This month, January 2015, marks my 8 years in Singapore, working as an OFW and in Coke, initially starting with SG Bottler then moving to CPS SG 5 years in CPS SG 3 years of doing investment As I look back (accompanied by sentimental background music), my first 5 years in SG and in my previous working life in the Philippines I was a spender burying myself in credit card debts for consumables. The only investment I had in the…
A Happy New Year to you dear blog readers! I wanted to wrap up the year 2014 by giving you my most popular blogs. Skim over them again if you want to grab a quick motivating refresher, or read them for the first time if you missed any of them. Here’s the recap of 2014’s Top 10 Most Popular Blog Posts: Collecting Coins: A Pleasant Surprise The simplest way to save that even kids can do – the power of…
Yesterday I was running late because I had difficulty getting up because of a bad headache. It was actually a blessing in disguise as I had the opportunity to have an interesting discussion with the taxi driver. We talked about a lot of things but at some point he was doing most of the talking and I was just quietly absorbing his comments and processing it in my head. I share with you some of my conversations with a taxi…
The latest commercial aired in The Filipino Channel (TFC) features graduating students thanking their Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) parents & relatives for sending them to school & dedicating their diploma to them. It’s heartwarming as it delves on the concept of celebration. For the graduating student, it’s a celebration of achievement, growing up and moving on to the next chapter of his life. For the parents or sponsors of the graduating student, it’s a celebration of success for the whole…