SEVEN
We are a bunch of friends who started out as kids being classmates since kindergarten. And as years went by, new ones came in and left and then came back and left and came back. Basically, we met and had our own groups and then met again for other purposes. Most of us were really good friends with common interests and fields of expertise. We were groupmates in several projects, sleepless for those nights of filming our own rendition of Noli Me Tangere. And most of us had occupied the honor's class consistently year-to-year. Then college came and we were separated by opportunities, by interests and by land. 3 finished AdMU. 4 finished USC with I a blend of both.
It's quite an amazing story of how we all came to be. We simply just didn't know how it all started. Some would say playing Magic once more glued us back. Some would say job hunting did it. Some would say the Homecoming of 2005 did it. I'd say, I just hang out quite a lot at POD5 ever since I got back from KY and thus connected with the AdMU peeps.
I guess I've never written about them or made mention to any one of them here in my blog. So I thought, tonight, I'd like to pay tribute to the 6 of them who have made life very colorful for as long as I have known them. Next to my family, these are my most treasured gems.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
ANGELS AMONGST US
In this dog eat dog world, there are still quite a few of them, I should say. I'm trying to understand this habit of mine whereby I question the intentions of people's words and actions. People have a term for it, but let's save it for them to coin me such. I think I read too much of an article regarding body language. In my quest to enhance my skill of effectively communicating both verbally and non-verbally, I've been extensively surfing the internet for articles pertaining to dealing with unpleasant or awkward situations. making unpopular decisions, etc and given those cases, how to communicate something properly, politely and respectfully, without losing the very essence of the message. Sometimes, it is just in the choice of words or in the manner with which a message is delivered. How to get the message across without ruffling emotions or having the intent misunderstood is my goal. I need this for the office, as well as with the world outside of it.
And in this quest of mine, I've recognized those individuals whom I'd like to call Angels. They simply do good things with kindness and generosity as their only intent. And from the stats, most of them are those whom have been blessed a lot in life and as such are more inclined to be more generous with the overflowing pot of blessings. It's truly a sight to behold. I guess being still at the receiving end of it, I am still milestones away from reaching that condition.
In this dog eat dog world, there are still quite a few of them, I should say. I'm trying to understand this habit of mine whereby I question the intentions of people's words and actions. People have a term for it, but let's save it for them to coin me such. I think I read too much of an article regarding body language. In my quest to enhance my skill of effectively communicating both verbally and non-verbally, I've been extensively surfing the internet for articles pertaining to dealing with unpleasant or awkward situations. making unpopular decisions, etc and given those cases, how to communicate something properly, politely and respectfully, without losing the very essence of the message. Sometimes, it is just in the choice of words or in the manner with which a message is delivered. How to get the message across without ruffling emotions or having the intent misunderstood is my goal. I need this for the office, as well as with the world outside of it.
And in this quest of mine, I've recognized those individuals whom I'd like to call Angels. They simply do good things with kindness and generosity as their only intent. And from the stats, most of them are those whom have been blessed a lot in life and as such are more inclined to be more generous with the overflowing pot of blessings. It's truly a sight to behold. I guess being still at the receiving end of it, I am still milestones away from reaching that condition.