I celebrated my birthday with Larry King, Calvin Klein, Ted Turner and Jodie Foster...though them in other places and timezones.Officially 29, I opened my first day of this age with a brand new haircut - ending the five-year reign of the long, straight hair and now crowning the short, bouncy bob. It was liberating! Finally, I was brave enough to try a new style. In the 28 years of my life, I spent almost 18 years wearing long hair, due in part to the media and social hype that females are more beautiful with the long and straight. Never mind that. Now, it's time for a change (parang commercial?)
While the steam treatment dyes my hair to a subtle magenta, I kept myself busy with David Bach's bestseller "Smart Women Finish Rich" a book that encourages women to become wiser and in control of their personal finances in preparation for retirement, loss, or any unwanted incidents.
It says how women all over the world have often depended on their spouses or employer for financial survival, leaving themselves unprepared for the future. TRUE. And while I haven't finished the entire book yet, it had already converted me to creating an action plan for my own retirement, and for the next 30 years of my life. After all, even if I am not to live in the next 30 years, there are people that I will leave behind.
These people that I love -- my husband and daughter -- we three went out for a dinner at my all time favorite Pancake House. We laughed our hearts out while my daughter danced and cracked her funny mannerisms and expressions. Before we left the mall, we rode the carousel - my childhood favorite ride too. :)
At 29 -- after living independently, getting married, supervising a team, rearing up a child, and balancing housewife and corporate roles -- I believe I have grown braver, wiser. I have learned to change perspectives and stand up for something that I believe is right. I have learned to depend more on God, and follow his "corrections" and directions. I left my comfort zone and went to the "exciting" unknown. And there is more to come. The best is yet to come.
Thank God for family, SMS, Facebook and loving friends and thoughtful contacts, my day was just full of "Happy Birthday" messages. Technology has just opened up new channels to reconnect with friends from elementary schools, previous companies, and relatives from miles away. I almost cried when I saw the stream of Facebook wall greetings. (Thanks everyone!)
It says how women all over the world have often depended on their spouses or employer for financial survival, leaving themselves unprepared for the future. TRUE. And while I haven't finished the entire book yet, it had already converted me to creating an action plan for my own retirement, and for the next 30 years of my life. After all, even if I am not to live in the next 30 years, there are people that I will leave behind.These people that I love -- my husband and daughter -- we three went out for a dinner at my all time favorite Pancake House. We laughed our hearts out while my daughter danced and cracked her funny mannerisms and expressions. Before we left the mall, we rode the carousel - my childhood favorite ride too. :)
At 29 -- after living independently, getting married, supervising a team, rearing up a child, and balancing housewife and corporate roles -- I believe I have grown braver, wiser. I have learned to change perspectives and stand up for something that I believe is right. I have learned to depend more on God, and follow his "corrections" and directions. I left my comfort zone and went to the "exciting" unknown. And there is more to come. The best is yet to come.
Thank God for family, SMS, Facebook and loving friends and thoughtful contacts, my day was just full of "Happy Birthday" messages. Technology has just opened up new channels to reconnect with friends from elementary schools, previous companies, and relatives from miles away. I almost cried when I saw the stream of Facebook wall greetings. (Thanks everyone!)
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