Journey

I will be deployed in Makati starting on Monday. I hope I'll learn a lot from the project. It will take me more than 2 hours of travel. That's the sad part. Aside from that I'll miss my officemates in ICITE. But I'll just enjoy what I have and still keep in touch with them. I also have many plans that I have to consider. I still have family problems to think of but I trust God that everything will go well. Worrying won't solve anything. I'll just have to be tough, be faithful, be focused and driven on what I'm doing. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! =)

I just watched "Maalala Mo Kaya" entitled "Letters". The story is so touching. I admired the person who wrote the letter. He's a very good son and a very kind, admirable person. God bless this guy for being able to accept every pain he had without any trace of hatred in his heart. His life is inspiring. He was able to change his brother with his kind and understanding heart - all for the love of his father. I really admire his character and the way he was able to resolve the family issues of his father and brother. FORGIVENESS, LOVE, ACCEPTANCE. Those were just some of the lessons I learned from the story. God bless these people. Thank God for everything.

Random Thoughts

> Pinoy Dream Academy is such an inspiring TV show. I like it. Go PINOY! =)
> I had a great day yesterday. Spending my time with my family and relatives made my day complete.
> I like the movie Urduja. I love the character Kukot (dubbed by Michael V.). *LOL* The movie is like Pocahontas with a little touch of Lion King. It's a good start for Filipinos.
> I like a certain song.. and it makes me strong whenever I hear it. I heard it from Pinoy Dream Academy.
> I was able to answer a puzzle (a logic quiz). Yey! I thought I will not be able to answer it. It's fulfilling to be able to answer one.
> I bought a coloring book and a box of crayons. I'm loving coloring again. haha!
> I love listening to upbeat 80's songs and Gary V songs again. It makes my day happy.

My parents

Taken in Aparri, June 16, 2008

I love my parents very much. Thanks for everything Mama and Papa. =)

Decisions

To sell or not to sell... to leave or not to leave.. tough decisions.. I'll think it over...

Anyway, thanks Sally, Vicky, Karen, Chat and Lyka for a nice lunch in Tiendesitas. ^^

There's a long way to go

I want to know more. I'm having this desire to know a lot in my work. I admire my trainor who knows a lot. I admire successful people who knows a lot in my field as well in other fields. How did they do it? They're so great. Well, I know one key: to read a lot, practice and to enjoy learning and doing what we do. I just know a little and I'm thankful that I have been given this opportunity to be trained and to study these things. 3 years in IT... there's a long way to go.. and being afraid is not an option right?

I still can't imagine what I will become in the next 10 yrs. Will I still be in this field? Will I be married already? haha! ^^ Will I stay single? Will I have a business or still be like what I am right now working 9 or more hours a day?

Only God knows what will happen...

And wherever I will be, whatever or whoever I will become, I'm grateful for God and for those people who are always been there.

AJA! If there's a will, there's a way.

Ang daming problema (giving my family a good life that they deserve, love problem, career path to take, pursuing one's dreams, coping with fast rising prices of goods and many more) but as my auntie said, "Wag mong problemahin ang problema. Hayaan mong problemahin ka ng problema." That's one quote I'll never forget.

Com-Sci World

Computer science.. such a big field.. there's so many possibilities.. so many things to learn..

Is this my passion? I guess not but I like what I'm learning about it. I'm afraid if I can cope with the fast emerging technologies but I know that if there's a will there's a way. It's time to love what I'm doing once again, be motivated and driven. My friend Sally and I have many plans. We will be good software developers and architects if we given a chance and proper training. We're still young and worrying won't solve anything. DREAM, BELIEVE and GO FAR! ^^

Your Authentic Self

Your Authentic Self (or mine) is your inner ‘you’, a unique blend of four equal components: passions, values, talents and skills.

A passion is any activity that gets us excited, something that while we are engaged in that specific activity, we lose track of time. It may be an activity that fills us with pride or a sense of accomplishment but the ‘bigger’ feelings are satisfaction and pleasure. Passions are usually specific: photography, greyhound rescue, adult literacy, Gothic architecture.

Your values help identify who you are. They are what makes ‘you’, ‘you’. The authors of the book The Lemming Conspiracy define values as ‘what you hold most personally meaningful in your life‘. Values are specific to you but sound bigger to others i.e Satisfaction Contractor; Restorative Countryside; Spontaneous Creation; Organic Diva; Childhood Whimsy. To learn more pick up Chocolate for the Soul.

Talents are the pieces of your personality that come to you naturally. You may have worked to sharpen them but they are the things that you have always been able to do well. Perhaps you are a fast reader or catch onto any sport without much effort.

Skills are the areas that you have worked to develop. Being a good listener is a skill. They are not talents but areas that you have sharpened and honed so they are strong within you. Being an extremely organized person is a skill.