Happy New Month

Today marks the start of a new month to this year. Yes, it is the middle of the year already but for me, it yet marks the start of my new year. It is the beginning of my new year since I have already relocated to another place. A place more familiar and always refreshing for me. I start to embark on the continuation of the temporarily halted activities that were left the previous year.

I have been officially accepted again to my previous job and believe it or not this is the third reentry to this same institution. This affinity must be really something. It is but rare for someone who has resigned to the same institution three times and yet upon his reapplication, still gets accepted. This may be because of some reasons that come in unexplainable and the heart could only feel.

Personally, I’d like to think of it as a very strong expression of authentic and pure intentions for the good of the majority. Too deep you may say, but let’s just leave it all up to that. Nonetheless, I’m happy for this new chance given on this new month of the year.  Cheers…

Decided

A few days back, I was just in another country experiencing a cool temperature and a less sedentary life. It is just now that I have sinked in to the idea that I’m back home. Yes, home. Although there are lots of things to complain for, I just can’t help but just smile and feel delighted getting into it and hearing the usual whims the people here are expressing. I just seem to appreciate much what I have and what I could still do here for something better….(HEROES look at what you’ve done hehehehehe). 

Yesterday was a delightful experience as I was invited to judge a dance competition in SM (…for reasons maybe that they couldn’t pull anyone else). It was something that I’d be glad doing, seeing young people stretch and groove their way to show their stuffs. I saw familiar faces and old friends in the event. Had some chat and strolled through the mall joking around and posing on digital camera shops for group pics (…something I really missed when I was somewhere else).

It seems that everything are just falling into place. The feeling is just great. Despite the financial lack emanating, I feel it could be handled well. Yes, it has made me decide to stay. Maybe for good or maybe for several years more and it has already been DECIDED.

Penultimate

Penultimate is defined as something that is next to last, like: Y is the penultimate letter of the alphabet. Another definition from the Random House Dictionary of 1966 defines penultimate as almost last, a contraction of the Latin phrase paene ultima. Roget’s Thesaurus (1960) says that the word can mean last but one or last but two. However, in grammar, the ultima is the last syllable in a word, and the penult or penultima is specifically the second to last syllable. This word has caught my attention lately as I am currently experiencing something of the same nature. Exactly a day from now, I will be going back to my home place.

I start to recall the events that have transpired the previous 364 days that I had on a foreign country. It was not that easy I may say. It was the period where a lot of firsts in my life happened of which I prefer not to enumerate them all. It was a roller coaster ride in general and I am grateful for the people who have in one way or another made my stay worthwhile and very eye opening.

Nonetheless, the last for this chapter in my life would open another one. I just hope and expect that life would just get better. Like the folks say, let`s leave the bad experiences behind and carry on the good in continuing life`s travel. Have to continue packing up. Jaa ne.

Unexpectedly Happy

I am in my final three days of work here in Japan when unexpectedly, our head announced that today would be my last. It was yet the first of the last three days!!! I was surprised by what she said but what`s more surprising is that I had a big grin upon hearing the news. I don`t know, it must be the intensive longing of me to come home and be what I really wanted to be… a teacher. Oh what foolishness could this be you might say. Being a teacher in a third world country like the Philippines.

Well, we just can`t control what the inner desires of every person dictate. This maybe is an outburst manifested in the big grin. Though it would mean no income for the coming two days before coming home, it still has a stingy happiness effect on me. I just couldn`t figure and I would not mind it having there either. Life is just so funny I guess.

In three days time, I will be back in my country. God knows what would happen to me there but I will be expecting great things to come. It may not be in the financial aspect but it will be a blast.