During this journey of creating better routine, you will find yourself looking at excuses to justify getting back to day 1.
In my case, I usually use my period days as an excuse to stay in bed and not do anything. Some people may say that it’s part of a woman’s life. We suffer every month with abdominal pain and fatigue and it’s normal. For some, it will be extreme and you have to be self aware to that. And I am aware that I can still push through during this very challenging moment of changing my life and I use my period as an excuse.
If you find yourself starting to make excuse, drop it. Keep moving! Do not break what you have built for 6 days. Rest but do not stop. I experienced that each time I gave in to the excuses for days, I end up going back to day 1 of building these good habits I am aiming.
If today, you feel that this journey is tiring, still persevere. Each day will become less difficult as it becomes part of you. And always remember why you started when excuses are trying to conquer you.
I woke up very early today not because I was motivated to get things done but because I have to get up to open the door for my roommate.
This may look simple but I am convinced that to make life worth living, we have to live for one another. What happened today was just an example of a day that would make you realize that we have to get up for other people.
We have a choice everyday. To set up an alarm and snooze multiple times or get up and realize that we have to wake up and get up to live our full potential for the benefit of everyone. This in the long run will benefit our mind and soul.
Listen to that inner alarm clock telling you that you are more than what you are thinking and begin picking up yourself to see how beautiful your life could be by simply getting up.
Are you getting frustrated because you feel like you don’t have enough time and your progress is very little.
I tell you. Slow or small progress is way better than nothing. So keep doing what you are doing to create the change you wanted in yourself.
Today may just be 1% change but the accumulation of it in days would be significant instead of just scrolling mindlessly on your socials and not even creating 0.1% progress.
But, you have to be strict to yourself. Today maybe 1% but make an effort to increase this tomorrow.
I feel like I lost a lot of hours in my life not living to my full potential for years. Looking back, I could’ve started sooner and build these habits to have it now. But those hours are gone now. What I can do would be to make up those lost hours – maybe pulling an all-nighter? I don’t know. This process is trial and error. We try. We fail. We learn. And it will be worth it in the end.
A bad habit formed is like getting addicted to, sex, nicotine, or drugs.
It is addicting that you cannot get out right away on your second day of attempt.
This withdrawal phase from a bad habit is as difficult as getting out of an addiction.
Today, I gave in to several temptations my brain told me to escape the hard things. I spent 7 hour of being unproductive. I binged watch a series and scrolled mindlessly my IG and twitter.
The difference of breaking bad habits and creating a good routine and addiction is that you can directly implement a rehabilitation program. You move away physically from the vices by entering a building with people to help you.
In our case, we can/may seek psychological help but I won’t. I wanna prove the world that nothing is impossible if you seriously and genuinely set your mind on it. You will persevere if you fight those demons in your head wanting to drag you to day 1.
You can create your own rehabilitation program. Remove your Netflix, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Tiktok account or the app one by one during the course. Give yourself a social media detox. Allow yourself to get bored. This will increase your focus.
I have 5 hours left for today and not yet making any significant progress with my to-do lists because I gave in to temptations. I have to be stricter with myself. Tomorrow has to be better but use your hours left today efficiently. Fight it. Focus.
Habits determine your future. I admittedly have lots of bad habits I am trying to change into good ones. But things you built up for years are hard to change overnight. It is detrimental to our mental health to think that you can be a different person in a day or a week or even a month.
Nothing is impossible. The universe has fully convinced me that people are limitless. What restricts us is our mindset. A weakness we created over the years which we have to strengthen up to its core. It is not easy.
Over the last years, I have been wanting to be a changed person my future self will thank my past self. I made efforts but I keep coming back to those bad old ones. I needed to be less harsh and forgive myself but it is becoming a dark rat wheel for me. A cycle that I have to break.
Maybe I need to be more harsh to myself. Push more. And do not give up when things become hard. Persist. Commit. Get disciplined.
Be hard to yourself. Try again and not fail a day with your routine. Do not give in to the temptations. Maybe life is supposed to be difficult to enjoy the easy.
We all wanted to pass for sure but sometimes we don’t. This post is for those who will feel like they are losing hope when they fail the LEA.
The first question you should ask yourself first would be why do you need to pass the exam?
Are you aiming for a permanent government position?
Are you a fresh graduate and wanted a permanent position in the government?
Or someone who wants to add something on their CV/resume/portfolio?
If you failed the exam, the first thing you have to do is to process it.
It may be saddening or frustrating because you gave your best and you have been trying for the longest time. However, the results are out and your name is not on the list of passers is something that is beyond our control.
