Longer days...

Yet I find that there is hardly any time left for the many things I'd like to do. Ok, ok. I admit they are not so important anyway...petty things like painting, cooking, blogging, updating my profiles and pictures, contacting a friend, reading a book, booking a holiday (which i recently found time to do by the way) or simply lying down on my bed. Come to think of it, for the last item on that list, I seem to not do it more out of choice these days as the cushion amplifies the already hot weather.

But I do find time to do two of my favorite things... that I will keep to my self for now. They keep me sane these days.

I have not been writing...as I said before, I find it hard to write when there are so many things on my mind. Anyway, update...

Since I got well, I went straight to work and have been working with no leave till now. I find it more relaxed working now because of my new teacher. I enjoyed working with Nora but we are both always tensed. This time, we are just relaxed and somehow more forgiving of our outputs given the pace we allow ourselves to be in. The children are the same...naughty and lovable. More so now that we got to know each other more.

We are also not spared from the threat of losing our work because of the financial crisis happening all over the globe. This makes me even more grateful that i still have to wake up every morning really early to get to work. I could not imagine myself otherwise. The other option would be bleak. Thank God for work!!!

I am also always comforted spiritually by the actual graces I receive everyday...I do not want to back slide again...ever! This is just a comfortable state to be in and I could not imagine my life disconnected as I was many months back. I know on my own this would be a hard conviction to stand by...nonetheless, I am praying for strength.

Recently as well, I was offered a teaching job in Jakarta but had to revoke it due to the instability of peace and economy elsewhere. It is not stable here but I believe Singapore has more protection than others economically. I know the susceptibility from external pressures and disturbances are all there but for now, I choose to stay here. For now.

I went to the Philippines to close the healing session with my faith healer last April and thank goodness I now can eat meat and am freed from all the limitations of the healing sessions. I am however still experiencing some itchiness here and there but not the same as before and I can see that my skin easily recuperates after a few ointment applications.

Here are some pictures of that little R&R



I was back in Singapore on the day of my birthday and was back at work the next day. How could I not love this job that gives me at least four vacations every year!

I will be going back to the Philippines again on June 24 for a side trip in Davao and June 27 in Manila. Will stay only for a week in Manila though.

Yeah, yeah... I can almost hear you saying..."is that what you do in bad times? travel?" Well, I am guilty of that ...don't rub it in! Promise, last travel for the year na!

My opening lines reminded me of this quotation / poem so I thought I'd look it up and post. For reflection...

Paradox of our Times
"We have bigger houses but smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time;
more knowledge, but less judgement;
more experts, but more problems;
more medicines, but less healthiness;
We've been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour.
We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever,
but have less communication;
We have become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are times of fast foods but slow digestion;
Tall man but short character;
Steep profits but shallow relationships.
It's a time when there is much in the window, but nothing in the room."

-Tenzin Gyatso