Aqua Training

It was still dark when I arrived at the Amoranto stadium because I thought the training would start on time. It was already 5:00 am but the swimming area was empty. I learned from the guards that there are only a few people already there.

After about an hour of waiting, the aqua training begun.

It was FUN! We were on the pool and performed these exercises that seems to be easy on land, but damn they were difficult to perform on the pool. Running across the pool makes you feel like running in a dream, or watching a slow motion movie. You just can run fast.

There were many exercises executed, but I was not feeling tired because we are under water and it is just refreshing.

After the training, we stayed a little while enjoying the pool and then head home.

I just slept the whole day.

My Goodbye to a Good Mentor

Nothing in this world stays the same.

People leave for different reasons like finding a job somewhere else, getting married, escaping the old familiar with something new and exciting.

This is not new to me since I've said goodbye to friends countless times and I myself left my home to work hundred of kilometers away.

I've been lucky to call this former professor a friend now. Way back in college I remember her as this super strict teacher that came from the US. However, over the years I've come to learn so much from her because she took me in as her student assistant and I got to experience the corporate world under her watch.

Though Im not proud of it, sometime 3 years ago I just left her hanging on a project I pledged to finish. Those were one of my lowest and darkest hours in retrospect. I lost touch, because I was ashamed to communicate back.

I learned days ago that she will be returning back to the US for good. I just had to see her and say goodbye and for closure.

I will always and forever thank you Ms. Pauline Wade for the chance and for believing in me. Eternally grateful.

 

Another Talk

Today I got to see and chat, albeit briefly, with one of my dear friend since college.

It has been a long time since the last time we were together, her having moved to Singapore to work and got married.

I admire this lady very much because as I see it, she has transformed into the best version of herself. She has undergone a lot the previous years and came through it alive, better, stronger. It is as if she has metamorphosed into a new being.

Now she does what she loves and is not afraid to take on the world.

As we talked I got reminded to take on chances myself. To take risk. To be ready for disappointments but most importantly to standup when you fall, and rise and learn and move!

It will be quite a while for us to see each other again, but I thank her for inspiring me now to not give up. To take the challenge. To do what I love and passionate about. Most importantly, to move on.