Welcoming 2010

Another 365 days have gone. Too fast.

I would wanna tell myself that the past 365 days have been good. Don't really want to look back too much, so that I won't remind myself of any bad memories or incidents, and also to leave less room for regrets. :)

Resolution for the coming new year - keep on travelling. :)

And to be back in my safe haven here in Bago City of course. :) Right now, fire crackers are blasting all over, non-stop. Welcoming the new year with (lots of) blasts.

May everybody's wishes for the new year come true. :)

Down with a sore throat

Just when I'm trying to enjoy myself to the max here in Bago City, I'm down with a sore throat that I didn't even want to eat anything, because swallowing is just too painful.

I hate it. I'm just praying that this is not a prelude to a fever.

Back in paradise

It's nice to be back in a place I call paradise - Bago City. :)

Manila was just a stop-over, for shopping. Haha. Was more or less rewarding, but I just hate the traffic.

I miss Bago City. It really feels good to be back 'home'. Everything looks so familiar, and everybody is doing well, if not better. Haven't get to meet up with everybody yet (it's only my first day back here), but I hope to see my friends during this Christmas period and New Year too. :)

This afternoon, I visited a child's home in Ma-ao Central. This child was adopted by one of the city government offices for a day, as part of their celebration of Christmas, sharing their blessings to the less fortunate.

I think a picture speaks a thousand words.



I donated 1500 pesos to buy rice for him and his grandfather. It costs around $150 to buy materials to rebuild a small nipah hut for his family. If you want to make contributions to change the life of another child just like him, please let me know.

Merry Christmas. :)

Last day

It's my last day today. How time flies.

For the past 12 months, life has somewhat been a rollercoaster ride.

Work has somewhat taken centre stage, workload was piling, and all I know was to rush to meet deadlines. Managing the publishing of 30 books of music scores is sure hell no mean feat. It was definitely a good training for my patience. I have banged the table and puked blood so many times, to the stage that I couldn't be bothered anymore. Ha.

Just when I was trying to catch some breaths after the scores have been published, I was once again caught up with the preparation of the 'annual event' a.k.a the exam. You would have thought that everything would be easier, since I've been through it twice. Ha, no. More problems cropped up, and I was exhausted by the time I overcame them.

But I live to travel. I love to see my passport getting stamped. Bago City, Macau, Hong Kong, Bydgoszcz, Warsaw, Krakow, Prague, Salzburg, Vienna, Manila.. woohoo~!

Life is full of challenges, and I've managed to conquer them, sort of. I completed the 40-km cycling challenge, survived in a sea of Filipino strangers watching Aiza Seguerra's concert (and taking photo with her!), handling a big group of grown-up kids on tour in Europe, dealt with nonsensical kids, and keeping myself sane. Haa.

Yes, how time flies. It's my last day. Here in reality, for the year. And off I go, to my paradise. :)

End of the 'event'

It's over. Sort of. Finally, two weeks of mad rush, storms and their aftermaths, lack of Starbucks, it's almost over.

The wrapping up of the 'event' is also another headache. Many things to finalise, little time to do so.

Again, for the past two weeks, I've seen a lot, I've heard a lot. How well I've fared, I don't know. Everything is a test of my capability, but I couldn't tell if I've accomplished anything.

I don't want to doubt myself, but that may not be what people see in me.

Oh well. Time for a break.