The sun arises, and a new ray of hope fills my heart
Attitude of Gratitude as I awake, before the day starts!
The air I breathe, water I drink, and bread I break
Divine Providence, all these I received and take
Thankful to family and friends, who joins this journey
Appreciating my gifts and talents, to share my trophy
Couldn't have succeeded without help and follow through
I humbly bow my head, for all these graces I truly value
Attention, affection, and appreciation for my loved ones
For treasures of love is greater than an empty mansion
Still, the life of luxury and wealth I will provide for my family
But on my honor, I swear to practice works of charity
Commitment and execution of my plans to survive
Do, do, and do! Actions, hard work and the strive!
Small duties done extraordinarily can never be priced
For my own reasons and my passion would have it suffice
Take time to laugh, and don't hold back a smile
Listen, converse, make my presence worthwhile
Learn, paint, sing or write, making myself a daily habit
But also spare a few moments for peace and quiet...
Meditation to practice the mind and purify the soul
Effective thoughts, subconsciously, I am in control
As the day goes by, review all accomplishments
Congratulate thy self, the better, the frequent
This day has witness a part of a glorious history
For my purpose in this world will add to its beauty
Certain that all will fall in place, my hopes and dreams
And all along years may pass, and a lifetime as it seems
Well, I made this life one day at a time, with this prayer
To the Lord, I dedicate this day and until my last breathe, faithful forever...
Sunday, July 31, 2011
USC-SGS Basketball Supremacy
During the 90's in the Visayas Region the Milo sponsored league Small Basketeers of the Philippines (SBP), had seen a basketball team composed of 8 to 11 year old kids like no other as it set winning and championship records. The University of San Carlos - South Grade School made its mark in history led by Coach Benedicto Mendoza.
The photo above is the '96 team who captured both local and the regional crown without occurring any losses. However, fall off short in the Final Four National Finals held in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Standing from left to right on the last row is legendary coach Benedicto Mendoza, Enrico Lllanto, Zachary Esyoesta, Nino Ramirez, Pierce del Rosario. On the second row: Vinci Demicillo, Shane Flores, Jeffrey Pada, Neil Capagngan, Chris Pocong, Jude Noel, Jared Somosot, Asst. Coach. Satunino Mayormita. The youngest members of the team seated from left to right we have: Benedict Macaraya, Adrian Madrigal, Paul Ricana, and yours truly.
The '96 team was really a powerhouse! The centers are gigantic for their age level that can towers the offensive strategy, combined with seasoned point guards that has superb ball handling and passing skills, role players that plays exceptional defense, and the prospects, I included, were keen observers and hard workers that are to be the future movers of the franchise.
The administration had been very supportive to the program giving out several jerseys and jackets that seemed to be priceless to us kids then. Games were played on the weekends and after every win, the next school day during the flag ceremony, each of us will be called up to be congratulated and recognized. Cliche as it is, we became campus celebrities. The achievements we had were very much appreciated by the whole Carolinian community, from the reverent fathers, the faculty, and out schoolmates.
I believe that we were deserving to all the glory bestowed upon us. Let me take you back during those times from the try-outs to the emotional championship games.
It was a very good experience for kids to have this kind of exposure. Many of the qualities I brought with me as I went through life were mold during those times when basketball meant "life", literally.
To be continued...
The photo above is the '96 team who captured both local and the regional crown without occurring any losses. However, fall off short in the Final Four National Finals held in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Standing from left to right on the last row is legendary coach Benedicto Mendoza, Enrico Lllanto, Zachary Esyoesta, Nino Ramirez, Pierce del Rosario. On the second row: Vinci Demicillo, Shane Flores, Jeffrey Pada, Neil Capagngan, Chris Pocong, Jude Noel, Jared Somosot, Asst. Coach. Satunino Mayormita. The youngest members of the team seated from left to right we have: Benedict Macaraya, Adrian Madrigal, Paul Ricana, and yours truly.
The '96 team was really a powerhouse! The centers are gigantic for their age level that can towers the offensive strategy, combined with seasoned point guards that has superb ball handling and passing skills, role players that plays exceptional defense, and the prospects, I included, were keen observers and hard workers that are to be the future movers of the franchise.
The administration had been very supportive to the program giving out several jerseys and jackets that seemed to be priceless to us kids then. Games were played on the weekends and after every win, the next school day during the flag ceremony, each of us will be called up to be congratulated and recognized. Cliche as it is, we became campus celebrities. The achievements we had were very much appreciated by the whole Carolinian community, from the reverent fathers, the faculty, and out schoolmates.
