What Are You Thinking About?

**dr. d** · July 28th, 2019 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by minicarph

laki na ba gastos mo juts hihi, oh well ganyan pn talaga pag bago kasal, now you gonna return the favor dun sa mga friends mo at wife mo na ikakasal pa lang, if you and your wife have like 20-30 weddings to attend x P5000 (minimum standard) per wedding gift, so reserve P150k na for gifts , tapos syenpre iba iba shoes and slacks and barong/suit as well as iba iba gown sa wife mo, that’s the peer pressure adult style.

Tapos meron pa bridal showers, baby showers, bachelors night out, birthdays, baptismal ng mga friends mo na mag aanak na naman as well as first year bongga party

Tapos kung medyo may posisyun ka pa sa company mo, your subordinate gagawin ka pa ninong sa binyag ng anak nya or sponsor

I have experienced that for the first 10 years of my marriage. If I look back now, you know what I hink It”s all a big F’in waste of money. Those friends after 10 years from now regardless if binigyan mo ng expensive gift before, will be a source of stress or negstivity coz gsnun eh, either kaasaran ni misis yun wife or yun guy itself niyayabangan ka

Good luck juts. Thats why puro diesels car ko ngaun and low maintenance hihi.

carpy,
pisay folks do not count regalos.
they are happy, just seeing their friends make it to the event.

**dr. d** · July 28th, 2019 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by uls

It's like in Star Trek where civilizations that develop warp drive technology get noticed by other advanced civilizations

That's when you're worthy to mingle with them

They don't mingle with primitive civilizations

Ganyan din sa mundo ng mga mayaman

bad things happen when primitives mingle with ex-primitives. ...usually, to the primitives.
primitives have to earn the right to mingle with the ex-primitives, lest they destroy themselves with the very gifts the ex-primitives may shower them with.

"the prime directive."
pa-unang panuntunan.
regla numero uno (honest!).

**jut703** · July 29th, 2019 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by bloowolf

I had a College buddy. The father is a postal worker & the mom is a housewife & sells on the side. They lived in a rundown house in a rundown part of Caloocan. The thing is, he is very bright & very very sociable, easy & fun to be with. After school, he worked in sales of a small drug company & was pirated by another local drug distributor. He did so well there that eventually, he became the GM, travels all over the world to meet pharma producers. Given SUVs every 5 years. He now lives in La Vista & has a home in NZ since his kids studied & now works there. It’s a combination of luck, being at the right place at the right time, good decision & great EQ:IQ ratio.
Another friend who works for AMKOR Phl was so good, he was a regional sales head in SEA & goes around SEA 3-4 days of the week. Promoted to Sales head in Asia. After a year, asked to head an office in the US. He goes back to the Phl every weekend then back to US Monday. After a few months, he got tired of it & asked the office if he can just bring his family along. Pumayag naman, so till now, they are in the US.
These guys are normal guys who made their money through hard work, but not by hard work alone. They had the smarts & luck to go with it.

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There will always be outliers. I've also seen my fair share of rags to riches stories - one of which is my closest mentors who fits in the typical probinsyanong mahirap turned business tycoon mold.

But these are outliers, the 0.1%. If you pragmatically look at averages - people from favorable backgrounds tend to start higher and climb faster up the financial success ladder than those from meager means. Talent, grit and education somewhat equalizes the playing field, but only ever so slightly.

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**jut703** · July 29th, 2019 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by minicarph

laki na ba gastos mo juts hihi, oh well ganyan pn talaga pag bago kasal, now you gonna return the favor dun sa mga friends mo at wife mo na ikakasal pa lang, if you and your wife have like 20-30 weddings to attend x P5000 (minimum standard) per wedding gift, so reserve P150k na for gifts , tapos syenpre iba iba shoes and slacks and barong/suit as well as iba iba gown sa wife mo, that’s the peer pressure adult style.

Tapos meron pa bridal showers, baby showers, bachelors night out, birthdays, baptismal ng mga friends mo na mag aanak na naman as well as first year bongga party

Tapos kung medyo may posisyun ka pa sa company mo, your subordinate gagawin ka pa ninong sa binyag ng anak nya or sponsor

I have experienced that for the first 10 years of my marriage. If I look back now, you know what I hink It”s all a big F’in waste of money. Those friends after 10 years from now regardless if binigyan mo ng expensive gift before, will be a source of stress or negstivity coz gsnun eh, either kaasaran ni misis yun wife or yun guy itself niyayabangan ka

Good luck juts. Thats why puro diesels car ko ngaun and low maintenance hihi.

I don't count gifts given or received - what matters most to me are the relationships I have with my truest friends.

This is a picture from our wedding, one of the few times when everyone from my high school barkada was present.

Our friendship has lasted for over a decade - and we've gone from clueless teenagers to curious college students to working professionals, with all the ups and downs in between.
It wasn't the gifts they gave that I cherished the most, but their presence. Some of them had to fly halfway around the world to be there, some had to take on 3 consecutive 36-hour residency duties to free up the weekend, some had to miss other big events - all to show their support for us on our most special day.

I hope that you also have that solid set of friends to count on, minicarph. [emoji4]

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**_Cathy_** · July 29th, 2019 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by dr. d

and guess where the clubhouse is... where they meet potential members...
the university!
some kids of captains of industry are sent to study there, partly because of the exposure to potential classmates-to-be-co-captains of industry in the future.

Reminds me of the course in CRC, EM ata, forgot kasi bata pa ko nung 80s and 90s haha. But men only and the students were mostly wealthy talaga.

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**Little Missy** · July 29th, 2019 04:40 AM

The Pencilsword: On a plate | RNZ News

**ray_noel** · July 29th, 2019 05:06 AM

Originally Posted by Little Missy

The Pencilsword: On a plate | RNZ News

Nice one LM! [emoji4] work hard. Play harder.

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**_Cathy_** · July 29th, 2019 06:43 AM

Girls who post "no make up day" when I can outline all the make up they used on their face.

Niloloko sarili nila

Halatang halata yung nude lipstick, blush at neutral eyeshadow lol

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**CVT** · July 29th, 2019 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by Little Missy

The Pencilsword: On a plate | RNZ News

That's why somebody has to end that vicious cycle....

Give them that ONE BIG BREAK in life!

**travajante** · July 29th, 2019 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by Little Missy

The Pencilsword: On a plate | RNZ News

Life is seldom fair. Been practicing kitchen sink ducking since I can remember & perfection seems nowhere near.[emoji13]One thing I try never to lose sight of...those lil miracles that happen daily. The sum of them is larger than big dreams.[emoji4][emoji120]

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