First of all, Happy Easter!

I don’t remember much of what was said about easter in church when I was young and believing hard in religious institutions, but what I know is that God has risen from the dead, today, and he’s back to slay!

I also have forgotten how easter eggs and bunnies came out of that but I made a quick Bing search which summed it up for me and you coz I know you don’t know, too.

Now, since the god of heaven and earth and everything in between is now back up, I feel another sense of renewed energy and hope for the future. Jk. I felt already very hopeful a couple of weeks ago when I returned to Cebu and it has nothing to do about today.

That trip made me reconnect with a lot of things and a lot of friends. It gave me a boost of energy to get things going back up in my life after an entire year of downtime. I realized that that was exactly what I needed. Being extrovert and competitive in nature, I just found the right inspiration to move beyond today.

Now that I’m back, what’s next?

I’m not sure if it’s entirely coincidental or if it was purely a work manifestation, but after my trip to Cebu and a couple of job interviews, I finally got jobs to actually do!

The best part was being able to go on a work trip to a province in Luzon called Nueva Ecija! For the first time in my life, I got to travel to one of the provinces up north! It was helluva fun, being on the bus for 5 hours right after an hour~ flight. I was literally flown from my province to go to another province. The scenery was pretty much the same with trees and birds, but way hotter.

One of the many things I was excited about being in Manila, was, of course, finally seeing my friends who are already based there!

Perhaps, the travel, the new job, and the reconnecting with friends are actually the best 32nd birthday gift I have received. When you have lost touch with the things that matter in life, it becomes easy to appreciate them so much.

It’s pretty early to say what the year would look like for me, but as long as I have my eyes on the goal and the price, I’m sure I would do one helluva thing to make things work.

This season has made me realize that things will always get better. The wheel may turn, and sticks may burn char but we will always endure and get back up.