I believe that we were deserving to all the glory bestowed upon us. Let me take you back during those times from the try-outs to the emotional championship games.
It was a very good experience for kids to have this kind of exposure. Many of the qualities I brought with me as I went through life were mold during those times when basketball meant "life", literally.
To be continued...
The Course in Mastery Day 8: How to Listen
Day 8 of a 30 day challenge designed to help you gain balance in your life. Today, Tom Wood describes the amazing impact actively listening has on your ability to communicate and Dr. Tony Alessandra gives specific guidelines to follow in order to listen more effectively.
Tom Wood
1. Great communicators do great things
2. The level of communication is the level of your life
Dr. Tony Alessandra
1. The Platinum Rule: Treat others in the way they like to be treated
2. 6 Steps to Effective Listening (CARESS)
2.1 Concentrate
- Focus/Blur
- Figure/Ground
2.2 Acknowledge
- Hitch-hiking theory (The ears follow eyes)
- Eye-contact
- Vocal prompt
2.3 Respond
- Feeding back
- clarifying what was said
- Paraphrasing
- Empathy statements (Tentativeness)
2.4 Exercising Emotional Control
- Emotionally charge words
- Things people say to turn off listening
2.5 Sensing
- Paying attention to vocal and visual, the non-verbals
2.6 Structure
- Paying attention to the verbal
Tom Wood
1. Great communicators do great things
2. The level of communication is the level of your life
Dr. Tony Alessandra
1. The Platinum Rule: Treat others in the way they like to be treated
2. 6 Steps to Effective Listening (CARESS)
2.1 Concentrate
- Focus/Blur
- Figure/Ground
2.2 Acknowledge
- Hitch-hiking theory (The ears follow eyes)
- Eye-contact
- Vocal prompt
2.3 Respond
- Feeding back
- clarifying what was said
- Paraphrasing
- Empathy statements (Tentativeness)
2.4 Exercising Emotional Control
- Emotionally charge words
- Things people say to turn off listening
2.5 Sensing
- Paying attention to vocal and visual, the non-verbals
2.6 Structure
- Paying attention to the verbal
Behavioral Finance
The Role of Psychology
Behavioral Finance is a relatively recent revolution in finance that applies insights from all of the social sciences to finance. New decision-making models incorporate psychology and sociology, among other disciplines, to explain economic and financial phenomenon, such as erratic stock price variations. Psychological patterns such as overconfidence and perceived kinks in the value function seem to impact financial decision-making, but are not included in classical theories such as the Expected Utility Theory. Kahneman and Tversky's Prospect Theory addresses such issues and sheds light on irrational deviations from traditional decision-making models.
Behavioral Finance is a relatively recent revolution in finance that applies insights from all of the social sciences to finance. New decision-making models incorporate psychology and sociology, among other disciplines, to explain economic and financial phenomenon, such as erratic stock price variations. Psychological patterns such as overconfidence and perceived kinks in the value function seem to impact financial decision-making, but are not included in classical theories such as the Expected Utility Theory. Kahneman and Tversky's Prospect Theory addresses such issues and sheds light on irrational deviations from traditional decision-making models.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
Composed by Carl Orff in the 1930's, it reminds me of my burning condo unit at Espana Towers. Orff may have went to hell and back to get this tune :))
O Fortuna (O Fortune)
velut luna (like the moon)
statu variabilis (you are changeable)
semper crescis (ever waxing)
aut decrescis; (and waning;)
vita detestabilis (hateful life)
nunc obdurat (first oppresses)
et tunc curat (and then soothes)
ludo mentis aciem, (as fancy takes it)
egestatem, (poverty)
potestatem (and power)
dissolvit ut glaciem. (it melts them like ice.)
Sors immanis (Fate - monstrous)
et inanis, (and empty)
rota tu volubilis, (you whirling wheel)
status malus, (you are malevolent)
vana salus (well-being is vain)
semper dissolubilis, (and always fades to nothing)
obumbrata (shadowed)
et velata (and veiled)
michi quoque niteris; (you plague me too;)
nunc per ludum (now through the game)
dorsum nudum (I bring my bare back)
fero tui sceleris. (to your villainy.)
Sors salutis (Fate is against me)
et virtutis (in health)
michi nunc contraria, (and virtue)
est affectus (driven on)
et defectus (and weighted down)
semper in angaria. (always enslaved.)
