Future Scuba Diving

I am so excited now. This afternoon I met my second degree cousin who works in the city government of Gingoog, Misamis Oriental. After a month of working for Project ELCEMM here, our ways finally met and fortunately, she is a nature lover like me. In fact, she has gone much farther than I had. The best thing she does that really interests me is her being a scuba diving teacher. woohh!! yeah! Of course, hindi ko na pinalampas ang opportunity, I grabbed it immediately by asking how may I avail of it and how much. She replied by saying depende sa heart (depends on how I feel). She told me that she has awesome and interesting photographs at her home. Interesting!!! She said she has four set of diving gears as well. What surprised and excited me a lot was when she said she will teach me for free! woohh yeah!! YES FOR FREE!!! FOR FREE!


I am too excited now that I cant wait to set some schedules with her and purchase my own set of gears after some few lessons from our meetings. I am excited to see photographs of myself around fishes, corals, and other aquatic lives. I asked her if she has seen a sting ray, she had! wooww!! Which means that I will have my own score with them in the near future as well, and might even see manta rays, underwater forests, and even flowers. Isn't it exciting right?

Happy Birthday Ate Mayette

Today is the natal day of this very passionate woman of God.

She's a woman who not only cares a lot for her family, but her neighbors as well.

God has truly blessed her with wisdom and strategies in reaching them out and of touching their lives.

Ate Mayette, as we call her, came from a family of generous hearts. One activity I know of that they often do as a family is gift giving. Take note, they don't just do this during Christmas time. They give gifts whenever they are convicted to do so. In fact, when their place was hit by this year's great flood, where their stuffs just went to nowhere, they were still giving out gifts to their neighbors who were not so affected by the calamity. Amazing! By doing so, God has blessed them more and more.

By the way, Ate Mayette is married to Kuya Manny. They are blessed with two very attractive kids, Z-boy and Z-girl (Zane). This couple have good genes, right?

I had the chance to be here because my bedmate in college, Lucilia Adorable Trinidad, works with speaker Prospero Nograles. It was such a great opportunity afforded to me by luce. Likewise, I so appreciate the angles and the subjects she included in these photographs.

Driving Home My Bosses

It was raining a little bit harder 7 hours ago, so I had the privilege to drive my bosses to their home locations. At first it was Kuya Joseph Labrador, the Project's Field Coordinator, who thought of taking a hitch by my brother's multicab (which I drive), but then he invited our Japanese boss, Mr. USUI Shunji, and Ms. Catherine Fonollera, the PPDO Consultant. I nearly said "NO" because I know I would be tensed driving with them in the car, however, saying so would be the most inappropriate of all responses and I think that would be too rude of me considering that it was raining, as I said, a little bit harder. Of course, I took the courage of driving for them and the privilege to bring them in their current addresses.

After having sent all of them, I felt glad with the opportunity and so happy with it. It was my first time to drive with a foreigner, a Japanese boss beside me, and 2 Filipino bosses at the back. I didn't quite understand the feeling while maneuvering the steering wheel, stepping on the pads, and changing gears. I don't even know why, yet, one thing for sure, I fixed my head on the road. hahahahah..

It's a rare opportunity and I don't even know when will it ever happen again. hehehe