After 48 years of waiting, here now is the FINAL INSTALLMENT of the "bloody trilogy"..
My story begins here after i escaped the depths of hell to climb back to Mount Olympus.
Well, its sort of like that... :) So here goes...
****************Article PART 3********************
I was back on track. I must have been one of God's favorite people for He gave me another chance. I was teaching computer science at Ateneo de Davao University while attending graduate school at UP. The job was perfect for me because I've always had this passion for teaching. Just like that I was back on top of my anthill.
But this dream too did not last. Months later, I found myself working for a private investment firm here in Davao. I started working for the company the very next day after I left the university. I switched lanes without even glancing at my rear-view mirror. The next thing i knew, i was already traveling on another road.
In a span of 3 years, i have already worked for three different employers. It was then when i started having apprehensions about myself and my direction in life. In Coelho's the Alchemist, there was a proverb that said, "Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time." In my case, I already have
shifted careers twice. And sure enough, it is happening again for a third time.
Yes, I quit my job recently. I am now one of the millions of jobless Filipinos out there. My mountain remains an anthill but I am now hesitant to climb it. Afraid that what has happened many times before may happen again. Who knows where i'll end up next? The seminary perhaps? That would certainly make my lola proud. But for now, I really have to re-think my directions or i'll end up having none.
Maybe my problem is insignificant compared to the problems of other people, or perhaps of our country. But for those who are confused and lost like me, i hope it helps to know that you are not alone.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
My YoungBlood Article PART 2: Darkness Fell
So here is the continuation of my story... please don't mind the title as i am only trying to make this story more interesting than it is. So here goes... ***Flashback***
****************Article PART 2********************
This is a little bit of a cliche but the thought of seeing her again was what gave me a reason to dream. It was what drove me to, as Paulo Coelho would put it, realize my own Personal Legend. I was so sure that was it. My chance to prove myself to the world. I was all focused on my goal and there was no stopping me.
Back in Davao.
I was back in my hometown quicker than you noticed the skip in my story, figuratively speaking of course. But wait, let's rewind a little. After less than a year of stay in Cebu, I went home. My decision to go back home was so quick it made my head spin. I didn't know what came over me. All i knew was that i was home and that was it. I was jobless, girlfriend-less.
What happened to my 5-year plan? What about my girl and my year-long wait to finally see her again? I was doing well in work. Everything was so right and then, poof! All my dreams vanished into thin air. The only thing i could remember was that i got homesick. And just like that it was all over. All my questions still remain unanswered to this very day, this very moment i'm pounding my fingers on my keyboard.
Everything that happened was so depressing that i avoided thinking about it. I knew i had to move on. It was an opportunity for me to realize my other dream and that was to teach in a university. Weeks later that dream was realized.
I was back on track. I must have been one of God's favorite people for He gave me another chance. I was teaching computer science at Ateneo de Davao University while attending graduate school at UP. The job was perfect for me because I've always had this passion for teaching. Just like that I was back on top of my anthill.
Again... To be Continued.....
****************Article PART 2********************
This is a little bit of a cliche but the thought of seeing her again was what gave me a reason to dream. It was what drove me to, as Paulo Coelho would put it, realize my own Personal Legend. I was so sure that was it. My chance to prove myself to the world. I was all focused on my goal and there was no stopping me.
Back in Davao.
I was back in my hometown quicker than you noticed the skip in my story, figuratively speaking of course. But wait, let's rewind a little. After less than a year of stay in Cebu, I went home. My decision to go back home was so quick it made my head spin. I didn't know what came over me. All i knew was that i was home and that was it. I was jobless, girlfriend-less.
What happened to my 5-year plan? What about my girl and my year-long wait to finally see her again? I was doing well in work. Everything was so right and then, poof! All my dreams vanished into thin air. The only thing i could remember was that i got homesick. And just like that it was all over. All my questions still remain unanswered to this very day, this very moment i'm pounding my fingers on my keyboard.
Everything that happened was so depressing that i avoided thinking about it. I knew i had to move on. It was an opportunity for me to realize my other dream and that was to teach in a university. Weeks later that dream was realized.
I was back on track. I must have been one of God's favorite people for He gave me another chance. I was teaching computer science at Ateneo de Davao University while attending graduate school at UP. The job was perfect for me because I've always had this passion for teaching. Just like that I was back on top of my anthill.
