Moving Forward

Today's been a relatively good day.

Received news this morning about a certain someone resigning! And here we were, thinking she was very engaged in the company. I even spoke with her last year about pursuing other things and leaving. She had urged me to stay, challenging my reasons for leaving. What's changed since then? She's a married woman now, and therefore has different priorities.

Right after lunch, I also received an SMS from a dear friend, asking about places I could recommend for a wedding reception in Tagaytay. I immediately called her of course, asking if she was getting married! She confirmed that she was engaged! OMG! So happy for her! She's one of those people who when you find out is engaged, you are truly, sincerely happy for. She's had her share of heartache, romances gone wrong, and a couple of Mr.-Good-Enough-For-Now. She's sort of the lead character in most romantic comedies who you root for. The everyday girl. Anyway, I'm just really happy she's getting hitched!

Tonight, I had dinner with Marion. What started out to be a coffee break progressed into dinner. I was hungry by 7, so we checked out this new resto at GB2, Flapjacks. I've known Marion for about 2 years now, since we started at MTS. A very promising kid. He's been my mentee for a while. So he shared his plans for the future, and I simply reinforced why it would be a good opportunity for him. I was surprised at the insights I got from him that evening. Some of the things brewing in my head, what Irene has been saying, Paulo Coehlo's article, and the stuff I've been constantly reminding myself for the past few months, somehow came together (all in the spiritual/universal context of course). You know how some people in our lives for a reason? Perhaps this why I met Marion. It sounded so logical and simple. I really liked what he said that experiencing pain is temporary. Get it over with, and you'll be ok eventually. And perhaps, he said, there is a reason why I didn't do so well in my GMAT last year. In the end, we don't really know what is going to happen. We just pray that we get through it.