Author: Zandra L.

A writer and a manager by accident.

I Thought of Changing My Direction

Since it’s giving me a headache and stress on thinking of what featured image to post or what video to share in order to convey the purpose of my blog post, I plan of making things simpler and easier today.

After all, it all just serve as a props to me.

Though I strongly believe that visual works better, I guess it would all be useless if your work doesn’t have any substance. Plus, I have a full-time job and it’s hard on my end to create a balance on work, personal obligations and everything in between.

That is all I can say for now.

By the way, please expect to receive my blog post anytime of the day since having a fix schedule of publishing a blog doesn’t work well on me.

In short, we don’t have to stick to our original plan. Just stick to things that will work for you.

Thank you for reading my blog post. God bless and keep safe, RT Peeps!

How Do You Cope With This Whole Quarantine Thing?

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Today, I’m gonna share with you a video which I saw on Facebook for I find this to be as an eye opener to many. I am also spreading this video for the whole world to know. I honestly could relate to it because that’s how I view my life as of the moment.

Maybe we have overlooked all the little things that matter to us and take this life as if we all know what is bound to happen.

Well, we are all wrong. ‘Cause whether we do something or not, we still have no control over the world!

To tell you honestly, when I started working in our family business, I was too scared to get involve; to not know anything; and to fail the expectations of people around me. Most of all, there were a lot of things that I did give up due to work demands. Of course, it’s our own business so it is expected that their children will soon be the one to take over…whether we like it or not.

But right now, even if we are still working for we sell essential products, our time of business operations were shortened and that’s where I get to have some ample time to do the stuff that I failed doing for so long.

As of the moment, I am making use of my time to all the things that I have missed out for roughly 4 years! You read it right. You know, time flies quickly once you got busier that we sometimes fail to chill, relax and enjoy life.

Call me insane or exaggerated, but believe me or not, once you start working you need to give up some other things. Otherwise, you will be doomed! In addition to that, there’s no time for you to just play around or to take these things as lightly as how you want it to be. ‘Cause now, your life is on the line!

You may have a family or friends to lean on, but you should know very well that nothing is permanent in this world. Soon, they will get older and some of your close friends may lost their contacts with you due to their personal commitment as well. Thus, being too dependent to anyone is not something that will help you to grow and mature. You have to do it on your own and just be yourself.

Cause the truth is,

Once you go out and be into the real world, everything needs to be adjusted; needs to be changed. Ready or not, life must go on!

Instead of being pessimistic about this long period of quarantine, why not see this thing as an opportunity to learn new things; to challenge yourself; and to even make time for yourself and loved ones.

Cherish this moment ’cause once this pandemic has ended, at least you’ve done something you need it the most. And that is your whole self!

A lot of times we worry so much that we don’t even realize that we are the ones putting a lot of pressure and stress to our lives.

The ultimate enemy is us for we are the only one who knows ourselves better and this is something we can control of. Well, depending on your willingness to change for a better tomorrow.

Now, I am asking everyone to please do yourself a favor. Change the way you live your whole life. Do something that that you care about the most. Your health, family, dreams, etc. For I strongly believe that…

If you can be better, then you can do something bigger.

Am I correct?

By the way, for someone who doesn’t know me well, I grew up loving the idea of being such a busy person. I love doing anything that I feel doing all for the glory of being good at something. I may be lazy for awhile, but never did I try to do nothing most of the time. For those who were damn busy as hell like me, cheers! We all deserve to have this moment. ❤

No offense meant. I just hope that all of you do get the point of this whole quarantine.

It is not just about staying at home, it is also about doing something for mankind.

And God is simply redirecting us to do something much more worthy of our time.

After this whole quarantine period, I just hope that people will be able to realize that money, power, fame, greed, material possessions, and any other obsessions are not the things that last.

But rather, it is the kindness that we give and share from person to person.

For it leaves a beautiful mark in every heart and mind of people. Whether big or small act of kindness, it still means that you care about the people around. – You care about life!

Now, I encourage all of you to please stay at home most especially if your work is non-essential. Only go out when you need to buy something. But to prevent this from going out too often, try to stock enough essentials and please wear some personal protective equipment (PPE) whenever you are outside. Whether that’s a face mask, face shield, gloves and the like. You may also need to bring a travel size 70% alcohol for preventive measure of catching a virus. But never forget to wash your hands with soap and water regulary as possible. For it is still way better than just rubbing your hands with alcohol. And please practice social distancing with your family even at home. ‘Cause we never know. We honestly can’t tell what will happen next, so it is better if we at least follow all the preventive measures wherever we go or where we are staying at.

Most importantly,

Please don’t forget to pray!

Even if we are doing something for our country and the whole world, praying is something that we should never underestimate. Nonbelievers or believers of Christ are still made by God.

