The Sweetest Thing:)

I certainly would never forget in this lifetime the sweetest thing that has ever happened to me as of yet.... Even if I don't have a partner at the moment, I feel so blessed to have these great and sweet friends around.

Flight arriving at 1:00am, who would have thought that friends would be there and be eagerly waiting to see me... A friend actually volunteered to give me a ride already, but to my surprise, 3 other friends were there to give me the biggest surprise. Until now, I still imagine everything as if it's like in a movie scene. So surreal!

Just imagine me running from the customs towards the arrival area looking for a Taiwanese looking guy. And so I spotted him, gave him a smile but something on the side caught my attention. There was a big colorful banner with my name on it and when I looked up, there I saw my friends. They didn't inform me about this and so it became the biggest surprise I have ever had. My friends didnt know each other too so everybody was just as shocked as me. When I was giving a smile to the other, the rest were confused because I was smiling at somebody else, and by the time I smiled at the rest, the other one was in the same way perplexed about what's happening. I really wish that I can get a CCTV copy of this, because that moment certainly doesnt have a price tag on it. Emotions were very real, and for a moment, I forgot all my worries and just felt genuinely loved by someone. My heart just melted. awwww..... Thank you so much for real. I love you guys!:)

IlusYonada's in the City... Getting to know you

As I felt the gentle breeze on my cheeks and with the sun shining brightly on my face, I woke up to this brand new day feeling revived and full of life knowing that I will spend one fine day in the city with the Ilusionadas... 'Char, Sam, and Carie in the city'

Char is that sophisticated, ambitious, and gastadora wife who is inspired by shabby-chic ideas and creations. Her biggest 'ILUSYON' is to own her pillowcase shop. She has set her mind to start this business and be successful in it and hence she has already started the first few steps of making this dream a reality.

Carie went on describing Sam as the ever energetic, bubbly, sociable, and wet ilusyonada. With a devilish grin, Sam replied; ' You bet.' All she wants is to have that McDreamy beside her and then mothering several little ones but definitely with yayas as helpers.

How about Carie?! Carie is definitely the quintessential lady filled with deep thoughts but has a hard time expressing them. Very guarded but anyway tries her best to have fun. She loves languages and have dreams of exploring the world. Her ilusyon is to be able to go travel the world with her better half and just be happy.

This is just an introductory part to a neverending page of moments about these 3 ladies of the city...

New beginnings

A fresh new start is about to unfold in my short 29 years of existence... I have been in depression the last few weeks, months even.... because of feeling unpretty, empty, inferior, useless... I have fought and have lost numerous times, but as a true champion in the eyes of God, I will keep a promise to always get back up and move forward. I do not know what the future holds for me, but I am convinced to move on and create something better for the coming years of my life. Thank God I have finally made a decision.

I have spent the last 7 years of my youth in this island called Taiwan and I have nothing but good memories to take back with me. I had some of the worst moments in my life but I undoubtedly had the best times too. I have had failed relationships but along the way I have also met the best people that I could ever meet in my lifetime. Numerous life-changing experiences, number of crossroads surpassed, and now the decision is final. Soon, I'll bid my goodbye to Taiwan but I will definitely whisper a few more words before walking away, and that is 'until you feel my presence again'.

God needed his angel back

I'm back. It's been 29 years since God gave me His greatest blessing. I thank God for another year and for his blessings all throughout the year. Although at this same time, a young boy who I never knew personally just passed away, and his friends and family are sorely missing him. AJ's untimely death made me cried a bucket of tears... making me remember past memories and giving me tons of realizations. I've seen AJ'S one week stint in Showtime, and in that short period of time, I saw in him humility and other traits of a fine young boy. I am saddened about his sudden passing... just 18 years of age. Well quite emotional now and couldn't compose my thoughts well actually. All I can think of is that God maybe needs one of his angels back and AJ sure is an angel to a lot of people in every way.

Mid-Autumn Festival

It feels great to have a day off here in Taiwan. Why the fuzz? It's just because we don't have that much. Public holidays just don't exist much in this country called Taiwan. Basically, in a year, you'll be lucky to have a week off for public holidays and that includes a few days for Chinese New Year already. So this is a rare and precious time here:)

However, what's intriguing is the tradition that comes along with this festivity. Besides the traditional mooncake-eating, during the mid-autumn festival celebration here, everybody bbqs. Interesting! If you know the reason why they do this, please let me know:). I've been here for 6 years and I'm still clueless about the reason behind this tradition.

Daan-Zhongxiao-Neihu-OZ-NZ

Where the hell am I really going? I think I'm not going to be settled in any place these coming months. I have to keep moving and moving and the biggest problem is that nothing is final. I don't know yet my final destination. Thinking about this is such a pain in the ass...

Bye bye freedom at work!

Honestly, I wasn't expecting that my freedom at work would be cut this soon. I knew that day will come however not this fast and certainly not today. But alas, I went to work today and after an hour or so, the news was delivered to me. The news flash ---> I was going to be transferred to the other office already effective tomorrow. Booooooo........ No more juicy mornings, showtime breaks, sushi/subway/bibimbap lunch, solo concert moments plus movie time... I will even miss the fishy feeding ritual (I know that's a surprise). So sad:(