NEW HOUSE. NEW SPHERE.

NEW HOUSE. NEW SPHERE. This is my 2015. Wounded, yet still in battle. Dead, yet alive. Lost many friends, yet blessed with real ones. All under one new roof. 

In 2015, I went beyond who I was. Leaving the comfort of a private school, to enter the challenging world of the public school system, the cheers of many friends for real people who stood by me in some of the most trying moments in my life. What I thought was right was skinned off me, painful as it seemed. The care of two mothers who never let go of me. I admit I was a lot clumsy and pasaway this year, yet God knows how tough it came for me, and eventually, for most of us.

I promised myself that the coming year will be a lot different. And it will be. I have lots of pains this year, that I will always remember in my memory, yet God will always be the master of my ship. And this year, I will let him surprise me. Through me, he will surprise everyone. 

This year will be a year of surprises. Like the new house where I live now, everything will be new. This, I promise. This, I will do.  #LifesASurprise2016

BORAWAN ISLAND: More Than Expected

There was much excitement as the third week of November ushered in. With the height of the APEC Summit held in Manila, came the indulgence of having four days of vacation. This is to reduce traffic especially along the places where meetings are to be held (or did it really reduce?). Syempre, because it's vacation time, people working in the Metro went to different places to enjoy the once-in-a-while vacation. For us teachers, it was more of another Sem Break, so we really spent it going somewhere and taking four days-off.
After thinking where to go, my friends persuaded me to join them in going on a trip down south. I even thought of not joining them to save money, pero ang ending, I called them a few hours before departure. I joined them for four days of sun and sand along the beaches of Quezon.

And so, we have the island beaches of Borawan, Puting Buhangin and Dampalitan in Padre Burgos, Quezon. This was actually my first time to join them in their adventures. And for an unplanned trip as this, it was more than expected.

2015: SALAMAT SA DIYOS! SALAMAT MARIA!

SALAMAT SA DIYOS! SALAMAT MARIA!

Sa biyaya ng buhay at lakas.

Binigyan kami ng panibagong sigasig

upang harapin ang pagsubok ng panahon.

SALAMAT SA DIYOS! SALAMAT MARIA!

Sa taóng tunay na lilipas

Sa mga taong darating at dumaan

naging bahagi ng buhay naming aba.

SALAMAT SA DIYOS! SALAMAT MARIA!

Sa mga pagsubok na aming hinarap.

Pinatatag kami at inyong pinatunayan

na hindi ninyo kami pinababayaan.

SALAMAT SA DIYOS! SALAMAT MARIA!

Sa mga biyaya na aming natanggap.

Kami man ay tao, nagkakasala't hamak

minamahal pa rin kami, inaampon at pinagpapapala.

Sa taóng darating, aming hiling

Patuloy na biyaya'y aming makamit.

Sa panahong nakalipas, sa panahong darating pa,

SALAMAT SA DIYOS! SALAMAT MARIA!

#Happy2015

Farewell Sunset 2014