While we are healing as one, hopefully we are also respecting each and everyone.

Thank you for reading my blog post, RT Peeps. 😘 Keep safe everyone and God bless you all! 🙏

By the way, what for you are the greatest things you learn or discover during this time of COVID-19?

Sharing is Caring.

You are not just sharing a piece of information, but you are also giving us an idea on how to enjoy this very moment while beating this coronavirus worldwide. 🌎

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Why Would You Need To Expect Less?

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Nowadays, people are so used to expect a lot from others; from their ambitions; from their status in life and so on and so forth.

Yet, they failed to embrace uncertainties for they already pictured what being successful should look like.

As a result of that, they tried to do more than what is expected them to do. But doing more without a pause or a break will only cause you to feel burnout. So my advice is to not conclude that what did not work for you does not equate to not doing your best. God is simply redirecting you to what you truly deserve.

Have a leap of faith and take one step at a time.

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Valentine’s Day Blues

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Here we go again and again. It’s so hard to pretend that it’s fine or it’s going to be fine.

Valentine’s Day supposed to be a celebration of love, yet so many people fell into idea that it was made for couples alone. It felt as if they are the only ones who are entitled to celebrate and to feel great, while others don’t have one or still not in a state of legal relationship. What’s more depressing is that, we single people tend to lock ourselves at home for we don’t like the idea of being left out or worst, being pitied and bullied on.

For someone like me who grew up being grounded, it’s so hard for me to adjust and to make friends to get along with others. My parents only have the two of us and they cannot afford to lose us. That is why, they are being so protective and sometimes, being paranoid✌ to the point of feeling that you cannot even breathe.

Well, our parents did everything just for us to remain happy and fulfilled. But though I always feel loved and secured, out of the blue, my heart will suddenly feel empty and the feeling of being lost comes next to it. But I have realized that I am feeling this way all because I was raised differently by our parents. I have just thought that, there is so much in life that I hardly relate to, which leads me to grew up being firm and extremely independent. In addition to that, I used to believe that my journey needs to be done alone and that’s fine with me as long as my family will be alive ’til 100 years old or beyond that age; or when I am ready to let them go.

Anyways, whenever I cry secretly, I die ’cause most people never know about it. I decide not to reveal my true emotions for I am sure that they will not understand me, not unless they were raised just the same as mine. You see, we may appear to be well-provided, but along the way, we were always constrained to do something.

I know, I know, that’s very saddening. Right? But though my heart is aching and feel like breaking into pieces, I still try to listen to them whenever possible and understand them that they are just doing it out of pure concern and love for us. As a result of that, I cannot imagine a life without my family.

For obvious reason, in my 25 years of existence, my life has been all about them and losing even one of them makes me want to die first before them.

So, this Valentine’s Day, all I’m asking and praying for is a complete family, ’cause (again) that’s all I’ve got.

How about you? What’s your story? Please comment below.

I believe, everyone has a story to share. Please don’t be shy to drop a comment on my blog or contact me at my business email: contact@findrealtalk.com. Gracias!

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3 Necessities Before You Change Your Last Name To Him

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Settling down means you are taking your life into a big chapter.

And marriage is not something you could throw up once you’ve become fed up of your partner.

‘Cause the truth is…

In marriage, there’s no turning back.

If marriage did not work, you may file a divorce to end your marriage.

But in some other countries like here in the philippines, it is not yet fully been approved.

‘Cause it is said to be that our country is a pro-family.

They believed that, legalizing a divorce in our country would mean encouraging many citizens to have broken families.

Well, that’s their say.

Which is why, the process of annulment (or to void the marriage) takes a lot of time, effort and of course, money.

Nowadays,

People think that marriage was an easy task so long as both individuals are head over heels (or madly deeply in love) with each other.

I know, I am in no position to say this, but let me share with you some of the things you need to consider before settling down.

Aside from having the man of your dreams (e.g. financially stable, single with endearing personalities, etc ).

Getting a stable job.

Being able to find your own self.

Being able to achieve your dreams.

Most of all,

Being physically, emotionally and financially ready…

You need to remember these 3 golden rules before deciding to live with him.

First,

By tradition especially here in the philippines, a man needs to ask a permission from the family of his woman before living together.

Meaning to say, he needs to marry her either through a civil or a church wedding; or can do both.

‘Cause I honestly believe that…

If a man has a high respect to you and to your family,

Legalizing the union must also be his top priority for it is the most important family tradition regardless of religion.

Not only that, it also serves as a blessing from above (God) if both of you will have a legal union.

Second,

The man must be able to buy you a lot (or a land) to prove to the family of his woman that he can be a good provider in the context of marriage.

