Earthquake with an almost 7 magnitude hit central Philippines yesterday. It rippled to coastal places in Mindanao too that the only thing I could think as after math would be a tsunami. It was the first earthquake I experience that I really ran out of the building. Probably the number reason is that I am working in a building with 5 more floors above me. I really feel dizzy afterwards and also I was so scared.
I was scared and I have wild imaginations yet I am praying that all will just be well this year so that all my travel plans can be materialized. Yes these calamities happening are signs of the times and He is coming soon, yet we still have to go on living our lives to the fullest while waiting. There is one more promotion that I saw lately – the turkey holidays deal that looks nice to grab. I wish I have so much money to make these trips. But to those who can afford, they should check out deal checker to grab the latest promo.
I dream that one day, I can hop on one of the Mediterranean cruises. It is just all wishing for now but somehow one day in the future they will become real.
This is a multi-view card from Turkey (Kusadasi) and my collection of postcards inspire me to place Turkey in one of my top 10 destinations of the countries in the world I want to visit.
I spent my weekend at Cagayan de Oro City with the delegates of the Adventist Health Professionals’ Retreat at SPUC compound from Friday evening until the lunch time of Sunday. It was a great experience for me. The messages and lectures were so inspiring that I can really say I am converted and hopefully could change my lifestyle to achieve optimum health and to be able to share the health gospel effectively. I know it is not yet too late. 
The theme of the event is “Reaching Out Through Health Professionals” and the messages made me realized how much responsibility was placed by God to every Christian to spread the health message to everyone. The lectures also made me understand that health ministry and evangelistic ministry must go hand in hand.
I was surprise to know that it is not lack of knowledge that encourages people to change their bad lifestyle into a good one, but SICK THREAT makes them do it. I can agree 1000% as am one of those people who does not lack encouragement and knowledge. It is just due to my laziness that I failed to make exercise as part of my daily living. Should have I started a healthy lifestyle when I was young, then I would not have this excess pounds in me now.
One of the things I noted was the KEYS FOR EFFECTIVE CHANGE:
- Be a good example as example has power.
- Be opportune (never condemn people)
- Be a powerful person for a change
- Pro-active presentation of the Adventist health message
- Less knowledge, more tools/skills
- One or two behaviors at once
- Small victories first then the bigger one
- Reinforce good practices.
I have more in my notes, but I can include them in my posts later here and there.
My ID. we were issued IDs but not worn all the time. hehehe
Thanks to the Health Department of South Philippine Union Conference for having such a program. I guess the first time ever for a SPUC wide coverage.
I have a big family but most of the time “my family” comprises me and my daughter. With a meager salary, I can’t bring my whole family on a vacation abroad at one time. So if time and money allows, and I can find some cheap holidays deals, then I want my daughter and I to fly in some Southeast Asian country for a holiday. If I have more, then my sis and her son can also tag along.
Cebu Pacific allows me to make trips to nearby countries and even will allow me to tour major destinations of the Philippines. All I need is time. I am only allowed 2 offical leaves for the whole year, so that discourages me to grab sale tickets every time it is on.
This year, am off to Vietnam and Malaysia and that is enough for now. With these two trips, I also hope I can managed a side trip to Puerto Galera.
Planning the trip makes me excited and wanted the time to come by faster than it should be. Planning is very important for one to have a very memorable trip. I will be travelling with my friends to Vietnam so for sure it’s going to be real exciting. I cannot say that we are already 100% ready to take the trip. There are still several important things to do before heading out to Ho Chi Minh and number one of that is save more money so that visiting Ben Thanh Market will not be a disappointment. Thanks to cheap ticket deals because we can have more pesos to be add up to our allowances.
I had my first camel ride in 2005 just several days before I came back home for good. It was a treat trip to Zhangbei Plains as part of the contract I had with the school am teaching at. It was a great experience. I was really scared of the ride, but with too much coaching from my friends — I took the ride.
We have to stretch our hands or else I won’t stop screaming as I was really scared. I have no confidence to be up high in the back of this animal. In this photo is me, Liu Bin, our school’s Foreign Expert in-charge, and Helen, one of my students.
