Dreams Of A Brownman

Getting Serious With Work

Around past two in the afternoon, because of the sweltering heat, I decided to take a short nap. The temperature and the humidity was too hard to fight that it seemed like it is trying to shut my body down. So I succumbed. I slept, only to be awaken by a bad or maybe scary dream an hour later.

The Dream

I was sleeping (yes I was sleeping in my dream) felt that there was someone, no more of a something was around preying on me. I didn't want to open my eyes because I know that it is a spirit. I told my self that I have to open my eyes and try to escape. But as soon as I open my eyes the black spirit guy turned into dark gaseous like form and entered my body through my mouth. I was possessed.

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Trying to fight for my self I managed to stand up and try to reach to the door and out of my room grabbing a bunch of money, which felt like it was for transportation.

I really am not sure what the dream is about but so far Mr. Internet said that its a manifestation that I am a realist. That it symbolizes that I don't have control of my current situation. Though it doesn't say anything about me standing up. I honestly think that it means that I am fighting to be better, to gain control of what I have lost over the past few years.

Right now, I am trying my best to go back to the industry that I once left. Not that I really left it because I did work for periods of times as well but this time I'm taking my next job seriously again. I think I had enough break.

I have no regrets though of what I have done in the past. I believe it has made me a better person with a better judgement in life.

My Favorite Sleeping Clothes

This topic suddenly just interest me when I read on another blog "I'm back to wearing sweat pants". Then it went into my mind I love wearing sweat pants! hahaha!

Before, I didn't really like wearing them specially when sleeping. You see I am a naturist/nudist so I love being naked whenever I can and is appropriate specially when sleeping. But that was then, since I gave up my condo and lived back with my dad in house that is still unfinished I had to sleep with my clothes on. My room doesn't have a freaking door man!

So I was then obliged to wear clothes. I started with shorts and a shirt but mosquitoes gets the best out of me coz I don't like mosquito nets. Then I wore pants and my long sleeved shirts.. it was too uncomfortable. Then revelation came.... Hahaha.... revelation talaga.... I accidentally un-boxed a package from my exgirlfriend which contained clothes that she sent for me... I really planned not to use them but hey its opened anyway so I tried on a sweatpants and they were so comfortable....

It looks very much like this...
image source: http://www.oldnavy.ca

I enjoyed wearing them until it the "ber" months came and it was colder... I have this sweatshirt hahaha (another sweat-clothing!) that I have been keeping in my closet. I never used it because it was too big, I never really tried it on because it was a spur of the moment purchase. I guess the oversized shirt has its own charm, it's really comfortable as I can even put my hands inside the shirt if its really cold.

well yeah there you go that's what I love wearing now-a-days though I still go commando if I really can't sleep at all ;)

How about you what are your favorite sleepwear?

How To Choose Who To Vote For 2013 Elections Edition

It's April already and Election time is just around the corner, less than a month to go I think... Well that is why I decided to publish this post just now about the things that could help you on how you could choose the right candidate because, you know us Pinoys we tend to have a short memory. So ayan nose bleed na! hahaha...

For The Legislative Positions (Senators, Congressmen, Councilors)

My candidate should have some kind of education with the Laws or Politics. I wouldn't people to make laws because that is what they feel is right without any legal basis. Imagine debates for so long and in the end it will be blocked by the supreme court because it is unconstitutional and the same legislative body that passed the law could not defend it? What a waste of time! Highly inefficient! Why am I so big on this education thing? Because unlike management and other experience transferable skills, knowledge in the law requires formal education. Think of it this way would you let somebody operate on your loved ones just because they have experienced being inside the operating room and assisting doctors in operations knowing that they didn't go to Med School?

The next criteria that I have is that the candidate should be a good speaker. Look at Cynthia Villar, I am not defending her okay.... Just look at her I wouldn't vote for her because she cannot express her thoughts accurately. She then complains because she only has 60 seconds well the statement she release of what she could have said could have lasted less than 60 seconds so what is she complaining about? See legislators should be great communicators because if they cannot communicate properly where do you think our laws be at? Communication is important in making laws because those words that they say and those that would be written would be ours to obey. Imagine a senator or congressman saying "Oh! that's not what I meant!" you see what I mean?

Local Government Unit Officials (Adminsitrative: Mayors, Vice Mayors, Governors, etc...)

