Marvelous Life

Okay, fine I am definitely attending the 30th anniversary of TSKI, it;s going to be fun for lots of reasons, and one of the reasons is the place which is in the famous island of Boracay.  The venue in particular is the Boracay Echo Village where the Miss Earth of 2008 was held. The Echo Village roofing was severely damaged by typhoon Yolanda in 2013 but was restored few months after.  By now it's not just the Echo Village which was restored but the entire island's establishments as well.  Boracay is famous for its long white beaches, famous for night beach life with the fire dancers anywhere, setting aside controversy fine hotels and fine dining are just pictures of developments. Another reason to be ready for the 30th anniversary is to receive my loyalty award, my 15th year of service.  I have not received the most outstanding BM nor most outstanding AM award over the years but being a part of this great organization is enough.  Rising from a lowly field wor...

Living in Iloilo City is just like living a home away from home.  And loving the place is a very easy thing to do.  The place is not just exciting but interesting as well.  Going around Jaro District is enough to embrace the depth of the place full of rich history and seat of past royalty.  Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral which is the Parish of Our Lady of the Candles was built around 1874 by its first Bishop of Jaro Mariano Cuartero and in  front of the Cathedral across the street is the historic belfry which survived the earthquake Lady Caycay of 1948 when the whole country was repairing itself from the damages brought about by the second world war, the Jaro belfry was repaired in 1956, now standing still preserved and adored.   Jaro is named a city within a city.  Going around, taking a walk, turni...

Today the most important letter that I have ever made is accepted.   Weeks of crying over but my decision to leave my work for fifteen years is final. The reason for leaving my job boils down to my old mother back home. I told my boss happiest person of this decision is my mother.   The decision was not an easy one but it is very important.  Weeks before the ED wanted me to stay until December .   I was counting on my hands the additional months if I stay. I was unfazed. Because in my mind I better be going and December is too long as I promised my mother that I should be back home in October.   It was a long talk   with the man who gave me full trust all these years.   The man who believed in my capacity.  I went to my room that night crying over this. I woke up early the next morning with the thought that the main reason for leaving this job is boiled down to going home and be with my old mother. That’s it. And if go now I still hav...

The last time I was in Surigao was about four years ago. Surigao City in particular is by far a peaceful city.  This part of the country is the nearest to the Visayas particurly Southern Leyte.  The port of Lipata in the outskirts is the gateway to the Visayas region. Today there are fastcraft vessels plying from Lipata, Surigao to Liloan, Southern Leyte.  Four years ago we only have the slow boats and the roro boats which carry vehicles and other travelers going in and out of Mindanao.  Roro boats takes only one hour from Lipata to Benit, San Ricardo but when you reach San Ricardo you pass by Liloan before reaching Maasin City. From San Ricardo to Maasin is about two hours.  From Liloan to Maasin is only an hour travel.  But there are no fastcraft plying Lipata to Benit, only from Lipata to Liloan. If fastcraft vessels would ply Lipata to Benit most probably it will take only around twenty minutes.  Its really very near.  If you take the roro boa...

I have left Mindanao few years ago and since then I haven’t put new ideas about that beautiful place, but memories of those places that I have been to are still fresh. The year was 2012 when I was directed to be transferred to another place (my home town) which is another beautiful place called Bohol. Every now and then I still go to CDO for some meetings few years after. Tabilaran City to Cagayan de Oro city is just one overnight boat ride. Or you can go there via Jagna to CDO via fast craft or slow boat. CDO is a bigger city compared to Tagbilaran City and when you arrived at the port easy transport are available be it jeepney, tricycle or taxi. Another thing that CDO fascinates me are the various fruits available from sweet lanzones to red pomelo. If you go around town during night time, there is this particular place called Luneta, where in you can see night market of Okay-okay and a wide array of service massage all around and if you are tired from traveling just get out from...