What happened to the rest of my 2008?
Well, busy with work...there was the DujiangYan earthquake, which generated much work for moi.
Also a time to learn that certain questions may seemed innocent to me, but offensive to some characters (especially when it is regarding safety and the local authorities! ); not only to the point of non-communicado but also bad mouthing me to all. And to think that we actually started on very good footing from day one.
Suffice to say, Matthew 5:23 helps me to move on. Come to think of it, if I had 100% moved on, I shouldn't even be recording this. I really need to close this subject!
Travels filled my diary in 2008. My first trip to Hanoi and the discovery of a fishing village, which to my mind is what I would envision a "pirate's cove" would be. The setting, the misty day...perfect! ( I am still searching my archive for that picture).
This was also the year when I thought a building in Iligan would fall down (it is still standing as I wrote this) and sent everyone on a panic run. My "reward" one and a half years later was a piece of paper saying I had the best safety alert...at a farewell dinner, to close the department and I was to be VSS-ed.
I also took time off to watch the kids explore Hong Kong and Macau, and dragged the grown ups along with me. It was a tiring week, but absolutely enjoyable. Not the good food and hotel in Disneyland, but the characters of the kids that slowly emerged.
The boss' conduct during year end appraisal was a sign of imminent doom. Somehow expected, still the impact surprised me. Bad report card.
Good news and bad news came and went...death, sickness, birth, visa approval, etc.
Weddings...always a good end to a story. One of them ; Kok Heong's was such a memorable wedding dinner. Young and vibrant, lots of love and hope to look forward to a fruitful future. Amen.
Well, busy with work...there was the DujiangYan earthquake, which generated much work for moi.
Also a time to learn that certain questions may seemed innocent to me, but offensive to some characters (especially when it is regarding safety and the local authorities! ); not only to the point of non-communicado but also bad mouthing me to all. And to think that we actually started on very good footing from day one.
Suffice to say, Matthew 5:23 helps me to move on. Come to think of it, if I had 100% moved on, I shouldn't even be recording this. I really need to close this subject!
Travels filled my diary in 2008. My first trip to Hanoi and the discovery of a fishing village, which to my mind is what I would envision a "pirate's cove" would be. The setting, the misty day...perfect! ( I am still searching my archive for that picture).
This was also the year when I thought a building in Iligan would fall down (it is still standing as I wrote this) and sent everyone on a panic run. My "reward" one and a half years later was a piece of paper saying I had the best safety alert...at a farewell dinner, to close the department and I was to be VSS-ed.
I also took time off to watch the kids explore Hong Kong and Macau, and dragged the grown ups along with me. It was a tiring week, but absolutely enjoyable. Not the good food and hotel in Disneyland, but the characters of the kids that slowly emerged.
The boss' conduct during year end appraisal was a sign of imminent doom. Somehow expected, still the impact surprised me. Bad report card.
Good news and bad news came and went...death, sickness, birth, visa approval, etc.
Weddings...always a good end to a story. One of them ; Kok Heong's was such a memorable wedding dinner. Young and vibrant, lots of love and hope to look forward to a fruitful future. Amen.