Hac in hora (So at this hour)
sine mora (without delay)
corde pulsum tangite; (pluck the vibrating strings;)
quod per sortem (since Fate)
sternit fortem, (strikes down the string)
mecum omnes plangite! (everyone weep with me!)
Read more: http://artists.letssingit.com/carl-orff-lyrics-o-fortuna-qv7jvh2#ixzz1WSg1XWUI
LetsSingIt - Your favorite Music Community
Composed by Carl Orff in the 1930's, it reminds me of my burning condo unit at Espana Towers. Orff may have went to hell and back to get this tune :))
O Fortuna (O Fortune)
velut luna (like the moon)
statu variabilis (you are changeable)
semper crescis (ever waxing)
aut decrescis; (and waning;)
vita detestabilis (hateful life)
nunc obdurat (first oppresses)
et tunc curat (and then soothes)
ludo mentis aciem, (as fancy takes it)
egestatem, (poverty)
potestatem (and power)
dissolvit ut glaciem. (it melts them like ice.)
Sors immanis (Fate - monstrous)
et inanis, (and empty)
rota tu volubilis, (you whirling wheel)
status malus, (you are malevolent)
vana salus (well-being is vain)
semper dissolubilis, (and always fades to nothing)
obumbrata (shadowed)
et velata (and veiled)
michi quoque niteris; (you plague me too;)
nunc per ludum (now through the game)
dorsum nudum (I bring my bare back)
fero tui sceleris. (to your villainy.)
Sors salutis (Fate is against me)
et virtutis (in health)
michi nunc contraria, (and virtue)
est affectus (driven on)
et defectus (and weighted down)
semper in angaria. (always enslaved.)
Hac in hora (So at this hour)
sine mora (without delay)
corde pulsum tangite; (pluck the vibrating strings;)
quod per sortem (since Fate)
sternit fortem, (strikes down the string)
mecum omnes plangite! (everyone weep with me!)
Read more: http://artists.letssingit.com/carl-orff-lyrics-o-fortuna-qv7jvh2#ixzz1WSg1XWUI
LetsSingIt - Your favorite Music Community
The Course in Mastery Day 7: How to Take Action
Day 7 of a 30 day challenge designed to help you gain balance in your life. Today, Tom Wood gives steps to follow in order to take action effectively and Dr. Barbara De Angelis gives you one question to ask in your relationships to take them to the next level.
Tom Wood
1. Tony Robbins: "Personal power is the ability to take action"
2. Ability to action and inability to action is directly proportional to success and failure.
3. Strategies:
3.1 Plan, Do, Review
3.2 Getting over procastination
3.2.1 Do something (learn to do by doing)
3.2.2 List your reasons (believable)
3.2.3 Understand, all you can do is all you can do, and all you can do is enough. - A.L. Williams
Dr. Barbara DeAngelis (Relationship consultant)
1. Question to intimate relationship: "How can I love you more?"
2. Feeding sombody's heart
3. Three A's:
3.1 Attention
- Looking at them
- Feeling
- Being with them
3.2 Affection
- Touching
- Loving
3.3 Appreciation
- Words
- Words is foreplay
- "Thank you, I appreciate it"
- "You are beautiful"
Tom Wood
1. Tony Robbins: "Personal power is the ability to take action"
2. Ability to action and inability to action is directly proportional to success and failure.
3. Strategies:
3.1 Plan, Do, Review
3.2 Getting over procastination
3.2.1 Do something (learn to do by doing)
3.2.2 List your reasons (believable)
3.2.3 Understand, all you can do is all you can do, and all you can do is enough. - A.L. Williams
Dr. Barbara DeAngelis (Relationship consultant)
1. Question to intimate relationship: "How can I love you more?"
2. Feeding sombody's heart
3. Three A's:
3.1 Attention
- Looking at them
- Feeling
- Being with them
3.2 Affection
- Touching
- Loving
3.3 Appreciation
- Words
- Words is foreplay
- "Thank you, I appreciate it"
- "You are beautiful"
Caleb Isaac F. Flores
Welcome to the world kid. This is my best friend's first-born. I was the best man at his wedding. Too bad wasn't able to join them today.
Look at the size of those balls! :))
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas is a must-read. A classical tale of vengeance. Originally written in French, Le Compte de Monte-Cristo completed in 1844.
I love French, french cuisine, french language, french fries, french kiss, et cetera. Portraying French nobility in the 18th century.
