nothing much today. i'm sleepy at work. kapoy. the effects of lack of sleep maybe. ok i'm bored..
low:
i was surprised (a grade lesser than shocked) to find a message in my yahoo mailbox yesterday coming from a very dear friend: who i haven't heard anything about in eight months already; who is now residing abroad; whom once i hoped and imagined will be my companion for life; but eventually caused my heart and world to stop for some time. without getting much into the details i realized upon reading her message that i still wasn't resolved of how things ended up between us. that i had been and continuously blaming the circumstances (and partly myself). no wonder i had a hard time moving on. i still have those extra baggages within me until now. i need to be free. i want to be free. how else but to deal with them head-on: say what needs to be said, do what needs to be done, if it makes me feel any better then scream out loud, mend and then really move on. i do not intend to wallow on these things for long i still have more to accomplish. enough is enough. but if there's any consolation, it led me to focus on other things i like doing and discover some aspects of my life i haven't uncovered before. i know in the end i'll be a better man..
high:
Erwin "Pastor" Emata conquered Mt. Everest summit earlier today, barely twenty four hours after Leo Oracion. another glorious day for the Filipinos! something to be proud of, wherever you may be in the world. i am doubly proud :). tomorrow, Romi "Garduch" Garduce is expected to repeat the feat as he starts his climb from camp 4 later today. aside from having to achieve his personal conquest of the highest peak, this will also set yet another record for Filipinos. three climbers in as many days was able to do it.
i liked what FPMEE leader Art Valdez said, which resonated the spirit of a true mountaineer: "The Philippine expedition to Everest in 2006 will not be complete if Romi will not make it to the summit and back safely. All Filipino mountaineers should be able to accomplish their objectives. We would like Filipinos to be in good safe hands." yan ang tunay na diwa ng pagiging isang mountaineer. walang bahid ng kumpetensya bagkus ang kapakanan ng sarili at ng iba ang nasa sa isip. karangalan sa bayan bago ang sa sarili.
these historical feats only but more prove that no obstacle is unsurmountable for us Filipinos. angat ang Pinoy! mabuhay tayong lahat!!
