04.20.09
Posted in For Mama at 11:41 pm by khessa
Brando and his gf Carina went home last Holy Week for a short vacation. Because my brother is always too lazy to exercise and join me and Papa in our usual early morning walk, I had to make breakfast at Jollibee as enticement. And so did lazy Brando agreed with poor Carina having to tag along. So there were four of us who walked to Jollibee which is about three kilometers from our house. Brando and Carina walked quite behind us that Papa and I were even able to do two rounds at the Rizal Park before the two of them caught up with us. My ever brilliant brother had to use Carina’s asthma as alibi not to speed up.=)
All in all, it was a fun bonding activity and it reminded me of times when all my loved ones - my Papa, my brother and Mama, were easy reach. Since my Papa is often away and my brother works in CDO, I can only heave a sigh of regret that I did not grab as much together-times with them in the past. Now, I can only wish for good times to come back more often and to enjoy every moment I am blessed to be with them. We capped the beautiful morning by paying mom a visit at the park.
papa, tired from our early morning walk?
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04.15.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:11 pm by khessa
Good Day!
This is something worth sharing….
THE GREATEST ADVICE
Don’t date because you are desperate.
Don’t marry because you are miserable.
Don’t have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don’t philander because you think you are irresistible.
Don’t associate with people you can’t trust.
Don’t cheat. Don’t lie. Don’t pretend.
Don’t dictate because you are smarter.
Don’t demand because you are stronger.
Don’t sleep around because you think you are old enough and know better.
Don’t hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don’t sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.
Don’t stagnate.!
Don’t regress.
Don’t live in the past. Time can’t bring anything or anyone back.
Don’t put your life on hold for possibly Mr/Mrs Right.
Don’t throw your life away on absolutely Mr/Ms Wrong because your biological clock is ticking.
Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won.
Only a price to be paid for some of life’s more hasty decisions.
To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.
To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
Don’t bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.
To make yourself happy, pursue your passions and be the best of what you can be. Simplify your life. Take away the clutter. Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and dangerous liaisons.
Don’t abandon your responsibilities but don’t overdose on duty.
Don’t live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.
Don’t commit when you are not ready.
Don’t keep others waiting needlessly.
Go on that trip. Don’t postpone it.
Say those words. Don’t let the moment pass.
Do what you have to, even at society’s scorn.
Write poetry.
Love Deeply.
Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.
Take care of yourself. Don’t wait for someone to take care of you. You light up your life. You drive yourself to your destination. No one completes you - except YOU.
It is true that life does not get easier with age.
It only gets more challenging.
Don’t be afraid. Don’t lose your capacity to love.
Pursue your passions.
Live your dreams.
Don’t grow old. Just grow YOU!
When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time. Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E because the essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves.
–Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life
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04.02.09
Posted in Work-Related tagged teacher at 12:53 am by khessa
I used to be so excited when summertime comes. I would already imagine a lazy day at the beach while a Jack Johnson song plays at the background or a joy ride with friends to the mountains. Summer can also be equated to reunions with old friends and classmates. And of course, extra quality time with family and loved ones.
However, in my nine years in my present work, I am realizing how I miss out so much of summer fun. Since I began to work right after graduation, summer became a time to prepare for the annual meeting of our members in the last week of May. This means several overtimes just to beat deadlines and be able to release the annual report ahead of time. Doing the ordeal at first was fun because I so love to layout, to write or sit in at the printing press which had been my role since high school up to college. However, the fun is sucked by the way I would compete - not with the reports of other electric cooperatives, but more so with myself. I’m hypercritical with my output because I would want each report to be better than last year’s. It drives me crazy at some point because I find myself my most challenging competitor. I find it always so hard to destroy what I had lovingly made in the past in order to build something far better at present.
Summer is also the national awarding of all electric cooperatives in the country. This year is the toughest because the awarding will be held in Davao City in late April. All matters of preparations and practices are being done to make NEA’s activity a success. And the awards night is also something to watch out for.
Summer is also the elections of the officers of our employees’ coop. Being the chair of the Election Committee for three consecutive years is no easy task. My team and I would often have to check and confer legal matters with the Coop Development Authority to avoid unnecessary technicalities.
These are all aside from school if I would have summer classes and my regular workload. Sometimes, I would ask myself why I did not pursue a teaching profession. I find teaching always fun and fulfilling! I love being able to share part of myself to my students. And most of all, you always have summer vacation to look forward to each year. (Hehe….just a thought!)
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