Concealed Sentiments

It's seven days before Christmas! We are all busy for the biggest celebration of the year. Christmas trees, colorful lights, boxes of presents, bulk of grocery items for the Christmas feast or noche buena. We were all too much concerned with ourselves and we seemed to forget other people..people who were "less-fortunate" compared to us. Lask week, I had learned so many lessons about contentment in life. I am always complaining that life is so tiresome and boring. I was so worried about Christmas expenses: tickets for going home, credit card charges, gifts etc. I forgot that my concerns were too nonsense compared with concerns of other people. This Christmas, may we know and see it's true essence through the eyes of the lowly. The song below was entitled Paraiso, a filipino term for paradise. The lyrics speak of a dark and dreary environment where scavengers are free to make what they get from the garbage pile. But that does not make them any less free to imagine...

I turned 24 last November 30. I felt so old and a little bit tired of my self. Indeed, life is full of surprises. I celebrated my birthday at Boracay in lieu with the Promet's Global Event. Checkout these pictures that reflect the great I had on that day! I was offering a peace sign for the world..I had bulging eyebags! I can't accept the fact that I am 24 years old. Radiating a smile with the beautiful sunset and enjoying the Boracay's sandcastles. Bonding with my teammates while filling our stomachs with 'eat all you can' Mongolian food. It's nice to see the faces behind their intriguing IM avatars. Chatting around in a Jamaican ambiance. It's really a beachy setting. Posing with Marie with the fire dancer in the background. Our swimming outfits! I can't stand to were bikinis so I prefer printed red shorts and midnight blue top. Killing the time with island hopping activity. I can't stand the big waves. It's swimming time. I run the race...Bor...