Life Hacks for Polymaths

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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.

My top ten favorite Cory Aquino Quotes

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Cory Aquino was indeed one of our greatest leaders and a soon to be a national hero. These past few days I have been writing several post in her honor, if you have not read about it check out the following "The greatest legacy of Cory Aquino part 1" and then proceed to the "Greatest legacy of Corazon Aquino part 2." You can then read all about The history, music and lyrics of the song “I have fallen in love with the same woman three times.” Ninoy Aquino’s love poem to the former president. As a great leaders her words will echo throughout history and will continue to be quoted by men and women who dare to make a difference in this world. I've developed acne spending sleepless nights just trying to find these quotes (heheheh not really, so no need to buy acne creams) As president, Cory Aquino made several quotes but myy top ten favorite Cory Aquino Quotes are as follows: Cory Aquino quotes number 10 - “I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to … [Read more...]

Greatest legacy of Corazon Aquino Part 2

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In my previous post entitled “The greatest legacy of Cory Aquino Part 1” I discussed several legacies left by the presidency of Corazon Aquino. I said that I believe her greatest legacy was integrity. Now we continue on why I believe this is so. CORAZON AQUINO’S GREATEST LEGACY – HER INTEGRITY As I said the Aquino administration may not be perfect. In fact there were accusations before that some relatives of Corazon Aquino from the Cojuangco side that were taking advantage of Corazon Aquino’s presidency. Yet none can dare lift a finger and accuse Corazon Aquino personally of any corruption whatsoever. To this day, her integrity remains intact. In fact international observer and news media say that Corazon Aquino is the only president after Marcos whose integrity remains untarnished and intact. Her presidency was marked by simplicity, honesty and integrity. Stories about her simplicity and honesty are told by former staff. It is said that during a visit in a rural area, one was … [Read more...]

The history, music and lyrics of the song “I have fallen in love with the same woman three times.”

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In October 11, 1973, while imprisoned by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. otherwise commonly known as “Ninoy Aquino” wrote a poem for his wife, Cory Aquino entitled “I have fallen in love with the same woman three times.” Popular Filipino businessman –musician Jose Mari Chan gave music to the poem sometime in 1989 and included it in the album “Constant change.” While people appreciated the history and significance of the song, it did not become very popular when it was first released. With the recent death of former President Cory Aquino, great interest in the music and lyrics of the song  has been revived. People have come to greatly appreciate the song as this makes them remember two of the Philippines most respected icons of democracy. The music and lyrics of the song is a fitting tribute of Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and Cory Aquino’s eternal love for each other. Here is the song and lyics of “I have fallen in love with the same woman three … [Read more...]

The greatest legacy of Cory Aquino Part 1

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Today, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared a special non-working holiday. We are not having a holiday to celebrate an occasion but rather to mourn the death of a woman, a woman who changed the history of our country, a woman who restored democracy to our nation. That woman is no other than our beloved former President, Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino or fondly called by the people as “Cory Aquino.” Cory Aquino is not only known as an icon of democracy for the Philippines, but an icon of democracy for Asia and the rest of the world. Having led the greatest bloodless revolution known as “EDSA PEOPLE POWER” in modern times, she certainly earned her place in the annals of our history book by being the “mother of our democracy.” CORY AQUINO’S LEGACIES Cory Aquino is not only famous for toppling almost 2 decades of Marcos dictatorship and restoring the democratic institutions of the Philippines. She was responsible for all of the following, our present … [Read more...]

Mid-year economic briefing on the Philippine economy: In Recess or in Recession?

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I just learned from Ronnie Mangubat , one of my batch mates from the Street Strategists Financial literacy seminar Batch 16 that the University of Asia & the Pacific in cooperation with the UA&P Alumni Association will be conducting a “Mid-year economic briefing on the Philippine economy: In Recess or in Recession” This briefing will be somewhat helpful to those who are in business and those who are functioning as business plan consultant since this will give us a glimpse of what we can expect for the next year or so. Although economic briefings are just forecast and sometimes if not most of the times, some economic forecast will be far from what is actual happening, knowing what some economist thinks might be of actual help. If you are also new to exploring the world of business, finance, economics and even the stock market, you might also be interested in listening to this as the more you will be exposed to this kind of stuff, the more you will learn. The event will be … [Read more...]