Renz Taburada

If you woke up last Tuesday feeling tired and are still feeling run down, do not think that this is the end of the world and that your energy levels have been exhausted completely or that your age is catching up with you . Everyone has at least once felt too tired to get up, dress, drive, work, and come back to the house ten hours later after performing a variety of functions, only to continue cleaning up, filing, cooking, and execute all those routine activities we have learned to complete on a daily basis. But although you tried to sleep your tiredness away, the feeling of fatigue has prevailed and you are now in a worse state than ever before. Do not panic, but instead seek a doctor's advice and perform a medical check up. If all seem to be fine on the physical level, apart from the low energy levels you have been experiencing, then follow these tips and boost your energy to skyrocket heights.

People that experience a low energy period usually comfort themselves by resorting to sleep and adding extra hours of bed time in their attempt to find their lost energy somewhere in-between their bed sheets and covers. This is usually not the right strategy. If you have maintained a steady sleeping schedule, prior to this recent development, which suited your needs perfectly, the extra sleep you are planning to have will not help you increase your energy levels and take control of your life again. On the contrary, if you decide to sleep when your body does not need that extra sleeping time you are increasing the feelings of being tired and lethargic. Thus, instead of sleeping, try to exercise. Energy needs energy to be produced. By performing simple exercises, like walking or swimming, your body will increase its metabolism which will help you get your energy levels again up. Try introducing exercising as part of your daily routine and you will be witnessing a tremendous change in your energy levels as well as mind awareness.

Do not forget to consume fluids and particularly water. Additionally, by adding more vegetables, complex carbohydrates and proteins into your diet, you will see your energy increase and you will feel much better about yourself and be actually healthier than before.

Another tactic to boost your energy levels is to start working on something you have been postponing for a long time, but would love to see yourself doing. Hobbies, interests, volunteer work or house improvement projects can help you get rid of boredom, which can be a very good reason why you feel the way you do. You can invest time in doing things that are fun and relax your body and mind. Going camping, fishing, playing with your or the neighbor's kids, can assist you increase your recently dropped energy bucket and become involved again.

Most importantly, you have to get started. If you begin doing something that can take you away from that couch or bed, you will witness the difference in your energy levels instantly. Do not procrastinate. Act today and boost your energy levels back up where they belong.

Gustavo Wilcox

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At this present time when global warming and climate change is a much debated subject by environmental activists and world leaders, many people have turned to bicycles as their preferred method of transport. Those who wish to contribute positive impact to the environment opt to cycle to work rather than drive their car or take public ride. This is just one of the many benefits of bikes, you can get from A to B without worries of leaving carbon footprints which is harmful towards the environment.

Another great advantage of bicycle is the fact that if you do choose to cycle to go to work, you know that you won't get stuck in traffic congestion. In most advance countries where cycling is a very popular mode of transport, bicycle lanes are provided so even if there is heavy congestion, you don't have to get stuck in the middle of it. As a result it is a much more relaxing way of commuting to and from work and you don't have to worry about hours of extra time being added onto your journey if you get stuck in major traffic.

This is what Dodong Flores comes to mind after much difficulty of getting a public ride from his home in Manggahan, Pasig to his work in Shaw Blvd. Jeepneys coming from Antipolo, Tanay, Morong, Taytay that passed by in his place are already full at every morning rush. He would endure waiting for his ride for more than an hour before he can get one. And when he's taken his jeepney ride, that will be another forty-five minutes of battling with traffic congestion going to his destination. By then, he's already two hours late at work.

Finally, Mr. Flores decided to get a bicycle for his commuter. Not only that he's incorporating exercise into his daily commute, he also saves his transportation allowance, his one-hour and forty-five minutes public transport ride is reduced to a twenty minutes bike commute, and above everything else, he is reducing his own carbon footprints thus helping out to save the environment.

Ironically, Dodong Flores received mixed criticism about his bicycle commuting. His so-called friends call it ridiculous. Unfortunately, in the Filipino standards with mentality that owning cars is the barometer of financial success, Filipino people look at it that those who cycle are economic and social failures. While cycling is already a very popular mode of transportation in the USA, Europe, and most advance countries, it is still a very unknown culture and lifestyle here in the Philippines. Others discouraged him by showing him the dangers posed by cycling to work. But Dodong Flores is determined to pursue with bike commuting. After all, it's not a new-found lifestyle for him. As Mr. Flores described himself in his website - bicycle had already put much influence in his life since when he was still very young.

While most Americans bike to work already with their neck ties, or Copenhagen girls bike with their fashionable clothings and stilettos on, this is not the case with Mr. Flores who is living in this tropical country of ours. Instead, he dons his proper riding outfit for a more comfortable ride. He had to carry his office uniform, computer and other stuff in a back pack and move comfortably with his bike.

Dodong Flores on his way to work.

For Mr. Flores, cycling to work is not only about avoiding the rush and saving a fraction of his hard-earned allowance. Mr. Flores treats cycling as something spiritual. On pedaling, he stays focus and single-minded, just the way Buddhists meditate. On weekend rides, cycling is his way of prayer and communion with nature. Dodong Flores also realized himself that cycling is therapeutic. He is more mentally alert nowadays and have reserved energy throughout the day as compared to when he commutes through public transport.

Dodong Flores in one of his daily commute.

An avid cyclist, Dodong Flores not only cycle to work but also cycle to places he has business dealings with. He cycles from his home in Pasig to SM Fairview, Valenzuela, Las Pinas, Manila, and just about any places he needs to go. "I would like to set an example that biking is a viable method of transportation," his short explanation.

Dodong Flores is advocating bicycle commuting and cycling as a healthy lifestyle. He is documenting some of his rides at www.bikelog.co.cc. He can be contacted through his website.

