-Miguelmente-

As mentioned in several of my previous posts, I spent most of this year soul searching; trying to find out more of who Mic is and what I want to do with my life. Though I still am not entirely sure, I am leading towards counselling while releasing music on the side in the hopes of becoming famous. How I describe myself: -Reflective -Thoughtful of others I care about -Ambitious -Stubborn -Keener -Cliche (FEB 1, 2016) What I learned about myself over the past year -I like to try to keep everyone happy, as hard as that is. Surrounded by the right people, otherwise I'm "lonely" -I like to finish what I start, I don't like to start what I can't finish Favourite Song of 2016: Me and Your Mama - Childish Gambino Final Weightroom progress: 170lbs Squat 150lbs Bench 90 lbs OHP Things I look forward to in 2017: -Releasing more music -Having more time to myself -Learning -Writing -Trip to Japan -Meeting new people In summary, in 2017 I wil...

"Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you land amongst the stars." More than a responsibility- an obsession

Christmas was aight. Mostly got money and clothes. I didn't get exactly what I wanted aside from the Google Chromecast Audio from Thomas. It's alright though, I'm grown, and I'm happy to have spent Christmas with family. Us being together for christmas is enough for me and it's a blessing. Later today I think that I'll be getting my dad's iPhone 6+ while he gets the 7. I'm hoping he's kept his phone in good condition. Not to sound like I'm spoiled or anything , I'm thankful.

I will  make it big some day. The stage is set for me. I have the looks, the personality, and the mentality. I have to get myself out there more and practice and work every day. I will help change the world for better, being a role model and a positive image in this world. I will. Mark my words.

"Both taking on a challenge and creating something is painful. But it's fulfilling."

I've been a little on the lazy side. However, I can be great at what I do when I fully put my mind into it and invest a significant amount of time. I believe that the generation that I was born into (Generation Y), though highly technological, is also overall lazy. More often than not we obtain what we want sometimes at the click of a button. Compared to past generations, where they may have had to wait a couple days and had to use older methods which were not as efficient. My point of this post is that I want to obtain that work ethic and not be so lazy. I'd say that frequently I had gotten away with being naturally talented and smart to get by in various situations, tasks, and activities. Whether it'd be learning other languages, music theory, instruments, or writing; I'd like to stay disciplined and have the impeccable work ethic that the greats all have. It's definitely easier said than done, but this is the first step, realizing it and thinking about it...

Really no two days are the same. However, one lesson I learned over this past year is one big step to improving one's self is to have good habits. Thus with music currently being my primary motive, my days will revolve around writing, singing, and playing instruments. One must not forget to exercise and eat healthy to maintain good health and promote longevity in life. Activities: 8 hours of sleep Practice Japanese Practice Spanish Write Pray Practice Singing Practice Freestyling Practice an Instrument Exercise An Example of an Ideal Day in the life of  19/20 yr old Mic ~ Wake up 6:45AM ~ Pray Divine Chaplet 6:47 ~ Write in book 6:55AM ~ Eat breakfast 7:00AM ~ Brush teeth, etc. 7:10AM ~ Practice Spanish 7:20AM ~ Leave for Gym 7:50AM ~ Workout 8:05AM ~ Rhonda Class 9:00AM ~ Visit Work 9:50AM ~ Arrive Home 10:00AM ~ Shower 10:10AM ~ Practice Singing 10:30AM ~ Practice Instrument 11:30AM ~ Eat lunch 1:00PM ~ Learning Period 1:00PM ~ Practice Freestyli...

................... From September 2016 to December 2016 I enrolled in my third semester at Langara. This was following the summer semester and the spring semester. Originally I was planning on taking three courses, but mi madre pushed me to take one more, so I added on the second course of Spanish. Alongside work, school was a daily challenge to keep up with, but I managed to pull through and I believe that I passed all my courses. I enjoyed my courses for the most part (aside from Marketing.. more on that in a bit), though I feel like I did not truly 'learn' as well as I could have. Thus I plan to take only three courses next term and really get into the habit of good studying and review. SPAN  (80% B+) Laura Vass. What an amazing teacher. Ella es muy simpatica y inteligente. She was the first college professor that I had, and I'm a little sad that I won't be taking any more courses of hers. In regards to the course, it was definitely vamped up compared to the ...

