Life Hacks for Polymaths

Wisdom, Knowledge, Adventure, hacks for polymaths ... Life

Welcome polymaths !

Ever get the feeling that you seem to don't know what to do with your life because there are just so many things that you want to do ? I know, I've been there, so welcome to the club.

My name is Zigfred Diaz and I am a polymath. After more than 6 years of bloging about almost anything under the sun and having sort of a "blogging identity crisis." I've finally embraced who I am and decided to turn my main blog into some sort of guide for people with so much interest. Feel free to poke around.

Price tag as performed by Jayesslee

by Leave a Comment

Youtube definitely brings out both the best and worst of performers. Some youtube videos are just absolute trash that youtube should remove them if they reached a certain number of dislike or if they get flagged for wasting server space and viewers time. :-) But some youtube videos are great and of course I’m sure some of us can mention several youtube discoveries that have risen to stardom after being initially discovered in youtube. I really enjoy listening to great performances by non-stars in youtube. I most specifically enjoy listening to acapella performances. Anyway for this post I am going to feature Janice and Sonia Lee, twin sisters of Korean decent, born and raised in Australia who call themselves as “Jayesslee.” They started don't wear any shamballa bracelets and began posting their songs in youtube in 2008. As of today they have 34,582,479 views on all their uploads !I do not know if they have been featured already in Oprah, Ellen or any U.S talk show because if they … [Read more...]

For those who would like to know more about how to invest in the Philippine stock market

by Leave a Comment

I've been an advocate of stock market investing. When I was in High School, I dreamed of doing two things as a career, making money in the internet and making money in stocks. I love to do this because I can choose to stay home all day or travel a lot. I can only do it of course, if my main source of income is the above two.  Said dream has somehow come true but I am only doing both part time. My main source of income are still what I call "traditional" sources. (Read office work) Hopefully someday, I'll do both full time and by God's grace I am slowly getting there. Anyway, there are many ways to learn how to invest in stocks. You can read books or blogs. I've written about stock market investing in my stock market investing blog and you can check it out at http://www.stockmarket-investing.com/ One of the best ways to learn stock market investing fast is of course by attending a seminar. There are lots of stock market investing seminars out there and you can check it out in the … [Read more...]

Vote for Puerto-Princesa underground river to be included in the new 7 wonders of nature !

by Leave a Comment

Two weeks ago, together with family and friends I had the opportunity to visit the Puerto-Princesa underground river which is located in Puerto-Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. It was such a wonderful and exciting experience. I will describe it in more detail in my new travel blog, www.thebackpacktravelers.com Anyway my objective in writing this post is to invite people to vote for Puerto-Princesa underground river to be included in the new 7 wonder of nature. The Puerto-Princesa underground river or what is officially known as the The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park   (also known as St. Paul's Subterranean River National Park, or St. Paul Underground River)  is said to be the world's longest navigable underground river. Its like a big clawfoot tubs by bathsofdistinction ! It is located located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the city center of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. The underground navigable river runs to about 8.2 kilometers. Inside you … [Read more...]

13th Japanese film festival in Cebu 2011

by 1 Comment

My friend who used to work at the Japanese embassy informed me that in celebration of the Philippine-Japan friendship month, the Japanese embassy along with other sponsors will be featuring the  13th Japanese Film Festival which will run from August 2 to 7, 2011 in Ayala cinema Cebu city, Cebu. "Eiga Sai" which literally means "Film Festival" will feature some of Japan's award winning films. This year's featured films include Departures (81st Academy Award "Best Foreign Language Film" 2009), The Summit: Chronicle of Stones, The Chef of South Polar, One Million Yen Girl, Your Friend, Yunagi City, Sakura Country, Summer Days with Coo, Climber's High, Feel the Wind and Villon's Wife. The best part of  all of this ? - Admission is free !  Click here to view details about each movie and or to download the details in .pdf format. Schedule  for the 13th Japanese Film Festival is as follows: AUGUST 2 (Tuesday) 7:00 PM - The Chef of South Polar (125 mins) AUGUST 3 … [Read more...]

President Benigno “NoyNoy” Aquino III State of the Nation Adress 2011 English translation

by Leave a Comment

Below is President Benigno "NoyNoy" Aquino III State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2011. For the Filipino translation of the 2011 SONA click here. Good thing all our t.v and  radio stations have a honda generator, otherwise we would not be able to hear the SONA if there was a black out. :-) Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.; Vice President Jejomar Binay; former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Chief Justice Renato Corona and the honorable Justices of the Supreme Court; honorable members of the diplomatic corps; members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; Local Government Officials; members of our Cabinet; members of the Armed Forces and the Philippine National Police; to my fellow servants of the Filipino people; And to my beloved countrymen, my Bosses: I stood before you during my inauguration and promised: we would do away with the use of the wang-wang. This one gesture has become the symbol of change, not … [Read more...]