Not just having the qualities of a family man or a husband material.

On that note, a good provider is the epitome of manliness.

If the man is not capable of providing for the family, it is better to live single.

‘Cause a marriage without sustainability will not survive.

Ladies…

For obvious reason, married life means you are ready enough to create a family of your own at your own house as husband and wife.

In my own perspective, size doesn’t really matter. As long as there’s enough space to start a family of your own, that won’t be an issue.

And lastly,

The most obvious one is of course, a house.

Something we could proudly say that we owned it.

C’mon guys, don’t you think that we have the right to manage our own house the way we want it to be?

Please pardon me for I have to separate the lot from a house.

‘Cause sadly,

Not everyone can easily build you a house compare to buying you a lot.

In most cases,

Men offered you a lot for thinking that they can magically build a house with you in an instant.

Not even realizing that building a house takes time which needs to be taxed and insured (not mandatory but still essential) as well.

Otherwise,

It can be taken away from you and your new family at any moment.

If you have acquired these 3 significant factors, I guess everything else will follow.

What do you think, Ladies?

Anyway, what for you are the things that will make you change your mind in order to settle down?

Please leave a comment below and share it with us your kind of point of view with regards to marriage.

Thank you for patiently reading my lengthy post, RT Peeps. God bless!

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Dear Whiner, this is for you!

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I am writing this down to know if you are aware of yourself.

Was it a bit too much to ask for your help or are you gonna be like that who never stops complaining?

Was it really hard for you to do other little stuff?

Every time I only ask a small favor, what I often get is a complain when in fact, I did everything I could just so I won’t be hearing any complain from you.

Whenever I confront you about your sort of laziness and constant complain, you always brushed off my confrontation for thinking that you’re always right and your way of reasoning is always valid.

Just so you know, I had been doing everything in hopes that your mouth will stop babbling. But at the end of the day, once a whiner, always and will be a whiner.

Well, good luck on that. I may be hot-tempered at times, but never did I let myself become a headache to people for being too complaining.

Yes, oftentimes, I am very emotional when it comes to my loved ones for they are my achilles’ heel. But let me point out that I only ask a favor for only a few things and never demand you for everything.

I am hoping that one day, you’ll soon wake up and realize that…

At some point in life, I was right.

Thank you for reading my lengthy post, RT Peeps! Sorry for expressing my anger here. It just feel toxic to keep it to yourself and act like as if you are numb.

How about you, Fellas? Will you remain silent whenever you encounter someone who habitually complain? How do you approach him/her? Is it directly or you drop signs that what he /she is doing was completely wrong.

Please leave a comment and let’s pray together that this kind of behavior will soon end. 🙏

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It’s Not About The Price Tag

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Though the price is a big factor for it determines the quality of a certain thing, yet at the end of the day…still it is the effort that counts!

Whether it’s a bag, a pair of shoes, a V-neck T-shirt, a jewelry, and the like, there’s no better feeling of having people who extend their hands just to let you know that you are important to them.

I am not saying, you should be more open to accept any kinds of gift, most especially to strangers…for it is not a hundred percent safe! What I am just saying is, to at least learn to appreciate them. I know, some gifts may be cheaper, but it also gives you the same feeling just like any other gifts. And that is, being able to put a smile on your face.

I remember, whenever I receive a gift from people, I often remind myself that I should be more thankful to them for they spare some of their money just to make me happy.

They shared their blessings to us, so why can’t we have an eye that is accepting enough to give value even to those that are cheaper.

And lastly, why can’t we have an eye that sees the real value of sharing?

I guess, all it takes is to get to know the person well before giving a gift.

Simply because, some women prefer a unisex stuff like a plain T-shirt in a camouflage jeans. And some are way too girly, like wearing a pink little dress in a cute dolly shoes.

So I guess, people will appreciate it more if you at least match it with their personality. 💗

That’s why, the ultimate secret in making a person happy is not really about the price tag, but (again) the effort in choosing and getting the right stuff for them.

You know what, few months ago, I remember having a difficulty on what to give on my parents’ birthday for they almost have everything. So, why would I still need to make an effort. Right?

But I came to realize that regardless of life’s status, people are all the same. For they never fail to smile whenever they are rewarded with any kinds of gift, most especially if it can be a great help for them.

How about you? Do you think more of what kind of gift a person deserves to receive or just for the sake of showing off that you have loads of money on your pocket?

Feel free to listen to Jessie J’s song, “Price Tag“. That was already an old song, but it is still a gold for me. Anyway, the song tells us that money can’t really buy happiness. Only for a short period of time.

And that’s it! Please share your thoughts with us and let’s spread kindness to each and everyone. Thank you, RT Peeps for reading my lengthy post. God bless!

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