Monday, January 20, 2014

Updates! Updates! Updates!

So here is what I have done so far,

1. In line with my lose 15lbs goal, I have joined the MMA Gym near my apartment together with some friends. I have started doing boxing. :) It's not an easy exercise. I think I lost a limb. haha. I have attended 2 sessions so far. Every sessions costs me around 270 pesos (session fee, tip and water) so I plan to do the boxing every Friday and Sunday because the gym offers 50% off on session fee during the said days. Boxing is a bit costly but I think it's worth it. Each session lasts for 1-2 hours.

2. With regards to my swimming lesson, I have enrolled in TriSwimJose. :) I will start my first session this afternoon. Yay! :) This costs 3000Php for 10 sessions (pool fee excluded. 125 pesos per session in Army Gym). This is one I think is money well spent. This can save my life. haha.

3. I have gone to the dermatologist last Sunday. :) Had a facial. So I am still on track with my care for my skin goal. Another thing is I had my eye checked and had also bought a new pair of eye glasses. My 6 year-old glasses really need to retire asap.

4. With the savings for emergency fund, I am currently behind but I'll try to catch up in the following months. I've had a lot of expenses this month. I bought glasses, paid for gym membership, swimming lesson, gym bag and a new sofa. hahaha. So I have negative savings for this month which something I am not proud of. Boo.

5. For my UPOU application, I have already gathered the requirements expect for one, my recommendation letter from a former professor which I will meet tomorrow. I think by Friday, I can already send my application to UP.

6. I am still on track with my Kuripot-Pinay challenge. Yay me! :)

7. Out of the country trip. (I am scheduled to go to Malaysia-Laos in March. :D I just need to apply for 3 days leave. haha.)

That's it for now. I still need to take driving lesson. The FAMI thing will be changed to Sunlife. My friend will become an agent so she will help us out. :p

Monday, January 6, 2014

Cheers to A New Year!

I have created this blog to document my adventures in Shanghai. After 2 years and a few months, I have decided to come back home. I found a new job in a company located in BGC, the traffic lights capital of Manila. haha. So what to do now with this blog? I figured I could just use this to blog about my everyday quarter-life crisis in the gates of hell. =))

I want to start blogging for this year with my goals for 2014. I don't do resolutions. I just set goals that I need to achieve for the year.

Here is my list (in no particular order)
1. Apply for MIS in UPOU
2. Start investing in FAMI(MF)
3. Lose 15lbs (I know, 15lbs is quite ambitious)
    Therefore I need to exercise more and eat right.
4. http://kuripotpinay.blogspot.com/2014/01/52-week-money-challenge-kuripot-pinay.html (I accepted this challenge!)
5. Achieve my target emergency fund amount
6. Care more for my skin (A friend of mine once uttered these words, "I need to take care of myself more")
7. Bake more often
8. Take driving lessons
9. Take swimming lesson
10. Take at least one out of the country trip
11. Go to at least 3 local(Philippines) destinations
12. Take my family to a vacation

So far, I have gone to Baler last weekend, so I have achieved a part of goal number 9. I have also started gathering the requirements for UPOU application. :D