5 Ways to improve your English speaking skills

 Nowadays, if you know how to speak English fluently. You might be considered competent as it is being regarded as a skill. That could be an advantage. Your strenght, If you want to work in an international company with higher salary, you might want to improve yourself on that aspect.
I've listed some ways on how to do it.

1. Listen to English songs always. Even if you are doing something but you are listening to an English song, somehow that could help especially if you know the lyrics, you get to remember the English words easily and how are they used sometimes in a sentence creatively.

2. Read English books. I suggest you read books that interest you. If you are not interested in history or geography, why force yourself to read those kind of stuff if eventually you'll just fall asleep. Result is you won't learn anything or improvement will be very slow.

3. Read English comics. Comics can be fun and you can easily recall the words as it has pictures with it. Dialogues that you read in comic books can be an important factor to improve your comprehension quickly. It is useless if you read them but do not understand the whole thing since you do not see pictures. so might as well just read a comic. This is particularly helpful for visual thinkers.

4. Think in English. This is what I always say to some people that slowly, they should try to think in English. It will teach them to sound more natural and spontaneous. For example, when you wake up in the morning, think of everything that you see in your room in English, like floor, ceiling, wall, books, any objects, think of them in English. Talk to yourself in English, this is especially helpful when you are walking on the street peacefully, Reflect in English.

5. Speak English Always. Obviously,  all those four things I've said before will be pointless if you will not speak in English always. Find someone who has the same interest with you, someone who definitely wants to improve his or her skill also on speaking the language. As the popular saying goes  "Practice makes perfect". So the ways that you have learned, put them into practice.

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How to earn money while staying at home

     Finding a good job is quite difficult nowadays. Especially that there are some companies that are really strict when it comes to the age of the applicant. If you are more than thirty years old, patience is a must as there are some companies that will reject you.

    Sometimes, it depends also on the position you are applying for. If you are an accountant for example, age does not really matter that much, but experience does.

     But  with the advancement of technology you might want to take advantage of it. So why not explore the possibilities of working from home, no traffic and no uniforms required plus you get to spend time and see your kids anytime.

    There are so many online jobs available like online teaching, website developer or virtual assistants or online medical transcription jobs. Obviously, you need a stable internet for that. Most companies will require you to have at least 2 Mbps wired connection.  A good camera and a headset are also important.  

     Payment of salary is done online too, most companies require you to have a paypal account, from there you will get your salary either on a bi-weekly or monthly basis. Salaries ranging from $ 300 up to $ 2,000 or more per month depending on what work you do is too high especially if you are spending in peso but earning in dollars. Awesome right?

    Upwork.com for example is one stable company that digital employees find work. Another site that you can visit to find online jobs is Freelancer.ph, they help  employers worldwide to find great and efficient online employees to secure a job and vice versa. You can also search in google using keywords like "online jobs" or "homebased jobs". 

         Make impressive resume and make sure that you are a person employers can trust, since it is an online job, you should be able to deliver. I also need to warn you that there are scammers, fake online jobs, so be careful of them. If they tell you, you could earn this or that amount of money, but you have to register and pay them first, back up! it is surely a scam.

         Don't just sit there and wait for opportunities, you can work from home. It is possible. We are in the information age. Everything is almost free nowadays especially in terms of education.  There is youtube or google that will answer your questions and will teach you new skills needed for that online job you wanted to have.

       You just have to change your behavior, do not be lazy. Be diligent. Never cease to learn. Do not blame or depend on the government or other people for lack of opportunities. You can't easily change them, but you can change yourself.  Welcome change, it's inevitable. Study, read books, equip yourself with knowledge that are on demand with the modern times. 

        Good luck on finding an online job my friend.

Househusband

Traditionally speaking, it is really the husband who goes out to work and provide for the family. Society accepts the fact that men are the one who brings food to the table. But in some cases, some men find it difficult to find a job or they just don't have the luck to get a stable one.  Whatever it is, some women are welcoming the idea that they are the one working for the family and having  househusbands are becoming an accepted thing in the society.

I would like to take myself as an example, I've only been married for almost four years. My husband and I used to be call center agents. I worked for international BPO centers while my husband worked in a local company accepting calls from the people about their internet problems. There was a point that we both didn't have any source of income, in short, jobless.


To make the story short, after applying to several companies including online companies, I got hired. So for more than three years now, I am the one working for the family. But don't get me wrong, I love my job, I could say that this is my dream job because I love speaking with people. I could work even if I'm 70 years old already! :)

As years go by, some of our friends actually would made fun of us, being traditional, telling us that my husband should find a job too. My parents-in-law would say to my then very smart two year old son, to tell his father that he should already find a job since we will have a baby soon. And we will all laugh because he would say no.

