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It's Christmas time! Nothing induces nostalgia among Filipinos in America than this season. Back in the Philippines, the Christmas
Itās Christmas time! Nothing induces nostalgia among Filipinos in America than this season. Back in the Philippines, the Christmas season officially starts when the -BER months come around.
Early start of the Christmas season, 13th month pay, Jose Mari Chan songs, and just the usual Filipino Christmas festivities... NAKAKAMISS ang Paskong Pinoy!!
PinoyYuppie.com is Shutting Down
PinoyYuppie.com is ShuttingĀ Down
It had been a good run since I started PinoyYuppie.com. Truth is, it was meant to be a companion to a book Iāve written. But I am starting a new chapter in my career, and my family and I will start a new life in the United States.
So, with a heavy heart, Iām announcing that I will be closing this blog. It will not take effect immediately. It will stay open up to Sept 10, 2015. You can freelyā¦
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I Said I Won't Go Abroad to Work, but I was Wrong...
I Said I Wonāt Go Abroad to Work, but I wasĀ Wrongā¦
Going abroad for work didnāt appeal to me at all. It might have been some vague nationalist-idealistic bug that bit me in College. After graduation, I even thought that Iāll go back to our province and stay there for the greater good.
Neither did I entertain the prospect of working for a āmere call centerā as I derisively called it on my graduation day in April 2003. As I told in a blog post, Iā¦
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#050 - Passion for History & a Little Bit of Quarterlife Crisis with Lui B of Filipiknow.net
#050 ā Passion for History & a Little Bit of Quarterlife Crisis with Lui B ofĀ Filipiknow.net
Lui Batongbakal is the blogger behind Filipiknow.net. I chat with him on how he discovered his passion for Philippine history even if he is a Registered Nurse. Along the way, he shares how he wrestled with quarterlife crisis after his father died. He also talks about how he sustains his passion for history.
During his college days, he started writing for Listverse. Thatās where he got theā¦
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#049 - Inspiring Filipinos thru Podcasting with Karl Balingit of Filspiration.com
#049 ā Inspiring Filipinos thru Podcasting with Karl Balingit of Filspiration.com
Karl Marty Balingit is the host and producer of the Filspiration Blog Podcast, which is dedicated to inspiring Filipinos here and abroad. I chat with Karl about his work as a freelancer and why he started the Filspiration Podcast.
Karl is a freelancer for three years now. He worked in an office for 6 months but made the jump to freelancing and never looked back. He graduated BS Informationā¦
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#048 - Tips for New Graduates with Mina Esguerra of Edgewise.ph
#048 ā Tips for New Graduates with Mina Esguerra ofĀ Edgewise.ph
In this episode of the Happy Yuppie Podcast, I interview Mina Esguerra, Managing Editor of Edgewise.ph. She is one of the founders of Edgewise.ph. Sheās a published writer who is starting to be recognized as an authority figure in the self-publishing scene here in the Philippines. Edgewise.ph started in 2009 to help young people, fresh graduates to help them get started with their career.
Someā¦
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#047 - On Podcasting, Freelancing, & Growing an Online Brand with Marv de Leon of FreelanceBlend.com
#047 ā On Podcasting, Freelancing, & Growing an Online Brand with Marv de Leon of FreelanceBlend.com
In this episode of the podcast, I chat with Marv de Leon, a fellow podcaster and a freelancer about his journey to freelancing and starting his own podcast. This is a double interview, so you will also learn more about me, my work, and the books Iāve written.
Here the things that Marv and I talked about:
How Marv started FreelanceBlend, what it is all about and how he validated it through theā¦
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Notes on Abundance by Peter Diamandis - Chapter 1
Notes on Abundance by Peter Diamandis ā ChapterĀ 1
The first book I want to feature in my booknotes section is āAbundance: the Future is Better than You Thinkā by Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler.
I discovered Peter Diamandis through one of my favorite podcasts, the Tim Ferriss Showwhere Tim Ferriss interviewed the author. Peter Diamandis is a multi-billionaire, who has been named one of āThe Worldās 50 Greatest Leadersā by Fortune Magazine. Heā¦
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How to Implement a 30-Day Fitness Challenge
How to Implement a 30-Day FitnessĀ Challenge
This month, February 2015, I decided to go work on my fitness goals. What better way to do it than to start a 30-day Fitness Challenge. So I prepared my gym clothes, look for free fitness programs online, signed up at the gym, and start working on my goals again.
