Why do we always ask for things? Why do we always want things that are not in our possession? We seldom appreciate things that are already in our hands. We usually are not contented with what we have.
I was living with my family all my life. I had a chance to be apart from them when I went to Manila to look for a job. It was shortly after graduation in high school. But it was not long enough when my brother requested me to pursue college education. I wasn't planning to go on college during those times. But my siblings did encouraged me to. There were a lot of courses to choose from but I wasn't reluctant to choose Computer Engineering. Afterall, that was one of the in-demand courses at that time.
Well, college life wasn't as easy as 'abc'. Knowing that the course I took wasn't any easy afterall. Solving mathematical problems here and there. Solving computer problems in all the walls of the campus. Of course, let's put some spices into the soup. Lovelife wasn't that good enough just like that of what other people expects. And not to mention many aspects of life. I've change a lot since I become a college student.
Responsibilities here and there, assignments piling up, there are many things that made me become human. I became the opposite of what I was before college. I was able to meet so many good people who truly become my friends for life. There were so many of them who understood my shortcomings and try to understand the other side of me.
But college life is not forever. We graduated and searched on our paths out of the world of unemployment. I took a life that I thought good for me.
My first job was a stock checker in a grocery store. It was fun and exciting. I made a lot of friends. That was my first job and it taught me a lot things to learn. I learned how to get along with people easily. I am not used to mingle with other people who I was not familiar with. I also learned how to lower my rising spirits because of respect for my superiors. It was not easy for me to do that. It is not always easy to hold my temper. I ended the contract after six months and lead to another kind of job.
This second job of mine isn't as difficult as the first one but as challenging as any other jobs. It is a teaching job. Becoming a teacher is one of my hated career during my elementary and high school days. It was just unfortunate for me but I don't have any choice. I took the challenge of the new job and from there I started to learn how play the game - of being a teacher. But of course I am not a teacher by profession, so I call myself Instructor. The subjects I taught are those that are inline with my field of study. Well, I want to call it field of expertise but I wasn't. I don't even consider myself now as one.
Anyway, I learned a lot more being an Instructor. I tried to understand every aspect of being an Instructor. I had a lot of bumps and slumps but during the first months of my job. Later on everything oes smoothly. Though I left the first teaching employer of mine the next job I take is still teaching job. I became a part Instructor in a Filipino College School.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
A Long Time Friend
She was one of my friends in the virtual world. We've known each other since 2001 yet. This was the story...
I was working as a student assistant in one of the Colleges' Internet Center. Then one time I made drop on YM I came across a code name adrinne78. We had a nice time talking to one another online. We shared each others life stories. We shared cultures with one another.
She has an Indian descent but she and her family are living in Malaysia. She was a lecturer in a College at that time. She is into IT discipline. She worked hard for her family. I was only a student then. Our communication was in good condition until I graduated. I had no time surfing the net then. I was even a stranger in computers for quite some time.
I worked as a grocery store personnel and I didnt have much time for computers. After six months my contract ended. I tried another kind of job. that is teaching. I became a computer instructor and I had much time for computers. There and back again after three years two online friends meet again. We talked so much and we were both surprise we still new each other.
But that meeting online didn't last for a long time because she had to transfer to another job.
Then we lost communication for the second time around. I had to transfer to another location for the same job. It is still a teaching job on different location. Then it took me another part time teaching job for Koreans.
I had a nice time surfing the net those times when I had an opportunity to drop by my friendster account. My surprise when I got an invitation from a stranger. And when I started linking with this stranger, I was able to know she was a friend whom I knew online. I was shocked.
There we started another communication through online again. Before, we were using YM. This time, we are using friendster. We started communicating early months of 2007. And the communication still continues until today...
I was 24 when we first met on YM. We are thirty now. The friendship is going stronger. She said to me>> I hit my big thirty on June 1st, she hits hers on July 1st. Cool friendship from two cool people separated with culture and deep sea...
She calls herself adrinne in YM, I call myself aldrin...
I was working as a student assistant in one of the Colleges' Internet Center. Then one time I made drop on YM I came across a code name adrinne78. We had a nice time talking to one another online. We shared each others life stories. We shared cultures with one another.
She has an Indian descent but she and her family are living in Malaysia. She was a lecturer in a College at that time. She is into IT discipline. She worked hard for her family. I was only a student then. Our communication was in good condition until I graduated. I had no time surfing the net then. I was even a stranger in computers for quite some time.