Again... To be Continued.....
My YoungBlood Article PART 1: The Beginning
I found my article which i wote for (PDInquirer's) youngblood some time
around 2005-06. And Since I have not really posted anything here for 48 years, i will be posting this one.
I'll have to warn you though that this may be one of the cheesiest articles i have ever written. Well, w.t.h. i am posting it anyway.
****************Article PART 1********************
I'm confused.
No. I'm lost.
I recently read this article about people in their mid-20's. It described how people in this age group experience significant changes in their lives. Quarter-life, according to the article, is the stage when people begin to make critical decisions. Decisions in life like which directions to take and whom to tag along. I found the topic very relevant to my situation now. I realized that I am fast approaching that stage.
Two years ago when i graduated from college, i felt like i was the luckiest guy in the world. I was one of those fortunate few who never had to go through the disappointing and frustrating post-university stage of joblessness. Job offers were practically lining up on my doorway. I had plenty of options but had my sight locked-in on one. While my peers started to show symptoms of quarter-life crisis, i was already having a clear vision on where im going to be in the next 5 years.
No, don't get me wrong. I am not one of those achievers who have worked their hardest and pushed themselves into the pinnacle of their mountains. I was just lucky, plain lucky. I must have been given an anthill to conquer.
It was on our graduation beach-party when the news broke out. I, together with a friend, was accepted at this Japanese IT Company based in Cebu. I can still imagine how i felt that night. I was elated. It was THE perfect evening. I was more ecstatic than a stoned hippie (just joking).
After a week of preparation, i was all set to realize a dream. Working for this company was my year-long dream during my senior year for two reasons: prestige and the girl. Well, maybe it was more because of the girl but the prestige was definitely there. It was the company every comsci student in my batch wanted to work for, or at least i thought so. And the girl, well we dated once just before she left to work for that same firm. She was on the batch just a year ahead of mine. And after that one whole year of waiting, fate finally smiled upon me.
This is a little bit of a cliche but the thought of seeing her again was what gave me a reason to dream. It was what drove me to, as Paulo Coelho would put it, realize my own Personal Legend. I was so sure that was it. My chance to prove myself to the world. I was all focused on my goal and there was no stopping me.
......To be Continued...
around 2005-06. And Since I have not really posted anything here for 48 years, i will be posting this one.
I'll have to warn you though that this may be one of the cheesiest articles i have ever written. Well, w.t.h. i am posting it anyway.
****************Article PART 1********************
I'm confused.
No. I'm lost.
I recently read this article about people in their mid-20's. It described how people in this age group experience significant changes in their lives. Quarter-life, according to the article, is the stage when people begin to make critical decisions. Decisions in life like which directions to take and whom to tag along. I found the topic very relevant to my situation now. I realized that I am fast approaching that stage.
Two years ago when i graduated from college, i felt like i was the luckiest guy in the world. I was one of those fortunate few who never had to go through the disappointing and frustrating post-university stage of joblessness. Job offers were practically lining up on my doorway. I had plenty of options but had my sight locked-in on one. While my peers started to show symptoms of quarter-life crisis, i was already having a clear vision on where im going to be in the next 5 years.
No, don't get me wrong. I am not one of those achievers who have worked their hardest and pushed themselves into the pinnacle of their mountains. I was just lucky, plain lucky. I must have been given an anthill to conquer.
It was on our graduation beach-party when the news broke out. I, together with a friend, was accepted at this Japanese IT Company based in Cebu. I can still imagine how i felt that night. I was elated. It was THE perfect evening. I was more ecstatic than a stoned hippie (just joking).
After a week of preparation, i was all set to realize a dream. Working for this company was my year-long dream during my senior year for two reasons: prestige and the girl. Well, maybe it was more because of the girl but the prestige was definitely there. It was the company every comsci student in my batch wanted to work for, or at least i thought so. And the girl, well we dated once just before she left to work for that same firm. She was on the batch just a year ahead of mine. And after that one whole year of waiting, fate finally smiled upon me.
This is a little bit of a cliche but the thought of seeing her again was what gave me a reason to dream. It was what drove me to, as Paulo Coelho would put it, realize my own Personal Legend. I was so sure that was it. My chance to prove myself to the world. I was all focused on my goal and there was no stopping me.
......To be Continued...
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