Business Regrets

Some of you may not know but I have lots of relatives in California. They were the ones that originally had me think about migrating to the US when I was younger but I did not do anything about it anymore because I still have my family here. At that time when the US Gulf War was happening and it really was not that attractive to go there at all. My cousins put up their businesses there too and consequently I work for people in IRVINE as well. They wanted me to help them run it since I am quite the whiz kid way back in the 90's. I have a lot of things to finish before I can decide on that but it literally dissipated because I was already too old to apply after all that drama.

Today, even without my help the business they have grew and now has several branches in Daly City, LOS ANGELES and San Francisco. Even if you looked them up on california business search engines their names would prominently display on top. Getting the work ethic that they have into the business they ran in the US; they never had problems at all because more investors came in and planned franchising so they continued growth this year. I just wish I had the guts to go there when I was younger so I could have amassed what they have now on their big grocery stores.

Sometimes I do regret things in life but I am still happy that they are successful business owners now. I would like to try out opening one of my own here locally so it would be like a sub branch from the US. That would be a great idea to pursue!

A Stroll in Greenhills

This morning I have some things I have in mind about the short trip we had in Greenhills. This is the shopping haven for people in Manila which is situated in the Municipality of San Juan. Security is tight and obviously they are still headed by Mayor JV Ejercito. I did not know of anything that I should buy so I went there with my folks and brother to at least take the afternoon off to somewhere because I don't want to end up just lounging around the house and sleep all day.

My Mom bought pillows for our living room and got a few more pillow cases so we can change them every now and then. It was a nice green, red and yellow gold combination so it fits perfectly on our set. My brother bought late Christmas gifts for the kids of our cousin, it was on a fair price so we did not haggle anymore. I did not go upstairs anymore because I did not want to push myself and buy another cellphone. I think we have a lot of extras here... there are 2 in my bag and another one in my room. I think buying a cellphone was just luxury. In the end I did not get to buy anything but just ate fishballs and fried dumpling on a small store there. It was a nice day because at least I got to spend it with my folks and brother. =) Me one happy boy....

A Life Long Investment

I just had a small talk with Mom this morning while having a cup of tea and my favorite jam and bread. She mentioned a couple of things I should be doing with the money I earn. I never knew business matters were her forte but the things she mentioned about investments made a lot of sense. I am not getting any younger and from the looks of it; I am a little uncontrollable in spending so I need to put my hard earned money into good use. So I hurriedly got term life insurance quotes and checked out what plan is viable for me. It looks like the plans are easy to pay too. I think I should get this one so I would not be a burden to my family when that inevitable part of life comes.

As for all the other things; I know my family will be taken care of. That is what’s important. I would not want to leave this world and give them more problems like when I was still living. That would not be a pretty good sight to see. I wonder how other people plan for stuff like this. I know it is kind of morbid but if you think about it; it is kind of practical. This is a great investment indeed.

Update Re: Earthquake in Haiti

There are around 500 Filipino Overseas workers staying in HAITI and they want to immediately go home after the earthquake hit that country a few days ago. The Philippine government said that they will try to do their best and help the ones who would want to do so.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)is ready to repatriate these Pinoys and get them home safe. They also set up a task force specifically for this calamity and sent them to seek victims who are still under the rubble. An earthquake drill is now required to be done regularly on all schools and public offices because of this. The Armed Forces of the Philippines however are still doing the deed in Maguindanao’s election since it is still in a hotspot. They will also be putting the province of Masbate in Comelec control because of the recent violence and ambush attempts on local candidates.

The training of teachers is set to be done in three days. This is relatively short for people who did not even see a computer in their entire life. Retrieval operations on MV Catalyn B have been stopped by the Coast Guard because they have assumed to have gotten all the bodies when they dived yesterday. The JBC or Judicial Bar Council will be sued in court if they do not submit a list for Supreme Court justice nominees. Phivolcs also said that the earthquake that happened in Haiti will never happen in the Philippines. I just hope they are right.