Your aircon's efficiency heavily depends on the space it will cool. Getting a bigger or smaller aircon is not necessarily better. An aircon unit that's too big for the size of you room is likely to turn on and off more frequently and in effect consume more energy in the process. 
On the other hand, an aircon that's too small for the size of your room never stops running as it will continuously work to reach your desired temperature level. However, it won't have the enough power to do this. 

As a consequence, an aircon that's not right size for your room can significantly increase your electricity consumption per month.

​Below is a guide to finding the right aircon size for your room.

With the high cost of electricity today, it pays to know how much power do common household appliances consumes and how it affects our monthly electricity bill.

We can significantly lower our consumption if we become aware of how energy is used, where it's wasted, and how it can be used more effectively and efficiently in everyday life.

The following are the computation of the electricity consumed by most home appliances based on the Meralco Appliance Calculator (MAC). ​

​​A 10kg automatic washing machine used twice a week for 6 hours cost P528.89 in electricity bill a month.

​A regular 16 inch desk fan used for 20 hours a day, 7 days a week will have an electricity cost of  P476.94 a month.

​A regular 1.0 H.P airconditioner used for 8 hours a day, 7 days a week will have an electricity cost of P1,890.97 a month, while the inverter type equivalent will have an electricity cost of P1,009.75

​A vacuum cleaner used for 1 hour a day, 7 days a week will have an electricity cost of ​P238.47 a month.

​A 3.0L rice cooker used for a total of 1 hour a day, 7 days a week will have an electricity cost of P298.09 a month.

​A microwave oven used for a total 45 minutes a day, 7 days a week will have an electricity cost of P268.28 a month.

​A 32" to 42" LED TV used for 12 hours a day, 7 days a week will have an electricity cost of  around P429.25 a month.

A desktop computer set used for 8 hours a day, 7 days a week will have an electricity cost of P536.56 a month.
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A 20 Watts Flourescent lamp used for 10 hours a day, 7 days a week will have an electricity cost of P95.40 a month.
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A 10 watts CFL lamp used for 10 hours a day, 7 days a week will have an electricity cost of P P29.81 a month.
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​A 5 watts LED lamp used for 10 hours a day, 7 days a week will have an electricity cost of P P14.90 a month.
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A flat iron used for 1 hour a day 5 days a week will have an electricity cost of  P212.92 a month.
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​This Estimated Cost to Operate are based on Meralco Power Lab tests using typical and/or normal usage conditions of the appliance. Note: The following chart came from meralco.com.ph orange tag page. For more information, visit https://residential.meralco.com.ph/products-services-and-programs/orange-tag

​A common mistake in kitchen cabinet design is installing the upper cabinets too high. This often necessitates the use of a step stool just to be able to reach upper shelves.

So how high should upper kitchen cabinets be installed? Answer: It should be within 15 to 18 inches from the countertop. With this height, average user will be able to reach all shelves without a using a step stool.

Some exceptions to these standards are the upper cabinets that is above a refrigerator and the cabinet above a cooktop,

​​A range hood is actually one of the most important appliances in the kitchen. It consists of a canopy and a blower to extract the air pollution caused by cooking. By capturing and eliminating the contaminated air right at the source, the range hood maintains the air quality in the kitchen and makes cleaning much easier.

​In​stalling the rangehood too far form the cooktop makes it ineffective while positioning it too close makes it a fire hazard so careful planning must be followed.

In general, most installations require a distance of 24 inches between the bottom of the hood and the cooking surface. 

Over a gas range, this distance should be between 24" and 30", unless otherwise specified.

This is a general guideline. It is always best to refer to the installation manual for your specific rangehood model.

​Success has a very CLEVER way of "HIDING" itself from people  who don't deserve it.

Not everybody are aware of this fact,  that's why there are only  very few people who truly succeed in business, studies, work or any other endeavor they chose.

The TRICK is to "HOLD ON" a little longer the moment we feel like giving up while on our way to achieve whatever goal we want in life.

What then is the sign that we are almost to succeed? It is when we feel like we want to quit, then we are closer than we think.

​Whenever we sit and wait for the right job, the dream business, perfect partner or anything we want in life, it will usually take a long time to arrive. But most of the time it will never come.

That's because WAITING yields a very different result from SEEKING.
Often, this spells the difference between living a mediocre life vs a fulfilled one.

Also the difference between success and failure.

If this is our case and we want to know why, simply ask ourselves "Am I waiting or am I Finding"?

The idea of giving free housing to everybody; giving regular dole outs; or even sharing one’s wealth as some politicians promises, may sound good, but sadly, will not solve the problem of poverty.

