Look Around

Wow! I'm watching The Correspendents in TFC and I feel guilty for even feeling sad for the past few days. They're featuring a mobile teacher who rides the tricycle, rides the jeep for 3 hours and walks so far to the mountain just to teach the Igorots there. Normally she leaves her place at 9:30am, gets to her destination by 9:30pm and teaches her students the following day. She even has her meals cooked and packed good for two days (just one ulam, adobo in a plastic bag). Take note these Igorots are old people who never went to school when they were younger. She is earning $200 for such a hard task and she has been doing this for more than eight years. Oh wow, but it looks like it really gives her happiness and satisfaction to help these people. I always have and will always have big respect for teachers actually.

Sometimes, we really have to look around and appreciate the simple joys in life. I was complaining to myself that I'm alone again on a Friday night,to think that I chose this actually and only to realize that my night is not even enough to do the things I want to do. There's so much to life no matter where we are and no matter how stranger we feel in certain places.

Thank you guys again for reminding me how good and strong I am... that I'm actually doing great despite the storms that came. For making me feel worthy... For making me feel loved... For making me realize to look around... to look at the bright side... to feel great once again... to smile... and just to be me. :)