340/365 - Tough Love

Not enough nutella on my nutella milkshake

I was watching an episode of Masterchef Canada during dinner and there was this highly critical judge. He looked Asian, and he was very hard on the contestants. I did some research and discovered he was a Michelin starred chef. Good for him.

I guess his style of tough love will work for the contestants. Honestly, it won't work for me. I never enjoyed getting tough love. It turned me scared. Scared to fail, scared to try other things, scared of getting the "master" mad at me. So all the teachers who used the tough love tactic got what they wanted out of me. Basically, a clone of what they were.

I never realized my full potential in whatever subject that was. Because I was scared.

I prefer the nurturing type of teachers. Those who will encourage you, and will even help pick you up if you fall. I find they are the better teachers, and better human beings, because instead of trying to step on you to strengthen you, they will nurture you.

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335 - 339/365 One Month Left

Forgot to take a picture on Jun. 11, 2014 because I was busy at work

I never got to use this.

The Rav4 undergoing preventive maintenance

Food in a tube

Caliente

The past week had been very hectic at work. Had to wait for a shipment to arrive, and had to prepare stuff for a business trip for my colleagues. Overall, very tiring. To the point that I forgot to take a picture last June 11, 2014.

Today is Father's Day. I don't feel it, and this day totally sucked. For totally personal reasons that I will not divulge here.

One more month to go. Less, even. I need to finish this Project 365 with a bang.

On a side note, rest in peace to Enzo Pastor. The Philippine motoring world lost a great man last June 12, 2014, when Mr. Pastor was shot in the head somewhere in Quezon City.

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333, 334/365 - Upgrades

It's about time I opened this toy

By Slice at Bonifacio High Street

My Rav4's been in the shop for the past two days. I'm getting some preventive maintenance on the car. There were a couple of oil leaks they found before with the 45-point check up, along with a few parts that needed replacing.

I'm also replacing the front windshield wipers with Bosch's Aerotwin wipers. I've read good reviews about it, and I think the timing is just perfect. The rainy season is upon us here in Metro Manila.

There is one more upgrade I'd want to do to my car - all-weather bulbs. I've always wanted to upgrade the headlights and fog lamps to all-weather (yellowish beam) bulbs. My biggest concern right now is the bulbs I've seen are 100w/90w and I think the stock headlights are at 60w/55w. I do want better visibility at night and in rainy nights, I don't really want to blind oncoming traffic. So this is an upgrade I'll think about and research on.

Aside from that, things so far have been good.

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326 - 332/365 An Uphill Climb

Martina's Coin Bank

Time is running out

Time is running out - still

Martina's toys

Dad's toy Rav4

They picked me up from work last June 7, 2014

Grandia side

I really can't blog lately. Nothing too important to write down. Sure I've given my birthday wishlist, but that's it.

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Birthday 2014 Wishlist V1.0

I won't be doing my usual Project 365 post. I think I need to just blog about that once a week. Don't worry, I still take daily pictures.

Today I'll be posting about stuff I want for my birthday this year. In no particular order, here they are:

1. A new rain jacket. My mom has a good point - my jackets and hoodies are all old and worn. It's time to "retire" them, meaning I should probably start giving them to charity or selling them in a garage sale. adidas has a nice jacket I saw online. The specs of that jacket is just right for my daily use. Here's another offering from Nike, although it looks really expensive.
2. A new pair of basketball shoes. Preferably low cut. The Kobe V's I purchased years ago was the best pair I've had, and I really wish I could get another pair of Kobes. The Nike Zoom Kobe Venomenon 4 looks really great. I wonder if it's sold here?
3. A couple of pairs of Burlington men's socks. Three pairs of casual socks and six pairs of sports socks. I've been a fan of Burlington's since I switched to them years ago. I've been wearing them for so long I cannot even remember when I switched to them.
4. Underwear. If briefs, Hanes. If boxer-briefs, Giordano. Enough said.
5. Dri fit collared shirts. Because we are required to wear collared shirts at work, and I'd rather wear dri fit shirts to keep me cool.

So far those are the things I'd want for my birthday. Most, if not all, of them are pretty realistic. I'll probably be posting my more extreme wishlist as my birthday nears.

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