Goodbyes
Last week, many goodbyes happened in my life. Actually, not only in my life, more aptly said, many goodbyes happened in our lives.
For three years WIN Manila (our church) have been teaching kids along the riles about the Word of God. For three years, they have been part of our Saturday afternoons. And for three years, hundreds of kids have touched our lives, my mom's especially (since she was the team leader of the Sidewalk Sunday School). As part of PNR's plan in improving the railroad tracks, people living along the riles were relocated to Cabuyao, Laguna. The relocation happened last Friday. I can't help but feel sad as I saw many planks of woods across the riles, broken homes, boxes of clothes, kids playing their last games across the railroad tracks that has been their playgrounds for years. And I feel empty, because there will be no more morning hellos from kids everytime I will go to work, no more "ate, san ka pupunta?" or "ate, si ate rutchie?" or "ate, may METRO ba? anong meryenda?", no more warm smiles from parents when we happen to pass each other on my way home, no more songs to sing and games to play every Saturday. I will miss them, the way they hug me and remembered my name, the way they listened when I teach them God's truth, the joy in their face that gives us strength and encourages us to continue our work for the Lord. On the other hand, I am thankful to God because He used these people to be a blessing not only to our family, but to the church as well. They've taught us many things and I've learned so many things as they shared their lives to us. I am also thankful, that at least now, the government have provided them a conducive place to live, and that these children will grow not along the riles with its danger and perils that their parents faced everyday, but in a nice home and environment. It is also a blessing that WIN-Cabuyao is just around the relocation site. Praise be to God.
The OJT period of the office ended last Wednesday. And the three guys who shared their two months with us finally said goodbye. I will never forget Don, who sent me flowers (sa email nga lang, sayang) and always ask me so many questions. Then there's quiet Reggie who always smiles at me whenever he arrives and who is always serious and don't want to socialize. I found out later on that he is PUP's Mr. ECE. And my favorite OJTs, Paolo and Garrick (kahit di talaga sya kasama sa team namin). These two kids (they are incoming senior at Philippine Science) never fails to make me smile with their corny jokes (mas corny si Paolo), their camera phones, and their very interesting stories. Paolo also shared some of his sentiments and problems to me, and also his runaway-from-home story with Garrick and his lovestories. I'll miss you guys. Hope we made your stay here at ASTI memorable.
Don, Paolo, Garrick, Reggie
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Why can't we get all the people together in the world that we really like and just stay together? I guess that wouldn't work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves and then we have to say goodbye. I hate good byes. I know what I nee. I need more hellos.
For three years WIN Manila (our church) have been teaching kids along the riles about the Word of God. For three years, they have been part of our Saturday afternoons. And for three years, hundreds of kids have touched our lives, my mom's especially (since she was the team leader of the Sidewalk Sunday School). As part of PNR's plan in improving the railroad tracks, people living along the riles were relocated to Cabuyao, Laguna. The relocation happened last Friday. I can't help but feel sad as I saw many planks of woods across the riles, broken homes, boxes of clothes, kids playing their last games across the railroad tracks that has been their playgrounds for years. And I feel empty, because there will be no more morning hellos from kids everytime I will go to work, no more "ate, san ka pupunta?" or "ate, si ate rutchie?" or "ate, may METRO ba? anong meryenda?", no more warm smiles from parents when we happen to pass each other on my way home, no more songs to sing and games to play every Saturday. I will miss them, the way they hug me and remembered my name, the way they listened when I teach them God's truth, the joy in their face that gives us strength and encourages us to continue our work for the Lord. On the other hand, I am thankful to God because He used these people to be a blessing not only to our family, but to the church as well. They've taught us many things and I've learned so many things as they shared their lives to us. I am also thankful, that at least now, the government have provided them a conducive place to live, and that these children will grow not along the riles with its danger and perils that their parents faced everyday, but in a nice home and environment. It is also a blessing that WIN-Cabuyao is just around the relocation site. Praise be to God.
The OJT period of the office ended last Wednesday. And the three guys who shared their two months with us finally said goodbye. I will never forget Don, who sent me flowers (sa email nga lang, sayang) and always ask me so many questions. Then there's quiet Reggie who always smiles at me whenever he arrives and who is always serious and don't want to socialize. I found out later on that he is PUP's Mr. ECE. And my favorite OJTs, Paolo and Garrick (kahit di talaga sya kasama sa team namin). These two kids (they are incoming senior at Philippine Science) never fails to make me smile with their corny jokes (mas corny si Paolo), their camera phones, and their very interesting stories. Paolo also shared some of his sentiments and problems to me, and also his runaway-from-home story with Garrick and his lovestories. I'll miss you guys. Hope we made your stay here at ASTI memorable.
Don, Paolo, Garrick, ReggieWhy can't we get all the people together in the world that we really like and just stay together? I guess that wouldn't work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves and then we have to say goodbye. I hate good byes. I know what I nee. I need more hellos.
-Snoopy Quotes
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