Hands On Manila: Galing Mo Kid and missing SOA

Don't get me wrong, I like my corporate job (so far at least). I'm enjoying the life of being an employee of a multinational.

But I miss SOA-stuff as well. I miss the ideologies, feeling the passion, working with same-minded individuals. I miss the cause, different but the same.

About 3 weeks ago i accidentally met Gilay (org dev pillar when i was SOA EB). She's now in Singapore, teaching :)Last week, our SOA egroup was revived. Wilson sent out to the group an email reminiscing my 'bitchy-toned' email to all the officers before. Made me laugh when i read my previous email again. Hopefully our reunion will push through and soon.

Last week, Gabay invited me to speak on Cell group. And it made me feel good to touch lives again (or so i think i did) by sharing my experience under 7 minute time pressure. I was one of the first cell leaders of Gabay and it just made my day knowing that the tradition is continued.

Also last week, my P&G office mate invited me to the launch of Hands On project Galing Mo Kid. Volunteers are asked to commit at least 5 straight Saturdays to mentor promising public school students. The thrust is to hone these children to be heroes thru entrepreneurship and environmentalism. Galing! :) anyone interested to join me let me know (leave me a cbox message). Para naman may kasama ako ;p

Blah Blah Blah

and when words fail you
when you have tried before and yet they dont seem to listen

when you know how to end but dont know how to begin
and emotions pooled like water in a dam

and where sorry doesn't cut it
when nothing said counts anymore

when all you can do is listen
and still you would want to speak

and when they come out, but they fail you... blah blah blah

The Sweetest Thing

A blind old man in his late 70's accompanied by his life partner who's about his age. The woman was holding up an umbrella on one hand and on the other, the hand of her husband. They were begging for some change on Ayala avenue corner Makati Ave under the scroching mid-day sun.

After giving them some coins, the woman said "God Bless po".

I've seen the Philippines

Got this map from Grace's Blog :) I personally think I'm a B, but it says B-. Still too many places to visit specially the western parts and Palawan.

Target by end of next year i'll conquer Bicol+Samar+Leyte areas!

My Lakbayan grade is B-!

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!

Created by Eugene Villar.

I Miss You

I miss...
1.) you falling asleep with your head on my chest, and how you like it when i lightly scratch your scalp to get you to sleep.
2.) falling asleep on your lap
3.) you mocking/laughing at me when i invent lyrics to a song
4.) eating the food you prepare... sandwhich in paper bags, your version of pesto, salad with your favorite dressing, my favorite sinigang, etc.
5.) watching movies with you... when we laugh at horror movies (wishing stairs), when you laugh out loud (shrek), or when we just don't pay attention to the movie (charlotte grey).
6.) walking around ateneo at night and how you sometimes ask for a piggy-back ride when your feet hurts or when you just feel like it.
7.) you updating me on your kapamilya favorites (PBB, Rounin, and the Korean novelas)
8.) swimming with you, specially after you boasted you got the highest score in your swimming lessons once :)
9.) getting you pissed when i feign jealousy because you called Fonacier your baby or when i call the internet your first love.
10.) driving you home to cavite on weekends, how we curse aguinaldo highway for its traffic or sing together to a song playing on the radio and having our own concert inside the car.
11.) how we walk together but instead of holding hands we only link our pinky-fingers together.
12.) watching you eat your fill.
13.) getting text messages from you everyday even though you never expected any from me.
14.) our sundae moments
15.) hugging you from the back and smelling your hair

miss you ga...

Serious Blogging

Here's to my commitment to serious blogging (or at least an attempt to)

For the longest time I was torn... to blog or not to blog?

Those who know me well enough have learned by now that it takes quite some 'emotional investment' before I start sharing or talking about myself to that person. I'm proud that some even considered me as a good listener. During intimate conversations, I usually keep myself quiet, giving few comments, jokes and questions every once in a while. I believe a large part of the reason why I am a good listener is because I am more interested with knowing about the other person than making the other person know me. I wish I could say that I'm just naturally 'non-self-centered' but the thing is I just don't think that the other person is sincerely interested about me. Its a lot easier to listen than talk, and most people appreciate it more when you listen. So why bother talk about yourself right?

And what is blogging but another way of baring yourself to the world without any assurance that it would care? Why bother blog?

Thinking about it, I realized that I could think of at least 3 or 4 people whom I believe would be sincerely interested about my life. And it is for them that I am blogging. One of them is leaving for Dubai soon so this is one of the ways I'd keep my connection to her.

So for you my friends (and seriously hoping that the 4 would grow in number) share my life ... :)