Change The Way You See Happiness

What makes a person happy?  I'm sure the most common reply that you will hear is that being with their loved ones, family and friends makes them happy.  Or maybe for some, you will hear materialistic responses like chocolates, flowers, shoes, bags among others were the things that will make them happy.  There is nothing wrong with that.  Anything that will make them feel good inside or anybody who can make them smile can be factors that makes a person happy.  But happiness is not limited to the material things that you like nor the people that surrounds and loves you.  There are little things that can bring happiness into your life.  Those things that will make you change the way you see happiness.

I'd like to share some of the few shallow things that makes me happy.  

Sunset - I just love sunsets.  Whenever there's a chance, I try to take a picture of it whether on the streets, on the beach or even when I'm inside the car.  I get a little frustrated when I am not able to capture the beauty of the sunset as seen by my naked eyes.  But nevertheless, I get fascinated on the outcome of my pictures even just using a mobile phone.  This is happiness.

Boracay Sunset

Sunset in Thailand

Sunset in Bolinao, Pangasinan

Capturing sunset in a moving car

Nasugbu, Batangas Sunset

BGC, Taguig Sunset

Sunset in Bantayan Island, Cebu

Capturing sunset again while inside the car

Photography - No, I am not into photography but I love taking pictures!  I do not have plans of making or shifting a career out of photography though.  I do, however, do a little research on how to take nice shot or what cameras (or even mobile phones) can best suite my personality and love for photography.  I took mostly nature shots and night shots. I know my pictures are just basic but when I get some compliments on it, it already makes me feel happy.  This is happiness.

Tinuy-an Falls

Siquijor

Apo Island

Malaysia

Enchanted River

Event in Circuit Makati

Nemo in Moalboal, Cebu

Batangas restaurant

Instax taken in Mactan, Cebu

My cute niece

Artwork in a restaurant in Boracay

Golden fields in Mariveles, Bataan

Fireworks show

Fireworks show

Kabiang Tunnel

Instax capture of our wedding

BGC street at night

Boracay Sail

Blogging - Eversince high school, I already love to write.  I even tried to take up Journalism in college but I ended up in an Engineering course.  My passion for writing has not ended until I put up this blog last January 2011 just to share to the world my thoughts and experiences mostly about my travels.  It really makes me happy when people find my blog useful.  This is happiness.

You see, there are really more than just family, friends, love ones, and material things that can make a person happy.  With our fast-paced and stressful life to some, one can discover various things that can change the way they see happiness.  Even the smallest things can change the way you see everything.  Just like Huawei's new mobile phone, the Huawei P9.  With its cool camera features, it will feel like you have a camera with a smartphone attached.  This will change the way you see mobile photography.  Huawei P9's camera is co-engineered with Leica, one of the world's most respected names in the photography industry.  It has dual lenses at the back where one lens shoots exclusively black and white while when both lenses are used, a DSLR-style shallow depth of field can be produced.  This can definitely change the way you see mobile photography.  It is a mobile phone but with features similar to DSLR when taking photos.  With its 2 lens camera, you can set the depth of field of your shots which has the same effect as changing aperture of a DSLR.  Result, photos will be high quality and users will be able to take amazing monochrome, slo-mo, colored, light painting photos among others.

Living in this world could take you to a lot of challenges and experiences.  But seeing life in a different perspective can make living worth it, so enjoy every bit of it.  Live life to the fullest!

Taiwan Excellence: Made to Enjoy Singing Contest

Are you fond of singing?  Do you upload your singing videos in You Tube?  Or do you just want to show off your talent so you can be the next online superstar?  Then this contest from Taiwan Excellence is for you!

Taiwan Excellence' Made to Enjoy Singing brings you their latest online contest to all aspiring singers out there.  If you got that singing talent and you've got what it takes to be the next You Tube sensation, then this contest is for you!  You do not only get to show off your singing talent, you also get a chance to win exciting prizes from Taiwan Excellence.

The Taiwan Excellence Made to Enjoy Singing Contest aims to showcase the one of a kind singing talent of Filipinos.  To make it more exciting, the public will be voting off the best musical videos submitted by aspiring contestants and will be judged by panel of experts.  The winners will take home cash prizes and fantastic Taiwan Excellence products which includes innovative products from their various 78 brands.

