Spit it Out!

I just finished reading Like the Flowing River  by Paulo Coelho , it's a collection of his reflections and short stories written from 1998 to 2005. The following are my favorite part from the book that made me reflect about life.  The Story of Pencil 5 Qualities of Pencil 1.       You are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us according to His will. 2.       Now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpener that makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he’s much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person. 3.       The pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. This means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing; it helps to keep us on the road to justice. 4.       What really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the gr

May 3, 2014.  The day I was able to achieve one of my bucket list , that is, to experience mountain climbing. Together with my brother and my colleagues we've conquered Mt. Gulugod-Baboy at Anilao, Mabini, Batangas! Trip to Batangas The plan was to meet at Alps bus terminal in Cubao at 5:30am. There are two Alps bus terminal in Cubao, one is at the Araneta Center and the other is near Nepa Q-Mart. There was a little misunderstanding as to what terminal station we're going to meet and as a result we met past our call time and left at around 6:40AM. Alps Bus Terminal near Nepa Q-Mart The usual travel time from Cubao to Batangas is 2 hours but a problem occur on our way there, thus took us 3 hours to arrive at Batangas Grand terminal. At the terminal, we semi-rented a jeep going to Philpan Diving Resort , where the jump-off point is. We arrived at the site past 11am and so, decided to eat at a nearby carinderia.  We had Chicken Tinola, Buttered Chicken,