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I don’t normally believe in ghosts but recently I’ve been experiencing moments where I really can feel their presence in our new house. I don’t know if it’s normal for a new house. Ever since I started working abroad I always transfer flats but our house is totally different from the buildings I’ve stayed. I’ve been feeling and hearing footsteps and the fast clicking of the keyboard of the computer as if someone’s typing a lot which usually happen around three o’clock at dawn. I’m not paranoid either but usually it’s annoying since I always wake up because of it. I always experience this most especially when I’m all alone at home and even my brother has been experiencing this even before I arrived. Sometimes I give in to my fears and I don’t normally get enough sleep. Recently, I’ve found a solution to this dilemma, and I can really attest that prayer is the most powerful weapon of all. Through prayer all worries and fears are gone instantly that’s why I always make it a point to pray before going to bed and after I wake up in the morning. My God is bigger than them of course.

This morning’s IELTS class was great though we only had two speakers for the day. The brainstorming was great and the students shared each others’ ideas about their topics and gave tips on how to handle different questions. I only facilitated them on how to say their answers properly and grammatically. For the most part, they did the talking and I only gave feedback and suggestions at the end of each task. Tomorrow’s their mock testing to further help them prepare for their real test in two weeks. Two of my Chinese students are taking the exam here in Cebu before they go home this month end.As part of our program we are giving them weekly mock testing for them to be fully equipped during the real exam. This way they’d build more confidence in themselves to conquer their nervousness most especially during the Speaking task.

Being just at home enjoying silent moments with myself allows me to relax even more compared to my life in ME. There is total relaxation here at the comfort of our home. I can fully express myself without restrictions for I know my family understands me more than any other. It’s been a month since I arrived and I have been working again with that same Korean ESL school I’ve left almost five years ago and I can say I’m having a great time working with all the employees both new and old. It’s really self-assuring to know that everything’s gonna be alright despite all challenges coming our way for we know that we’re working as one team and one company geared for further developments. I may not express everything into words but here’s what’s clear to me now – I’ve finally found my niche and I’m happy with my decisions in life. These are just a few key thoughts to think about before dozing off to bed tonight which brings me smiles for tomorrow’s exciting challenges. Good night folks.

So glad to be back here in Cebu for good. I’m so thankful and happy to have decided to come home and work here with my previous company. Though my earning is a little bit lower now still I have more enthusiasm than before when I was still in ME.  There’s no place like home, I believe and that working environment plays a great role to an employee’s efficiency at work. I can only found these things in Fella – great friends and supportive colleagues who are always willing to help and give appreciation even in small actions. Well, indeed, actions speak louder than words do.

One beautiful Friendship Quotes to live by in which I find at great-quotes.com is this one: “Friendship is the only cement that will hold the world together.” Even if this has “Source Unknown” but I am thankful for the person who wrote this because it is so true. It’s the only thing that will keep the whole wide world to be together. Without friendship probably every nation is already so chaotic and in war. With this I am hoping that everyone will be friends with whatever nationality, religion, beliefs, etc. If there is friendship there will be peace and love!

Taking too much time sleeping in the afternoon today is the most wonderful thing that’s happened in my life. I didn’t care what to do for the most part but to stream news updates, surf the Internet on most of my interesting topics in mind, watching telenovelas on ABS-CBN while feeling so anxious for who’s gonna win the pre-qualifying match between Philippine’s Football Team Azkals vs. Sri Lanka. What a great day indeed! The rest of the time are spent on sleeping, hahah. Since I came here I never had the chance to sleep like this. That is, sleeping without thinking what to do next and what deadlines to meet and so on and so forth. Urgh! You heard it right, DEAD___SSSSS… This is explains why I’m still up and about until now it’s almost midnight here in my place. I hope I’d feel sleepy after sipping this glassful of lukewarm milk. Actually, I’m drinking like a baby while thinking of what to write. Speak soon y’all. Enjoy life!

I’ve been teaching abroad for many years now but I guess this time it’s gonna be sadder than sad when I’d finally leave. I have been living and working with people who I considered as a third family. My second family is in China, where I also work for two years. I don’t know but even if I’d coax myself not to think of goodbyes still the thought of never seeing them again personally brings me more sadness. Now, even if I haven’t been feeling great since the past three weeks, I always try to feel I’m great so I can see all my kids and friends at school. I need to see them every day as much as I can for I know they are leaving sooner than I think. I wish I can stay here but I also have to consider my longer term goals for me and my family.

I just couldn’t imagine myself sacrificing hard time for over 10 weeks until the end of this school year due to unruly and uninterested students. Sometimes I question myself for being incapable or is it just because of the nature and culture of the place where I’m at right now. I always pray every day that He will give me more strength to carry on for without His guidance and love I’d be totally nothing. I’m dead. I’m hopeless. But with him I can reach to the highest mountains even breaking them into pieces. I know my God is bigger than them but it’s just that sometimes with my human nature I do get angry and I scorn every single mistake I see in my kids. I just want them to realize how important proper training is and how good manners can turn into healthy habits which in turn can make them very good citizens in the future. I just hope so they’d realize that…