Other blogs - more fun more work
Update (July 30, 2008): I failed to maintain and renew BukoRepublic.Com so it’s no longer mine now. I have taken out the link on the post below. I also did the same for PHP Best Practices. Both sites now point to domain parking sites which I really don’t like at all.
I’ve recently put up Buko Republic and I also signed-up as an author of PHP Best Practices. Doing so will help me hone my writing skills as well as help me spread my name through all the world - yes call it ego marketing, I admit it. Hehehe.
It’s more fun yet more work but I think getting involved in such matters will not only hone my writing skills but also help me reach my goals of becoming the man that I always wanted to be (no, not Superman). Here’s a short story about these two blogs.
Buko Republic - a blog for all Filipinos by all Filipinos. Every person who registers in this blog automatically becomes a contributor. So think of it more of a mix between a forum and a blog. However, in this case, every contribution made is subject for approval so no nonsense will be posted. Trusted contributors will be promoted to Author status meaning they can post articles without the need of approval. Anything can be discussed in this blog as long sa its ‘morally’ acceptable. Discussion can range from politics to the ‘panis na ulam na binenta ni aling nene’.
PHP Best Practices - it’s all in the name. The blog aims to be a resource for good PHP practices. I’ve already made my first post and I think I will be posting more soon.
I plan to create more blogs in the future as well as be involved in a handful of others but first I need to gain enough spare time and that my friend is the tough part.
Why is it so hard to take that first step?
Do you remember those butterflies in your stomach when you first entered school? Or perhaps that moment in life when you wrote your first resume? First girlfriend / boyfriend? Well, it’s always tough to take those first steps and I am not exempted.
I’m writing this post simply because I am once more experiencing this tough moment in life, this moment when I need to take that first step into a new world which I am very unfamiliar with. Ok, let me blurt it out. I’m talking about making changes in my business model and though I find the ideas that I have in mind very promising and though I have made all the necessary studies about my plans and find them to be good, I still feel uncomfortable in taking that step into making changes in my business. After all, the business has been working well without the changes, so why make the change?
I’m sure you’re getting my drift. Thing is, I’m planning to hiring people to increase sales and productivity. Problem is, I’m bombarded from all directions with the question, “What if doesn’t work? What will you pay them? Where will you get your employees’ salaries?”
I know I’m just being a coward. I remember Robert Kiyosaki in the book Retire Young, Retire Rich driving in the idea of “don’t argue with a good idea” and I know that I have a good idea at hand so why am I feeling afraid of turning that idea into reality? I guess, I’m just being a wimp.
Deep within me, I know that I need to take that first step into making a big change in my business. I need to get people to work for me so I can stop working for money. Yes, I do own a business but I’m still a slave to myself since I can’t really find enough free time for myself. Basically, according to Cashflow Quadrant’s definition, I’m not a businessman. I’m just self-employed and the keyword there is ‘employed’. In other words, I’m still an employee - an employee of myself. If I want my business to grow, then I need to increase my workforce. I have to start learning new things such as managing people and the like. Also, I have to make sure that I won’t be putting more load on me in the process since my goal is to have less work, more time, and more money.
Ahhh, it’s a tough decision for me to make. I know that many people out there have made the decision and succeeded. I know many people who failed too. But what’s the problem in failing? I’m already convinced that there’s wrong with failing. The only thing that can be wrong is when I stop when I fail. In other words, I have to move on. Problem is, I’m afraid to move on and I haven’t even failed yet - I’m just anticipating the failure and I feel afraid already. That I have to deal with.
Until next time…
Feeding Wordpress
After weeks of pondering and inner searching, I decided to give it a go. I have a bunch of favorite websites whose RSS feeds I wish to include in my blog as posts. At first I thought that the idea might not be good but weighing the benefits made me decide to say Yes.
So I searched for the perfect rss to post plugin and I found FeedWordPress. Installing it was easy as well as setting it up. I can decide which feeds go into which categories and I can regularly poll the feeds via cron.
Being the programmer that I am, I decided to make minor tweaks into the code to make the plugin fit my taste even more. That’s it. I now have some regular content on my site.
A Woman’s Life Cycle
I hope you like this short photo-story.
What’s the difference between girls / women at ages 8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, and 78?
At 8 — You take her to bed and tell her a story.
At 18 — You tell her a story and take her to bed.
At 28 — You don’t need to tell her a story to take her to bed.
At 38 — She tells you a story and takes you to bed.
At 48 — She tells you a story to avoid going to bed.
At 58 — You stay in bed to avoid her story.
At 68 — If you take her to bed, that’ll be a story!
At 78 — What story??? What bed??? Who are you???
A Woman’s Life Cycle
I hope you like this short photo-story.
What’s the difference between girls / women at ages 8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, and 78?
At 8 — You take her to bed and tell her a story.
At 18 — You tell her a story and take her to bed.
At 28 — You don’t need to tell her a story to take her to bed.
At 38 — She tells you a story and takes you to bed.
At 48 — She tells you a story to avoid going to bed.
At 58 — You stay in bed to avoid her story.
At 68 — If you take her to bed, that’ll be a story!
At 78 — What story??? What bed??? Who are you???
Best ways to spend your spare time
I’m a busy person but there are times when I have lots and lots and lots of spare time in my hands. Because of that, I was able to come up with this short list of things that I do during my spare time.
- Play with my kids
- Talk with my wife
- Watch TV
- Update my Blog
- Read other people’s blog
- Study
- Think of new business ideas
Cool, huh? What about you, what do you do during your spare time?
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