I'm Coming Home

(part 2)

Sunday, was a great day. Ang aga pala ng Christ the King this year. Well, maaga ang trouble magcommute from Buendia puntang MOA. Linggo to ha. hehe Thank God di naman ako nalate puntang SMX. I'm lucky that mahahabol ko yun mga Friday Classes which what I expected. Kasi nandun yun mga gusto kong classes, except for the first class.

That first class was about Guys of the House, headed by the 5 young builders namely si Bro. Velden, Bro. Jan, Bro. Jpaul, Bro. Monching again and Bro. Migs. I chose this class kasi ang other choice was power recipes ata. Di ko trip yun. hehe Anyway, simple lang yun set up nila, like a talk show and yes, due to time constraint, eh bawat isa sa kanila given like 10 mins lang ata to talk. Kaso napasobra. hehe May "B" ka ba yun topic nila eh. Well, I forgot all the B's they've said pero naala ko yun kay Bro. Jan kasi may pinagdadaanan siya and yun B niya is for Bare. You let it out all to one of your trusted friends. It dawned on me way back na talagang ginawa ko yun to my closest friends, deeply hurt and depressed. It helped me and I pray na kay Bro. Jan din. It will be a long process for him. Other B's eh blameless, then brave, I forgot the other 2 B's. It was a fun talk, and kung nanood si Bro. Bo nito, malamang tanggal na sila. Hahaha Kidding, he'll be proud of these young builders. Lalo na si Bro. Monching na kahit same story yun sinabi niya pero nagdagdagan pa ng ibang moves eh. hehe Pero in the end, naconvert din pala siya despite his rebellious past. 

Anyway, moving on to the second Class, which I waited and really looked forward eh si Paulo Tibig. Ang kanyang topic eh Home Work, how to start a home business successfully. Ok lang yun iba na short timed, but this class, sayang talaga, sana di maiksi yun time. Darn... So, siya pala ang CEO ng Vcargo na iniisip ko dati, baka Vmobile din yun. Hindi pala.. Thanks to his great intro video, V stands for parang last name ng family or what not tapos yun nagexpand siya. Grabe, Let me say, inspiring siya, kasi he done a lot of ventures and he tried but failed.. But in the end, he found one thing at tinuloy niya at ngayon di lang malakas yun corporation niya but also he became a great business speaker. Informational at fun yun ginawa niya talk at very easy steps yun presentation niya lalo na emphasize yun sideline na sinasabi niya. Na pag mas maraming effort and time sa sideline mo, baka pwede mo na iwan yun main na kinikita mo. I mean there will be risk but it's fun right? Pero marami pa siya sinabi at parang gusto ko makita yun isang book niya about entrep. I can say, pwede siya entrep prof. Sana ganun nga yun entrep prof namin. hehe Yun lang sana mahaba yun talk niya. I'll check his site later nga.

Last class for that morning eh, grabe, eto yun bonus. Akalain mo nakareserve pa ko ng isang class with Dean Pax Lapid. I have a glimpse of a real AIM prof works. Wow, I hope lahat ng business profs eh kagaya niya! hehe It was harsh yet informative and inspiring. Harsh kasi talagang sinasabi niya nasa loob niya at yun gusto niya talaga participate from the crowd. Tinuro niya kasi on how to make the right decisions and plan ahead in the future, di lang sayo kung hindi lalo na kung may company or small business ka. Informative, dami ako natutunan like the value of a worker, I mean monetary value, may chart pala siya. Sobrang baba ko. hehehe Tapos what tools you need to prepare for the future at ano dapat gawin. Saka yes, ganun pala sa AIM. Di sila basta basta talaga. Kaya mahal ang tuition. hahaha They have a brand and they deliver. Inspiring kasi yun mga ginagawa niya, lalo na sa daming negosyo tinayo niya at the same time, maintain din. Saka I can definitely say happy retiree siya. Sana ako din in the future, near future. Kahit risky yun mga ginawa niya, natuto siya and kept on going. Eto, no time constraint, sumobra naman ang haba ng talk niya. hahaha Sulit na sulit!