The Hard Times Of RJ Berger
I have been looking for a sitcom for quite sometime now since How I met your mother's season has ended and Two and a half men as well. Also both are not available for watch instantly on Netflix.
Low and behold!
Low and behold!
Meditation Music
This is my Meditation Music, I think I have been using this since 2010. But I must meditate on a daily basis from now on.
It is very popular having 10 million views. Very relaxing, makes me feel I'm in a oriental inspired spa.
It is very popular having 10 million views. Very relaxing, makes me feel I'm in a oriental inspired spa.
The Course in Mastery Day 6: The Unlimited Power of Belief
Day 6 of a 30 day challenge designed to help you gain balance in your life. Today, Tom Wood and Dr. Janet Lapp explain the impact that faith has on your level of success.
Tom Wood:
1. Inspirational story about Wilma Rudolph
2. You can transform your life by mastering your beliefs
3. The power of belief changes everything.
4. The most powerful mindset if the belief we have about ourselves and what we can accomplish.
5. Belief is not just a concept its a science.
6. Belief is a physical thing that happens in your brain.
7. Turn an opinion into a belief, and turn that belief into conviction.
8. A belief gets its strength from the evidence that supports it.
9. You got to find more experiences and interpret those experiences in a way that supports your beliefs.
10. Pay attention to the associations and informations that comes in your life.
Dr. Janet Lapp:
1. Story about W Mitchell
1.1 W Mitchell (b. April 11, 1943) is an American motivational speaker and businessman. He is a former member of the United States Marine Corps, burn victim, paraplegic, and a former small-town mayor.
1.2 Made a list of things to accomplish
1.3 There were ten thousand things that I can do before these accidents, and now there are nine thousand things that I can do. I choose to fouces on the nine thousand things that I can do and not on the one thousand things that I can't do.
2. Success is an interior job, and has nothing to do with what you look like, how much education you have, or where you live. It has to do with attitude.
3. Passion comes from within
4. Keep the focus
Tom Wood:
1. Inspirational story about Wilma Rudolph
2. You can transform your life by mastering your beliefs
3. The power of belief changes everything.
4. The most powerful mindset if the belief we have about ourselves and what we can accomplish.
5. Belief is not just a concept its a science.
6. Belief is a physical thing that happens in your brain.
7. Turn an opinion into a belief, and turn that belief into conviction.
8. A belief gets its strength from the evidence that supports it.
9. You got to find more experiences and interpret those experiences in a way that supports your beliefs.
10. Pay attention to the associations and informations that comes in your life.
Dr. Janet Lapp:
1. Story about W Mitchell
1.1 W Mitchell (b. April 11, 1943) is an American motivational speaker and businessman. He is a former member of the United States Marine Corps, burn victim, paraplegic, and a former small-town mayor.
1.2 Made a list of things to accomplish
1.3 There were ten thousand things that I can do before these accidents, and now there are nine thousand things that I can do. I choose to fouces on the nine thousand things that I can do and not on the one thousand things that I can't do.
2. Success is an interior job, and has nothing to do with what you look like, how much education you have, or where you live. It has to do with attitude.
3. Passion comes from within
4. Keep the focus
Course in Mastery Day 1 to 5
The Course in Mastery Day 1: The Psychology of Success
Day 1 of a 30 day challenge designed to help you gain balance in your life. Today, Tom Wood and Les Brown challenge you to examine the impact your thoughts have on the results in your life.
Tom Wood:
Les Brown:
1. Say everyday: Its possible
The Course in Mastery Day 2: The Power of Goal Setting
Day 2 of a 30 day challenge designed to help you gain balance in your life. Today, Tom Wood and John Naber inspire you to paint a picture of what your dream-come-true looks like and guide you in creating a realistic map to get there
Tom Wood:
1. “Mediocrity always sets goals it knows it can achieve. Excellence stretches itself.
