Fortunate Life

(I have this blog drafted a few years ago and it was not published.. so I'm publishing it now :)) How it all started I got a call from a certain Col. Hernani Acosta and told me that he is the National Adviser of a group in Camp Aguinaldo (forgot to note and I don't remember the group name) Col Acosta was asking me for donations to help in "balik-eskwela". He said that it's a fundraising project to help children in the armed forces. I asked him how he got my contact number and he said that it's in their database. He gave me details on where to send the money and advised me that he will call me again to follow up. How I learned about the scam The organization I am connected to are serving in City Jail so I thought that they got my number from them but I doubled check just to be sure. I search for Camp Aguinaldo's number in the net and asked them about the program and If they know Col Acosta. They said that they don't know him and also a...

Working from home gave me the chance to arrange my schedule so that I can have time to attend or do the things that are close to my heart that ordinary employee can't do. (well, they can also do, but it would require great sacrifice because some of the things that I attended is during office hours) Last 2014, I have decided to be part of the Prison Ministry so I called my leader to volunteer my time.  Our service is on weekdays so the service team was mostly seniors who dedicated their time and effort to serve in prison. I was the youngest but they choose me to head the ministry. Serving in prison makes me understand our PDL (Person deprived of liberty) more. 1. They are a child of God and they deserve love especially from their family During our visits. Some PDL's would ask us a favor. Some would give us notes with a mobile number asking us to text the message. Most of the messages are a flea for a visit. (Of course, we ask the guard to check each note first to...

January is my birth month and another year will soon be added to my age. I am not getting any younger because aside from physical changes, I can also feel that my body is not that strong at it used to be. Lately, I have been thinking about the decisions I made that have a big impact in my life, especially on my career. I resigned from my 8-5 office job 3 years ago because the work that I have been doing for 16 years that I used to love, seemed to be less interesting (and more stressful). I wanted to check what is in store for me so I decided to resign and go freelancing. The problem is, I have many interests so I study and do different fields in the 3 years of my freelancing career.  Just like what my mother used to tell me, I am a "jack of all trades, master of none." ( I studied Virtual Assistance under Jomar Hilario, Blogging and Social Media Entrepreneur program under Ateneo and DigitalFilipino and now I am studying an 11 module certification program on E-...

Now is the thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time sa Church and the Gospel for today is from  Mark 12:38-44 which is tungkol sa isang balo na nagbigay ng barya sa simbahan, subalit para kay Hesus, sya ang nagbigay ng pinakamarami sapagkat ang ibinigay nya ay ang kanyang buong kabuhayan hindi katulad ng mga mayayaman na ang ibinigay lamang ay ang labis sa kanilang kayamanan. Naka 2 misa ako today coz walang choir sa chapel kung saan kami nagpra-praktis every Friday ng kanta para sa misa. Nagkataon na si Father Almer Panes ang Pari na nag misa for both kaya tumatak sa akin ang kwento nya ... Nag usap-usap ang mga pera at kanilang napag kwentuhan if saan sila usually napupunta. Coins: Alam nyo, madalas kaming napupunta sa simbahan. Inilalagay kami normally sa alkansya at iniaalay sa misa sa 4th Sunday of the month. P 20 at P 50: Kami rin, madalas din kami napupunta sa simbahan. Kami ang normal na inilalagay sa boslo pagdating ng offering. P 100: Buti nga ...

Last November 6, 2015, I attended the 1st ICF International Coaching Summit held at Marriot Hotel in Pasay. Mahilig akong umattend ng event kase marami akong natutunan. This year nga ilang local at International events held in the Philippines na ang ang aking na-attendan pero sa lahat, itong ICF coaching summit ang pinaka tumatak sa akin. Why? Kase hindi lang nito na feed ang aking mind, na touch din nito ang aking heart. Ang pinaka bet ko is the last talk with the topic "Transformational Skills for Changing Time ni Eileen McDarg specially ng sabihin nya ang mga katagang "If you lost your WHY, you lost your way" Ng banggitin nya ito, bigla akong napaisip... Why... what is my reason nga ba to live? Parang patalastas lang ng nescape ...Para kanino ako bumabangon? Ang nakaraan... Dati, bumabangon ako para sa pamilya ko...Namatay kase ng maaga ang dad ko at ako ang panganay kaya need ko na tumulong coz nag aaral pa ang aking mga kapatid. Teacher ang n...

While checking my FB timeline, nakita ko ang picture of the first RECON (Regional Conference) I have attended (naka tag ako sa picture at may new comment kaya lumabas sa newsfeed ko). Year 2010 pa ang picture...The event happened last October 1-3, 2010 to be exact. Reminiscing where it started.... Nag announce ang head ng community namin (Tito Abet at that time) that Tito Norbert will handle the regional conference in Ilo-ilo and they need volunteers to serve as part of the service team. Nag yes kaagad ako sa call coz (1)  Mahilig ako mag volunteer kase masarap sa pakiramdam (2) Hindi pa ako nakakarating sa Ilo-ilo kaya masaya yun..adventure (3) Hindi pa ako nakaranas na maging part ng service team sa conference at gusto ko na maka-experience. When I had na the details ng conference, I immediately filed a leave of absence for Friday and Satuday, but marami kami work sa office kaya I change it to Satuday na lang. Nagpabook ako ng earliest flight to Ilo-ilo for...

Matagal na akong hindi sumasakay sa PNR . Hindi ko a matandaan kung kelan pero that time ay may nagtatapon pa ng tubig sa mga nakasakay sa tren. Isa ang kasama ko sa tinamaan ng tubig at nabasa kaya tumatak ito sa isip ko.. buti na lang hindi mabaho (inamoy ko kaya ko alam he he ). Throwback... Galing kami sa mga opisina that time. Pupunta kami sa Bicutan Rehab coz nag volunteer kami as service team para sa Christian Life Program na gagawin ng community namin para sa mga pasyente. Male-late kami kung mag bu-bus dahil ma-trafic kaya we decided na sumakay sa PNR kahit alam namin na rush hour.. Okay naman sa amin kahit siksikan, keri naman at walang maarte at mareklamo sa amin, yun nga lang, hindi namin expected na ma experience namin ang mahagisan ng tubig .Anyways, after that experience, hindi na kami ulit sumakay sa tren. Nakikisakay na lang kami sa mga kasamahan namin na may sasakyan. Yun nga lang, need ko na mag undertime coz mas maaga nagbya-byahe ang sinasa...