2011 was scattered with very few posts, but hopefully this year there will be more. Overall, it’s been a year full of family reunions, schoolmates’ gatherings, and weddings. Early in the year when I just got back for good, I couldn’t help but wonder if coming back is the “right” decision. But as time goes by I find myself forgetting that question completely- being back and being closer to family (including extended family) and friends have been great for me. Yes the traffic sucks; some drivers really piss me off (especially when they don’t use the freakin’ signal lights!); and…
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It’s great to be surrounded by people so passionate in what they’re doing. They never tire in teaching or sharing their knowledge, they keep pursuing further knowledge, they love that you want to know more and they get excited about you asking questions. And the best part is that no matter what these people are passionate about, their love of the subject, their bursts of energy and enthusiasm never fails to seep out and affect the others around them. It’s just wow. It’s completely inspiring. I’m just grateful to be here, to know these people, to learn from them. A…
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You know what they say about people born in the year of Horse and people born in the year of Rat? That they don’t get along. Well there are 3 “rats” in my house right now- my mom, my uncle (dad’s brother) who stays with us on weekdays, and myself; and 2 “horses” – my dad and my (maternal) grandma. It’s funny now when I’m writing about it, but sometimes things can get really heated up, and it doesn’t always end well, especially between my grandma and mom; and between dad and myself. It’s not that big of a deal most of the…
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My new job requires me, among other things, to integrate and coordinate the operations and activities in a nursing home, so the first thing I have to do is to get to know this nursing home. And that’s what I’ve been doing for the past two weeks. It’s been great, I’m slowly getting the big picture of how to run a nursing home, but it’s still a long way to go before I fully grasp the in-and-out of the facility. The learning part aside (which was really exciting), I got to see a lot of the old folks in need…
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It’s about the will to live. To live each day better than the day before. When you look at how some people around you going through hardships for decades without even hissing a sigh or whine, it makes you almost guilty for feeling deflated because of whatever obstacles you face. They are peanuts compared to what those people had to go through. It’s high time to put aside all heartaches, roll up your sleeves and get to work. Go gather your spirit of fighting and get ready to set out again, because you still have a long way more to…
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The World is a Beautiful Place by Lawrence Ferlinghetti The world is a beautiful placeto be born intoif you don’t mind happinessnot always beingso very much funif you don’t mind a touch of hellnow and thenjust when everything is finebecause even in heaventhey don’t singall the time The world is a beautiful placeto be born intoif you don’t mind some people dyingall the timeor maybe only starvingsome of the timewhich isn’t half badif it isn’t you Oh the world is a beautiful placeto be born intoif you don’t much minda few dead mindsin the higher placesor a bomb or twonow…