Why? Because in most cases, being poor is often a product of ones mindset rather than a condition. While it’s true that majority of poor people exist because they were born poor (me included), we can also become poor by having bad spending habits, laziness, bad decisions, staying in a dead end job, no effort to improve oneself, and having the entitlement mentality or those who believe that the government or the rich owes him something and therefore should take care of him.

One of the biggest irony is that money doesn’t solve money problem. In fact giving large amounts of money to the poor who are often unprepared to handle it can end up in just making them even poorer. This explains why there were big income earners who are broke now broke; Or the highly paid athlete, celebrity, or the lotto winner who ends up in an even miserable condition than before.

I admire politicians who are aware of these realities and knows that the best way to serve the people is not thru dole-outs, but by teaching them to be self-reliant, empowered and independent from other people.

As a very rich man once said:
"If you take all the money in the world and divide it EQUALLY among everybody, it would soon be back in the SAME pockets where it was before."
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Reason: It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through personal development.

Have you wondered why in times of desperate need, we can accomplish things that seem otherwise impossible?

A common example is someone who's able to raise huge amount to pay hospital bill even when he has no money from the start; or a daily wage earner able to send 5 kids to college; or an overdue electricity bill paid within the day for fear of losing service, or surviving seven months of pandemic in a tight lock down without a job.

It’s the sense of urgency that can turn anyone of us from zero to hero. Imagine what we can become if we treat success this way everyday, baka wala ng taong mahirap.
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According to John Huntsman:
“If there is silver lining to bad times, it is this: In the face of severe crisis, our mind is normally at its sharpest”.

Imagine how far we can get ahead in life once we've decided to do something and stay motivated to do it with all our heart everytime we wake up.

Starting can be easy, staying motivated till the end is a different story. That's why it can be the most important formula for success in any endeavor. According to Mr. Zig Ziglar; "Motivation is like taking a bath, if you stop doing it, you begin to stink".

We need to find a good reason kung bakit tayo gigising ng maaga.
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Find our WHY, then find the HOW.
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Singkaban festival in the province of Bulacan is a yearly festival  of arts and culture which showcases the traditional arts of "Balagtasan", folk dances and "kundiman" amidst a display of Singkaban arches. The festival is celebrated every second week of September which is in conjunction with the "Linggo ng Bulakan".

The theme for this years Singkaban Festival is "Patuloy na Pagsikhay patungo sa Tagumpay".

The weeklong celebration in Bulacan starts on Thursday (Sept. 8, 2022). This is the first time that the festival was celebrated face-to-face after two years of restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

I use to do a lot of explaining before just to prove that I'm right. Hindi talaga ako nagpapatalo basta alam kong ako yung tama.

It's when I grow older that I realized it drains a lot of my energy whenever I deal with people who have no intention to understand, or those who can only understand according to their level of perception.

Arguing with such people is useless, and deprives us of our "HAPPINESS".

Sa ngayon, kung baluktot ang isip ng kausap ko at ipilit nyang itim ang puti at puti ang itim ay ok na sa akin. Forcing such people to change their mind is a bad idea.
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Sabi nga ng isang writer:
"You can be RIGHT or you can be HAPPY" - T.Harv Eker
Masarap mabuhay ng masaya so I choose the latter

People are tired of being poor yet very few are willing to really do something about it except mag rally at manisi.

Notice that the catchphrase these days is: “The government should do something about it”. Bisyo na ng iba na mag demand and to ask the govt to take care of all kinds of problems.. Including food on their table.

While the govt has it's share of responsibilities, hindi naman nito kaya lahat. Expecting the govt. to take care of our every need will only lead to MORE poor people. Marami kasi ang aasa na lang at di na magsisikap. It's better to empower ourselves in every way possible.

Realize that we ourselves have the power over our own future, and what happen, or doesn’t happen to us.
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If we want to reach our full potential, iwanan na natin yung "ENTITLEMENT MENTALITY".

One of the things to do if we want to succeed; or change the world, or to simply rise from poverty is to get up early in the morning, iligpit ng maayos ang higaan, ihanda ang almusal, isaayos ang paligid, at isunod yung iba pang mga bagay na kailangan magawa sa bawat araw.

Kahit iba ang routine ng namamasukan, nasa sales, nagnenegosyo o nag aaral, mahalagang taglay natin yung pakiramdam ng tagumpay sa tuwing natatapos natin ng maaga ang mga dapat gawin kahit pa ito maliliit na mga bagay.

