Madz et.al. Concert

November 23, 2012 - Philam Life Theater, United Nations Avenue, City of Manila.

Madz et.al is a concert of all the choirs, vocal ensembles, chorales of members of the Philippine Madrigal Singers (or the Madz as they are fondly called), whether past or present. They can be church choirs, corporate singing groups, high school chorales which are headed by Madz peeps.

New blog created

Hi guys,

I have a new blog:

http://earlpatricktherunningyogi.blogspot.com

This is dedicated solely to my three passions: happiness, yoga and running.

This site will still be active for personal reasons. I realized I haven't been actively posting here, and I need to change that. I intend to make my presence felt in social media. This way, I would be able to fulfill my goal of making a difference through teaching and training.

Wish me luck!

Wednesday prayer

Lord, today I am preparing to go to work. Please let me do a good job today. I pray for patience and energy. I want to be a blessing to others, so always help me to remember that.

Thank You for all the blessings you have given me. I am grateful for my yoga practice. I am grateful for my health. I am grateful for my family. Thank You for letting me see what it is that I truly want. I want to teach. I want to train people. I want to make a difference.

Keep my family under Your care. Bless and protect my nephew and my niece. I look forward to spending time with them later.
Honestly, it isn't easy, but I know that with Your help, I can do this. Thank You for giving me this job, I am truly grateful

Amen.



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Still need to will myself...

I am at a point in my life where I have decided what it is I want to do. I guess it has always been here inside me, this desire, or calling if you want to call it that. I think I have always known it - it's just that either I was ignoring it or I was distracted by the pursuit of other things.

Looking at what I wrote in my 7 Habits workbook, it's so aligned. Teaching. Training. That's what I want to do. And I need to start planning towards achieving that.

The thing is...my current job situation. Biggest challenge is I cannot bring myself to enjoy it. Like what I told my friend, there is no joy there. I have to constantly remind myself that learning for learning's sake is its own reward. It's not easy. Just need to breathe. Pray. Be grateful. Repeat as many times as needed throughout the day.

JC, I really need you for the next several months. Please help me. Amen.
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Boracay escape

I am writing this inside a coaster on my way to Kalibo International Airport. My beach trip was cut short by a day as I need to fly out to Australia today (Monday, Sept 17). More on that later.

This Boracay trip was proposed by a good college friend of mine a couple of months ago. Since her husband was going to Australia in September, and she needed a vacation, she asked if I wanted to join her to Boracay. I jumped on the opportunity right away - I badly needed a break myself, what with all that I've endured with my previous company. Besides, I haven't been to the beach yet this year. Well, there was this Laiya day trip way back in January. But, it was only for one day, and if my good friend from HK didn't come over here to the Philippines I wouldn't be going. Anyway, I'm digressing.

So, she booked the flight, and we got a pretty sweet deal for it too. Only PHP1700 each for a round trip ticket. Not too shabby, eh? Now we just have to find a hotel. Fortunately, a sweet deal came up in one of them discount websites. This was for a known resort, and the rates are fantastic! Granted, September is an off-peak/lean season in Boracay, so naturally the rates will be lower. But this is a real hotel, plus it comes with free breakfast, dinner and massage. For four nights. All in all, it just boils down to PHP2300 a night. That is a good deal if you ask me. Anyway, the place is called Pearl of the Pacific, which is Station 1.



To be continued...
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