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featuring a dynamic header using javascript (amaloser i know, sorry)! >XD i actually prefer an image slider it's just that i can't find the right FREE source. and tips?

like a nivo slider that links to a picasa web album perhaps? resource loading is a fuss. this site is so not optimized. but i'm happy with this! i like my dynamic header. yeah yeah, love your own.

and heeey i learned about CSS link hovers using image sprites! totally kewl! >XD

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big static header. >XD

haaay

okay this sucks. my performance is a flop. clearly, i can't think well enough in this ground. maybe it's time to look for something that doesn't require full utilization of the left hemisphere of my brain. cos you see, i'm all maxed out and still unproductive. i am so not for this. forget about my weakness training blabber last time. this life? it's eating me whole.

yeah yeah that's what i always say.

i have a dream

and that dream is to have at least 1 million in investments! i want to buy a car and at least 200 square meters of land where my house will be. i want all thaaaaat, but as a young professional, even if i worked an entire 24 hours a day, i wouldn't even lay close to that goal if all i did was SAVE. but you see, my parents are financial planners (and i am too, except that i'm still half baked on the concept) and they're in an industry whose purpose is to help people grow their money, not just by saving but also by investing (in penny stocks yo).

here's a simple difference, savings is straightforward. what you save is what you get. but investments are different, what you put in there may or not be what you'll get back in a year. it could be more, it could be less, you could earn double, but it could also drop to 0. in short, there is no guarantee. we call it high-risk, high-yield plans. along with that risk of losing is the hope of earning much more than you could have saved on your own.

but of course, you're not coming into this empty handed (with just hope and risk haha). there are many ways you can quantify that hope. if you're a trader, you can watch the stock market go up and down, you can observe various stock picks, and you can get advice from a lot of trading professionals and individuals out there.

there's so much you can do with your money that letting it sit on the bank which promises no more than 2.75% annual interest, when in reality inflation can shoot up to 3%. that leaves your money with a diminished purchasing power you know! so think it over. diversify your funds. take the risk. INVEST >:D

oh look what i found!

my personal johari window! http://kevan.org/johari?name=ariannegrace

and please, your input is very much appreciated! just click on that link and pick 6 words that you think describe me best... someone needs some ego bolstering in here HAHA

so according to the thing, 59% of respondents (that's 13 or 22) think i'm friendly! thank you very much, i think so too. HAHA >XD

why do i feel like i have a freakin lot to do but i'm yet again losing that sense of urgency? argh. haha

haha wala lang

Was back reading my june 2010 blog posts earlier and what can I say, actually wala, I just kept on laughing at myself, at the seemingly shallow situations i was in and what I wrote about them hahahaha. Eto yung “one day I’m gonna back-read my journal and laugh at my silly writings…” days I always tell myself. There’s just so much to read duh 8 years ba naman? (okay, I’m actually proud that I’ve been blogging since 2004 waha)! Some of them I don’t even remember na, like most of my “hate” entries. I can’t figure out which person I’m referring to. Odiba, that means I’ve forgotten na! >XD I’m such a good girl!

May na-realize nga ako sa sarili ko eh, ang sama sama ko pala talaga HAHAHA. Maybe the only thing that has changed about my bad attitude is that I quit giving a lot of f*cks in my recent entries. And I mean that literally, cos you know uhm I swear a lot in my old old entries and that four letter expletive is my favorite so yeah. I feel bad if I’m making you feel stupid by having to explain that still. HAHA. Sorry.

Oh btw, terai and I just signed up for Million Volunteers Run 2013 by Red Cross Philippines. I think it’s my first time to join a fun run… for fun? Hahaha also because it’s cheap hahah online registration costs only 100 hehe >XD and yeah. Feb 10 orayt! >XD a good excuse to buy new rubber shoes HAHA

May problema ako. I feel super duper judgmental. As in! parang lahat ng taong nakaka-salubong ko iju-judge ko. HAHA but just so you know, everytime I do that, I counter myself naman and apologize to my father above and try to look on the, errr, brighter side of the person! I mean, it’s awful enough that my default judgment is set to negative, (napaka-perfect ko eh no?) so in the same minute that I do that, I repent. Hehe the only chance I get a positive value for an initial judgment is when I see someone wearing a cool bag. A bag I want to have! HAHA covetousness chuva amp.

