Engr. Arellano
I know you're still shy and that's fine.
I still love you from the bottom of my hypothalamus.
Ako:
Mukha kang hippopotamus.
Nakaka-inis siya! Halos dalawang buwan na no'ng sinabi ko na mahal ko pa rin siya... na hindi ako tumigil sa pagmamahal sa kaniya, inaasar niya pa rin ako. Nakakahiya tuloy makipag-usap sa kaniya. He was so good at teasing me!
Bumalik na ako sa conference room ni Kyle matapos kong mag-cr. Kyle's a successful businessman now and he became my friend when we were till attending seminars before. That made me happy because I was a part of his seminar, meaning I get to share my experiences, too, before I could finally say I am a successful business woman now.
It made me happy because I was able to share to other people my story, lessons, and experiences when I was still starting and struggling with business. Noon kasi, akala ko sapat na 'yong pang-iinvest dahil 'yon ang kadalasan kong napapanood sa mga interviews at nababasa sa mga magazines o kahit anong articles, that we should invest. And that's what I did, I invested almost half of my income until I've realized I wasn't learning anything.
Investing was right... but I've learned that I should just invest the money I was ready to lose. 'Wag basta-basta mag-invest lalo kung mas malaki 'yong ini-invest mo sa income mo. If I wanted to invest, I should learn how money worked first-to acquire assets that would generate stable cash flow.
Throughout my journey of learning about the business system, I've learned as well that I was a winner every time I lost. I was able to learn how to turn my failures into lessons and inspiration; to do not overwhelm myself from the rejections. And every time I was failing, I was becoming stronger and braver to face even more failures, fears, and rejections.
"I would like to end sharing my story with these two sentences from the book I just read last night... Losers avoid failing. And failure turns losers into winners." I roamed my eyes around the conference room and smiled at those people who were doing something to change their lives... for the better. "Thank you."
Matapos ng seminar, kumain kami sa isang Chinese restaurant dahil may i-aannounce pa raw na importante si Kyle. Most of the time, I'd heard people talking about us, saying na kami raw mga business owners walang time sa pamilya kasi workaholics. They said we had no time for our partners, ourselves, our children, and our family. But really, it's just a matter of how you manage your time properly and set your priorities in life.
If I had no time for my son, I didn't think we were able to built a strong relationship. Because Niell wasn't just my son, he's my best friend, too... he's my savior.
Matapos naming kumain, biglang nag-dim ang mga ilaw sa loob ng resto. Maya-maya, may may apat na babaeng pumasok, 'yong isa sa gitna, blindfolded habang nakasuot pa ng scrub... Sobrang bilis ng pangyayari, we all just saw Kyle kneeling in front of that woman while holding a ring, asking her to marry him.
I looked at the people around me. It wasn't my intention to pressure myself when it came to marriage. Heck, never did I imagine I'd think about it because I was sure before I was going to die alone... But seeing them wearing a ring on their ring fingers... I couldn't help but to ask myself. Ako, kailan kaya ikakasal?
I shrugged my thoughts off. Ayaw kong i-manifest. Baka mamaya, bigla nga akong ikasal. Okay lang naman sa akin, though... Ang tanong, kanino?
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