thursday's child

I have a little over three weeks to prepare for yet another move to a new home in a different city. Where that will be, I still do not know. But I welcome the surprise with all the giddyness of a girl on her first day of college. Emotions are mixed--fear, excitement, anxiety. I have never appeared in a courtroom as counsel before. (Brrr.) I am getting myself into something really scary. Why did I wish this? The answer is I need to feel alive. I need to step out of my comfort zone in order to do that. I need to make a difference in someone else's life and give a huge chunk of myself to a good cause. I thank God with all my heart that I am going to be able to do this and not chicken out when I no longer find it convenient. I hope I could persevere, with God's grace. Now, I'm going out to look for work clothes (think white shirts and subdued clothing.) Let's do this!

Do you recall a day when all the events, when threaded together, all lead up to a most sensible conclusion? Like the universe was hinting you clues of what was already happening without your knowledge. Yesterday was such a day.  In the morning, as I was riding in the car with my mother, she expressed how she wanted to wash all my suit jackets as they have been stored for a long time, and exposed to nasty bugs lurking in dark, moist places. (Hello, basements in tropical countries.) At around lunch time, my friend Karyn in Manila posted on my timeline that she wanted me to visit her there immediately. In the afternoon, Ma asked if I wanted to apply for a tourist visa with them, but I said No, not now as I am still waiting for a proper job, and a steady flow of income money was an important  object in any visa application. Before dinner, the universe dropped the bomb. I got into PAO. I was informed that I will be flying out to Manila (Karyn) to take my oath of ...