This is it!

   When the month of December started, it was not the holiday decors that I was excited about. I have been making my countdowns for this special day.

   Christmas day is to be spent with people dear to you. I asked my parents for permission that I wont spend this year's Christmas Eve with them. They agreed as long as I am home in time for my Mom's birthday and the New Year's Eve. 

   This day is special for me... make or break.... 

    Preparations are made... room has been cleaned, bed sheets have been changed and my self ready for seeing him tonight. In a few hours I will be able to see you, to hold you and talk to you without the computer's monitor in between us. 

  See you in a few hours..... i really cant wait.

Man of Excellence - My Winning Piece

This is my winning piece for the essay contest in SCOPE:

         I was barely 3 years of age when my grandparents took me to live with them. My parents were sad but they have to make a sacrifce for my well-being. But it is my Dad who sacrificed the most. He did not think of his pride or ego being the man of the family.

     During the time I was living with my maternal grandparents, my Dad took whatever job that is available. He became a part time driver, a security guard and he even came to the point of trying his luck to work abroad. He was not lucky in that aspect as the agency was a scam. His savings gone. He has to start all over again and be strong for his family's sake.

     When my youngest brother was born, he brought my mom back to her hometown for a visit and when he got back, he has no more job to go back to. The agency had done some cost cutting measures. But because he was doing his job properly, his boss took pity on him and asked him to go to this company and look for his wife who is an HR. And with God's grace, he got accepted to work at international airport. He was assigned at the medical department as messenger and driver for one of the doctors. Because of his hard work, he was given a training to become a paramedic and now drives the ambulance.

    From that time until this day, my Dad's determination of never giving up has given him a successful life. He may not have become the boss of the company or did he become a celebrity but having achieved his goal of making life better for his family in terms of finances and giving his family their needs and love and care is the most that he was able to achieve.

   My dad, is my Man of Excellence for having gone through all those hardships and trials without giving up.