I worked as a grocery store personnel and I didnt have much time for computers. After six months my contract ended. I tried another kind of job. that is teaching. I became a computer instructor and I had much time for computers. There and back again after three years two online friends meet again. We talked so much and we were both surprise we still new each other.
But that meeting online didn't last for a long time because she had to transfer to another job.
Then we lost communication for the second time around. I had to transfer to another location for the same job. It is still a teaching job on different location. Then it took me another part time teaching job for Koreans.
I had a nice time surfing the net those times when I had an opportunity to drop by my friendster account. My surprise when I got an invitation from a stranger. And when I started linking with this stranger, I was able to know she was a friend whom I knew online. I was shocked.
There we started another communication through online again. Before, we were using YM. This time, we are using friendster. We started communicating early months of 2007. And the communication still continues until today...
I was 24 when we first met on YM. We are thirty now. The friendship is going stronger. She said to me>> I hit my big thirty on June 1st, she hits hers on July 1st. Cool friendship from two cool people separated with culture and deep sea...
She calls herself adrinne in YM, I call myself aldrin...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Butterfly Kisses
She was once a very close friend to me. We talked so much things about our lives. We shared each families failures and successes. We talked much about love, passion, affection, how is it to be loved, how to love, how to pass the exams, how to be able to surpass the trials of projects and the challenges of college life.
we talked about our past love lifes. We talked about our elementary days. I would remember her telling me the tragedy in her life. She was maybe grade six at that time when she and family got an accident from a tricycle ride. She had encountered a quite severe situation when she had to be operated in one of her legs. She had the cane for almost a year. But the strong girl tried to make her self fight against the test of time. After a year and a half she managed to dance tinikling in her second year. Though her other leg is longer than the other but still became a very good dancer.
In college she had a lot of things to give up, like she was not able to go with us in the educational tour because of lack of finances. But despite of that, she became a very good student and friend for all of us. We graduated with flying colors.
Two weeks after graduation, she grabbed the offer from one of the prestigious medical school in our place to teach. She became a very good teacher too. During those times when we were still looking for a job she had landed her own already.
Well, most our friends got a good job. I personally didnt imagine this very woman will be the first one to settle down. With her character, she is mistaken to become a nun. I've known she got a boyfriend but I was shocked one day when she texted me inviting her to her wedding.
Well, I just cant believe it. man, the girl we used to know is no more a girl but a full grown woman. The girl we used to tease before and loved as a sister is going to be someones possession.
When her day comes, I came late. The emotions were mixed. She is kneeling in front of the altar with her man. I was happy for her. But I was sad too. Happy because she will lead another step of her life. Another truiph in her life. She will have someone to share her life with. She will have her someone to be with. In both the difficult and beautiful life that will come her way... Iwas sad because we will not get her one hundred percent attention. She will have womeone to consult in every decision she will make.
But like what her father have said, even he, doesnt want to give her lady but that is her decision. And so be it. She became the woman of her beloved man....
we talked about our past love lifes. We talked about our elementary days. I would remember her telling me the tragedy in her life. She was maybe grade six at that time when she and family got an accident from a tricycle ride. She had encountered a quite severe situation when she had to be operated in one of her legs. She had the cane for almost a year. But the strong girl tried to make her self fight against the test of time. After a year and a half she managed to dance tinikling in her second year. Though her other leg is longer than the other but still became a very good dancer.
In college she had a lot of things to give up, like she was not able to go with us in the educational tour because of lack of finances. But despite of that, she became a very good student and friend for all of us. We graduated with flying colors.
Two weeks after graduation, she grabbed the offer from one of the prestigious medical school in our place to teach. She became a very good teacher too. During those times when we were still looking for a job she had landed her own already.
Well, most our friends got a good job. I personally didnt imagine this very woman will be the first one to settle down. With her character, she is mistaken to become a nun. I've known she got a boyfriend but I was shocked one day when she texted me inviting her to her wedding.
Well, I just cant believe it. man, the girl we used to know is no more a girl but a full grown woman. The girl we used to tease before and loved as a sister is going to be someones possession.
When her day comes, I came late. The emotions were mixed. She is kneeling in front of the altar with her man. I was happy for her. But I was sad too. Happy because she will lead another step of her life. Another truiph in her life. She will have someone to share her life with. She will have her someone to be with. In both the difficult and beautiful life that will come her way... Iwas sad because we will not get her one hundred percent attention. She will have womeone to consult in every decision she will make.
But like what her father have said, even he, doesnt want to give her lady but that is her decision. And so be it. She became the woman of her beloved man....
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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