It was one of my unforgetable trips.
Very soon and that soon is on March 2o12.
Late in 2011 me and some friends grabbed a ticket Ho Chi Minh because there was no flight yet direct to Hanoi. But then this great news of having a direct flight in March is worth for another ticket to Vietnam just to see Ha Long Bay. Maybe in another year or two. Will try to work harder so that I can save up for a Ha Long Bay Cruise.
Photo source: http://www.hotelvietnamtravel.com/Vietnam Tour
Everybody’s excited for this!
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This is one of the postcards I received this month of December and it is from Italia. Rob sent me two cards in swap for the two cards I sent him. Shown here is the village of Forio is Ischia Island in Naples. Italy is one of the countries in my list that I wanna visit in the future. There are so many historic countries out there that makes me curious. I wish I can have an ample time to visit some historic villages and cities. Somehow one day, I have to spend the Christmas holidays getting immersed in another culture if I am not given a gift check for a caribbean all inclusive packages
. It is just a wish. I know this year will not yet be the right year for that, but maybe in ten years, I can make my first Caribbean cruise.
Wanna come? Then wish with me and let’s begin our travel plans.
Yesterday, I took a whole day leave thinking that I would be going to Cagayan de Oro at an early time. But at 6 am someone came to the house to inform my mom that there is no need for her to go and pick her pension. That was my errand so that means I don’t have to leave early.
Yesterday was also slated for another Bisdak Bloggers meet-up at 5 pm. The whole morning I spent washing dirty clothes caused by the flood, and then I have to change clothes for city errands. Fortunately, I never made it to the city because I just decided to walk from IIT to Kristine’s bakeshop. Then I came back to the hospital to pay partial the colonoscopy at the Billing then went home.
I left Iligan at exactly 4 pm. It was my first time go go places outside my home and the hospital after the flash that hit Iligan City last Saturday. Oh my, there was air pollution when I entered the Tambo area. My imagination went wild right away thinking that possibly there are some dead people in their mud that is why the strong smell of decayed flesh. Anyway, I have to cover my nose so that I won’t feel nauseated.
I arrived Cagayan de Oro at a little bit past 6 pm. Went directly to Peking House only to realized that it was LIGHTHOUSE not Peking House. lol! I thought they are the same HOUSE!!!! hahaha Good thing Karen Sanchez arrived a little while after me and we went to Lighthouse together. Mommy Ruby, Mommy Dharlz and sister were already there. Then in a while, Jude came by, Karen, and then Atty Lenie, Wheng (sister of Sheila Worthington), and then Mommy Grace. We were only few but we had fun listening to each other’s stories.
The bus left the terminal at around 12 midnight and I arrived Iligan at 2 am. Took a taxi from the terminal to the hospital and my daughter was still up. Slept right away after some self clean-up because I was really tired. Imagine I was standing for almost like 3 hours.
Anyway, I look forward to another BB meeting early next year.
I will share later the tokens I received from BBs last night.
I flew to Manila with my daughter last month. It was just last month but now I want to fly again. I love traveling that I wish I have work that calls for constant traveling. I can imagine myself having breakfast in Manila, then lunch in Hongkong and then flight dinner on my way to Arabia or somewhere else. Then after the meeting I have to catch another flight for a series of meetings in Melbourne, Australia. Oh my mind can goes on and on when I want to dream. I do this at times when I want to escape from reality – like there are still many flood victims outside my door waiting for medical services. But my dream to always travel is always there.
Anyway, soon, I am going to travel again.
My daughter’s boarding pass
This is not my daughter’s first Manila trip nor her first plane ride. She had her first when she was still more than a year old and she can’t remember a thing. So this is her first time to really enjoy and document the trip. This is part of her documentation, taking a photo of her boarding pass. We flew to Manila via Cebu Pacific. It was a ticket I bought in June while there was a zero “o” sale. All we paid was taxes and web admin fee that totaled to :1700.00 for both of us, back and forth trips. This was our 2011 trip as listed on our family holidays list just like every family planning for their next holiday destination.
I have many places on my list to be visited but I plan to see them one at a time just when there are great promos to be grabbed.
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