The contest will run from August to November with qualifying round every month starting August and the grand finals will be held in November.  Monthly winners will already bring home cash prizes and Taiwan Excellence products.

For the month of August, winners will get to take come a Transcend Drive Pro 200, a Tatung Rice Cooker 100 and Php 10,000 in cash.  They will also get the chance to sing with Sam Concepcion on September 5, 2015 at the 2nd Taiwan Excellence Experiencing Zone in SM City North Edsa, The Block Atrium.

For September winners, you can take home an Acer Liquid Jade Z or a Kingcom Sigma Evo smartphone.  Winners for October, on the other hand, will get to win Asus Zenfone 2 or an Acer Iconia Tab.  In addition, each finalist will also get to bring home Php 10,000 in cash.

For the grand finals in November, the winner will get a KYMCO Agility 125" motorcycle and a cash prize of Php 50,000.  Plus, the prizes will be given by Taiwan Excellence endorser, Maja Salvador.

"We have always been amazed at the musicality of Filipinos and we hope to give them a fun platform to showcase their talents while at the same time giving the best ones an opportunity to win Taiwan Excellence products." says Yu-Wei Hsiao, Deputy Executive Director of TAITRA.  "The quality of our products is reflected in the high quality of Filipino singers."

So whether you're just a beginner in singing or you've been singing in front of your friends or a few audiences for a long time, Taiwan Excellence-Made to Enjoy Singing Contest is a perfect opportunity for you.  You will get to show off your excellence in the musical industry just like the brands under Taiwan Excellence which are noted all over the world for their great innovative designs and workmanship.  This is your chance to become an online superstar or even be discovered as the new singing talent and be known worldwide!  You not only get to share your singing talent to everyone but you also get to have fun and enjoy this memorable experience with opportunity to win great prizes.

To join, just register at Taiwan Excellence - Made to Enjoy Singing official website at http://www.madetoenjoysinging.ph

The qualifying legs will be held on August, September and October while the finals leg will be held on November 2015.  For more information on the contest, visit http://www.madetoenjoysinging.ph/index.php/page/view/taiwan-excellence-made-to-enjoy-singing/contest/747

So what are you waiting for? Join now!

*Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post.

Taiwan Excellence: Made to Enjoy Christmas Contest

Christmas is generally the celebrated and anticipated season for most Filipino.  This is the season where people exert extra effort in giving special gifts, sharing their blessings, setting up reunions and holding Christmas parties.  With Christmas just almost a month away, people have surely prepared something for someone or even for everyone around them.  Other than birthdays, people treat Christmas as one of the most important event where they would give something extraordinary and memorable gifts to those people close or special to them.

It is good to know that Taiwan Excellence, producing quality Taiwanese products, recognizes the importance of Christmas to Filipinos that is why they are offering a one of a kind gift giving where you can get any of their products of your choice for free!  How?  Through the Taiwan Excellence – Made to Enjoy Christmas Contest.

Taiwan Excellence – Made to Enjoy Christmas offers wide range of products for different people which could provide them with an excellent lifestyle.  There’s Acer, Asus, BenQ, and MSI for IT related products; Pacifica, Strida and Tern for bicycles; HCG, Teco, Tatung and Sakura for home and living products; Miacare and Microlife for health and medical products and many others.  These products have Taiwan Excellence Seal which is known to provide quality, reliable and innovative products.

To get any of these products for free, just register at http://www.MadeToEnjoyTheLife.ph and select a Taiwan Excellence item you wish to give as a gift to your special someone.  Upload your photo and share why you want to give the chosen Taiwan Excellence gift to your selected recipient.  Ten (10) winners will be selected to receive the chosen Taiwan Excellence gift and one (1) of them will have the opportunity to have their gift delivered by Taiwan Excellence Celebrity Endorser in the Philippines, Iya Villania – Arellano.

The best part in joining this contest is that no initial purchases required in entering or winning the contest.  You can even share the Taiwan Excellence – Made to Enjoy Christmas to your family and friends.

The contest runs from September 28, 2014 until November 23, 2014.  So hurry! Register now to get that special gift to your love ones for free!

Taiwan Excellence’s theme, Excellent Lifestyle is a campaign launch in the Philippines by one of the organizers, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), a non-profit, semi-governmental trade promotion organization in Taiwan.

*Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post.