Wake Me Up When September Ends!

Today is the last day of September and it means that the 3^rd quarter of year 2013 is over. It is time again to evaluate what has been done and what needs to be done to achieve goal. As far as I can remember, this quarter is the most challenging time for me because I need to pause, step back and look again at all my options. Consequently, I need to contemplate with my choices because of unforeseen circumstances. I am not dismayed that this quarter didn’t give me much achievements and I can also say that it is not as vibrant compare from the last quarter. I don’t consider that this is a failure but I think, this time around is just a breakeven part of my life.

 

What was done to improve myself?

 

ü I donated my hair to cancer survivor on July 6 because I thought I would be better to use my hair to make a wig rather than throwing it into trash. Out of 4 running events, 3 were successful run and these were Race Against Cancer, NESTLÉ - Love Your Heart Run 2013 & The Strait Times - Run in the Park.

 

ü I visited some cultural event in my nearby area.

 

ü I also started to practice my swimming & biking skills in preparation of my future goal.

 

ü My buying power is in full swing to accumulate as many gifts as I can purchase so that I can send it to my parents for Christmas.

 

One step backward

 

ç Adidas King of the Road; one of my running event was cancelled by the organisers because of the bad weather condition.

 

ç My paternal grandmother passed away prematurely because of the devastating stress she got from her daughter-in-law. I was trying to convince myself not derive to any conclusion about the cause of her demise but based on the stories I heard, the causes of the death were unacceptable. Had she not been emotionally stressed by her daughter-in-law, she would have been still alive.

 

ç I cancelled my trip to Indonesia because my grandmother’s wake overlapped with my travel plan. Although, I didn’t return to the Philippines, I thought it would be better not to travel in respect with my feelings and personal loss.

 

As my simple life goes on, I promise to move beyond my horizon and I will do it right. I will show that I can do it better. I will roar like a tiger in the next quarter!!!

 

 

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Beverly Sills

 

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

 



Filipinas / Philippines

I found this video in YouTube which I thought a good documentary that explains the diversity of the Philippines.

BBC Special

 

RTVCM Castilla-La Mancha
 

Start Riding a Bicycle

This month of September, I didn't join any running event because I would like to try something I also love which is bicycling. I thought I would be nice to have another diversion so that I could forget my workload in the office.

 

This afternoon my good friend invited me to roam around in our area. We decided to bike at Punggol Park. We spent three hours to complete 21 kilometres because we didn't care about the timing. We enjoyed the nature.

 

We will do it again next time!

La vida de la tribu T'boli con el lago Sebu

Después de tantos días de seguir pensando un mejor tema que voy a escribir, pues, he decido compartiros una exposición escrita sobre  indígena Filipino que vive cerca del Lago Sebu en la provincia de Cotabato del Sur. El municipio está localizado en la isla de Mindanao, Filipinas. Los habitantes allí son llamados, la tribu T'boli

 

Durante 600 años los T’bolis han vivido allí cerca del lago. Los ingresos principales de la tribu son acuiculturas y agrícolas. Ellos cultivan la pez tilapia en jaulas de peces en el lago y cultivan la tierra. Además, ellos son muy trabajadores por sus obras por la produción de textiles y metals. Ellos son muy conocidos por el trabajo de metales como herreros.

 

La tribu T’boli tiene una cultura distinta. Su arte de tejer los vestidos les da trabajo. Normalmente los miembros de la tribu T’boli llevan vestidos colores que son hermosas. El vestido es de la tela que se llama T'nalak.

 

Las mujers ponen vestidos de cabeza en sus pelos. Siempre ellas son elegantes porque llevan el traje tradicional con una mezcla de colores con diseños de anillos, collares, cascabeles y tobilleras.

 

La tribu T’boli es un pueblo fascinante porque la cultura es intacta. Tiene la música maravilla con instrumentos que comportan distintos tonos. Creo que es un patrimonio de Filipinas y quizá la más llamativa visualmente de todas las tribus indígenas en nuestro país. A partir de su cultura, la gente es muy agradable.

Para garantizar el futuro de sus culturas, ellos están disponibles y ocupados para conversarlas con la ayuda de la organización no gubernamental para que la tradición sea intacta. El gobierno Filipino, particularmente el departamento de turismo está promoviendo el ecoturismo en la zona. Durante la visita se prohibe capturar a los jabalíes y ciervos que se consideran especie en extinction. El lago y el bosque son el hábitat natural de las garzas, el martín pescador, las golondrinas, las cacatúas filipinas y las cometas.