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winter

3:43 PM
i miss home. but i'm also starting to like it here. sometimes i want to go home for a short visit but 2 years is flying by so fast. i'm feeling torn. but I guess that's normal. it's cold here right now. it's winter but there's no snow. my sinuses and ears hurt whenever i go outside because of the chill. imagine tsca...

A day that ended well

11:00 PM
I feel really good today! I enjoyed our life group lesson. We watched a video of Joseph Prince’s preaching at the Hillsong Conference last year and we learned more about the law and grace. The message was a good reminder for me because I feel that ever since I arrived here in Auckland, I've been pushing myself too hard into accomplishing the goals...

Snippets of conversations in the office Part 2

3:24 PM
Conversation #1: In phone speaker: Me: Melanie! Natanggap mo yung bayad ko sayo? Ate Reyna: Natanggap mo daw ba yung bayad ni Gek? Melanie: Oo, natanggap ko. Ate Reyna (to me): Natanggap daw. Me: Nabasa niya yung letter? Ate Reyna (to Melanie): Yung letter daw nabasa mo? Melanie: Oo nabasa ko. Ate Reyna (to me): Oo daw. Melanie: Ayaw ko mag-emote. Me: Ano...

Snippets of conversations in the office

2:59 PM
Conversation #1: Me: Fighter ba ako? As in yung may fighting spirit? Kuya Ben: Depende. Ate Reyna: Focused ka eh. Kapag may trabaho kang gustong matapos, lahat gagawin mo para matapos iyon. Di ka nakikipag-usap. Naka-headphones ka lang at di mo kami pinapansin na nasa paligid mo. May sariling mundo ka eh! Kuya Ben: Eh di mayaman pala si Gek... Me and Ate...

Time to dream new dreams

2:44 AM
Nobody told me that writing a resignation letter would be this difficult. There are so many things I would like to say but I can't find the right words to say it. I'm too overwhelmed with the great memories I have in OB. During the past 3 years, I've collected hundreds of fond memories and learned thousands of lessons from the people I've...