Juan to see a very impressive fan made fight scene?

I know this has nothing to do with being on time or managing your time wisely but still. I was so impressed that I just have to post. This video was created by the Thousand  Pounds company. Anyway this video is their homage to the worldwide phenomenon that is Naruto. Enjoy. Also please don't try this at home. If you attempted it and succeeded then good for you, if not please then don't try it again.

Juan's traveling songs part 1

It's a B-E-A-UTIFUL day out today. So after almost half a work-week of stormy weather lets appreciate this lovely sunny day. Here's an upbeat song from Owl City that I love listening to days like this.



Love this song. Enjoy the day.

TGIS!!! Thank God It's Saturday!!!

Happy weekend everyone! Here's a classic 80's song to psyche you up for a kick-ass weekend!



Rock on!!!

Juan to pull yourself out of a rut?

Hey there. Before we start I need to explain what a "rut" is... A rut is:

1. A sunken track or groove made by the passage of vehicles.
2. A fixed, usually boring routine.


We of course will be discussing the second definition of a rut. All of us have daily routines that we stick to and sometimes they help us start up the day and sometimes the help us to relieve stress but once in a while we can get stuck with a routine that slows us down or puts unnecessary pressure in our lives. 


Courtesy of lifehacker here is what you can do to get yourself out of a rut in your life.

Falling into a rut or a deep funk is really easy. Dragging yourself out of it is another thing. Sometimes all you need to do to pick yourself up is deal with one small task you didn't even know was weighing on you.

There are probably several things you've been meaning to do but never got around to doing—things that, if you were to accomplish them, could dramatically lift your spirits or get you going again. Things like clearing off a messy desk or dealing with non-urgent paperwork that you've been shuffling around daily.

When you're in a rut—just going through the motions—or, worse, at rock bottom and feel like you're incapable of doing anything, try doing just one small thing that has plagued you forever. Because it's bothered you for so long, the sense of accomplishment may be greater.

Fix a wobbly doorknob that's been bugging you, cancel that Netflix subscription already, make that doctor's appointment you've been putting off.

Monday Nostalgia Madness

Hey guys. Good Monday to y'all. Here's something to make your day a little brighter. Sesame street never fails to put a smile on my face. I hope it does the same for you.



PS. There is no number coding for today except in Makati and Las Pinas.

Juan to know how to get back to work after a long break?

It's Friday. Tomorrow is Saturday. Yesterday was Thursday. Now I want to kill myself for referring to a Rebecca Black song. Anyways, it's the weekend and you might just be thinking about what to do? Whatever it is I hope you have a happy and refreshing weekend.  Here are a few tips on how to ease your way into the week ahead so as not to kill your weekend vibe. These tips come from lifehacker.com so enjoy.Have a nice weekend people!

1. Start Your Day Right: Well-Rested and with a Good Breakfast

Whatever your habits were over the vacation, the first day back will be a lot less stressful if you've gotten a good night's sleep and have prepared everything you need the next morning so you're not rushing and can actually get something to eat. .

Get some stretching and other exercise in if you can. It's time to wake up and get back in the game!

2. Get started early or carve out some alone time

I always found it overwhelming to have tasks thrown at me the minute I walked in the door at work, especially so after a long break. If you empathize with this, try to get to work or campus a little early so you can get situated before you're bombarded by coworkers, managers, or classmates, and before you have to dive right in to your classes or that next meeting.

What to do when you get to work and you've got a long task list and debriefing waiting for you before you've even taken your coat off? Just ask the person if you can have a few minutes to put your stuff away and take that time to get settled.

For students, try to get the lay of the land before you head to your first class.

3. Plan Your Day and Week

If you've got a few precious extra minutes of your day to yourself, use it to get organized and prioritize your tasks. Choose the most essential things you need to do and put them on your list, and schedule less urgent ones throughout the week. If you can delegate tasks, all the better.

For school success, creating a study plan and routine at the start of the semester is crucial. Use a planner or online calendar like Google Calendar not just to schedule all your classes, but also carve out your study times and project due dates, referring to your course handouts.

This organizing part can get you back into the work or studying mindset and even get you excited for the rest of the week or year.

4. Start with Small Stuff You Can Check Off

If you're still feeling like you're only there in body, get a jump start by tackling just one small task. First have a list of tasks you want to accomplish for the day (see step 3), and make sure there's an easy (but still important) task on there at the top. Something as simple yet critical as following up with a contact on something discussed before the break works. There's nothing as invigorating as checking something off your list.

For students, your small tasks at the start of the year may be just to get oriented. Attend your first classes. Read the syllabi. Make sure you've got all the supplies and books you need (or make the notes and preparations to get them). You're off to a good start.

5. Tackle Email by Importance

If there's one thing that will kill your vacation mindset, it's looking at your email backlog, which can be overwhelming. Automatically deleting all email while on vacation is an extreme measure for this common problem, but there are many other ways to handle vacation emails.

To get out of catching-up mode, you'll want to make quick work of these emails. Set up filters for your email by sender and/or subjects to make sure you're not missing any important emails (Gmail's Priority Inbox filtering does a good job of identifying these for you). A quick scan of the remaining emails usually will be enough to help you delete the bulk email and then process the rest of the emails chronologically or by conversation or other sorting criteria. Just feeling like your emails are manageable and you've got a system for getting through them will make the transition back to work a lot easier.

6. Leaving Early and Other Tactics

Most schools start their semesters in the middle of the week to ease into the year, with shorter days in some cases. If you have flex time at work, taking a few afternoons off when you come back from vacation is a tactic we've noted before for getting back into work mode.

Getting back to organized may best be done by getting back into a routine and taking those simple single steps that will put you in the right mindset again

PS. Here is a better version of Friday to kick you in the weekend. Party!!!

Nostalgia mornings

If you're Filipino and under 40 you might remember this. Happy morning!

Why I "Juan-der"

Hey there peoples of the web. Still no phone line, still no internet, not able to do assignments and stuff. Still using the horrendous globe tattoo stick that gave up on me. Damn you globe!!! I need to calm myself down. *deep breaths*

Okay here's the premise of today's blog post. If you have free time while driving you should try to get yourself lost. Why you may ask. Here's my theory about this. We usually travel on set routes. People who work in Makati who live in QC, without a GPS device or a map, usually only take either C5 or EDSA both of which as we know is the motoring equivalent of hell, especially during rush hour.

Now think about it. There are side streets connected to EDSA... Where do they go? One day I summoned up the old spirit of adventure and decided it high time to find out. *Do not summon up the spirit of adventure when you are; running late, having a medical emergency, having a call-of-nature emergency, going to an important meeting, low on fuel, have a date with your partner who hates you being late. So after doing a mental checklist I decided to turn in at the nearest corner and started my journey.

To make a long story short I found out a way to go to Makati without going through EDSA, I found another way of going to QC through Mandaluyong. So even though I don't own a map or a GPS I used my memory, observation skills to widen my knowledge of our road system.

PS. if you're in a hurry and taking this side street shortcuts please for the love of all things holy. Don't attempt to drive like this guy.



PPS: Buy a map. It's cheaper than a tank of fuel.