Have you noticed? I’m not complaining a lot about work na! yeah right but that’s not because it’s becoming bearable, but because I’VE GOT NO TIME YO. HAHAHA kainis. Andali na nga nung task ko hindi ko pa maperfect… since when did CSS pose such a big problem to a programmer? Apparently when it’s your only task. >:P I feel… useless? But the appreciated kind of useless naman… labo e no, in the end… I’m useless. Huhu? No really.

I’m starting to doubt the “attitude is more important” clause at work cos no matter how cheerful and perfect your attitude towards working is, the main job still goes to the skillful nerds with no social life. Or just the skillful ones. Why? Because in reality, even though it’s not fun working with nerds who don’t give a fck, as long as the project gets done and delivered on time, you’re all safe! a positive attitude can only keep you from jumping off the rails.. and, and help you in making friends! But professional-wise?

Disclaimer though, above statements are purely fictional and exaggerated… just so you see my point. Right now I’m unsure if my attitude is still enough to keep me going. Cos you see, 8 months at work and I still feel lacking in skills. Haha >XD

I survived java… why can’t i C that? WAHAHAHA

sorry natawa ko dun.

hm wala lang, feeling ko lang kulang parin ako at hindi parin ako handa at wala parin akong alam. Pero feeling ko feeling ko lang naman yun e. cos even though I always tell myself that I can’t do it, at the end of the day magugulat na lang ako na, kaya ko pala? J

catching up <3

hey it's my sister's birthday today! mommy just left for hong kong earlier and i didn't want terai to spend her birthday alone so i came so early here in the office (after sending mommy to the airport) so i could go home early too and spend the rest of the afternoon watching Les Miserables with her! gaaah i'm excited hahaha and yeah, ikr? i'm the sweetest sister ever!!! haha don't tell her that, she'll choke. i kinda did too.

hey hey, this is the earliest i've worked (so far) like 5am hihi so while waiting for the coffee to settle in my nerves (you see i still have a freaking lot to do but my eyes are all down and drowsy.slept at 12, woke up at 230. grarr) imma watch pretty little liars! >XD

speaking of! oh finally i'm catching up on PLL! i'm on season 2 episode 23! a few more hours to go and i'm bound for the 3rd season which sucks cos it hasn't been completed yet so i'm kinda in for a very long wait (hey but at least i'm updated haha). hay. just like korra. haha see now, the problem with finally catching up on your favorite series is waiting for the next installments to arrive! it can be very frustrating. so, after PLL season 2, i'm gonna stop and wait for the entire season 3 to finish (maybe) first, then.. hello torrent!

hey! here's a crazy dream, i want to cosplay korra in the future (and jeckie will be my naga... or appa! bwaha joke)! which is why i'll try not to cut my hair short every 3 months hehe. and i'll also try my best to lose weight, tone up...and, and... WATERBEND! that would be totally cool. there were quite a number of times i hated her guts but well... i really like the story. and the graphics, specially the backgrounds... it was painted really well! >8D amazing artists!

hey hey again. i'm really starting to get hooked on the concept of investments, or specifically, STOCKS! both of my parents are financial planners so saving is already a part of my lifestyle. they're the ones who pushed me AGAINST MY WILL to commit into saving 5k a month to pay for my mutual funds. believe me, it was hard. that 5k means a lot. but eventually i learned to budget and live with just my net income. but just now, i was able to look into my policy and saw that that i've already saved 25k! i was shocked, i couldn't have saved that much on my own bank account and not touch it. seriously, i have like 3 atms labeled as 'allowance', 'personal' and 'savings (do not touch)' but i never stayed true to the latter's label. why? because it's in the bank! and banks are for short-term, volatile savings. meaning, there is so much temptation in it, you can withdraw anytime. blah blah blah... my point is. if you really want long term savings, INVEST on mutual funds. i'm saying stocks. with our country's bull marketing economy, there is no better moment to invest but now. but i'll cut you all the hassle of watching the stock market fluctuate and guarding the state of your shares all the time. invest at Philamlife and pass on the worry to our reliable fund managers. i can help you, i'm a registered financial planner! call me, maybe?