Avocado for LIFE

          

             I admit that I’m just one of the thousands of Filipino people who has been craving for avocado. Yes, this is about AVOCADO! This fruit is a seasonal craving that starts to make on the market in the month of July and ends in September, maybe. I have always been craving for this from the start of December. I always look for this heaven thing everytime I go to the market but found nothing. 

           

            My Lola was admitted in the hospital in Legazpi city due to severe pain. I felt really down because I don’t want to see her suffering from any illness. So one night while I was walking on the streetside of the city to buy food, from a far distance, I already glanced on a small fruit stall with an old woman who is its vendor. And as I went nearer, she suddenly told me this with a smile on her face "Igwa na avocado." And behold there was really plenty of avocado! I couldn’t believe it! I was standing in front of a stall with the fruit that I’ve been looking for for like a year! So in response to her, I just suddenly smiled back telling myself that I have to buy packs of that before I go home.
           

            I just want to post this to remind myslef and to share also with you guys on how timely is the Work of the Lord. We dont really know on how or when He moves in our lives even on little things. Truly, His plan is unexpected but well orchestrated.

Life - Bounded By Time

What if you only have 6 months to live? What if you just came to visit your doctor just for an annual check-up then suddenly he told you that you are going to die within 6 months? What will you do?

On December 20, 2016 I tweeted the songs that I want people to hear during my funeral. Yeah, during my funeral. At that week span, I felt the worst feeling that a man can ever feel--the feeling of emptiness. I was ready to accept death at that time, to be honest. But I’m glad that that feeling was just a week!

Humans don’t live here on Earth eternally. We are all given just a portion of time to live a life and each of us has a different way on how we value that time. As they say, we are bounded by time. Every action we do there is a corresponding time.

There will be times that the result of your hardwork is not the result that you wanted. You may have done all the possible things that you can do to have a better result but the ending may have gone on a different path. You may not undo yesterdays but we have the opportunity to correct the present in order to have a better future.

Learning new things will not be EASY and FREE

Remember this. Learning new things will not be EASY and FREE. If they are, then EVERYBODY can do it, ANYBODY can do it, ANYONE can be a doctor, engineer, painter or a singer.

To learn new things, someone has to give time. Time doesn’t mean days or weeks. It takes months and years. It is not a one night process wherein one day you’ll wake then boom! – Congrats, you’re now an architect. But that’s not how it goes.

To learn new things, you have to invest. We are not talking about here a 5-digit amount. Have you ever wondered why you have to pay large amount of money to a doctor’s recommendation and a piece of paper where we thought their handwritings were really the-f*ck-is-this?  It is just simply because they spent more than a million in school fees and they spent almost 10 years in school.

Whatever you are pursuing right now, the beginning will always be the hardest. Most rich people started with nothing. They just had perseverance. Along the route, you will surely have to face challenges and obstacles, but don’t worry because you NEED them. You read it right. In life, you need them because they will develop you to be a stronger person. You need to fall in some circumstances in order for you to be reminded that you are moving up. Storms don’t last, young man. It is not how you fall, but it is how you get up.

A not-so-open-letter

              It’s been 2 months now since I feel this, the feeling of rejected. I just couldn’t sleep well and when I close my eyes what I see is you and I don’t know why I always daydream of you. A week ago, I’ve been trying to contact you. I really tried but I just don’t have the strength to read your reply telling me how happy you are pursuing your career and how inspired you are every time you see that Chinese-looking guy. I know you are trying to forget me or even regret that you knew me. But it’s ok, don’t worry, don't mind me, I’ll be fine maybe not tomorrow, maybe not next month but I hope it will not take a year to get over this pain. I just want to tell you to always look after yourself, never give up on your dreams and always ask for His guidance. Now I know that in love someone has really to experience a fall and I’m happy it was me. Someone has to endure the pain of loneliness like there will be no tomorrow and I’m happy it was me too because I don't want to see you crying. Yeah my heart is broken, but hey, it still beats, I’m still alive.