Hot hot hot!

Whew! it's so hot these past few days. In the workplace, there is a high incidence of sick leave -- people suffering from fever, cough, colds, headache...and other sickness caused by the tremendous heat! Lucky for those spending time in the office as they benefit from the buildings air conditioning. But as I was chit chatting with my 'skin care specialist' yesterday, it is also not healthy since air con can dry the skin. I was sharing with a co-worker, I just imagine that I am walking along a white sand beach everytime I'm out. The basic difference is that I'm in casual business attire -- of course not the thing you'll wear when you're in the beach.

Even when I order coffee, I want it hot (psychological effect that it's more effective) but lately I tend to order iced-coffee or anything cold with caffeine. When I'm out, I put on sunblock with SPF 45 (both for the body and face). I'm not sure but even umbrellas dont work! I can still feel the heat touching/prickling my skin. My fave hang-out? the gym -- you sweat and lose weight at the same time, and the best part -- shower all you can!

Walk don't ride

Some lines I got from Fr. Jerry Orbos -- a forwarded email which I want to share this Lenten Week.

RELAX: Allow yourself to be open to the divine -- take a walk, commune with nature, see the sunset and enjoy the moon. Close your cellular phone and let GOd be in charge.

REFLECT: How long has it been now since you have been in this world? What have you done? What is really important for you? How are you relating with God?

REPENT: Accept your limitations. Welcome humanity! Be humble and visit the 'red light' district in the church.

RENEW: Make the sacrifice of participating in church. Show gratitude to the Lord. Reach out. Give and share.

RESIGN: Just give your best and God will take care of the rest. Resign to God's will and God's plan for you and you will have peace -- that peace of Easter.

Wussup

What have I been doing these past months, aside from work?
Finishing MBA was something to look forward to. My ultimate line before was, "I want my life back!" It was not a joke spending almost 4 years studying, doing paper work and preparing for exams, reports etc. But it was something I never regret (I think I made and entry on this about the pros and cons of further studies). So here's what I've been doing to get my 'life back':

1. My ultimate personal development action plan is to concentrate on any sport. Unfortunately, badminton aint my turf. I tried believe me but I'm not getting any better. So, I'm back to swimming. Good that I found co-workers who are also interested. I'm also into dancing -- though it's not a sport but any physical activity which will help me shed off some pounds is still better than nothing.

2. For some nights when I have the privilege to be a normal person, I go out to see friends. I'm now more updated with movies and malls.

3. Time to bond with my nephew -- we watch Nemo and Barney together, we play basketball and puzzle and we wrestling each other.

4. I find time to read any book, not related to work. I just finished Harry Potter - which took me two months! I hope I get to find another interesting book.

5. Update career -- yes, more time to update resume, go to interviews and check the job market

6. out-of-town: I really like travelling and I plan to go out of the country this year. I hope it pushes through and I hope my friend will not back out :-) I want to discover more of the Philippines but I still have to look for interesting travel buddies -- with all the fare promos, why not?! And with a lot of friends migrating abroad, that's free accommodation :-)

More activities lined up! What an exciting year.....

Butterflies

I have been experiencing 'butterflies in my tummy' since March and that is because I'm doing projects which are outside my comfort zone -- this is really what you call a stretch for me. At the end of the day, these are butterflies that I enjoy because I know I will grow and develop. It may not be fun to experience this everyday. The feeling is like you dont know where to start and where to get the information. Sometimes I panic but I learned to take things one at a time.

I am also grateful that my boss trusts me with these stuff. In my previus blog entry, I mentioned about one of these projects and I'm glad that I'm done with it. But it's just the first part, a lot more will come but again, I welcome these butterflies.