The Wais Life

Thank the Rice God I survived!

I CONQUERED BATAD, IFUGAO!

I can proudly say that! Raaaaarrrr! Because my legs are literally aching all over. I can’t even walk decent…I think I will be wobbling like a penguin for the next few (I hope!) days.

But inspite of the physical pain, I highly encourage you to pack your bags and head up north to Batad, Ifugao. Why? I give you a few reasons why…

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I refuse to hide behind the mask and choose to reveal the truth

My mentor (whom I do consider as one of my greatest idols) Anton Diaz told me that leaving the comforts of the corporate life is not easy. And for those who think I am living the life and really taking it so easy…I am not.

I most definitely enjoying. I will share the advantages of freelancing in a separate post. But in true Wais fashion, FIRST, I want to share with you the challenges, before all the glitz and glamour of freelancing.

It’s been almost 6 months, this coming March (WOW! Ang bilis pala!) and these are the things that have been a constant tug of war in my head and heart (until this very moment)…

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Trackpad's a mess. BOO! (Photo c/o www.laptopmag.com)

My dahling’s (my macbook pro) trackpad has been a mess for the past couple of weeks. It does seem to follow my drags, clicks, swipes and taps all the time…like it used to. So I tried figuring out the freaking problem by asking around my loyal Mac friends and sort of troubleshooting as far as my powers would allow me too.

Then I just gave up and I couldn’t take the trackpad issues anymore. So I decided to get professional help. Of course, I did my rounds of the authorized Mac Service centers since my dahling is still under warranty (Thank Apple for great warranty!). I wanted to check them all to see who will give be the bestest and fastest service…

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Sometimes I do feel that I’ve made so many wrong and stupid decisions in my life, especially fairly recently: case in point, when I left the corporate world to pursue my passions and just design my life the way I want it to be. Nobody said it would be a breeze right?

And so I stumbled upon this cleverly put marketing campaign by Diesel Jeans on why being Stupid is just so damn cool. It kind of just gave me a pat on the back that everything will be just fine

I’m sure you’re all wondering on how stupid = wais. Check why I believe that wais also means being stupid with the other inspirational posters here…

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Meeting a financial planner further illuminated my Path to RICHES

As mentioned in my previous posts, one of my goals is really to learn more on how to handle my money…yes, I do want to be rich to put it bluntly. This I realized later in my life, like this year only. So I do want to fasttrack a bit.

Last week, a good friend scheduled a meeting with a financial planner, who shared with us her knowledge and learnings…without selling us anything outright (which was most appreciated). A lot of things struck me, making me think…maybe even bothering me about the state of my personal finances.

Here are the learnings that bothered me and made me wish I learned even before I started working…

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