"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."~ Plato

the choice

For quite a while there are more important things to attend to than go blogging and have my mind fly freely like the old times here. Well this time..I'll try. I'll try to free my mind from the old self-contained me..thinking which is way better and is fair. When I start to talk about my feelings, I know I couldn't help from being biased. But it seems to me that I now feel the need to topple down whatever mixed emotions I have and just let live and be free.

Now, as I read and still try to digest Vickie Gill's "The Eleven Commandment of Good Teaching", I couldn't help give a thought of it and ask myself, " Do I really choose the right career path for me?". At times, it's making me feel so guilty to have started to ask myself about my choices in life and doubt if whether I follow the right trail or just like any one else, also lost in a forest because I don't give much attention to little pathways and choose to wander around instead. I only hope not. If so, it would then be tough to realize what I have manifested for being in charge of more than 30 students in a classroom when all of a sudden, someone yells and cries because one of my boys and girls are into a fight in my morning class. Or a struggle to deal another set of 40 students ,all with poor academic performances, in my afternoon class.These are the challenges that educators face everyday, both mentally and emotionally, yes, we have to be always in control. I say, " More patience, self!"lol!

And so I told myself, Gill's book will be a big help for a beginner like me. A beginner. Why does it seems like, I am always starting and have never moved on? Do I follow the wrong trail again? No. I always tell myself. As an educator, I must always have cravings for learning. There has to be an empty space in order for me to fill in sets of new ones. Just as Gill said, " I must be my own quality control". I must brace myself each day. Brace myself because I want to be happy and affect the same happiness to my learners. Well then, so much so that in life, there is actually so much that we can give to affect at least--one or two souls.

"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give."~Khalil Gibran

Just blog like the old times. Thanks for reading!:)

How time flies so fast!In my years of blogging, there have been lots of changes around. Other than losing track with a few good friends here in blogosphere, there are shifting of careers, of moving on,of being out to see what's at the far end..where the path leads. At times, I would look back and smile at them.We meet people, we go with trends,we laugh or weep with others, we complain about social and political issues, we go on with our sailing, we dream the same dream, aim for the same goal, deal almost same challenges.. while all these teach the same lesson.

Life, every day and every year that unfolds, teaches us one common end- to be in one with others and circumstances as we are with ourselves..to be gentle as much as possible, however, firm and strong when the situation calls. And though the lessons may be countless, still we come to ask ourselves- "how much have I become out it all? am I now a learned person than who I was back then? I am not actually good in assessing myself no matter how I try. I still get to falter even in my faith at times. The only perfect thing I always hold true is that~ He never leaves.

Well, what am I talking here, by the way?(lol!) I haven't done this contemplation in a while. Hope I make sense. ;p

mom's pot..

a shot taken from my mother's pot..

..trying to catch before it withers.

...

ang tagal ko nang di naging emosyonal
ninamnam ko yata lahat ng bagay na masaya

pero ngayon
ngayon kolang yata gustong umiyak
kala ko tuloy-tuloy na
babalik rin pala ako sa'king dating emosyon

basta!gusto kolang umiyak sandali
lilipas din 'to..
"blogspot,pa-senti muna ha!
pramis, ngayon lang
ngingiti din ako uli bukas.

only lessons..

"There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons"
~Denis Waitley

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Surigao del Sur's finest destination..

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
– St. Augustine

Taking the holiday off, we did our two days exploration to a province not known to us.





The unexpected twist of our destination and the most tiring trip for we had to commute only by van and a single motorcycle (scary ride..)hence, turned out to be the exciting, challenging, and memorable experience ever.

Traveling almost 163kms. from Davao to Bislig...

Our first unexpected destination was to Hinatuan Islet. This was my first time to ride such a tiny boat while the sea waves splashed untiringly.

The following morning, our next destination was to Hinatuan's Enchanted River.

Clear freshwater, blue lagoon, and characterized by thousands of fish freely enjoying the water...














































































Our third destination was to Tinuy-an Falls Burboanan, Bislig,15 kms. from Enchanted River.

"Lord, how vast is thy gifts of nature..how little i am!"

"Trudging the top of the falls...catching my breath."

"God's wonder is amazing!"



Have a Joyful Christmas and
a blessed New Year to all!