Start of something new

I've been away from my cyber home from quite some time and since it's my day off, I thought it would be nice to start writing again before stress eats me up.

Anyway, it's been almost a month since I made my last entry. Some friends kept on asking me if I stopped blogging for good. I just told them that I was so busy that I don't have time to sit down and write. Good thing I had lunch with two of my best buddies a few weeks back and our conversation triggered the story teller in me to write again.

A lot of things happened during the past weeks. Everything seems new and exciting for me that I always have a hard time sleeping. Here are some of the things that keep me awake these days:

First, I said goodbye to my previous account. No, I did not resign from the company. I got transferred to a new account that handles only one LoB (line of business). What's good about the transfer (well, my boss told me it's not a transfer but a promotion) is that I got a raise. It's not that big, but it's worth something. Handling this new account meant being a trainee again and feeling like a newbie even though I've been taking in calls for the past nine months. Navigating my way through a new set of tools is a little confusing, but I told my self that I also started that way back in my previous account. I just need some time and guidance from some of the higher ups. My new team mates and I will start taking calls tomorrow, so please pray that everything would turn out fine.

(Working for a new account, signing up for a policy,
publishing a book and deciding to lose weight)

Second, I finally signed my policy. Ever since I started working the first thing that popped into my mind was to have my own house. Hopefully the policy would help me buy my own house a few years from now.

Third, 'Musings From The Seedbed' is finally out. No, it's not yet released to major bookstores but hey, I have to admit, the articles are good that the book is worth being published big time and placed on shelves reserved for best sellers. People tell me that I'm good at writing, but it's not as good as the articles in 'Musings'. Since you're reading this, thank the book's author since he's the one who encouraged me to write. If Bob Ong's 'ABNKKBSNPLako?!?' became a best seller and was turned into a movie, I bet 'Musings' would also be one once it gets published big time. If it would be adapted into the big screen, I'm sure it would be at par with JesCom's 'Be Mine Again' if we're speaking about vocation promotion.

Fourth, I've started my own program to lose weight. A lot of people at work told me that I'm getting big, and the people here at the house and most of my friends share the same sentiment. Aside from that, I noticed that I get tired too easily. Justin, my financial advisor, took me for an early futsal game a few weeks back. We were only playing for fifteen minutes and my body felt like I was playing for two hours non-stop. My lack of exercise and balanced diet (plus the stress at work) finally took its toll on me. Since I don't want to end up having a funeral of my own at a young age, I decided to come up with a program to stay healthy. And on top of the list, that would mean saying goodbye to junkies.

Ecclesiastes 3 says that there is a time for everything. Well, I guess this a time for some changes. Working for a new account, signing up for a policy, publishing a book and deciding to lose weight; these are some of the changes that happened within a span of two weeks. It just shows that, just like what my friend once told me, life is full of transitions. And believe me, these transitions are God's little ways of telling us that no matter what happens He is in charge.

I have learned not to fear change. It's always for the good.

"I don't know what tomorrow will bring. But whatever it is, I'm looking forward to it." - Daniel Harrington, SJ