A picture I found on the Internet (facebook)

Yes, t'is the Season. Christmas is coming in about 15 days. It hasn't snowed outside in Vancity since February 2014 until now. Pretty cool. Anyways, yesterday I wrote my final exam. It was marketing where I bsed everything and didn't study at all for it. Pretty confident I passed though. --Planning on posting about previous semesters soon-- In other news, I bought myself this book, which I believe is the best thing that I've spent my money on recently. I will write in it every morning when I get up to jump start my day. 😀😀

I can say that I was an obedient child for the most part. I was also taught proper discipline and how to respect others. Myself however, I believe through all the video games and time spent on the computer, I lack some self-discipline. Though not a total waste of time, I definitely have wasted a lot of hours of my life of repetitive game play and scrolling the internet. It was good in a sense that I could possibly tackle the game in different ways than previous trials, and I truly appreciate the game by playing it a lot. Scrolling the internet... not so much. I don't want to fry my brain on unnecessary junk. I can also say that I'm more than lucky, I'm blessed and spoiled. I don't ask for much now compared to when I was a child of course. It's more-so how I choose to live my life. People would die to be in my shoes. I feel like I could appreciate my life better by making the most out of it and experiencing as much as possible, doing what I like while giving back...

On the week of Sunday December 11 I don't have school anymore. This is the week after I complete my exams. I only have work on Sunday and Monday both from 11:30-8pm in Produce. Sunday December 11-Saturday December 16 Other than that, at the moment, my schedule is quite open. Therefore I shall list activities that I would like to get accomplished by then.. 1)Finish Death note with Thomas 2)Fix sleeping pattern 3)Clean House Clean + Organize Room Sweep/Vacuum House Organize downstairs 4)Organize Computer files Google Docs Desktop Both Laptops iPad Phone Mom's Tablet 5)Start Praying the Divine Chaplet every night, Rosary every morning 6)Hang with Friends: David Ho Julia Dom   , Melissa Sean Cc Bros Chi? / Niko 7) Look for Book in Store along Main Street - Front & Company? E22 & Main 8)Christmas shopping 9) (If haven't already) Start practicing singing + writing + rapping everyday 10) Write Japanese...

1) Google ChromeCast Audio -So that I can connect my devices and stream wirelessly to my speakers in my house. 2) Some kind of sound board... For music making purposes... Need to do more research on this 3)Google ChromeCast TV -Same as the Audio except for the TV. If I want to watch movies/ youtube on my ipad or laptop I can wirelessly connect, no need for HDMI cable or anything! 4)Money This is a give in, mainly for my Japan trip and to buy clothes/ other necessities 5)Nice Pens I would like nice pens because I seem to write neater and I enjoy writing for longer periods of time with an ergonomic and nice pen.  Sounds a little nerdy/silly, but it's true. Ideal pens are nice and thin and easy to grip and hold. Also the ink comes easier meaning I don't have to press down too hard. *This list may be updated before Christmas.. 6)Ukelele As I am getting into music, playing the ukelele wold be ideal for me as it is portable. I want to be able to bring it with me t...

Yes, I've been busy.. I've been busy I got papers projects exams on the daily It's been silly...Its been silly Final weeks. .. we be alright. (Drunk in love) Just to put into perspective what is happening in these last two weeks of school: -Wednesday November 30  -  SPAN ORAL Exam,   Marketing Presentation  (Dressing up for both) -Thursday December 1 - SPAN AURAL Exam,  ENGL Term Paper Due, JAPN hmwk/ vocab -Friday December 2 - 11:30-8:00pm WORK (Produce) -Saturday December 3 - STUDY FOR EXAMS, meeting up with JPN classmates to practice ORAL -Sunday December 4 - 11:30 - 8:00pm WORK (Produce) -Monday/Tuesday ...JAPN Oral -Tuesday December 6 - 1:30 JAPANESE FINAL -Wednesday December 7 - 8:30 SPANISH FINAL,    6:30 ENGLISH FINAL -Friday December 9 - 6:30 MARKETING FINAL (Suprisingly?) I'm not stressed at all. I know it's a lot, but I feel as if I will do fine. Of course I will study and prepare, but my mentalit...

