2009 - Love love love

What a year that was! I have said this before: I haven't felt more pressured with any other year than 2009, yet I haven't felt more blessed naman. 2009 was year of extremes, of ups and not-so-downs, of pressure and release. I had dozes of struggles but God gave me dozens of cures. I just love how God continues to work mightily in my life.

Here's to summarize last year's chain of events:

Jan -March : been doing everything I could with Ize and Knic to finish successfully our thesis. Add to that was my struggle also with some of my major subjects too.

last week of January - I together with the rest of the young people in our church went to a place in our town, walked, and prayed over it. What started as a prayer walk, now has a two activities every Sunday afternoon, one is a children Sunday School and and a Youth Bible Study. God indeed has been very faithful to us.

March 28 : the day I've been waiting for 16 years. I gracefully graduated! Although I didn't get any award, the moment I stepped up the stage was more than a recognition already. (I suddenly wonder how it looks like when I'll appear before God one day, hmm, just a thought)

April - first week of May: had my most enjoyed summer vacation. I actually asked Dad for it (as part of my grad gift) for us to have a vacation at my birthplace CDO and visit my long lost kindred..haha.

May 11-15: O my, unforgettable. A week of refreshment and revelation from the Lord. I joined the Discipleship Training Week of Ywam (Youth with a Mission) ATC.

August 11: I was employed! Finally! @ Netmarks Philippines Inc. as an IT Helpdesk. Thank God, I'm finding joy in my work naman on every 8 hours I spend my time here. Since then I haven't blog for years..wahaha.

for the last quarter: I was just so happy. =)

Guess I have to add pictures later.. Back to work.

July 29

Today is my super mum's bday.. She's now *toot*..hehe..You guess how old is she? Does she look older or younger to be in her late forties?..haha.. Hope she'll be more blessed with beauty and strength and everything great..love her..we love her so dear.

Uninspired.

For some unknown reasons, I've been uninspired to blog for the past days..
Though it seems I've regain my inspiration to blog now, as I am writing today, I'm still uninspired.

A lot of good and not-so-good things happened in my life since my last post. But I can't sum up everything now.

But one thing, I got a new tech pet, I named her, Sawyer.. which I followed from my other techie pet, JimJam.. hehe.. All thanks to God! =)

Hope I'll be a tamad blogger no more..hehe

Theory 101: Jobless Filipinos?

My sister hannah, asked me to help her make a theory why many Filipinos remained jobless. And this is what I told her:

One reason perhaps that many Filipinos remained jobless these days is because of the attitude of laziness and the “bukas-na-lang” mindset or very much known as “ningas kugon”. Though we are branded to be hardworking and persevering people, I think the character of the infamous Juan Tamad, whom we have been often times associated with, lies within every native of this land. I do not wish to generalize this unlikely attitude that we ourselves have agreed upon ever since someone created that fictional Filipino character. But we didn’t disagree with whoever that someone was, we didn’t diverge the fact that it implies; we even laughed about it and embraced all the shame it brought us. Some Filipinos, tend to depend on their relatives. When things go wrong, we go to the people who can help us. We count on so much to people around us. And sadly many among us rely on luck, just as lazy John relied on gravity to do its work on the guava fruit.

You don't agree? So as I thought. Then I should be continuing to my other theory (the lesser evil one..haha)

But for a more acceptable reason, yet indeed appallingly serious, many Filipinos nowadays are jobless because of the fact that there are limited job openings being offered. Sadly, the few openings require a well experienced individual, leaving the newly grads or inexperienced people still unemployed. This problem was even worsened by the inevitable effect of the “Global Recession”, leaving the less experienced plus those people who were fatally affected by it (people who were laid-off and lost jobs locally and abroad) both jobless.

There better?!..ehe

tired.period.

So what about today? it actually mirrors the same face as yesterday, it only changed outfit, with more accessories on.

I went again for another exam , only now at Makati (talking about another company). This time, it was an IT exam..haha.. And the result was not yet given, they told me they'll just text me about that. Wooh! as if I believe them, they only said that as an excuse. Wished they have informed me right after that I didn't pass or that may be I did pass, but they preferred other applicants. I would've easily accepted that they told truth, than said excuses by letting me wait for long or worse - nothing! Deep inside me I believe I passed their test, so I wonder, why prolong the news? by the way I saw Kulas (Perez) there, applying for the same position as I applied for. Hope he got better news than mine. Anyway..

moving on..I headed to the ladies' room after the HR's announcement. Then, there I saw, a bloody announcement. Oh my! Period. I wasn't prepared. No signs. not even a short notice. what the?.. Oh fate, I forgot my tissue. Worse, no vendo! (a hundred exclamation there!!!!....) what now?

What else will I do? But flee! I walked away. looked for a convenient store, hoping Ayala has one. Then I saw the answer to my prayers. A convenient store, with green details and the number 7 and 11 on it. Thank God. My next dilemma, the store has no room for changing diapers. Neither can I go back to the building where I came from nor enter others without business agenda. Mine is personal. I can't tell the guards my should-be-kept hidden agendum? I had to find a place like..like Jolibee.

After a while, I found a perfect settlement, at the place of the bee's great rival. How can I thank Mr. Ronald D.? I decided to buy pancakes and hot choco to repay him. Besides, I needed comfort food. Catch a bus and go back home.

You know I love Ayala so much. (i mean the place ok?) But now I had second thoughts. Mr. Ayala Avenue showed me unkindness this morning after all the unlucky things i've gone through. He had me walked from Rufino to almost near Makati Ave. just to catch a ride on a bus. I hated his loading/unloading policy. Isn't it unfair that he has more unloading sheds?..

Completing my diary of today's trip - After Makati is Mandaluyong. I went to OMF Lit, again. My real purpose was to get my membership card. but it isn't available yet. So off I went to my second plan, buy books that will interest me.. Got 3 new preys there!..ehehe

I also went to NBS in Galleria to buy Hannah a tickler notebook. Then I went home..

Tiring and bloody..but then again this is a day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it!