Code is Poetry

Author: dlysen

  • How did I quit smoking?

    It was my classic story when I quit smoking and it happen at my early age. I can hardly believe that I tried to smoke and hooked to it for about few months. The lesson I wanted to share here is about making priority and decides quickly.

    Did you know that I was sentence to smoke one case of Marlboro Red at age of 5 years old? I was too curious about cigarette and why people become addicted to it. At first I know it was fun and that was the first motivation why I tried. I was caught in the act smoking the left cigar on the ash tray. I don’t know if my father was really mad that day, he bought me a case of Marlboro and ask me to smoke it all in front of him. Of course I can’t resist the smokes of the cigar and that day I hate cigarettes. I don’t hate my father for that punishment but I am more thankful to realized that smoking was not really good for a child like me. Maybe he just wants me to learn that it’s not yet time for me or he just want me to know how bad it is.

    That’s not the end. I thought I’ve learned my lesson and here I was 8 years old when I used to try it again, one stick at a time. Did you know the root of the plant aroma? It looks like grass to me but it grows like a tree. It has a leave like sampaloc and  torns on its branch. The stick I am using is the root of that aroma. It is like a cigarette when you light it. I found that root with a different flavor and that flavor got me more of it every day. Every afternoon after classes I went to the beach to get some roots.

    One of those days when I was smoking, I don’t really like to spit out and it happens every minutes. My tongue was burn and it’s the reason why I was producing so much saliva. I hate it. Because the root of that aroma doesn’t have filter, the heat of the smoke got directly to my tongue.

    How to quit smoking? It’s time to decide now. It is fun or it is become an obsession even it’s not good to our health. I guess it is really hard to quit when you use to live with it. I can’t give enough advice for those who smoke more than a year. My experience was to quit smoking in a few days, maybe a month but not more than a year. I immediately find my dislike about smoking and too stop is my priority. I have fear to what will happen to me if I am going to smoke for 10 years or more. If did not decide quickly, I may fall to a trap being obsess to cigarettes.

    Find the things that you don’t want when you smoke and think if you can live with it. Some may realize that they don’t like smoking when it’s too late or to long already that they are already addicted.

  • Why web developers are having a hard times on web design?

    I had a good experience to hang with people who is very proficient in customizing online application. I got the opportunity to asked  few questions to Jan Ryan, RV, Nick, Mike and Mong. They are genius people who can easily find the solutions on the system function that you needed. They can develop software that works perfectly to your needs. They can even make much better result.

    For them programing is logical and analytic. Every data, input and output must be perfect. They are very good in solving this situations. Their mind is basically focus on true or false and what if else basic statement. It had been their life since they started to learn programming.

    They sweat on the design and more often ask other to do this job. I asked them why and I am not satisfied with their answers. Most of them told me that they don’t have time and it is hard to do. I was never satisfied because they had been on coding much complicated codes and even more harder than making simple html codes for design.

    It was also a question for me? When I try to create a design, I wanted the result to be perfect. In reality the design may be good for our eyes only. The programmer attitude is to make sure that the result will be 100 percent good, while design output is not logically perfect for everyone. It is because people have different taste. They prefer simple looks than thinking of good design.

    They are sometimes confused to the design they made and kept on thinking to make it better. They can make a best design and the attitude to make it perfect took them so long to finished the job.

  • Remember Special Occasion

    God want us to remember Him in every occasion. He wants us to give thanks for all the blessing we received from Him. Often times we forget God when we are in the comfort zone. We did not realized that we are nothing without God who provide us all the things that we need. So we must give praise and thanks to God.

    Remember, greet and congratulates your friends or family on the anniversary, birthday, or any success milestone they achieved. They can feel more successful when we acknowledge them. More than that, we can be the part of his life celebrating special occasions. Celebrate your success that time you become a better person each time. Most of the time people will expect you to remember the birthday, anniversary and success stories, that is why it our chance to make them feel good and more happy.

    Special Occasion is not better to celebrate alone. It is best to enjoy with friends, family or with your sweetheart.

  • Take an elderly person out to dinner

    I remember when we went out dinner with other kids. I don’t know them and I can’t recall their names but the memory remains especially the man who brought us together to a dinner. My mother used to help Mr. Tapalez on laundry, that is why I was given the opportunity to be invited to a dinner.

