#laagnitantong

I dreamed it to be this way, not working by the age of 40. I think it's cool to be working at my own pace, my own time, no longer under the command and control of somebody in a corporate world --- just consulting. But I never thought this could be boring, to have nothing to work on routinely. I never thought this could be that scary, to think of many ways to raise income pr funds to defray recurring obligations. I am grateful nevertheless to be that way so that I could attend to my ailing and aging mother and my little but growing very fast niece, because we don't have househelp. I've been jobless for more than 3 months now. Although, my last quarter of 2015 was still busy conducting series of training for the proponent groups of Philippine Rural Development Project or PRDP, a project of the Department of Agriculture, funded by The World Bank. The I-REAP component was building the capacities of the people's organizations which will benefit the project. I got a tota...

Fortieth year... How did I fare? Midlife I crossed, How do I look? At 20, got a degree; At 25, built a decent home for mammy and pappy; At 30, been to countries other than Phi; At 35, bought an SUV; At 40, am a retiree. Crisanto, my registered name; At home, Loloy or Junjun is my nickname; Sant in HS, Cris in College, were my cognomen; At work, Crissy or Cring-cring rings supreme; Nazareno is my sacred name. Thank you, Lord! 40 years, a grace beyond good! Everything went dandy, And it kept dreamy. Thank you, God! 40 years more would be astounding, Pray, I would live it as you willed, in your love, And keep me counting your blessing.