Aethen

The Chosen Children of Newton ( In Lake Sebu, South Cotabato ) Time passes so quickly that I could hardly believe that my high school reunion is now knocking at my door step. Waw! Images of my mind swiftly comes remembering the good old days, my first love, first kiss, crushes, junior and seniors prom, long exams, competitions, the parties, and so many things that I have learned from high school days whether good or bad. But for myself, high school life is really the best, from innocence of adolescent, the attraction of the opposite sex, the discovering and awakening. So many beautiful memories that made your life more colorful and worth remembering. As the reunion day comes in Lake Sebu; I was so happy meeting all my high school classmates, t he looks of maturity of their faces cannot be denied, we immense our self talking and reminiscing our high school life while eating, palying hip-hip hurray, endless videoke sessions, and drinking. But somehow we cannot deny the fact that each ...

Thinking what I can do this Christmas. Hi friends and bloggers, here I am again. So how was your Christmas parties and celebration? I had a great time with officemates, friends and family. I did have hangover on the some few parties but manage to get over it. I'll be celebrating my christmas away from home but will be welcoming new year in Mindanao. I'm going home on December 28 for some family and friends celebrations and get-together and will be back after a week in Manila, January 5 (I guess that would be enough vacation and rest). After that, I'll be back to my exciting and challenging life here in Manila (which I enjoyed). Work. Study. Work. Study. Work. Study. Work. Party. Work. And the cycle goes on. This new year, my mother have already reserved and prepared for it and our family would likely have to spend the night on the roads watching the fireworks. It can be fun though hopping here and there neighbor's houses in our subdivision and cheering with the crowd ...

"Volunteers are not paid not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless." Aside from December being the month dedicated to Overseas Filipino Workers, it is also dedicated to the other version of Pinoy modern heroes, the Volunteers. Photos in the above slideshow were taken during the Awarding of the Outstanding Volunteers of the Year organized by the Philippine Association for Volunteer Efforts and the National Economic Development Authority held on December 8, 2008 at Manila Hotel. Mark Aethen Agana (South Cotabato) is one of this year's awardees, in the Youth Category (that's me). Being a volunteer, it elated me very much being surrounded by fellow Filipinos who see volunteerism and community service a potential force of nationbuilding. This National Award for Volunteerism I received is dedicated to my fellow volunteers in Mindanao. This is OUR fruit of love to realize and weave the dreams of the Youth in South Cotabato, guys. To the T'nalak You...

I just wan't to include this picture. Nothing to do with my post. I realized that if a man breathe in all his visions and exhale them as actions , everything becomes possible well maybe except doing those things in the limit of human boundaries to execute. Now that I am breathing what I thought I needed to survive, procedures must be performed admirably. Often, people decide if they are to live their life as a dream or make it a reality but I chose both. Live your dream in reality – with this direction, you’ll appreciate life more. Once you recognize the value of it, happiness would just come. I thought of these because of people I see walking the same path each day back at the streets and also of hearing their stories of happiness and struggles and sacrifices. Some made change, some are content, and some has nothing. Bottomline of this awareness is that life could be lived the way you wanted it to be. Just not make it complicated. Breathe in your capacity to live and exhale li...