Advantages of cycling as found in the Internet:
http://www.cyclesandfitness.com/Advantages of Cycling.html
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/staff_groups/lubug/cyclingoncampus/cyclingoncampus/advantages.html
http://deepakmajipatil.blogspot.com/2007/07/advantages-of-cycling.html

All photos copyrighted by Ms. Jovelyn Wacay-Flores

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Businesses operate to achieve various goals. To meet these goals a business must achieve two primary objectives: To earn a satisfactory profit and to remain solvent (be able to pay its debts). If a business fails to meet either of these primary objectives, it will not be able to survive in the long run.

Financial statements are accounting reports used to summarize and communicate financial information about a business. Three major financial statements - the income statement, the statement of changes in financial position, and the balance sheet - are used to report information about the business's primary objectives. These financial statements are the end result of the accounting process. Each of them summarizes certain information that has been identified, measured, recorded, and retained during the accounting process.

Income Statement: An income statement is a financial statement summarizing the results of a business's earnings activities for a specific period of time. It shows the revenues, expenses, and net income (or net loss) of the business for this period. Revenues are the prices charged to the business's customers for goods and services provided. Expenses are the costs of providing the goods or services. The net income is the excess of revenues over expenses; a net loss arises when expenses are greater than revenues.

Statement of Changes in Financial Position: A statement of changes in financial position is a financial statement summarizing the results of a business's financing and investing activities for a specific time period. The results of the business's financing activities are shown in a "Sources" section of the statement; this section includes sources from operations and other sources.

Balance Sheet: A balance sheet summarizes a business's financial position on a given date. It is alternatively called a statement of financial position. A balance sheet lists the business's assets, liabilities, and owner's equity.

Assets: Assets are the economic resources of a business that are expected to provide future benefits to the business. A business may own many assets, some of which are physical in nature, such as land, buildings, supplies to be used in the business, and goods (inventory) that the business expects to sell to its customers. Other assets do not possess physical characteristics, but are economic resources because of the legal rights they convey to the business. These assets include amounts owed by customers to the business (accounts receivable), the right to insurance protection (prepaid insurance), and investments made in other businesses.

Liabilities: Liabilities are the economic obligations (debts) of a business. The external parties to whom the economic obligations are owed are referred to as the creditors of the business. Usually, although not exclusively, legal documents serve as evidence of liabilities. These documents establish a claim (equity) by the creditors (the creditors' equity) against the assets of the business. Liabilities include such items as amounts owed to suppliers (accounts payable), amounts owed to employees for wages (wages payable), taxes payable, and mortgages owed on the business's property. A business 'may also borrow money from a bank on a short or long-term basis by signing a legal document called a note, which specifies the terms of the loan. Amounts of such loans would be listed as notes payable.

Owner's Equity: The owner's equity of a business is the owner's current investment in the assets of the business. For a partnership, the owner's equity might be referred to as the partners' equity; for a corporation, stockholders' equity. The owner's equity is affected by the capital invested in the business by the owner, by the business's earnings from its operations, and by withdrawals of capital by the owner of the business.

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I do things by halves. Sometimes, if I'm lucky I'll get 80% done before I allow myself to get distracted, just stopping short of completion. Just look inside my wardrobe and see the amount of things completed to 80%. Unfinished bags I've started sewing, knitted scarves with the knitting needles still threaded through, unsent postcards that are too old to post, a half assed filing system (the stuff that needs to be filed is in a big fat pile next to the phone). Look inside my email account and see 10 draft copies of letters I've been meaning to send (one is dated back to a year ago), and other countless emails I've left unread with the intention to read and reply. If I do eventually finish something, the pressure has to come from an external source (like a boss (which I don't have at the moment), or an irrevocable deadline). But even then, the journey to completion certainly isn't a pretty one. It's sorta like carrying a whinging child up a very steep hill. Eventually, all the noise and distraction stops me from doing what I'm meant to be doing and I'm forced to listen to her concerns.

"You don't want to keep going?" I say, "What do you want to do then?"
"Eat".
"Okay", I think, "I'll let her have her way this time so she shuts up".
I go to the fridge and feed her. Then I go back, ready to begin the journey again. But she's still hungry. So I go back and forth to the fridge until I'm sure food can't possibly be a concern anymore.
"You know you really should clean the bathroom before you start again", she says.
"You're absolutely right", I say. "I've been putting that off forever". After finishing the bathroom, I feel a little bit tired. I only manage to carry the child another couple of steps up the hill before she says, "You really ought to rest. You can't get anything done in the state you're in right now. Why don't you see what's on TV?"
"But It's almost 2pm" I say, "I have to reach the top by 8pm".
"You've got plenty of time", she assures me. "Once you're rested, you will be able to get to the top much quicker". I don't really believe her but I know I need to rest. So I put on the TV. "Oh, it's 'Oprah', great!" One hour later: "Oh, 'Dr Phil's' on. He's so relevant." One Hour later: "It's 'Totally Wild'". This is where I draw the line. "Look", I say, "Totally Wild is boring and educational, and the intro music is driving me nuts".
"You're right", says the little girl, "we'd better get a start up the hill again".
Finally we're off once more, but I realise we're running very low on time. I'm also extremely tired at this point, but I'm forced to keep going or risk not making it at all. At 7 o'clock I begin to sprint with the toddler on my back. Now it's my turn to whinge to her. It's a crazy sprint and I'm forced to leave out certain tasks due to time restrictions, but I make it finally, albeit rushed and 10 minutes late. I've finished but I'm certainly not satisfied with the outcome.

So the moral of the story is this: Imagine how much stuff we would get done if boring educational shows like 'Totally Wild' were on at an earlier time slot?

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