Life-changing

I know, I know. I've abandoned this blog for over a month now, not deliberately of course. Just... a lot has happened.

In the past couple of weeks, life has moved on, or should I say, sped on, at a hundred miles an hour. I recently started work, Jan 9, at The Star. There's sooooooooo much that I've come to realise in these short weeks. But suffice to say, and I know I always say this arbitrarily, but this time I truly mean it, it's been life-changing.

Really, there is no other way to put it.

The people. The environment. The air. The culture. The work. The direction. The velocity. The life. Everything has changed.

And I'll admit, it hasn't been easy. Well, it's not supposed to be easy - we're talking about change here! But I'm grateful. I'm grateful for the people that I've been placed with. People who - wait for it - care.

I'm also grateful for my faith. (If you've been reading my blog, you'd know that I don't talk about faith that often. That's 'cause I don't want to steer thoughts in your mind in a direction where you think that I'm all the way there, where truly, I'm no where near there, or anywhere at all. Where is "there" anyway? But this one, this one calls for it.) I'm learning to trust God, I'm learning to walk with Him, talk to Him each day before I start work.

People doubt the existence of God so much, and I do too, but sometimes, there is no choice but to believe. Who else is there really? But I've discovered. Here lies the problem. I need God. But I don't love God. I know, I've said it, and I've sung it. That bridge from Planetshaker's "Beautiful Saviour", "I will sing forever, Jesus I love you, Jesus I love you..." Uhhhuhhh, you know what I'm talking about.

Although I've been walking with God since I started work, I know it's because times are hard in my life and I need Him. Simply put, He's my coping mechanism. But when the storm winds of life stop blowing? When the sun shines again?

I need Him, I crazy need Him. But when will I love Him? It's the same cycle... Tough times? Run to Jesus. Good times? Can't even find my Bible while dad is blaring the horn in the car waiting to go to church.

What love is there?

I digress. And I know I could easily delete the above but I felt that was important. Kinda like a little prayer to the Man up there.

Anyway, about life at work. I conducted my very first face-to-face interview (the very first interview was on the phone) a few weeks back and thought that I should document this. It's not like huge-huge-interview-with-Prime-Minister-kinda-thing but it's a good start.

Filipino Youtube singers, Krissy and Ericka, were at town the other day and I was sent to interview them. Check them out below.

Kinda like the Filipino version of Jayesslee, don't you think? You can read my write-up of it here. Yes, I'm shamelessly promoting my work, and I'm proud of my shamelessness!

It feels so surreal really. When the article came out on the newspaper, I was excited for sure (yes, I kept a copy of it). But my heart really got pumping when I saw someone posting my article on their Facebook page. I don't know, I guess it's because it shows that people are reading - at least some.

To you guys out there who have been curious to know how life has been for me, this one's for you. Really, I'm writing this with you in mind since you've opened up entire chapters of your life to me. Here's a page torn out from my life's book.