So this semester I may or may not have mentioned that I'm in 3 different language courses: English, Spanish, and Japanese. Although I am already fluent in English, it is a requirement to take in most post secondary programs - though I don't have a major declared yet. This pattern could resemble my interest in communication and interactions. Given at the fact that I also dream of being a music artist, it seems I really enjoy expression. Oddly enough, I don't fret at all when writing papers as I don't worry too much about word count. I really don't mind writing, it's just I'm not too sure at the moment what kind of career it would translate into later on. Attached to this post is a picture that sums up what learning a language looks like. Just like most things in the world, it takes a lot of practice and repetition. I took the picture sort of as an accomplishment, as there are definitely way more flashcards and scrap paper that I wrote on in trying to pract...

I woke up with about 7h30min sleep. Pretty good, altyough i fell back asleep and got out of bed an hour later. Today I registered for my courses for the Spring semester, right after handing in a paper that I asked for an extension on for English class. I got the courses that I wanted, and I will definitely have more time to myself next semester. I have work in about two hours. I plan on working full time for two weeks during the vacation, so I can earn back all the money I've been spending and to make up for the RTOS I've done recently. I should earn about $600. Not bad, but of course I want more. There's about one and a half weeks left of school then final exams.. the grind, I'm almost there. Don't stop and take a break too early, don't let the throw beat you to first base.

I just had two nights in a row where I dreamt of baseball. More specifically when I was younger. I sure do miss it. ~November 8+9 And then the night after I dreamt of Basketball ~November 10 And then I dreamt of baseball again, I was Pitching, on the mound, where I had control of the game. ~November 20

Finally got hooked up, hit it after work and I fell right asleep, straight to bed at 9:30. I did struggle getting up the next morning.. but it was a great sleep :D In other news, my favourite cover artist on Youtube is still alive! She posted this video yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO3vINhsJnk Kim Vallido everyone :)

If not now.....When? If not you..... Who?

Money Make Your Girl Go Down

There are some activities that I wish to do everyday. It would definitely help expand my overall knowledge and work different parts of my brain. Here is a current list I would like to get started on: Everyday I Should -Pray the rosary, chaplet of divine mercy (+ expanded prayer)(one in morn, other at night) -Write whatever - on this blog & on paper -Practice languages - Spanish, Japanese, French -Practice singing - right pitch -Freestyle rap -Practice instruments -Exercise -Stretch -Meal Plan -Sleep for 8 hours -Read informative things .. -Have good conversations -Say hi to strangers "Do what you love, love what you do."

Opening one's self up/expression of one's self usually leaves one vulnerable and on the receiving end of criticism. One must understand this, as criticism is frequently negative; and perhaps obtain thick skin. An open mind and acceptance of criticism can go a long way. Lest we forget to learn from not only our own mistakes made, but those of others. Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

I'm capable of appealing to your emotions. I have the power of influence. I come straight from the heart.

Been real busy with life - especially school. Definitely put too much on my plate this semester, if I haven't mentioned that already. It's not easy managing time when one works and goes to school for at least 4 courses with heavy material and memorization. Aiming for 3 courses next semester in which I have to register for soon . I'm thinking it'll be 1) Creative writing Poetry 2)Psychology 3) Nutrition lab I'm still narrowing down as to what I may like for a future career. As of right now, I particularly enjoy writing in English - more specifically poems/lyrics. I also like helping out others, so psychology could be an option. That's all for now, stay tuned.

1) What am I going to do? What activity or task will I perform, start, or complete throughout this unique day. Everyday I wake up is a blessing and opportunity granted by God to use my free will to do what deems important to me. I only get so many days in my life and it could end unexpectedly. As cliché as it is, live life to the fullest everyday because you don't know when it'll be your last day. 2) How am I going to do it? This is definitely an understated question that most don't ask themselves. If I don't give it my all in certain activities, why bother doing it in the first place? "Go hard or go home" . Not only will I improve in the field I'm trying for, I will also feel better about myself for knowing I gave it my all and it will boost me overall. Insight / tldr: Find what you love and do it to your best capability. Though it is important to keep an open mind and to remember that there will be some things down the road which I won't neces...

