So many dream jobs

At my age of 55, I just can't stop dreaming of the right dream job! That was probably one of the reasons why I insisted on changing my first blog's title to "I Don't Want To Retire!" from the original "My Retirement". I have conflicting dreams though, and I wonder how I can combine all of them or organize them as steps to fulfill the biggest dream.

I just mentioned in a previous post that I have a new dream, which is to learn the body's acupoints and I'm currently learning. But when I sometimes think of the current need for a regular income, other dreams come in, like I still dream of going back to an IT job where I have gained so much confidence after years of experience. Maybe I can still work as a processor of SAP-HR since I haven't taken the full course thus can't be a consultant. Or I can be a web designer if only I have the time and money to study.

There were also several times in my sleep where I was a student and was late for my next class or forgot I had a class. I mentioned in another post that maybe I should finish my Interior Design course so those kind of dreams will stop. That should make me an Interior Designer, but that will be an entirely new career.

So many dream jobs, but too little time. That's really the problem. There's some logic if I can complete all three. Maybe I can put up a Wellness Center later where I can apply all my learnings about modern acupuncture, and where I can design the interiors myself. I can then advertise it through a website I'll also design myself. It's hard to believe I can do all that. Of course there are other people who can do the interiors as well as the website! I just have to renew my friendships with my Interior Design classmates, and I think I have a new friend who is a web designer. He just offered his services for free, I just hope his offer won't expire.

A half-fulfilled dream

If you will check my Dreams List, my second dream on the list, to study Interior Design, was half-fulfilled because I was just halfway the basic course when I stopped. It was not my intention to stop permanently since I knew I may resume it anytime as long as there's sufficient fund for it. The only problem now is in my sleep, I always dream that I'm already late in my class, or I forgot that I have a class and I'm very worried.

Maybe I should seriously plan to resume my studies or those dreams will not go away. That dream to complete Interior Design is obviously still in my subconscious mind!

Teach the street children to dream!

I've always avoided "poverty" as a topic as if I knew so much about it. But it was only this year, now that I'm 55, that I really understood what it is all about. How can I be so naive about it, easily judging those street children about their lifestyles when I didn't know everything about them? I'm just glad that on this day, October 15, which is the "Blog Action Day" focusing on poverty for 2008, I will have the opportunity to express my feelings (mostly guilt).

"Don't give them a single cent because they'll just buy rugby to sniff, with the money you'll give", I would tell myself when street children come to me to ask for alms. The sight of street children sniffing rugby was a dreadful sight, I felt hatred for their parents and the older children the younger ones would emulate.

It broke my heart to learn just very recently that the rugby the street children sniff will help them forget their hunger for two days. And their parents would even teach them to do it so they will stop complaining about their hunger.

What's more heartbreaking is when you hear those children talk about their dreams. They don't want to study, they just want to follow the footsteps of their father or mother. Who will teach these children to dream bigger? If nobody will teach them, poverty will never be solved, instead it will even proliferate and will be willingly accepted by the affected population.

Let's teach those street children to dream! Mr. Fernando Sena, Philippines' Father of Art Workshop has done his share of teaching those children. What can the rest of us do?

A Bronze Lion

It is now 8:30 in the morning, and Monday here in the Philippines. At this very moment I'm looking at the Ranks Criterion of Tiens Philippines where my status is now 4-star, out of 8 stars. After the 8-star rank are the "Lion" ranks. These are the rewards these lion ranks get:

Bronze Lion: International Travel
Silver Lion: Luxury Car (BMW)
Gold Lion : Luxury Yacht
Gold Diamond Lion: Private Airplane

And a Villa Reward for Honorary Director who has 4 Gold Lions under his network.

The reason why I can confidently tell the whole world about these rewards is because Tiens is known worldwide and so many nations are contented with the health benefits they get from Tiens, which are much more important than the material rewards.

I can tell you that I am now more at peace about my health though the last ultrasound of my breasts showed several small benign cysts. I've just started to regularly take Tiens Cordyceps capsules (5 in the morning and 5 in the evening), which will inhibit the growth of the cysts. I will have another ultrasound before the year ends, and every six months thereafter.

As far as rank is concerned, my dream is to be a Bronze Lion. That means that I will get an international travel as a reward, as well as a world wide bonus of 1% of the Global Gross Sales of Tiens divided among the qualified Bronze Lions.

If you find my dream awesome and you want to remain healthy, we can help each other if there's a Tiens branch near your place. Just register as a member and write my name and Tiens ID No. as your sponsor. My full name is Maria Luisa Taa Venida, my Tiens International ID No. is 87742869, and my email address is mltv@ymail.com. I am willing to share everything I learned from Tiens about wellness and the real financial freedom.

"Focus on helping others, and your success will follow".

Pinoy Dream Academy Little Dreamers

It was the Pinoy Dream Academy Little Dreamers' turn to make their dreams come true, two hours ago here in the Philippines. I was right again in my projection: 3rd place will go to Angelo, 2nd place to Amy and Philip will be the Grand Little Dreamer.

The oldest of the three finalists, the tears of joy of Philip could be expected. But for the two others, Angelo and Amy, both 6 years old, I was amused with their innocence. They all wanted to be the grand prize winner but the two youngest contestants were not sad they didn't get it, nor were they so happy that they also won as runner-ups.

The contest of the Little Dreamers is an example that as time goes by it becomes harder to compete with the younger batches because the performance level standards increase each year, as manifested by the youngest talents. I believe that the stage presence of these three winners are even better than their counterparts in the regular category.