The recent company outing was nothing compared to last year's when the whole company flocked the shores of Boracay. Still, it was good enough for me since it was my first time in Puerto Galera. I know, I know.. pathetic, huh!!!
In my opinion, the outing was not as well organized as I would have liked. The dining area did not have enough cover for everyone so some people had to eat their meals under the sun. Talk about a hot meal. The there was the over-extended presentations by the resort staff. Ok, they had really good dancers and some talented bartenders but it was not spectacular. If they were celebrities, it would have been ok but since they were not, we were more excited to see our officemates jamming and dancing away. And, oh, a fuse blew up causing further delay. Grrr...
With all these mishaps and more, one could not imagine that I would actually end up having a great time, but I really did. Somehow I managed to have a good time. Thanks to the following:
The banana boat ride, after which nobody wanted to ride with me again. (I will be uploading pix on this soon)
A teammate who became an instant superstar thanks to his drunken master moves.
Simply hanging out with the teammates
I have posted the pictures I took on my site. Check them out! Note: If the slideshow does not run, please place the cursor on your browser's address bar and press TAB until a message displays on the upper-left instructing you to press SPACEBAR or ENTER.
One of the things that really downed my spirits in my service was because of the recent setbacks we faced in the CLP. I'm not sure if I mentioned this before but I am currently the Team Leader in the Christian Life Program for our chapter. We only have 4 participants but I am nonetheless optimistic because they have shown a very high interest for the community.
Recently though, two speakers informed me that they have problems with the schedule, one will be going to Cagayan for a training at work while the other is going to Mindanao. I just felt like such a failure as a leader. I know that I have no control over it but somehow I just felt bad. Now, I will be forced to take on the next talk since finding a replacement will be close to impossible. I can't take on the other talk because I too will be out of town on that day for a summer outing at my new work.
Yet, I still found a blessing from Him despite this setback. That talk that I am "forced" to deliver is Talk 6 - Loving Your Neighbour. It is a blessing because this is a topic that I have really wanted to do for the longest time. If you know me, you would know that LOVE is one of my favourite topics, and you will know why I was called Dr. Love-less before. :)
Thank you, Lord for allowing me to see the blessings instead of focusing on the problems.
I was having a serious dilemna about my service in our community, Singles For Christ. There are times that I get this feeling that the success in my career is being held back by my service.
Lately however, I realized that I was not being held back by anything or anyone other than myself. I have all the potential to become successful but I have chosen not to use them. Yes, I might come off as an egoistical know-it-all with this statement but this does not just come from me but from other people as well. Of course, it is expected from my family but my former supervisor swears that I have the potential to go places. Those that I have served with in YFC, SFC and Rotaract believes in me as well. Not to mention the numerous colleagues that I have worked with over the years who always have a high regard for me.
And just like the realization that I was the one holding myself back, I now realize that all that potential will not do me any good. Just like what my brother said, potential is overrated, it won't get you anywhere. It is how you make use of that potential. In the same way, we all have a calling, it is up to us what we want to do with that call.
I just hope that it is not too late for me to utilize this potential, this gift that God has given me. I know now that I choose what I want from my life. I am in control. I choose to be both. I choose to be a successful servant.
I was being an O.C. the other day, cleaning up the files and organizing the folders on my laptop when I came upon a file which is a couple of months old. The movie was created by my girlfriend for our one year anniversary. What makes it special is that she has never used Windows Movie Maker before and she is not really a techie like myself but she took the effort because she wanted to surprise me.
And surprise me she did. She told me that it was a CVC report she was preparing for her office and that she wanted my opinion.
A couple of months ago someone posted a comment on about how teenagers loved hanging out near stairs. I agreed w/o question.
While walking around a mall the other, I noticed another "kind" that has the same habit... lovers. Here's proof to that: People, if you need to have a private conversation, please go to a restaurant.. If you don't have enough cash, Jollibee or McDo will do. If you're totally out of it, take a walk somewhere.. But please stay away from the stairs.
===== Note: I've actually stayed by the stairs w/ my girlfriend before... when the cinema was full.Ü
Yup, I actually watched that cheesy movie "Moments of Love" last Sat. And yes, I did enjoy it a bit. The storyline was pretty predictable but there were some good funny lines.
What irritated me were the people sitting behind us who don't seem to know the meaning of whisper. Aargh!!! So you know the next scene, WHO CARES.. I wanted to shut them up, but my GG wouldn't let me. I guess they're too old to learn new tricks anyway. Sorry.. just ranting!!!
By the way, I tried to search "Moments of Love movie" on the net and there's actually a porn movie of the same title. Hehe