Failing in one exam does not mean failing in life.
What you can do is see the results and your weakest subject/s and start studying those subjects now until the next board exam date and TAKE THE EXAM AGAIN!Take it until you pass it.
Unless, you are a third-time taker, you will need to take a refresher course in the field/s of Agriculture where you failed and have it certified by the authorized school official that you completed the course. Then, you can take the exam again.
If you need it for a government position and you do not want to take the LEA again, you may consider taking the Civil Service Examination instead. Depending on the government position you have, you may opt to do non-profession which was for me a bit easier than the professional level.
In case you just want extra boost in your resume, you do not need the LEA to get that boost. Just gain experience in the field that you wanted especially if you are aiming for private companies or industry – they usually want someone with experience in the job and do not care much about the LEA.
The beauty of life is that you are allowed to fail and try again and again and again. You got this!
Whether you have an upcoming trip or are planning for next year’s, a cheap airplane ticket is something you would want to get. Because who does not want extra savings? Here are some things the internet and personal experiences have taught me when looking for a plane ticket to book.
1. Plan and do not book a few days before.
2. Choose a flight on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturdays.
3. Avoid booking flights on weekends.
4. The incognito mode is your friend.
5. Make sure to clear cache and cookies.
6. Use VPN from countries with cheaper flights.
7. Kayak and Skyscanner may help you.
8. Use your miles.
9. Look for student discounts.
10. Find promotions.
11. Book when it is not peak season.
Why? See below:
1. Plan and do not book a few days before.
I booked a roundtrip ticket in January for my December flight from US to the Philippines and it cost me $1700. And then, I booked the same route first week of December for my friend for mid-December flight and it was $2700! A thousand dollars is a huge difference so make sure to book as early as you can.
2. Choose a flight on a Tuesday or a Wednesday.
Flights are cheaper during these days. I do not know why but my speculation was that it is the middle of the week when majority of the people will not book a flight because they are working. But, it is working so why not give it a try.
3. Avoid booking flights on weekends.
Opposite to the previous one, the algorithm knows that people usually would be looking for flights on a weekend for you know “weekend getaway”. So make sure to have some time before the weekend comes to find cheap flights.
4. The incognito mode is your friend.
It hides you from airlines detecting that you are looking for a cheap flight. If you can’t beat them, hide from them.
5. Make sure to clear cache and cookies.
The same reason as #4, we do not want airline to know our search history as they charge higher.
6. Use VPN from countries with cheaper flights.
It is like the site knows where you are. If you are in a developed country, chances are your flight ticket would be more expensive compared to you being in a place with lower cost of living. Booking from the Philippines would give me cheaper quotation for flights than from the US. Therefore, I would use VPN in countries with lower plane ticket pricing.
7. Kayak and Skyscanner may help you.
If you type anywhere, it will give you flight options that are under $100 of flights you may want to explore. But, if you have a specific place you wanna go, it will give you cheap flight options as well.
8. Use your miles.
I am telling you it will not gain interest so better spend it to cut the cost that you need to pay for your flight before you forget you have them.
9. Look for student discounts.
Actually I have not tried this but if it will work let me know!
10. Find promotions.
Back home the airlines have what they call “piso” fare. Meaning one peso for a flight. It sounds too good to be true and yet it is but this promotion will give you savings. Although it says one peso fare, you may end up paying $50 instead of $200! Still a steal!
11. Book when it is not peak season.
I got a round trip ticket to the Philippines for $1400 I booked 2 days before my flight in October! Although the reason behind my trip was not for leisure this allowed to discover when to have my vacation!
Disclaimer: I took my exam in 2014 so I am not sure if this still applies to the present board exam.
Direct answer: 75% weighted general average from all the subjects
But, you should not get a grade lower than 60% in any subject.
Meaning: you can have at least 60% in 1-2 subjects given that you have an average of 75%.
However, if you got 75% on average and obtain less than 60% in any of the subject/s, you can take a removal examination ONCE for that subject/s.
Therefore, if the total number of questions in each subject is 100, you need to aim to get at least 60 questions answered correctly in each subject and an average of 75 points for all the subjects.
Below is a cropped image of my own examination results in 2014.
With Christmas being around the corner, advent calendars are popping up. From books to make-up! But, how about a good habit you could not stop thinking and kept putting in your New Year’s resolution? Let us not wait for 2024 to start building a good routine. Begin now and track your progress!
Here is the link of my free tracker you can modify or use as is to have that habit that you always wanted to build.
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