    From Mr. Tapalez home, we picked the other kids at Tandang Sora, near Old Balara Elementary School. From there we went to Max’s restaurant at Quezon Avenue. I grew up missing the taste of chicken we shared on the table. There was something on that day that I won’t forget, maybe it was my first time to dine with the person I only meet once and never forget. I wish I can remember the names of the other kids and the real name of Mr. Tapalez.

    It would be nice if there will be a second time around to be with them on a dinner.

    Good meal, good conversation, great memory. It’s what I’ve learned. If you have given a chance to treat a child or an old man. I know for sure it is a good moments to remember.

  • Take more pictures

    It’s good to live in this generation where you can take pictures from camera installed on different gadgets. Mobile phones and digital cameras that are rarely exist from 1970’s and below.

    I only have a few pictures to kept from the past that can brought me back to remember we’re I was. Most of my photo are not personally mine, but own by whom I am with. I am with the group photo and other are form the stolen shot.

    Take pictures on every place you’re going for the first time because it is nice to remember when it was. It is good to see how young you are or become sexier as of now. Take photo with different people you meet in life, its good to remember that you been with special person like celebrity and most of important friends or family.

    Pictures are the evidence that you can share to people, friends, and family. You can’t bring the place where you went or the food you eat but we can took pictures of it.

    Sometimes we have to trash some photos that only give us bad memories, keep only the good ones. The pictures in relations from the past love life will sometimes put some smile or make you feel sad.

  • Short Circuit Your Reaction Spirals

    It means of breaking up or stopping the current flow. It is useful to short circuit our reaction if it is negative. Reaction spirals is like thinking repeatedly and it happens when we are excited or in worries.

    anger management
    anger management

    Worries must be short circuit because it will only make you feel uncomfortable. It will continue to attract bad luck and it must be stop. We can stop it by changing our thinking. We can try to change our moods the way we see or feel things. We can always alter our reaction gradually.

    Study and understand your situations before we give reaction and it will be more effective. Relax before we think and decide on every complicated situation.

    I remember when I failed to short circuit my reaction and I know it happens to you too when you can’t avoid to laugh.

    Hold your anger as much as possible and relax, think just before we react to lead us in positive luck.

  • Pick a roadmap

    We all know that map show us the locations and the road is the path we are going. Do you have a road map? Why do we need it?

    Most people live and die for nothing or living not knowing where they are going. From the point of your birth to the end point of your life, where do you think you are now? We can say from point A to Z what letter are you in between as a progress. Have you been successful along the way?. If you don’t know where you are, the road map is a very useful tool to get there.

    A roadmap without destinations is like a life going nowhere. It is very important to see where you are and where are you going. Once you know where to go, it supply the vision of directions and the guidance. It will never fails you as long as you follow it.

    The roadmap is also your life’s blue print. We can make or copy the road map of successful man or we create our own road map. But if you want to make a shortcut copy or follow the road map of a successful people and it’s up to your ability to follow. I don’t say shortcut is an easy way, often times it is more difficult. It only gives the idea that if they can do it, yes you can do it.
    Success is getting what you want or choose; you can also become successful if you choose to fail.

    The roadmap to become who you are or where you want to be requires good action plan. Action and Plan will help you get there. You are making a day dream without action plan and it will not happen.

    Companion, team mates, partners, and friends with you will be a nice journey, they are the people who use to have the same goals or interest that you have. Moving together forward will make your journey more fun and successful.

  • Friends are not easy to ignore.

    We can earn much happiness if we are friendly enough. We can say that one friend can give so much for one good reason not just once but in many times. What are things that you can give from each of your friend that will never cost money? It is love, trust, companion, and more. If you are in trouble, your friends can support you and even in the middle busy schedule they will come to see you. That’s how good friends do. Friends will come and see you even if you’re ok or not. Some friends come only when you are down or sick as a hero who save the day. Some friends remember only when they need you not because you are nothing but because you are special. You may be good or have something that others don’t, that is why you become special.

    mt pico de loro photo

    You can meet new friends during outdoor activities. Like how I meet new people on that day hike at Mt. Pico De Loro. We have a group photo above. Photography by Leah Tabios.

    How do I make friends?

    I make friends most of the time and timing is important. Making friends is not often instant it requires building relationship. I can be a friend but will they accept me as a friend? Not all friends can give a strong bond at least you have connections.

    Friends are not easy to ignore. They are just like a hungry stomach that we feed up or skip meals when needed. Not all the time we are happy with our friend that is why we need to have many friends to be with. Give thanks for all the people who accept you as friend, we may not meet their expectations as a friend at least we recognized and understand.