Hindi maganda na habang yung iba ay nagagawa na yung malalaking plano para sa ikagaganda ng buhay, tayo naman ay naghihilik pa sa higaan.

The bible warns us; 'He who loves to sleep and the folding of hands, poverty will set upon you like a thief in the night.' Proverbs 20:13.
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Kaway-kaway sa mga tanghaling gumising dyan.

Whenever we say we have no choice, we become weak and powerless, yet for most people, ito ang kanilang bukambibig araw-araw.

Imagine what kind of life we will get If we surrender this wonderful gift.
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Believing you have no choice is ALSO a choice.
In-fact, it is the "GREATEST choice we can ever make"!

After the lockdown, the worse thing other than having no money is having no plan. Others may say; "what good is a plan if you have no money"? So which really is more important, money or plan? For most people, it's very difficult to answer. For them, it's like the classic chicken and egg dilemma. 

Same thing when people ask me what's the best business to start. My answer is anything, as long as you have a clear goal in mind. Because it's not really about the business, but the plan behind it that will determine if it will work or not.

To quote entrepreneur Jim Rohn:

I remember saying to my mentor, "If I had more money, I would have a better plan." He quickly responded, "I would suggest that if you had a better plan, you would have more money."
You see, it's not the amount that counts; it's the plan that counts.

How do you remove a nut without a wrench; or lift a car without a jack; or run multiple branches of a business without a team; or market your business around the globe without the internet; or how do you triple your income with the same number of working hours you have? Most people will answer; Impossible.

Without leverage, life becomes hard and painful. Even simple task  becomes hardwork to achieve.

But how come some people achieve so much with so little and with the same 24 hours we all have? The answer is LEVERAGE. One thing in common with highly successful people is their mastery of the Art and Science of leverage, yet most of us live our lives never utilizing its awesome power.

Below are examples where we can use it to solve the most common excuses that people have when we talk of starting a business.

Question: How can i start a business when?

- I do not have money for capital

- I do not have any experience

- I do not know what products to sell

- I do not know what services to offer

- I do not have strong and quality network

- I have no time

- I do not know about business system

- I do not have any business skills

- I am shy and have low self esteem

ANSWERS:

- I do not have money for capital – Then use other peoples money. If most of us are not afraid to buy big ticket items like expensive phones, cars, house using loaned money, then why not in a well studied business?

- I do not have any experience – Then learn from other peoples experience.

- I do not know what products to sell – Then sell other peoples product. Ever heard of people becoming millionaires selling real estate projects from developers. Or the middleman millionaire.

- I do not know what services to offer – Then sell other peoples services. In my case, I'm not a carpenter but I own a business that do house renovation projects involving home interior works.

- I do not have a network – Then search for other networks and join them. 

-I do not know about business system – Then use other peoples proven business systems.

-I do not have any business skills – Then allow yourself to practice various business skills by doing the actual thing. I remember volunteering to be an apprentice and work for free in exchange for the learnings I will acquire.

- I am shy and have low self esteem – Then invest time for your personal growth.

The Malasakit Center is a One-Stop Shop where indigent patients can efficiently access financial medical assistance from agencies such as PhilHealth, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Prior to the establishment of Malasakit Centers, indigents had to fill up multiple documents and go to separate government offices to lessen their medical expenses which is a tedious process.
The Malasakit Center simplifies the process of availing all subsidies from the following government agencies.

• Department of Health
• Department of Social Welfare and Development
  
• PhilHealth
• Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
• Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation
  

There is a total of 129 Malasakit Centers that were established as of July 2021. More centers will be opened in the country soon.

 
Malasakit Center Process
For in-patients, go to the Billing Section of the hospital and ask for an assessment of your billing and for a medical abstract. Bring this to the Malasakit Center.
In the center, you will be asked to fill up the Malasakit Unified Form to request medical assistance. The social worker in the center will assist and direct you to the Philhealth desk for coverage. If you are not a Philhealth member, you will be automatically given membership.
If the amount covered by Philhealth is insufficient, you will then be directed to PCSO and DOH within the Malasakit center who will get the additional fund from the Presidential Social Fund (PSF).

The assistance will not be in cash but in a form of a document that gives you the funding for your hospital bills. Just present it to the hospital billing section and it will be deducted from your bill.
A patient may avail of up to P50,000 from the Presidential Social Fund or PSF depending on the assessment coming from the different government agencies.

Malasakit Center also maintains a database system for efficient gathering and retrieval of patient’s information. An express lane for persons with disabilities (PWD) and senior citizens is also available at the facility. Outpatients may also avail of assistance for their medical checkups and medicines.

Steps on how to avail:
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