Stay

I have a flight for Iloilo before sunrise tomorrow. It is supposed to be a Dinagyang weekend but when I bought the tickets, I only assumed the dates for the said event so I missed the festival last week. But Mac, who bought the same ticket schedule as mine, will carry on this planned travel.

I chose to stay. I preferred not to go home this month so early after the Christmas and New Year's vacation even if I miss everyone back at home. I am already used to this feeling. From the start, I have been separating myself to abate the wanting for their presence. I can survive the long months away from home. Maybe years too.

Feast in Lipa

Last Friday night, we went at Joey's home in Lipa for their fiesta. I enjoyed the sumptuous dinner served for us. I love the taste of their beef Teriyaki Batangas style.

And again for the fifth time, we stayed there until the next day. We had fun playing on PSP3 the games NBA, Street Fighter IV, and Table Tennis in the morning. My right shoulder suffers from pain right now due to physical simulation of the Table Tennis game.

We visited the Lipa Cathedral Church and Marian Orchard in the afternoon.

I never entered a gigantic cathedral before and that was a great experience. The inside walls and ceiling of the cathedral were painted with embossed-effect church arts. I also observed paintings of prophets from the Old testament that were hanged on side walls. The pews were long and well-maintained.

Marian Orchard is perfect for meditation. Its serene and idyllic view brought me back to nature and kept me close to God with a short silent prayer of thanksgiving. The cool and fresh air blown me away, away from the busy work life in Cavite.

We concluded the day by stopping by at a lomi house. Once again, we tasted the Batangas' lomi which is thick in sauce and rich in flavor.

Passion for Learning

I just remembered that I started writing on this blog when I joined ADI almost four years ago. It was back then when we we're so much excited on our first job. Everything is new. We're new engineers and came fresh from college. We're the first batch of NCG program.

Right now, I'm trying to relive or rekindle my passion for learning. As much as possible I yearn to enjoy everything I do in the company.

I still enjoy being in the office. I communicate with friends, do things I love, yet I look forward for a brighter future. Lights on please!

A Dream Come True?

The sun is smiling on us as we crossed the lake towards the crater of Taal. This is a memorable day because I wrote this two years ago as one of my dreams.

Waves are higher during our trip because of the moonsoon winds. Lakes should be calm most of the time.

Splashes of water during the sail soaked our trekking clothes. We come ashore at Talisay after 30 minutes of boat riding. By then, we have prepared to climb to the see Taal's crater.

The bags were heavy. I did not bring water to drink. No hanky to cover my nose.

The scenery on the lake--awesome!

His Story in me

All things change and time flies fast. See, this day was the last day of our work for this year. And it was an exciting and a challenging job I had for my starting career.

Everything has been planned, but it was not me who did it. I'm just walking through the way God prepared for me. Thanks to Him for all the blessings.

I'm thankful for having a job where the people are very nice to work with, our boss is very accommodating and I don't feel pressured by them. It is only me who makes myself feel pressured. (laugh) One thing I won't forget during one of our discussions about success -- we have to choose our boss. I'm just glad that God worked this out for me.

Everything is new to me. And its exciting to wake up each day seeing how marvelous and awesome God's hand is working. I know, my life is in His hands.

I am looking forward to even small things of changes for good to be successful not only for my career but also to other areas of life. Lead me Lord.