Cebuana Lhuillier, the leading and largest microfinancial
services in the Philippines recently commemorate the International Day of
Happiness last March 20, 2019 at the Happy Garden Café in Makati City, it was
billed as Laugthernoon with the worldwide theme of Happier One, Happier
Together.
First to talk is Cebuana Lhuillier Happiest Pinoy 2010
first grand winner Winston Maxino, he is a Corporate Executive who was
diagnosed with incurable bone disease (Ankylosing Spondylitis). In his talk
Maxino discuss how his life changed after bagging the title, but his important
message lies on the perspective of what is happiness now a days, many Filipinos
of today is having a lot things to discuss when ask what is and where is
happiness, for a person like him living with agony of his sickness and his
survival, his goal now is to share it to many people about happiness, who like
him turning negative to positive.
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| Winston Maxino |
“Happiness is like a boomerang, because when you send
happiness out it comes back to you, I research on it just to check if someone
really thought of that as well, and I found out, yes many other people are
saying the same thing, and I believe that same thing, they just use different
words instead of happiness, love is like a boomerang, kindness is like a
boomerang, good energy is like a boomerang, many stories of my life remind me
of this boomerang event.” Maxino said
After being tagged as the Happiest Pinoy in the
Philippines, Maxino admits that its more than a title, more than what he is
undergoing everyday fighting to survive, his sister is the one nominate him for
this award that he didn’t knew at first, however when she confront her sister
Gigi about it, the reply is to just give back the generosity and kindness he
bestow to her, and he was deeply touch by this gesture, and that is a blessing
that comes in full circles in many ways.
“The blessings that we give to others, return to us in
many ways we least expected, happiness begets more happiness.” Maxino further
discuss.
“We have the right to pursue happiness but never, never
at the expense of others, we honor the right of the people around us to be happy
as well, so we cultivate an atmosphere of mutual respect love and kindness.” He
added.
But Maxino insists that Happiness now is just simple,
ordinary maybe or some things we don’t usually notice, this are the facts he
learned in the past year in making speeches or talks on how happiness turn 360
degrees in his life.
“I believe in the joy from the simple and little things I
do, we do not need to make grand gestures or sacrifice to be happy, it is thru
the simple deeds like smiling, or greetings friends or people around us to show
how happy you are to see them, or remembering people’s birthday or occasions, a
warm hug, taking time to listen to the problems of others, expressing concern
to others, or giving my love one a gift that they want to receive.” Maxino in
closing his talk.
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| Laughter Yoga Master Paolo Martin Trinidad |
After Maxino very enlightening talk, he was followed
right away by Paolo Martin Trinidad, a laughter yoga instructor, yoga is a Sanskrit
word that means unity, it’s a unity of mind, body and spirit, he was doing this
type of exercise to mostly depressed area like colony or jails, war zones and calamities stricken places in
the Philippines.
Trinidad attack is more on the science of laughing, the
benefits and how it help our body, as the saying goes, laughter is the best
medicine that’s why comedy films is always a hit for Pinoys. Trinidad gain his
wisdom from a Master in India.
“In order for us to be happy, it involve the areas in
your face, first could be your jaw, then your upper lip to your cheeks, the
third is the muscle, and kung gusto nyo talaga maging masaya, isabay-sabay nyo
sya i-galaw.” Trinidad said.
One best advise Trinidad leave to us is to start your day
laughing right after you wake up, doesn’t mind if people thought your crazy,
the important is the vibes and the good mechanical effect hormones in your
body.
“They say that laughter is the perfect body workout, it’s
because according to science 20 seconds of laughter even if it’s fake is
already equivalent to 3 to 5 minutes of workout.” Trinidad insists.
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| Ms.Lani Mesia-Suzon of Cebuana Lhuillier |
Happiest Pinoy
2018
The multi awarded search for Happiest Pinoy goes a long
way already as initiated Cebuana Lhuillier wayback 2010, for 2018 there are
over a thousands of nominations that they receive coming from here and abroad, either
tru SMS and online application, this is also for a fact that they added 10
categories aside from the grand winner, and this are for the upstanding
Filipinos representing many fields of life.
The 10 categories are youth, PWD (Persons With
Disabilities), Manggagawang Pinoy, Professionals, Lingkod Bayan, Overseas
Filipino Workers, Entrepreneur, Employees and from the community called
Lesbians, Gay, Bisexuals, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) .
Cebuana are already narrowing the lists of nominees, and
soon a special set of judges will convene to select the winners in those
categories, Title holder will win P1 million and category winners will get
P50,000 cash prize. Among the jury they have in the past are Vice President
Leni Robredo, Motivational Speaker Francis Kong, Broadcaster Luchi Cruz Valdez,
Cultural of the Philippines Chairman Emily Abrera, 2006 CNN Hero of the Year
Efren Penaflorida and Cebuana Lhuillier Insurance Solutions head Jonathan
Batangan.
For updates on the results of Happiest Pinoy 2018, you may log on to facebook or check
www.happiest-pinoy.com .
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