So how did I deal with it? Honestly, I'm fine with it. There were opportunities for him to get a job with a decent salary but I would tell him that it's perfectly fine if I'll be the one to work.
I think that if he will work, I will have to hire a baby sitter which I don't really trust when it comes to taking care of the baby as they can get violent sometimes without my knowledge.
I've seen a lot of videos on the internet about babysitters hurting the baby when the parents are not around. And I just could not afford that.

Income wise, I bring more money to the family so we just settled with it. With the help of God, it grew bigger as years go by as my online company saw my hard work and efforts.
I also bought some birds for my husband since he loves taking care of them and he is so passionate about animals, he made money out of those amazing love birds. And that is his own source of income now, he was able to multiply the birds and sell it online too.

As for my parents in law, I really talked to them,  to accept the reality that their son is not working, I explained to them that I'm totally okay with it. I don't nag him about it as I completely know that it will be very difficult for me to take care of the kids alone.

 How about you? How do you deal with the situation? If you are the wife who has a stay at home husband?
Well, I strongly believe that these kind of things need to be discussed between the two of you.
Proper communication should be present in the relationship to avoid misunderstandings in the future.
For husbands, make sure to clean the house before your wife reach home. It would make your wife feel more relaxed knowing that her husband, though jobless, but helping with the housework and looks after the kids very well. I'm lucky my husband is not  a couch potato and I can rely on him with the chores at home.

Do not mind other people saying that you're husband should work. From the start, you are aware of that already right? Why allow yourself to be pressured by people who doesn't even understand and know an inch of your situation.

It is a case to case basis sometimes, you should be practical. If you earn more than your hubby, and your intelligent analysis came out that you will save more money if he does not work or give up his job, then be settled with it. Be practical. After all, it's you who will stay in the house with your husband, it's you who will reap the benefits in that situation and not other people.

As for me, I'm so proud of my husband. I love him because he is such a wonderful father to our two kids and a smart and loving partner as well.

                                         credits to: Getty Creative
                                       

6 Ways on how to move on, and be happy.

Mahirap magmove on. Ang ibang tao, umaabot hanggang isang taon o mahigit pa bago makapagmove on. Pero pano nga ba magmove on? Pano nga ba makakalimot sa sakit na dinulot ng ex-boyfriend o ex-girlfiend mo?

                                                 

Bago ang lahat, alamin muna natin ano ba ang tunay na kahulugan ng salitang "move on". Bawat tao ay may kani-kaniyang depinisyon tungkol dyan. Merong iba na kapag handa ka na raw magmahal, ibig sabihin okey na, nakapag move on kana. Meron namang nagsasabi na kapag nakita mo ulit ex mo at wala ka nang naramdaman sa kanya, di mo sya namimiss, ayaw mo na syang kausapin, wala ka nang pakialam sa kanya, deadma lang, ibig sabihin nakapagmove on kana daw nun.

I think it takes time before you can finally say that you have moved on completely. Definitely it doesn't happen overnight unless you came into the relationship just for a game at hindi ka naman talaga seryoso.

Maraming paraan para maging masaya ulit. Para makapag move on. Tama na yang pag-iyak gabi-gabi dahil sa walang kwentang lalake o babae. Magmove on ka na. Eto ang mga dapat mong gawin.

Una, damhin mo ang sakit. In English, feel the pain, cry if you must.  Natural masakit talaga ang maiwan o lokohin ng karelasyon mo. Pero hindi naman pwede magbaliw-baliwan ka dyan forever diba? Kailangan mo ring mag-aral, magtrabaho. Gusto mo bang mamugto na yung mga mata mo sa kaiiyak mo? Para kang eyebags na tinubuan ng katawan at ulo ng tao. So, my point is walang masama kung umiyak ka, wag mong pigilan. mauubos din yang luha mo. Natural, malungkot talaga yan. Tanong ka ba naman ng tanong, " bakit? kulang pa ba ako? saan ako nagkulang? bakit nya ako iniwan?" syempre maiiyak ka talaga kasi maawa ka sa sarili mo o maiinis ka sa kanya. Kaya okay lang yan, feel the pain, cry if you must.

Ikalawa, kung tapos ka nang umiyak, gumalaw ka naman. Ibig kong sabihin ay, mag--aral kang mabuti if you're a student. Magtrabaho ka ng maayos. Focus. Wag mong hayaang sirain ng ex mo ang mga plano mo sa buhay. Kung kasama sya sa plano mo. well, sorry, ayaw nya eh, Kaya dapat magpatuloy kapa rin. Hindi sa kanya umiikot ang mundo.