And although it may not always achieve its goals… it always outperforms mediocrity.” ~ Deborah Cole Micek
2. Succesful people take action immediately.
Journal:
Step 1,2 and 3
*A = really important, B = want but not really necessary, C = Would be nice but I don’t have to have it
I will live a very happy and fulfilling life. A1
My household will consist of a beautiful loving wife and four children. My father, mother, and two brothers will also be very important. My uncles, aunts, and cousins will also benefit from my success. I will provide for all of them a very comfortable life. A1
Help other people achieve their goals. A1
I will have six pack abs and healthy body. Have a daily exercise program. A2
Write several fiction and non-fiction books. A2
Renaissance man. Study painting, music, literature. A3
I will have a very lucrative conglomerate that will serve humanity with their needs. From the resources that I will gain from these ventures I will be able to organize philanthropic works dedicated to various causes. A3
Political influence. B
Have several cars, a Ferrari, Porsche, Bentley. B
I will be able to travel the world. At least 1000 interesting places. World cruise. Stay at expensive hotels. B
Ice-skate, golf, shooting. B
Ring side seats NBA finals, boxing, UFC, WWE, . B
Own several yachts, and have sailing as a hobby. B
Donate a fraternity house to Pi and an APO building. B
Collect paintings, antiques. C
Have several big bikes, and have it as a hobby. C
Invited to celebrity parties, have celebrity girlfriends, high profile social standing, C
Step 5
I will live a very happy and fulfilling life. A1
It means that before I could love anybody else, or provide for anybody else I should first look after myself.
Date: Now
My household will consist of a beautiful loving wife and four children. My father, mother, and two brothers will also be very important. My uncles, aunts, and cousins will also benefit from my success. I will provide for all of them a very comfortable life. A1
Family is very important. I want to have close family ties. Must-attend Sunday picnic. Start a Lopez empire that would inculcate values to each member of the family.
Date: Starts 2016
Help other people achieve their goals. A1
For me to be fulfilled I need to help other people in need.
Date: Starts in 2 months
John Naber:
"The process of 'Dream come true'"
1.Have a dream
2. If the feeling comes true, the dream come true. Emotional response.
Story of Vladimir Salnikov
The Course in Mastery Day 3: The Slight Edge
Day 3 of a 30 day challenge designed to help you gain balance in your life. Today, Tom Wood and Jim Cathcart will explain what "The Slight Edge" is and give you one question to ask on a daily basis that can help create massive success in your life.
Tom Wood:
Slight edge
- simple disciplines that may not make immediate difference, however repeated consistenly over time will create massive change.
- simple disciplines repeated over time creates success
- simple mistake repeated over time will create failures
Journal:
The Slight Edge
Commit things to do for 7 days:
1. Meditation
2. Jogging
3. Lecture Video
4. Write
Jim Cathcart
- Tidy Car Story
- The Daily Question: How would the person I would like to be, do the things I'm about to do?
The Course in Mastery Day 4: Taking Responsibility
Day 4 of a 30 day challenge designed to help you gain balance in your life. Today, Tom Wood and John Foppe show how taking personal responsibility in every area of your life gives you the power to take control of the direction your life takes.
Tom Wood:
John Foppe:
If you don't have the best of everything, then make the best of everything you have.
The Course in Mastery Day 5: The Power of Associations
Day 5 of a 30 day challenge designed to help you gain balance in your life. Today, Tom Wood explains, what he calls, "the hidden blocker to success" and Darren Hardy explains "the 'You' factor".
Tom Wood:
1. Your associations in life affect your outcomes
2. If you want more wealth you have to hang around with wealthy people.
3. You don't have to get rid of old friends, you just have to start putting more associations in your life.
Darren Hardy, Millionaire by 27:
1. The results you produce will determine the lifestyle that you have. -Jim Rohn
2. If you want to produce results look at the actions that you have. -Jim Rohn
3. The attitude determines the actions that delivers results -Jim Rohn
4. YOU factor is your philosophy that creates your attitude
5. Improve your attitude:
5.1 Information - listen to something positive daily.
5.2 Environment - make sure your environment supports the kind of production you want to put out
5.3 Associations - you become the combined average of the people you hang out the most
To deliver a LIFESTYLE, you have to produce RESULTS, which means you have to take ACTION, which means you have to work on your ATTITUDE, which means you have to focus on YOU, your PHILOSOPHY.
YOU have a PHILOSOPHY that creates your ATTITUDE that determine your ACTIONS that deliver the RESULTS that make up your LIFESTYLE.
My Prayer
Oh Lord, my God,
Grateful I am your humble servant for the inspiration you have giveth.
Hopeful that I may carry out the purpose of my earthly existence.
Bless the words that I shall write for it will be dedicated to the Almighty.
May this day be a renaissance I commit to journey the righteous path.
Your son,
OJ Lopez
Grateful I am your humble servant for the inspiration you have giveth.
Hopeful that I may carry out the purpose of my earthly existence.
Bless the words that I shall write for it will be dedicated to the Almighty.
May this day be a renaissance I commit to journey the righteous path.
Your son,
OJ Lopez
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