I'm losing my hair!

"Roms, malapit ka nang mapanot!"

My sisters told me that when they found out a hairless spot on my scalp and the start of the thinning of my hair.
That is no surprise, it's in our genes.

I grew up seeing lolo Enteng (my paternal grandfather) as an old bald man. All his sons, including my father, have shiny forehead. Kuya Jun, my eldest paternal cousin lost his hair even before turning 30. I am to turn 25 this year, a big posibility to have my own moon on my head soon. Huwat? Am I to lose this hair?

This is heredetary, but I think it was also triggered by the hair products I had used and are using.

The gelled hair fashion started when I was in highschool. And of course, it is the in thing so I followed. Then comes the styling wax, then soon styling clay. I stopped using these styling products early last year, that is because my dermatologist wouldn't recommend it. She told me I have atopic psoriasis, in layman's term, I have a big dandruff problem. Really bad dandruff.
So I tried every anti-dandruff products I ever known.

Getting bald was never and will never be a surprise for me, after all my mother prepared me since I was a child I'm going that direction. I think it is pretty much cool.

Hairless it may soon but never will be brainless.

the Philippines, prepare for the ASEAN Basketball League

Last monday, I found a news over the internet regarding a new basketball league in the ASEAN region. I don't know what made me feel excited about it. I am not a fan of basketball, I never has been, and I never had played serious basketball game in my whole life. The last time I played basketball was during my third year highschool PE class, and on that game I never had a shot on the basket, the ball not even touched the ring. But it made me realize, the Philippines has an edge on it.

Known to be the king of the asean hardcourt for decades, the Philippines will surely have a place in the finals of this league. And because of its home and away format, there will be more chances that at least 5,000 people will come to our country to play and watch the games. That means a good revenue specially to the hospitalitty and tourism industry.

This league can have at most 2 teams per member country backed and financed by a private company. Now I wonder what companies will join this league to represent the Philippines. I wish it would be the filipino grown international company such as San Miguel and JG summit. San Miguel can finance a team for Manila, and JG Summit, having its chairman/CEO a true blue Cebuano, backed upt Cebu's team. That way, it will help boost the companies' performance in the international market, and in effect give a good economic conditions to the country.

I am excited to see this league come September this year, not as a basketball fan but a hopeful Filipino/Asian that this will resolve some economic issues.

Sawsaw suka tulo ang dugo

Sawsaw suka mahuli taya....

Si featherly ay hindi lang magaling sa pagsasalita ng malakas gamit ang kanyang matining na boses, mahilig din siyang makisawsaw sa usapan ng iba.

tunay nga syang kakaiba.

God is faithful to His promise

"And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you shall recieve" -Matthew 21:22 (NIV)

A while ago, will having my daily call of nature at our office's men's room, my fulfilled dreams of having this present job suddenly came into my mind. Truely, God had and is continuously working marvelously.

I came to this verse one time I am scanning channels on our TV one wednesday night. That was the time I had graduated and seriously seeking a job. It was Kerygma TV's (of Bo Sanchez) topic for that night. Right there, I made myself confident that He will soon answer my prayer. And yes He did. He gave me Air Liquide.

But my work for Air Liquide is not what I really dremt of when I was still in college.

I dream of working in an office environment, wearing corporate attire, with my own work station on a building high enough to have a good view of the city. But he gave me a job inside a process plant, with a longsleeved shirt that gets dirty everytime, and my work station - the entire plant - is as hot as having sunbathing for 8 hours, not to mention that I even had work during Christmas, New Year, and all the holidays you can think about.

I also had dremt of travelling abroad for a business trip -Germany, Singapore, Japan.

But now I realize, it's just His preparation for something big - my dreams are starting to realize.

After 1.5 years, I landed a job at JGC, and this is where He told me, this is your dream come true.

My present work is an office based Engineering Procurement Construction Management (EPC) work. That means going in an office (in a business park in Ayala-Alabang) while wearing polo and slacks, have my own workstation located at the 8th floor of the building. Wow! this is it! Not to mention, I am not forced to go to office during holidays, no night shift. And the best part, they are giving opportunity for young engineers, like me, to work at the head office in Yokohama for a couple of months or years for additional training at the company's own expenses.

And I would say I wouldn't be landing on this job without my experience in a process plant.

Now's the realization, I prayed, I believed, and now I recieved.

Altough I waited for 1.5 years, I was patient so He turned to me and heard my cry. (Psalms 40:1) He truely is faithful to His promise! (Psalms 145:13)

Rush Hours

It's monday, the start of a work eek. But somehow I feel it' already friday.
I have to rush on so many things. Beating deadlines, deadlines, and a lot more deadlines.

Nakaupo ako buong maghapon, pero pakiramdam ko nag-marathon ako mula Malabon hanggang Muntinlupa!

I feel suddenly hungry, every now and then. Unusual! I never had that feeling. I had eaten complete meals, but even before break time approach, mystomach starts to make his noise. As if telling me I haven't eaten for a century.

What was this all about? I don't know.
Maybe stress, or maybe I am just having a growth on my appetite.