Fitness is very important for any professional. It helps reduce stress and keeps the body in tip-top shape and performance. Of course,ā¦
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A Note-Taking System for Books I Read
A Note-Taking System for Books IĀ Read
I recently blogged about taking notes from the books I read. Iāve been experimenting on a note-taking system lately. Back when I was still reading lots and lots of print books, my habit was to use a 3X5 index card as a bookmark and take notes from there. Sometimes I would also write on the margins of the book, underline the statements that strike me and put big exclamation marks on the pages thatā¦
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Why You Should Take Notes from Every Book You Read
Why You Should Take Notes from Every Book YouĀ Read
Learning is never over, especially after College. You need to train for your job. If you want to advance in your career, you also need new skills and new set of knowledge to pound into your brain.
They say that experience is the best teacher. Most of the time, they assume that it should be your OWN experience. But thatās not true. A lifetime isnāt enough to experience every lesson there is toā¦
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How I Choose Books to Read
How I Choose Books toĀ Read
Iām a big reader, having read 40 books in 2014 as I revealed in a previous post. But how do I choose books to read, you may wonder.
I donāt really have a secret, but I do have several sources of great books to include in my reading list. Hereās how I choose the books that goes into my reading list.
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Ā Books exploring skills I want to acquire and topics (or genre forā¦
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#046 - Educating Pinoy Children with Jerome Intia of Teach for the Philippines
#046 ā Educating Pinoy Children with Jerome Intia of Teach for theĀ Philippines
Are you idealistic and waiting for a way to channel your idealism? Then you should definitely consider joining Teach for the Philippines. What does this organization do? Listen to this episode as I interview Jerome Intia to find out.
Teach for the Philippines selects, recruits, and hires young professionals to work in public schools for two years. Vision: By 2050, all Filipino children will haveā¦
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I Read a Lot... Even When I'm in the Toilet...
I Read a Lotā¦ Even When Iām in theĀ Toiletā¦
Back in 2014, believe or not, I read a total of 40 books! Check out my Goodreads account here. Check out the following screenshot:
Oh yes. 40 books in a year! Thatās 3.33 books per month. This year, Iām signing up for a bigger challenge: read 52 books for the whole year. Thatās one book per week on average.
But hereās the rub. I read a lot. And I read every chance I gotāwhile riding in the MRT,ā¦
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#045 - Save PhP 68,900 in a Year with Rhea Mocorro of KuripotPinay.com
#045 ā Save PhP 68,900 in a Year with Rhea Mocorro of KuripotPinay.com
If you want to have a financial breakthrough this year, try the 52-week Challenge popularized recently in the Philippines by Rhea Mocorro. You can save as much as PhP 68,900 for the whole year if you follow Rheaās system. Listen to this podcast episode to find out how.
If you want to read about Rhea Mocorroās experience in doing the 52-week challenge, head on over to KuripotPinay.com. She is oneā¦
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#044 - Your Career Roadmap with Nelson Dy
#044 ā Your Career Roadmap with NelsonĀ Dy
The first guest ever of the Happy Yuppie Podcast, Mr. Nelson Dy is back in the show to talk about his latest book: āCareer Roadmap: How to get the job you wantā¦ and love the job you hate.ā Listen to this episode as we talk about his book and the practical tips for yuppies contained in his book.
In this episode, I asked Mr. Nelson Dy about the salient points of his book and what the major themesā¦
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#043 - Start Up Book Excerpt: Network Connections [Relationships]
#043 ā Start Up Book Excerpt: Network ConnectionsĀ [Relationships]
In episode 43 of the Happy Yuppie Podcast, I will read another chapter excerpt from my book āStart Up: Find your place. Engage the world. Sustain your life.ā This time, the chapter is entitled āNetwork Connections.ā Itās not just about the Internet and other network connections, but rather about our relationshipsāour connections to other people. Learn more about the book at http://StartUpBookonliā¦
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