more time

I can't help but wish that there should be more hours in a day so I can do all the things I want and still be able to get enough sleep. As it is, I just realized (after making a 24-hour graph of my weekday activities) that I only have about three hours in one day as personal relaxation time! An with that personal time, I would have wanted to do a lot: garden, bake, try a new recipe, do or learn crafts, read a book, listen to music, watch tv, play on my xbox, exercise, and most especially, time to spend with my family. How I wish that my waiting and commute time be lessened to a more reasonable time. My commute to the office with no traffic should only be 45 minutes at most and waiting time should be zero. Oh well. How I wish I can maximize my time (I read, watch shows while on commute but that does not count as personal time but just whiling away time) and be more productive!

PS And as I write this, I am waiting for our meeting to start.

travel videos

So I had been thinking about this a long time - making videos of my travel pictures so I can share it with others. I was inspired to do some after seeing my cousin's really beautiful videos.

I started doing some through Windows 10 photo app but it is so limited with its editing options. The old Windows Movie Maker is so much better! However, I am not an expert so I am glad for its theme options and click and drag functionality. But I how I wish I can do more, especially with adding texts with animations.

I tried the free movie maker, Shotcut, and it looks easy to do after watching its basics tutorial. It will take up much time to master though and time is what I do not have for this activity. And I just realized, with these types of software (okay, app), I need to know about music! I should know about music that goes well with what I want to show. Omy! I just realized that editing is too much work and I am in awe of those who do this.

So for now, I am glad of the super basic theme-based movies I made.

I hope you enjoy this one!

reflections

Lately, I have been feeling a little down because of what's been happening at this point in my life. It feels like there are a lot more disappointments than good things going my way. But when I reflect on it, I know and I believe, always, that when bad things happen, it is because there will be something better. Maybe not in terms of the things I really want in the first place, but of things that is actuall good for me. I will just have to be patient and let God. Always, let go, and let God.

Sometimes, when I think of the things not going my way lately, I think of some stuff that brings out the rebel in me. I accept then, that I am a bad person for thinking about things and people in a bad way, but I always try to accept and still show a positive attitude towards other people who are making progress more than me. Maybe I am a fake person? But then again, I just don't want them to feel bad just because I feel bad. I just want to be positive always.

In all these reflections, I just try to let go, and not worry about things I have no control over. Things will fall into place (though it sounds so cliche). I will just have faith in God and let his miracle work on me.

Amen.

PS So I have a new software that makes me able to create short videos of my past travels. Nothing fancy but it makes me happy. So when I feel overwhelmed, I just face the screen and create a new video. Maybe I should post some here?