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The Easier Way to Improve Your Life

November 29, 2022 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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It’s said that your habits eventually become your destiny, so if you want success in your life then you have to develop good habits. On that note, one of the better books I’ve read recently is Atomic Habits by James Clear. While I tend to stay away from titles that the bookstore seems to have bought too much of, I found out there was a pretty good reason why it’s recommended so much after reading it. It’s actually really good as there’s a lot of useful and important information inside.

Of course, reading alone is useless if you don’t apply what you learned so among the things I learned there I’m currently trying out habit stacking, the 2 minute rule, and setting up your environment. There are so many more lessons and examples inside, but for this article, we’re going to talk about that last one as it’s one of the easiest, and probably one of the most impactful.

Your habits change depending on the room you are in and the cues in front of you. Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior.

James Clear

Your actions and choices are based on your environment

You stay quiet at a library, you drink and dance at clubs, you work while in the office, and you get wary when you’re on a dangerous street at night. Obviously, depending on where you are, you will act differently, and that’s one way that your actions and choices differ depending on your environment.

As for how else your environment affects your choices and habits, let’s have some other examples. Let’s say you want to be healthier, but the only food in your house is junk food. You want to have a stronger body, but you have no exercise equipment and there’s no gym in your area. You want to learn how to be a better person, how to invest money, or how to become a better leader, but you never bought any books about those things you want to learn.

Do you think you’d be successful in those things that you want to do? Of course not. Sadly that’s how most of our lives are built. Somehow, the environment we live in just ended up that way because it’s what’s easy or convenient. We also just copied what’s popular, what other people around us do, and we keep doing things that have always been done that way even though it’s no longer good for us.

Carl Jung, a famous psychologist, once said that unless we make the subconscious conscious, it will direct our lives and we shall call it fate. In other words, unless we pay attention to things we’ve been doing automatically, then those things will shape our future, for better or worse. Unfortunately, those include bad habits that ruin our lives.

So what can we do about it then? Building good habits is usually pretty hard. You’d need a lot of time and willpower, but most of us are just too tired and busy with our jobs and all of our responsibilities.

Fortunately there’s an easier way to build good habits which is the easier way to improve your life.

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How to get an International Certificate of Vaccination in the Philippines

September 8, 2022 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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If you want to travel abroad, then getting vaccinated can give you a lot of perks and advantages. You have to remember though that while the vaccination card or certificate you got from your city or LGU works all over the Philippines, it is not recognized abroad. If you want a document that is recognized all over the world as proof of vaccination, then you will need something called an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICV), which is what some people think of as a “vaccine passport”.

While it’s not an absolute requirement for some countries, having one will definitely make travel much easier. For example, in some countries it will let you skip quarantine requirements and/or negative testing requirements. Sometimes you can even get discounts. In any case, if you are already vaccinated and you want to travel abroad soon, then it’s definitely a good idea to get one. It’s relatively cheap and easy to get anyway. Here’s how to get an International Certificate of Vaccination in the Philippines.


Main Requirements:

  • Vaccination card/proof of vaccination from your LGU.
  • One valid ID (Driver’s License, Postal ID, etc.)
  • Passport (with at least 6 months validity.)
  • Email address for your ICV.BOQ.PH account.

Main Steps (Short Version):

  1. Register at icv.boq.ph.
  2. Add your information at the profile section.
  3. Upload scans or photos of your valid ID, vaccination card(s), and passport.
  4. Schedule an appointment.
  5. Pay online to confirm your appointment.
  6. Bring your original vaccination cards, ID, and passport to your BOQ appointment and show them to the BOQ personnel.
  7. Receive your International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICV).
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How to get your National ID (PhilSys – Philippine National ID)

August 15, 2022 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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In the modern world, you NEED an ID. You’ll need it to prove your age and identity, register for memberships, verify accounts, and more. For more important business like opening bank accounts or investment accounts, then you need “stronger” valid IDs like a passport or a driver’s license which can be expensive and difficult to get.

Thanks to Republic Act 11055, however, Filipinos can now get a “National ID” which should be one of the most powerful proofs of identity in the country. It’s FREE and as of 2022 the application process is relatively quick and easy, despite the extremely long waiting time before delivery. The months will pass anyway, so why not register for one now? It should only take half an hour depending on how many people are at your registration station anyway.

What are the requirements? Two valid IDs, OR your original PSA birth certificate. 

(As of this writing, they now only require one Valid ID. Also, click this link if you want to learn how to get your PSA Birth Certificate Online and have it delivered to your house.)

Note: The National ID is one of the easiest identity documents to get, and I really recommend it for people who do not have any IDs at all, such as people from far-off provinces or homeschooled children without school IDs. Just bring your original PSA Birth Certificate which you can get online or from a PSA branch. Take note though that aside from the National ID, the next “easiest” IDs to get are the Postal ID (1 week to 1 month to acquire) and the Passport. They’re not free though, and it will take a while to get an appointment slot for the passport.

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Five Reasons Why Self-Improvement Brings Happiness

July 27, 2022 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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How do you define happiness? Is it achieving your most important goals? Is it obtaining the things you want most? Is it being grateful and content with what you have achieved so far? Is it in living without major problems, as well as in having the ability to solve life’s problems as they come?

I’ve always been a fan of self-help and self-improvement books. Most of the better ones contain a lot of lessons that can make you a better person and improve your quality of life, and the very best ones not only contain the usual inspirational stories and lessons, they are also backed by psychological research. Great quality books, videos, and seminars won’t just teach you skills that can lead to better opportunities (e.g. people skills, time management, productivity, etc.), they can also teach you mental and psychological skills that can let you become more successful at the opportunities that you find. Aside from that, they can teach you how to anticipate and manage all the stresses and future problems that you’ll face in life.

There are so many great things out there that we can learn, and they can definitely improve our present and our future. Keep reading, because here are five reasons why self-improvement brings happiness.

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Slowly Coming Out of Hiatus

July 9, 2022 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Well hello everyone! As you can see I haven’t posted anything at all recently, and that’s because of my unannounced hiatus. There was just so many things that happened in the past couple of years that my weekly writing habit and schedule broke, and I also lost most of my motivation and inspiration to write.

The good news is, I am planning to change that soon. It won’t be an instantaneous change, but there will be a positive change.

Notice: I won’t accept guest posts or answer emails for now. There are still a lot of things I need to settle before then.


What’s next?

I have just started reading a book called Atomic Habits by James Clear, and so far it contains a whole lot of useful information on how to learn new good habits as well as how to get rid of bad ones. Of course, reading alone won’t change things for the better. We need to ACT and CHANGE if we want things in our life to improve, and that’s what I intend to do. 

While I won’t attempt to make several drastic changes and overwhelm myself, I will attempt to make a lot of small incremental improvements that add up over time. I’ll slowly but surely get back into writing to give useful life-changing lessons for you soon. Stay tuned!

Successful people are simply those with successful habits.

Brian Tracy

On a side note, I’m also working on a new hiking article on my other blog, OneAdventurer.com. That article about Mt. Gulugod-baboy is pretty much done except for some final proofreading. The next thing that may take a lot of time would be the picture edits. If you’re interested in learning about local hiking areas in the Philippines as well as some tips and tricks for beginners, go check out my other blog: OneAdventurer.com!

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