Me and my cousin JM bought coin purses as our gifts to our elderly relatives in Marinduque. Sad to say, JM didn't make it to spend the holiday vacation in the province.
After Christmas, we were very excited to travel back to the province.
December 28 is the death anniversary of my grandmother so the holiday came in two purpose.
We (Aunt Liza and Nida, Uncle Lito and cousins JP and Jane Mariz) left the Jam Liner Bus Station at excatly 5:30 in the morning and reached Lucena Port at 8:00 in the morning. Unluckily, there was no ship scheduled on that time. We have to wait until 12:00 noon. The waiting area was heavily occupied by passengers.
Tired and hungry, we just satisfied ourselves in looking at the sea, looking for foods and chatting for the meantime.
We boarded at 1:30 pm. The trip lasted for less that 3 hours. Before hitting the land, islands of Natangko and San Andress could be seen, plus the stunning beauty of the mountain ranges of Balanacan. The only thing that I could say is " I miss this place".
After 15 minutes ride to a passenger jeepney from the port, we reached my grand parent's house just located a kilometer away from the town proper. After several HIs and HELLOs, I decided to took a short nap.
December 28, Sunday, I woke up early to fetch my girl in her house to hear mass. After a little conversation with her parents we headed to church. After mass I brought her to our house to be with us in remembering the death of my grandmother in my mother's side.
My entire vacation spent that way, be with my girl for almost everyday, go to beach, bragging with my friends and cousins at night, eating and sleeping just consuming the best of the holiday season.
New Year came. I could say that this year, we are more ready to face the challenges ahead of us.
La Luz Beach Resort
Batangas City, Philippines
Professional Aspect:
After over a year of working, 1 year and four months exactly, I can say that I get more matured in dealing with things. Employees are paid to do the tasks that are asked to do. With all your efforts you should deliver what is expected. Full responsibility on your work should be observed. "There is no one who could be blamed if your work turned out to be a mess, but only you." Face the consequencies of your mistakes and try to always seek for the brighter part of it. Everyday is another door for new learnings. I proved it right. At work, you can learn more things that you've not even encountered in school. The most important of it, your decision making plays a vital role whether your work is a mess or a success.
A workplace is another kind of political arena. Be quiet if you dont want to make any stand of such issues. If you make your stand, expect that there are eyes upon you, watching, looking for reasons to pull you down. For me, if the issue does not affects me, why bother. Being so vocal irritates others. Some would just bow their head but mind you it's opposite inside. We should be aware of that.
You can make friends to all but choose only the story that you would tell, because all will return back to you. Know who your really friends are and be keen enough whom to trust with. If you know your in the right position, be it.
Personal Aspect:
I can say that, now I can stand on my bear foot. I learned to make decisions for my self and to seek for more opportunities not
only for professional growth but also for physical and emotional. It feels good to be an independent. To think that I can now do what I want, buy what can make me happy and go to places I used to spend time with. This is the life I dreamed of, far from the life I have when I was young.
This new milestone in my life also confused me of so many things. I keep on asking for more and I started to be not contended of what I have. I wanted everything to be what I expected. And if not, I felt disappointed. I want to run away. I don't want hassles. Hassles could make me feel bad. I found it very difficult for adjustments. Practically, I would say I don't like changes. That's why it's hard for me to cope up easily with the changes that happens unexpectedly not the way I wanted it to be. This is exactly different from what life I have when I was young, simple, everything seemed to be the same, easy and relax. That's funny but as times goes by, I learned to change everything inch by inch.
Facing struggles is part of growing up. We will never be a kid forever and we should expect that people will treat as according to what we are. So if you think that you're still a kid and unmatured then expect that you will suffer so much pain. You can't say to anybody that "please be kind to me I'm very young to handle this situation" or maybe "please don't give me that task because I'm so young to decide for that!". Well, you are totally not in a proper place or even not in a right position to do that. You should made your self ready because it's the world for adults and there's nothing to be adjusted just for you. For me, I'm expecting the worst not the best. Because if your expecting for the worst, you would be that careful in dealing with things. "Being so much relaxed always pay more damage."
Others says, there are people who doesn't have contentment and satisfaction in life. And also I keep on asking my self, what can make a person to be contented enough? Though I want my life to be as easy as it could be but I know the reality that maybe it is possible but how?. There's no such thing as perfect life because everyone has their own sufferings and worries but we can make each day a productive one.
This is the reality of life and we should accept it, if not we would be pretending. There are times that it feels so hard and difficult. We want to end it up by giving up. As of my personal experiences especially at work, I merely given up for so many times but still I'm here in my sit. One day I wake up with something running in my head, and I just smile. I've been very busy this past few days, stressed and in pain but life must go on. I'm weak but I will never let this weakness to ruin my life. In my other side, I keep on asking my self, for how long?. Maybe time will come that I can be able to answer that.
Changes in the way of living does not mean changed in the way you treated people. Most often, when you started to stand for your self, others says, "you've changed a lot!!" or some would say "nagmamalaki ka na". Well that's another kind of politics. People you used to be with especially your relatives seem to see the changes in you, misinterpretation takes place that leads to exchanging of words to defend each positions. For me, when I learned to stand for my self, to opposed to what I think is not right, to object for what I know is irrelevant does not mean that I am becomming stubborn. I just want them to changed the way they treated me before because I'm not that kid anymore who will just say "yes" to everything they say.
Financial Aspect:
Buying what I want on my pay day is not bad. It is just my way of giving gift to my self for a month of hard work. I never forget to sent something for my parents especially cash. That's my promise to them and to my self. It also feels good that I have my means now of helping them, slowly giving them back all the things they've provided for me. And I am so lucky of having such wonderful parents like them.
