanted to show.

Despite all these... people in the gay community find shelter and understanding from outside of their home. The role of Barbs in the story is a reflection of the second home for the LGBT community. A reflection of people who are always there to be at the side of the LGBTP who are ready to show love, care, understanding and shelter for the shattered gay men and women out there. In everyone's life... there will always be that BARBS who will always be there till they expire.

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2016

Its this time of the year again, where you see kids so happy. See them knock on doors and sing a christmas carol. You hear the never ending SA AMING BAHAY song sung happily by these kids expecting a coin from their neighbors.

As for me, I simply want to greet all of you a Merry Merry Christmas! May this season bring you joy, love and peace. Celebrate this holiday season safely and joyfuly!

The perks of being alone and single as well is youve got to be at work on this special days where you will be with your friends at work teasing and having fun while doing your work.

So as we conclude 2016, lets be merry this holiday season!

Xoxo,
Charlton D. Kis-ing

Before Applying for Housing Loan

Are you planning of taking a PAG-IBIG Housing Loan? Or an in-house Housing Loan, or bank Housing Loan? Maybe you should step back in a bit and try to see if you are ready to take one. Or you would end up being bitten by this ruthless, heartless, and rude collection agents.

I, myself was brain washed and was slightly forced to take a housing loan. Though in the beginning I was hesitant and was trying to explain that it was still too early too soon but the point is clear and agreed to take a housing loan with the following reason.

1. I am taking a housing loan because I dont have savings.

2. I am taking a housing loan because it is better to have this long term loan through Pag-ibig at least I have a house I can call my own rather than renting and can never call my own.

These were all my reason why I took a long term housing loan through Pag-ibig. Are these reason valid? Of course they are VALID because they are true in all aspect. They will only become invalid when the question to ask is are you really ready to take that loan?

My reason for taking a housing loan are all valid but it leads me to my greatest mistake as well. I wasnt ready to take the housing loan. Now, before you commit the same mistake, here's what you should take in consideration first before even thinking of having a PAG-IBIG FINANCED HOUSING LOAN.

1. Emergency Fund - you should calculate your monthly expenses. From household expenses to expenses going, during and after work including your vices then whatever is the result multiply it by eight. Or the easiest way is your current monthly income times eight. Having an emergency fund will at least secure you to be able to have funds in any case something happen to you like you'll get sick or when you lost your job. Never ever take a housing loan if you dont have this 8-month emergency fund.

2. Savings - Aside from the emergency fund, check how much savings you have. The idea is to have at least 10% of the total contract price of the house you are planning to get. Once the house gets turned over to you, am sure there would be a lot of things you would wanna do, am sure you would want to remodel the house. So you would need at least a good amount of money to have everything situated.

3. Once you have your emergency fund and your savings. Check on the value of the house and check how much monthly you would be paying. It is highly important to save up at least 70% of the contract price ready before going agreeing to a loan through PAG-IBIG. Yes, going to a long term housing loan through PAG-IBIG may sound cheap and attainable but when you compute the 30 years times your monthly payment through them boy its double the amount. In my case, the contract price is 750K pesos, my monthly is ranging from 5.5K to 6K a month after 30 years I have paid PAG-IBIG 1.7 Million pesos or more. So it will sounf like I have given PAG-IBIG 1 million pesos after 30 years. So I would advise, to pay PAG-IBIG the moment your house gets turned over to you at least 50 to 70 percent of the total contract price and have them recompute to have a lower number of years to pay. Then pay off the remaining ballance at the earliest possible time.

If you have these 3, then by all means go get a house. Course it through PAG-IBIG for a lower interest charge and have a house of your own.

Rock and Roll Outfit

When it was announced that our Clusters General Assembly would go rock and roll. I immediately started generalizing for an outfit that can rock everyone. Nah kidding aside I was thinking of something that would be far different most of them and definitely somehing affordable.

I decided to color my hair blue. Hair is the crowning glory. It sets the phase of your look. It is also the first detail of your look that will attract audiences so choose a hair style that will match the look you wante to portray.

The next part is your make up. I went to dark and pale make up to make sure it doesnt kill the hair style and it does not over power the out fit. The make up should definitely compliment the whole look you want to portray.

Next is the outfit. Getting and choosing an outfit should not be that expensive. Just because you wanted to show off and to conform on the dress code or to the agreed outfit you would over spend on the outfit. For me, I checked on my closet and check on possible clothed that can be used for the theme. After that head to ukay ukay's and look for the clothes. So before heading to ukay ukay or thrift shops, you should already have the details of the kind of clothes you wanted to wear so you wont end up staying there for hours and wasting your time.

Next is your accessories, for me I create my own accessories. I just have to be a little creative as to how I can make my accessories match the theme of the party. Most of the time, I recycle my old accessories so it could be easier to manage and of course less expensive.

When I Take In Calls - The Introduction

When I finally decided to take in a job in a BPO industry and become a customer service representative for a reputable credit card company, I am supplied with a daily dose of learnings about people in general. Be it my colleagues, what inspires them, their stories, troubles, frustration and personal struggles upto my customers calling in to complain, to have their problem solve from paying their bills to managing their online access upto explaining their bills.

With all these happening one after the other; it has thought me to be more flexible in understanding processes, customer concerns, problem solving, and understanding personality all of course at the same time.

It has reminded me that life by the end of it all talks about the adversities and propagated happiness and how one has juggled all of it in his lifetime.

This is my introduction to a more stories behind the voices the customer hears when they call. This time I must say, I am proud I have and is working in a service oriented type of job.

A Concert for a Cause

A benefit Concert organized by a daughter for her Beautiful and Courageous Mom!

Aside from helping Shirley Prieto who is battling for Colorectal Cancer you will also got to see TATAK AHAS, SLOWDOUGH, TEVANNY, PSEUDO RED, YOHAN, BEEWINGS, DAFFADOWNDILLY, NAVY BLUE PANTS, WAITING FOR NEVERLAND, BLACK WOLF GYOSIES Perform at THE QUARRY BEER GARDEN. It is located near SM SOUTHMALL.

Your presence and your prayers is highly appreciated. Lets help Shirley as she go through the battle.

MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO DIED AT 71

I was at work when I heard the news that Former Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago died peacefully in her sleep.

I was saddened for the fact that she has finally lost her final battle against cancer. The very reason why many of her supporters back out on her from the most recent Presidential Race.

Nevertheles, I still campaigned for her secretly because I believe she should have been the best President the country never had. She should have been that President way before. I believe in her wits and her political style.

Goodbye madam Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago! You have served the Filipino really well. The laws you have authored will forever be cherished by many generations.

Of the (recent) Laws she authored

Rest in peace Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago! You'll finally re-unite with your son in the after life.

You will surely be missed by many of your supporters!

Tips During Typhoon in the Philippines

Its this season and months again where typhoons often hits the Philippines. Its RAINY Season again. Ofcourse if its rainy season flooding in Metro Manila and some parts of the Ph is ramphant.

So here are some must haves:

During typhoons it is always best to stay at home but in any case you need to be out or you need to go to work then here are some flood prone areas in Metro Manila that you should avoid during typhoons to avoid compromising your activities.

More typhoon tips in the coming days!