running around

Here are some updates...
Last week I was hoping that I will be finally able to mount my VHF set up but just this Sunday I can't find my radio. I wish I only misplaced it somewhere and I am not sure if I've aldready seen it this year, as you know I we all left Manila to celebrate the Golden Anniversary of Ina and Ama in Bulacan. I'm still hopeful that I can find it somewhere inside the house.... The InFEx is drawing nearer and a lot of other on air activities I wish I could join them or at least attend the events.
Also last week the Preschool Department celebrated its 40th Foundation Day, I was assigned to take the tickets and stamp the arms of the audience. It is really a light job for me but the pressure of the uncooperative viewers make be fire up like hell. There is this guy who doesn't one to have his arm stamped and so I let him pass without it. But what made me blaze more it his comments. If could just curse him right away and send him to the death eaters. But I just can't and that's not part of my nature, so I let a little game play in my mind: I will look for his kid and give him/her stamps all over his/her arms. Anyway that game easily subsided and I'm back to myself again.
I met Halcon and assured that I'll enlist myself to volunteer firefighting. I am physically not prepared yet but I'll soon be.
My wishful thinking and anticipation continues same with my rude thoughts which sometimes contribute to my being unproductive for the day.

EXITE season?

Am I in or what? I have my ideas for the EXITE but I am not sure if I'm in and if my ideas fit the year's program thrust. However I think I should start drafting/finalizing my idea so that I could present them neatly. Honestly, I am anticipating this program I wish to run it although some technicalities maybe stopping me from doing it plus the fact that i am not that good to run things like this. I am more of the back stage actor and I could play well being a support/logistics man.

NOW THAT YOUR ROSE IS IN BLOOM A LIGHT HITS THE GLOOM ON THE GREY

"I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don't believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn't want brotherhood with me. I believe in treating people right, but I'm not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn't know how to return the treatment." -Malcom X [NYC, December 12, 1964]

I can't see the reason why my sorority sister has subrcibed herself to this quote when we are raised to befriend everyone and anyone. We are taught to promote friendship and here she is adapting this quote, like a paranoid cat. It's almost three hours since I started this entry but I just can't find the right words to fit in so let's skip this.

Things are getting mixed inside me; my anticipations, my wishful thinkings, my somewhat--future. I never been so bothered much about what's for tomorrow but I guess this has something to do with growing older and I have to plan some for myself. So, what's for this year aside from the climbs I'm planning to have with my group? I am planning to pursue my M.A. and I wish I could start with my requirements sooner. I also wish to enroll myself in a driving class or learn driving from somebody else. Explore more about myself: unhoned skills and limits. Engage myself more with numbers and number problems, learn science and pencil works. I wish to start chasing my personal legends and leave a mark so that others may follow. It's my turn now, now that the rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey.

God's Gift

We all have gifts from God, they come in all shapes and sizes. Some surprises us and some puzzles us. There are also gifts that we hardly ever notice that they're there. And I have this one gift which I haven't unwrapped yet. I fancy about this gift very much that I enjoy taking a look at, staring at, thinking of and spending hours just holding it. I love it not just because of the beautiful box it is in but also because of the sound it makes when I try to shake it, the scent that gives me high spirits and how neatly it fits in my shelf.
I wish to unwrap it soon and right now I'm preparing myself for what's inside.

The True Gentleman

Here's the creed of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Phi Omega is somehow based on SAE.

The True Gentleman

The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others, rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe.

- John Walter Wayland

I'm Back!

Manila, I'm back! And just minutes after I stepped home, we (mom, kuya and ron) sprint our way to Bulacan. I was wishing to go there straight from Benguet but my pack is all wet and I have to unpack all my stuff to avoid any further damage.

The climb in general is very exciting, we experienced a lot of surprises. The team is composed of different groups and some free lance mountaineers and half of the team members are first timers to Mount Pulag (including me) and soe others have only passed the other trail. Personally, I could see many flaws in this climb: we were not able to work as a team, it's like we just accidentally met up there and got the same climb schedule. Or maybe I'm just not at ease climbing not with my team (COMPASS Inc.). But generally, I enjoyed the climbed and learned a lot of lessons: tidbits of lessons learned the hard way. And it looks like I have to review my BMC before I go for my next climb (whenever that is).

I got bored on the second day when we reached the mossy forest that I took a slower pace because of the boring sight plus the fact that I did not physically prepared myself for this. I was convincing Ansbert our TL to pitch tent inside the mossy forest but he wants to pursue the saddle, so we went on. When we reached the first hill, I feel like giving up. I want to retreat to the forest and pitch. The wind is getting stronger and colder. When we reached the second hill, we heard shoutings which we barely can't decipher, in that instant our mountain guide just arrived. I lead him to the shouting crowd to assist them and told him that we're alright and that we can make it to the saddle. I really am not alright but the scenario that someone's not in good condition as I am convinced me that I am alright. Sherwin and I continued our way to the saddle, right now I could still feel the rush of the cold air that's blowing us to the cliffs. When we reached the saddle I learned that the ones shouting at us are members of our team. I wish to go back to them and do my responsibility as the team first aider but my chilling can't stop. I'm all wet and going back might mean getting blown by the strong winds. We stayed inside our guides' tent and prayed for the winds to stop. We waited until we got the strength to brave the storm and pitch our own tent.  

The morning came, everyone's okay now although most of our things are wet. We started our descent late and everything in the time table follows late. At least we made it home complete. No one's left and all is safe.