There is so much preparation before I can grab a hand carry suitcase of 7 kilograms and fit my whole world in there. Then, fly to a place I have never been before. But, recently, my whole world shifted. I bought “LT”, short for lieutenant. A hybrid bicycle that I…
Sakura brings back my childhood memories. That is not because I witnessed it as a child but because I remember watching Cardcaptor Sakura ❤ growing up. If you were born in the 1990’s in the Philippines, I am very sure you would know. Setting aside all my childhood memories, I…
Close your eyes, imagine yourself standing, both arms spread sideways just 20 degrees away from your body. At the tip of your left fingertips, imagine a floating tomato. That tomato is the island of Catanduanes. Why I let you imagined that? So you would get the idea where Catanduanes is…
Case Experience Billing Process & Timeline Reporting Enhancement for a Utility Company Role: Business Process Manager / Billing & Settlement Supervisor Confidentiality Statement: Due to client confidentiality, specific identifiers and data have been anonymized. Background I led the end-to-end mapping of a billing process for a mid-to-large-scale power generation company…
TUTORIAL Goal Identify who might be handling too much responsibility, and also check if there are tasks that might not have clear ownership. Solution: To do this, we perform two types of analysis on the RACI matrix. First is vertical analysis, and second is horizontal analysis. These two perspectives help…
Billing activities repeated monthly, but no one had a clear view of how tasks overlapped across the cycle. Teams felt constantly busy, yet leadership couldn’t see whether the workload was evenly distributed or if personnel capacity was already maxed out. What I did 1. Mapped all billing-related processes within a…
Business-to-Business bill data was fragmented and difficult to interpret. Finance needed billing accuracy, Sales and Marketing needed client-level insights, and Management needed high-level performance views, yet everyone worked from different files and formats. What I did 1. Consolidated raw billing data into a single, structured master table. 2. Designed clean…
It is my first time to go to Manila Ocean Park and The Biodome with my small family. My son just turned one so we planned a trip to see what nature has to offer. We hope he gets to see the beauty of the world in the future and…
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?” – Luke 14:28 I wrote here the top 10 questions frequently asked by brides-to-be in the Philippines, along with helpful answers from…
This is where I buy genuine parts of my hatchback Suzuki vehicle, alto 800. I also listed down 5 common questions about the shop, Olympia Auto Supply at Araneta Avenue, and my answers. My car Suzuki Alto 800 2017 model 90,000+ odometer reading with broken timing belt cover, missing windshield…
“The less you need to own, the freer you are.” – Robin Sharma I used to think that buying things would bring me happiness or at least some sense of control. But instead, it left me feeling overwhelmed. Each purchase, no matter how small, seemed to pile on more mental…
Why Mothers Say, “If I Die, You Will Look for Me” Growing up, many of us have heard our mothers utter the haunting phrase, “If I die, you will look for me.” (In my mothers original words in Tagalog, “Kapag namatay ako, hahanapin niyo din ako.”) It is a sentiment…
Life has a way of speeding by, doesn’t it? One moment you’re caught up in the whirlwind of romance, and the next, you’re navigating the quiet rhythms of married life. For me, marriage wasn’t about grand gestures or dramatic declarations; it was about finding comfort in each other’s presence, like…