Speaking from what I experienced in my city, Valenzuela I would suggest that you choose a leader that knows a lot on how to be a manager. When you say a Manager he should be a good leader. Knows how to make efficient processes and make sure that the city hall is one well oiled machine that would keep on running. Change came to our city when a young Harvard Business graduate handled the affairs of the city. From that point on the City became lesser infested with "traditional politicians" and lesser of those who call them selves as man of action. Action men are nothing if they don't know how to properly identify the root cause of the problems, gather data that would support them, formulate action plans and implement them. So that is why I go for a good manager.
Visionaries. An LGU leader should be a visionary and knows what path to take his locality and knows the balance between progress and preserving the environment. He should also be a risk taker, but taken cautiously and well calculated.

These may sound like a qualification for a corporate job, well I think yes being a mayor should not be just merely political it should a systematic and corporate driven. How could you run a City if you don't know how to run a simple office. A city is just like a big corporation that caters various services to its clients, its citizens. And yes in that note companies do not put the name of their officials but the brand or name of their company. Have you seen a soap that says a product of the chairman of the board. No! It's just the company name and in this case services should just bear the name of the city and not the politicians.

Furthermore one should have a good record as a citizen, no killing spree, no criminal and corruption records of any kind. I also do believe that one family member in a certain branch specially the legislative body is enough we have thousands of brilliant minds in the Philippines and I beg the political parties to please use them and stop putting same old names in the government it just shows you are afraid to lose your connections in the system.

These are I think the fundamentals of my belief on how I would chose who to vote. So please do choose our next leaders wisely.

minsan lang

Yep today I am turning 30, actually I am 11 minutes old into my thirties.

This is the first time that I am the social media world -blog and facebook know that my birthday.
I don't tell people that. So expect that this blog post to be deleted or at least revised -taking off my age hehehe - after a few days. I like to live my life quietly but I guess this year I'll start to change my self.

I am glad to turn thirty. this marks the start of a new life for me. ]
I am eager to start.
I am happy.

Wo kuaile wo shi san shi shengri

StarTrek: Into Darkness

I am more of a Star Wars fan than Star Trek but this trailer seem to interest me a lot as most of it shows earth and not just another planet or something. The overall feel of the new Star Trek movie is somewhat updated veering away from the 1980's feel of the series.

Point Of No Return

I don't know if there is such a thing but I think I am having some frustration attacks again. I've been looking at photos of countries where I should have been and where I could have been living and doing.

I used to have my life figured out already a family man, a father to my daughter. However things didn't work out the way I was hoping for. My daughter is now in a far flung freezing country with no real traditions.

So here I am trying to figure out at the middle of my life span.

I don't know what God's plan is for me.... at least just yet... but I know what are the things that I love to do.

Photography, Traveling and Writing.

I know that I am good with Photography and that I take good photographs. But I don't think that I am good enough.

I also love traveling and writing about my experience but I still think my skills are on a mediocre level still on this field.

I don't really know why are there so many things that happens that hinders me from accomplishing the things I want to do specially those three Photography, Traveling and Writing.

No Turning Back

Back in 2011 I decided to quit work to start a new life and gamble on doing the things that I really want to do starting with Photography. I was a manager back then. Work as a photographer was quite okay when I started I had work every weekend but it wasn't enough to pay the bills.

I looked for a job that would help me pay off the things that I need to on a monthly basis but that job seem not to work well. I have my word of honor, I didn't quit my job and just finished my contract.

Just recently I started looking for work again as a manager thinking that I am ready to join the real workforce that I belong to again. But it has been challenging so far, I am out of funds and starting to get disappointed and frustrated.

While writing this post with the thought of that my situation right now is a Point-Of-No-Return and it dawned into me that me looking for a job as a manager is a step back for me in achieving my goals. But I need to I guess, we are not rich and I need to full a very big cup.

I know I can make it. I know.

New Pope: Cardinal Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is Pope Francis

After two days of conclave the College of Cardinals have elected a new Pope.

Among the 115 Cardinal Electorate Cardinal Mario Bergoglio emerged as Pope Francis.

Pope Francis is the first Jesuit pope and first pope from the Americas.

Here's A brief history of the new Pope from the Guardian.

"The archbishop of Buenos Aires is a Jesuit intellectual who travels by bus and has a practical approach to poverty: when he was appointed a cardinal, Bergoglio persuaded hundreds of Argentinians not to fly to Rome to celebrate with him but instead to give the money they would have spent on plane tickets to the poor. He was a fierce opponent of Argentina's decision to legalise gay marriage in 2010, arguing children need to have the right to be raised and educated by a father and a mother. He was created a cardinal by John Paul II on 21 February 2001."

Here are some of the events on that night