"Be a Russell Westbrook in this world of Kevin Durants"

Yes, I've been through this many times but I keep falling back to it. If I ever want to get anywhere in life, (especially with my ambitious dreams), I need to get out of my comfort zone. That means I need to stop playing video games and the like. It doesn't matter what video game either. I may be tilted as I write this and sleep deprived, but this does hold truth to it. This is almost equivalent to getting your heart broken and you still choose to fall in love with that person/ the wrong person. I also hate the concept of tilting. Sure it's always been there, like slumping in baseball or basketball. It's all in the head. One positive thing to note about this is I like to see other people succeed and reach their goals. I've always liked to see other people happy. Hence why I'm leaning towards being a counsellor of some sort....Then again I also really liked playing League of Legends too, but I've been playing with the wrong people when I've been wanti...

Currently I am stuck in between finding the one and dating as many girls as possible. I know that the second option is probably the better and smarter choice, but I just can't help thinking of the future.

Aside from maintaining good posture both literally and having a good stance in life, my current personal lesson or goal is to get thicker skin.  I feel like I should be less sensitive to certain things such as criticism or small remarks made by others. I can be good at handling it sometimes, but other times it lingers in my mind. Really it all comes down to confidence. How will I take the criticism? Will I use it to motivate me to become a better person like the more successful people have? I sure hope so. I don't want to let it bring me down, but rather to use that "negative" and turn it into positives. What defines success anyways? Perhaps I'll write about that in another post. I'm a pretty empathetic person, hence why I think I'd be either really good or bad in social work. I'm not sensitive to every issue going around the world - nor am I aware of every issue. I do know that this world is troubled by the destructive nature of human beings. Just lik...

I had a dream, two nights ago, and I saw you again. It was vivid. It was you,  me, and Thomas. You were teaching us Spanish as we were walking outside with the beautiful scenery. I was on one side, Thomas was on your other. We had our arms around your back as we were helping you walk. Then suddenly we are in the car, I'm driving. Our destination is thomas' house - but not the house he lives in now (your old house) - his old house in Brandywine. We got lost, I almost drove off a cliff. Scared, thrilled, but happy all at the same time.  I wake up.

I really want to get into a habit of writing in this blog as a collection of thoughts so that I can look back at my ideas over time and how they evolved. There are only 24 hours in a day. Though it may seem like a lot, it really goes by fast. At least 1/3 (8) of the 24 hours is spent sleeping/resting. On days of working a job you spend another 1/3 of your day working. That leaves the last 1/3 of your day to do whatever tasks you may need to do. I'd say that my prioritization skills could  improve along with better multi-tasking. It's good to take breaks after x amount of work. It's also good to recognize what counts as a break and when you deserve a break . The way I like to think of it is you earn your rest, aka your sleep at night. Put in work daily so that you're tired enough to 'pass out' at night or whenever your time of slumber is. As extra motivation and as important as sleep is,  one extreme way to think of it is "I can rest when I'm dead....

It's cold

The GRIND.  Put in work.

I haven't posted in my blog for awhile, though I really wish I kept track of what went on in my life. Positivity, discovery, all these themes still exist in my life. I really wish I could apply them more. It's weird while working on myself, I really think about what I'm doing.. which can be both a good and a bad thing. I realize how intricate life and human beings are in each activity we do, but I let it get to my head. I'm not sure if I mentioned this before in previous posts but whatever. Positivity, growth. ---> Always looking forward, don't look back, just learn from mistakes made. I've been told that I'm not good enough in different ways. There are many ways I can take this in. I can ignore it and continue to do what makes me happy, or use it as motivation to make me better, which I choose to do. In regards to girls and relationships.. branch out more. But be even more open-minded, and just be honest with the girls. But don't be too ...

Alleluia, Happy Easter. There's a difference between wanting to know something and wanting to learn about something. Weed yourself from the norm.