Then lunch break came, kain sa hypermarket food stalls. Don't ever attempt kakain sa restos in MOA, on a Sunday? Naku po. hehe Mas lalo ka lang magugutom. Nakalimutan ko pala, nung Saturday, I attended the Plenary talk at grabe, Rex Mendoza yun speaker.. Kahit siya nasurprise sa talk niya kasi he can talk about finance and money anytime and anyday kaso napunta sa kanya was a very sensitive for him. Family and his home. Despite his kinda tough childhood until he grown up and have his own family, eh nakarevenge talaga siya sa mga nagpahirap sa kanya, thru Love. It's quite a teary story pero ang galing nun ginawa niya at ayun.. He felt came home better. Sana ganun naman ang finance prof namin di ba. hahaha 

Holy Mass started and it was a good mass. Not very long and good homily. I forgot the priest's name, pero nakita ko na siya sa KCON some 2 years ago. Magaling na pari. Saka this year, parang lumalapit na ko sa main stage ha. Sulit pag premium talaga. hehe Thank Lord. 

After that, edi some reminders and break, biglang sinabi ni Bro. Randy na ang performer is One Walker. No idea who that was, pero nung lumabas na sa stage sina Ogie, Regine and Jaya.. Wala na. Hiyawan na lahat! Malamang. hahaha What surprised though was what they did. They sang worship songs. While they were performing, I'm asking in myself, will they perform their pop songs or that, well.... The answer was no. But I was moved by their performances and grabe, kung sila naglead ng worship, ewan ko pa pag di ka pa sumunod. hahaha What was great in their performances was they were able to focused in worship and praising God. I mean first time ko sila nagperform live, at nakakatawa pa sa worship. Grabe, dami nilang kinanta, and parang ang naglead lahat ng kanta si Ogie. Si Jaya had her one song, and yes, Regine sang on her own, one worship song. How cool was that. Si Regine despite at her age, which give credit to her, kahit di na laging birit, iba yun boses niya talaga pag live. Ang ganda sa tenga at soothing. Hay... Ogie is still great Ogie and Jaya, soul and R and B type, mas ok siya pag live than in TV. They said, it's their first time to debut as a worship group and I know it's weird but well, I understand. It's like they have a different alter ego nga. I mean Jaya and Regine at back up then Ogie is leading worship. Grabe, kakaiba. Sulit! Parang ba bonus na lang ito, kasi kala ko ilang kanta lang pero dami nila kinanta. Thank God!

So uwian na. hahaha Nope, of course, main plenary talks na headed by Bro. Alvin, Bro. Arun and of course, Bro. Bo. Ah sorry, bago ito, Justin Fatica keeps on preaching you're amazing! Gotta love that dude. I mean, adik kay Jollibee eh. hahaha But yun simple style niya na sabihin na you're amazing tapos inspiring people then mix it up with his drill sergeant style eh ewan ko pa pag di ka pa nakinig. hehe I hope he'll be back next time. But his aggressive style made wonders. I'll watch nga yun documentary niya sa HBO pag may time. 

About the plenary talk, simple yet powerful message streamed for the past hour. Pero yun natouch ako yun kay Bro. Alvin. Naisip ko nga, I hope I had that kind of family.. Full of love and support.. Well, kaso hindi eh. hehe Pero ika nga niya, kahit nagkulang siya in the past, napunan naman yun with love and support from his family and Jesus. Very touching piece.. Bro. Arun, well, same message as I heard from yesterday ha. Pero despite sa kanyang momentous tasks and goal, naachieve niya kasi well, he trusts very much to the great team he has and God, he'll make wonders para lumaki ang The Feast in the south. Naisip ko, hirap ata nun. 

Lastly, with Bro. Bo, I already have it daw. Don't look furhter or farther. Sabagay naisip ko din and for this year, simple joys and every day seems a blessing to me. Unlike in the past years na I just let it slide or just finish a day without really doing something important. I always felt na I should do more to make them happy or me making happy. Pero di pala, as Jesus can make me happy enough. That's true, lalo na sa mga trials ngayon at mga darating.. Alam ko, I have it na he can help me and all the people around me to get through all of the struggles. It was a short message but a great talk by the 3 of them.

Thank God at kala ko matrapik ako sa España pauwi kasi sa pesteng Bar Exams. hehehe As I walk going home, KCON this year gave me an idea now and confirmed it na alam ko na gagawin ko sa buhay. Pero siyempre, not sa financially yet. Strapped pa. hahaha Pero to satisfy or becoming happy, I can do it and just have faith on what I'm doing and planning. Nafelt ko to nung first KCON ko. Parang wala pang yun effect ngayon, pero as time goes by, mayroon na. 

That's why this KCON this year is great and I can say something will happen to me, not now, but soon. I don't know what it is but I hope it will be for the better.

So that's why, despite chaos and struggles.. I am still..

Coming Home.