The NEW Science of Happiness

http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/images/TimeMagazine/Index.htm

Part of the positive psychology field. An excerpt:

So, what has science learned about what makes the human heart sing? More than one might imagine ? along with some surprising things about what doesn't ring our inner chimes. Take wealth, for instance, and all the delightful things that money can buy. Research by Diener, among others, has shown that once your basic needs are met, additional income does little to raise your sense of satisfaction with life (see story on page A32). A good education? Sorry, Mom and Dad, neither education nor, for that matter, a high IQ paves the road to happiness. Youth? No, again. In fact, older people are more consistently satisfied with their lives than the young. And they're less prone to dark moods: a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that people ages 20 to 24 are sad for an average of 3.4 days a month, as opposed to just 2.3 days for people ages 65 to 74. Marriage? A complicated picture: married people are generally happier than singles, but that may be because they were happier to begin with (see page A37). Sunny days? Nope, although a 1998 study showed that Midwesterners think folks living in balmy California are happier and that Californians incorrectly believe this about themselves too.

Read more about Positive Psychology from UPENN's website:
http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/

Articles to boostrap your Bike Commuting dreams

Link: http://commutebybike.com/cats/commuting-101/

1. A Guide to a Simple Bike Commute
2. The Slacker's Guide to Bike Commuting
3. How to React to Aggressive or Angry Drivers
4. How to Find the Perfect Route Using Google Maps
5. Top 5 Reasons to Claim the Lane (and why it's safer)
6. Top Five Tips for Staying Safe in the Heat
7. How to get Cleaned up at Work
8. Learn Your Local "Village"
9. Learn Your Bicycle's Anatomy
10. Essential Tips for New Riders

Bike Commuting

I'm planning to start a bike commuting movement, how do you think it should be started?

Biking around the Philippines in 56 days

AWESOMENESS!
http://philippinecycling.multiply.com/video/item/4/Biking_around_the_Philippines_in_56_days

JustRead: Googley advice about hiring and career

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-googley-advice-to-students-major-in.html

Important: Communication skillz, willingness to experiment, and passion!

Here's a related post:
http://www.mavericksatwork.com/?p=137

Additional: Discipline

You must have discipline to push forward innovation and creativity.

It's a whole new world

My not so happy day after Father's Day

My father's day, turned out to be not so happy the following day.

My grandmother died on the early hours of Tuesday, June 17; she will turn 84 this year. From my generation, i'm his favorite 'apo', and she brought me up on my early years. She taught me the moral values i know now, the attitude towards selflessly helping other people and always be a good friend. She's a real great person, a leader, a very positive person, very compassionate -- and someone i will surely, really miss.

I will miss the days when she will call at home, to ask for her medications, small change to buy stuffs, pay for this, pay for that. She's very 'makulit', because she knows i can't turn her down. People find ways to ask favor from me through her, which is very annoying at times! :)

One of the reasons why i haven't left our home town, is because of her. I remember, when i moved out and got married -- she always contest why i should live somewhere else, when we still have one room available (she won't mind fitting me, rose, my 3 kids and lots of other stuffs in there).

She had a really great life, she will be missed terribly, she will be remembered forever, and i will always treasure the times when she makes jokes and laughs when i am with her at home.

I just wished she lived longer to see my kids grow up and teach them the stuffs i learned from her when i was young. But i understand that she has to move on, and live the next phase of her life in paradise.

To my lola, thank you, i love you very much; goodbye for now, soon we will meet again.