As corny as this sounds: It's crazy how we're both currently on this planet and we may or may not know of each other. Maybe we've met already, or we've yet to meet. Right now and until we get married we are creating stories that we will tell each other all about in the future. I'm only 19 years old as I write this, but I want you to know that I am currently finding my way in life and always striving to be better so that I can be at my best by the time that we're married. Cheesy af, I say this as I'm trying to hit up 20 girls at once 😂. But you won't have to worry bout that once I gotchu.

So this is more of a diary-esque post because I felt like it and I wanted to post somethin since I haven't been able to for a bit. That is due mostly because a lot has been happening in my life and it's hard for me to put into words and express all of it. It's like programming how a programmer wants certain ideas and thoughts into whatever he/she may be programming. They input it by putting it into high-level coding language that humans can understand which is then interpreted, translated and broken down by the machine level of the computer. My point being is it is not exactly easy to process your thoughts and ideas the way you want it to. It may turn out a little/a lot differently. Anyways I had an overall great day. I feel like I've learned recently how important it is to learn something everyday. It can be about anything or any given topic, just always stay ambitious. Anyways my learning recently has been based off of realizing things. More on that in a bit. So I ...

Another personal post, but really when will I not post anything personal? This post is very messy and unorganized.. just like my life right now  They say often we say things about ourselves that aren't necessarily true. By that I mean when we describe ourselves to others, they may not perceive you the same way you perceive yourself to be. I thought I'd write this because lately I've been caring too much of what other people think of me. I used to not care, but I feel as if as long as I stay true to myself (whatever that may be) and I make good first impressions (by not being awkward ) then all is good. I like to think in other people's shoes a lot of the time anyways. Keep in mind that these perceptions can change at anytime. People change. These are just my current thoughts and I could be wrong about some things. What I think of myself -Good looking/handsome when I want to be -Gambino flow (rap,sing, thoughts, talk) -Awkward sometimes when I'm n...

"This ain't the right time for you to fall in love with me But baby I'm just being honest.." ... "In my Dark times.. Baby this is all I could be Only my mother could love me for me.." ... "In my dark times I still got some problems I know Driving too fast but just moving too slow And I've got something I've been trying to let go of Pulling me back every time .." Nah, don't worry. I wouldn't say I'm depressed. I just really like those lyrics and the song really hits me right now. In this time I'm in, I'm really trying to discover more about myself. I'm a pretty reflective person but sometimes i think too much that it turns into overthinking. I know it's not as bad as other people but overthinking is bad for anyone really, it creates problems that weren't even there before. Even though I don't like to admit it, I still have my regrets. One of them being is I wish I learned more when I wa...

Hmm will I be posting daily?  I'm not sure to be honest. I do tend to think too much so let's see if I run out of things to say. I don't want to seem like a negative person. I just feel like a lot of my posts will be about learning lessons through the daily struggles in life. Maybe one day I'll look back at these days and smile or laugh at how far I got and progressed in life. I should probably stop being too general in my posts though. Well, I am just freely writing. I wonder if anyone in this world would be interested to read about my thoughts. Let's cut to the chase. Lately I've been wondering who my real friends are. Throughout my 19 years on earth, I can't recall too many people I can call best friends. Thomas, Sean, Keenan, Matthew, Philip, Bryan, Elijah, Julia to name a few. Around these people, I really wasn't afraid to be myself around. However, best friend is a title that just can't be given away. As "chill" as it's "...

Gonna revive this. The raw unedited - write whatever I want and feel - me. Not that anyone checks my blog except yours truly. Anyways I'm currently 19 years old. It's February 24, 2016 just in case this post doesn't attach the date. Man that sucks.. it doesn't autosave what you write on the mobile app 👎 Ah well. Gotta not give up easily. -Back on track- I last wrote in this blog about 3 years ago. Most of my posts were about books and reading, which I wish I did more of today. Reading is a very overlooked skill in society today which people don't do enough of. Excuse me if my writing skills aren't up to par or if it isn't the greatest, but I haven't really taken English since highschool. I'm going to take an English course in the summer which I'm actually excited for. I miss writing in general. Back to myself. Currently I'm in a state where I'm really focusing on myself. I'm trying to learn who I really am and all...