Pangatlo, go out with your friends or family. Huwag kang magkulong sa kwarto at makinig ng mga lovesongs. Sige ka, mabigat sa heart yan. Mas mapapatagal ang pag move on mo. Lumabas ka, parang awa mo na. Mas makakalimutan mo ang mga sakit kung magfofocus ka sa mga bagay na magpapasaya sayo.

Fourth, manuod ka ng mga funny videos sa youtube. Imbis na lovestories  na lalo lang magpapaiyak sa yo, Try mo manuod ng mga videos na tatambling ka sa tawa.

Fifth, you should realize na kahit wala siya ay masaya ka dapat, kontento ka. At saka kung mahal ka niya talaga, di ka niya iiwan. di ka niya lolokohin. Kaya tama na ang paglupasay mo, tama na ang pag-iyak at pagbasa ng mga texts at messages nya sayo sa fb o twitter. Erase all your connections to him. He or she doesn't deserve your precious time. Putol connections na dapat. Remove all digital connections from him, block him in Facebook, unfollow him or her on twitter o instagram. Basta wag ka nang patingin-tingin sa profile nya.

Lastly, magpray ka sa Dios na bigyan ka Niya ng lakas para maovercome mo yan at magpasalamat ka sa Dios at buhay ka pa. May mga tao mas mabigat pa problema sa'yo, nasa hospital yung kamag-anak nila tapos wala pang pera, oh di ba mas mabigat yun?! kaya swerte ka pa nga kung tutuusin. So smile and bring back the old you na masayahin.

Do you have other suggestions or experiences that you can share how were you able to move on from your past relationship? Just comment below. Thanks.

Paano nga ba ang tamang pagbudget?

Ang pagbabudget ay isa sa pinakamahirap na gawin sa karaniwang tao lalo na kung ang sweldo ay minimum lang. Madalas ko itong naririnig sa aking mga kaibigan. " Ang hirap magbudget kung walang pambudget".  

Pero paano nga ba ang tamang pagbudget ng pera? Paano mo mapagkakasya ang sweldo na halos sakto lang o minsan ay kulang pa nga ika ng iba. Kung ikaw ay isang ordinaryong empleyado, paano nga ba?

Magagawa mo ito kung iyong pagplanuhan ng maayos ang buhay pinasyal mo. Halimbawa, sa pagpunta mo sa supermarket, ilista mo na ang dapat mong bilhin. May mga bagay naman talaga na kahit hindi mo bilhin ay okay lang. Gaya ng mga chips, softdrinks etc. Mura nga lang sila pero pag naipon ay malaking bawas na rin yun sa budget mo. Iwasan  na bumili ng chicherya, na wala namang sustansya di pa nakakabusog. 

Isa pang tip na gusto kong sabihin sa inyo ay kung pupunta sa mall para maggrocery, kumain muna sa bahay, Huwag pupunta sa mall ng gutom. Dahil sa madalas na pagkakataon, kahit wala sana na plano mo na kumain sa mga fastfood resto ay mapapakain ka kasi kumakalam na sikmura mo.

Finally, meron silang tinatawag na 70-20-10 na kung saan ang 70 percent ng kita ay nakalaan para sa mga expenses. Kasama na doon ang tubig, kuryente, groceries. Siyempre dapat mong bayaran yun para hindi ka maputulan ng kuryente at tubig at nang hindi ka mapagchismisan ng mga kapitbahay mo.

Ang 20 percent naman ay para sa savings. Mag-ipon ka kaibigan. Halimbawa 8,000 ang kita mo sa isang buwan, ang 20 percent nito ay 1,600. Dapat hindi mo gagalawin yung 1,600. Paano pag biglang nagkasakit mahal mo sa buhay, eh wala kang pambili ni Bioflu man lang o Gatorade kasi may LBM. Paano na? Kung masyadong malaki sayo yun ang 20 percent, pwede namang maliit muna, halimbawa gawin mo muna 5 percent ng kita mo ay iipunin mo.

At lastly, ang 10 percent naman ay para sa kawanggawa. Dapat ay nakahanda ka rin na  tumulong sa iba. Masarap kaya sa pakiramdam na makatulong sa nangangailangan. Subukan mo kaibigan ang formula na yan. Pero dapat ay huwag na huwag mong gagalawin ang savings mo na 20 percent ha. Kaya mo yan, mamuhay ka ng simple. kung hindi kaya, huwag na ipilit. Huwag mangutang para lang mabili ang mga bagay na hindi mo naman kailangan, bagaman ay gusto mo lang. Ika nga nila ay " Buy the things that you need and not the things that you want." It takes right mindset and right attitude so you can effectively budget and eventually save your money,

Kung meron ka pang naisip na ibang paraan sa pagbabudget, feel free to comment below. Thanks for reading my blog kaibigan, sana nakatulong ako kahit papaano.