A Learning and A Discovery

Joseph sent me an email entitled, "As I mature, I learned that ....." 21 days from now, I'll be turning a year older (a simple way to give you guys a hint and if you're a friend...ehem...my gift :-) and as always, I will try to retrospect and discover my own learnings as well.

Then last monday, a co-worker shared to me his sentiments about feeling left-out in the group.

What's my point here....that being INDEPENDENT is something I learned the hard way. It was a painful experience. I felt that time, no one understands me, I felt offended when friends and family were not available to accompany me. I experienced eating alone during breaks in the office, going to the mall on my own (which I normally won't do because i always like to ask the opinion of others and i want to chat with someone while walking around). In short, i've been a loner for quite some time. But I am so proud of how it molded me as a mature and strong person. I learned to appreciate those people who have always been there -- those I took for granted. So, issues like 'feeling left-out' has not affected me anymore. My attitude towards these things has changed and even the way I interact with people has changed.

So many changes, so many learnings...and as I enter into a new decade of my life, I know there'll be more!

Let's take it slow...

Yep, I'm still in a state of denial -- that it's back to work and back to class :-) Yes, my dear readers, it's not yet vacation in grad school. I was sharing with Donna, a friend in grad school, that the reason I took grad studies was that there was nothing to do that time -- that was 3 years ago. I got tired spending my Friday nights in the movie house or my weekends in the mall. Gimik, parties, out-of-town trips, sports, movies -- been there, done that! But that's not the case anymore. Now, work has really been demanding. As I've said in my previous entry, I want to spend more time with my family and friends I haven't seen for quite some time. In short, I want my life back! Hmmm....come to think of it, there's life in grad school. It's a 2-in-1 thing. You get to learn (from all those case studies) and at the same time you meet and go out with friends (once you're done with those cases...hehe). I guess just the fact that all of my friends/batchmates are now about to graduate (I took one subject for the past so-so terms) makes grad school purely a "study/work" environment.

Now, about work....I better shut up ;-)

Lenten Reflection

The looong weekend was the best! A much needed break for me and more TIME was spent with my family. I realized that I missed them so much. Yes, i do see my parents everyday. Once in a while I get to see my sister too but it was only last Holy Week that I really got the time to talk to them. You know, like the old days when we'll just lie on the sofa and update ourselves on what's happening and discuss sentiments and issues we really won't share with anyone. One more week pleeeease ;-)

So, what was my lenten reflection? That we must truly be an "Easter" people. So many of us stagger and fall along the hard way of life -- trials and failures overwhelm us and crush us to the ground but there is always the challenge for us to rise, from all of these or the challenge for us to share with others the love Jesus showed us.

Happy Easter everyone!