Lifehack: The Tomato Method

"Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, 

because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure"

˜Tacitus

Strength is how hard you can throw a tomato,

Dexterity is the ability to cut a tomato without cutting yourself,

Constitution is being able to eat a rotten tomato,

Intelligence is knowing that a tomato is a fruit,

While wisdom is knowing not to put in a fruit salad,

Charisma is the ability to sell a tomato-based fruit salad.

And as a bonus, luck is your ability to find a tomato in a field of potatoes.

_lifehack credit goes to /KillerVanDrake from /reddit

_image designs by @billymacdeus (IG)

Bato Ba Ang Puso Mo Para Sa Mga Frontliners?

Lifted from /reddit's artworks

At first thought, parang wala lang -- ang mga ginagawa ng mga frontliners natin sa gitna ng pandemic sa ating bansa, sa buong mundo.

Pero, as you introspect late night sa kalagitnaan ng lockdown, before you slumber in bed, as you turn off the lights... you get to realize na andami nilang sakripisyo.

They are the new warriors of this war-like era where the enemy is not seen, where the enemy battles, not with warheads of hi-caliber gun machines but fights with equality targeting the weakness of health.

Kung hanggang ngayon, wala ka pang realization to change for the better, pagkatapos ng lahat ng mga nangyayari - i guess, bato nga ang puso mo, 'di lang para sa mga lumalaban na nasa ating unahan, kundi maging sa 'yong sarili upang bigyang daan ang panibagong pag-asa.

Clue, if you take a closer look of the image - it's an artwork of pebbles. A stone collage - seemingly true, depicting closeness and happiness - but the truth is, it was masked to divert the mind from reality.





_billymacdeus

LifeHack: Chismis Ethics

courtesy of reddit's /lifeprotips

design and artwork by ˆbillymacdeus and Canva

Imagine This: The Sun Is The Center of Our Solar System

"The stars in the Sky. There can be only one sun at a time. Never obscure the sunlight, or rival the sun's brilliance; rather, fade into the sky and find ways to heighten  the master star's intensity" 

˜ Robert Greene

My blog title says it all, it's a given fact - that the sun is the center of the solar system. It is similar to the way our priorities are set: professionally, personally and intrinsically.

Never outshine the master.



#tipsforTheMind

I reckon, this is the logo of the Yik Yak app (back then when it wasn't defunct yet)

_billymacdeus

Twin Lakes Tagaytay and Thoughts

I wus here with a friend last April 24 of 2019. Checked in, not for "fun times" but more of a celebratory night swimming, slash staycation.

Talks, long ramblings with a bottle of wine from the patio of our room, overlooking the opposites sides of the panelled towers, with a view of the vineyard.

It was all slow, easy-burn, and lowkey. Pampaantok.

I think, i have a comprehensive draft of this post, where more pictures and description of my assessment, or opinion to Twin Lakes Hotel is. (shall i post it soon?)

I luv most, their breakfast - the buffet and the open air placement of tables with a panoramic view outside. While the sun shone from our skins, me wearing sando back then, it wasn't cold AF that morning. It was temperature-friendly to the bones.

I luv second, is the night swimming. It was cold AF at first but when we dove, it's gone. As if the coldness of the night and the water's warm regard all fused into a harmony of niceties - all-in-one conveying a nice "talk"while threading the water; laps everynow and then, chats from the kids swimming with us. It was a complementing night of relaxation and easy peasy thoughts wandering.

It's Saturday - as i wrote this. COVID19 lock down is still in-placed. I wonder what's going on in Twin Lakes now.

Am i hearing the echoed emptiness of a deserted Twinlakes? Or probably, the lights and shadows speak for themselves along the hallways and nooks are just waiting, patiently waiting until the new normal sets-in.

_billymacdeus