Big Sister

Disclaimer: I wrote this for almost an hour on a break from study time. Its raw and unedited. Enjoy reading!

**********

I was blessed with 3 siblings i call my folks

A Kuya i never met, 2 Ates who always invokes (ahem)

We grew side to side, we know each other day or night

We love, we used to cuddle, we sometimes fight.

In spite our different personalities,

We understand each others inconsistencies

We have a leader our big sister,

Who is always there and never falter.

When i was young, she used to teach me how to write;

Even my name, and never gets tired of teaching me till i get it right;

She taught me how to read even if i did not understand,

She never faltered, never retreated, never surrendered.

She always combs my hair from my forehead towards the back,

That is every time i went to kindergarten school way way back.

She always makes sure that i get dressed my best every sabbath day

For she knew we must look and feel good, for its not an ordinary day.

For all the things that she did (and still doing) for me, i will always be thankful.

My heart will always be happy, will always be grateful.

Now that i am an adult, i clearly understand,

Why she never submitted to falter, to retreat, and to surrender in any errand.

We continue to be different in so many ways,

Yet i never fail to show my respect and love for her in all days,

For i know that in forever and a day she will always be my sister,

And i will always be her little brother.

********************

Happy Birthday Atchii!  wala man ko gift kay wala work... kini na lang ako g compose.. :-)

Much Alooooooohaaaa from me to you...

They say life begins at 40! Hihi. D bitaw ko sure if 40 naka... Murag 35 pa man guru? Haha

The Story Continues

(Disclaimer: this is unedited... this is what i felt and i just wrote it this very early in the morning...)

Should i give up to the one i love?

or should i give in to the one who loves me?

Either way comes a great responsibility
A responsibility that would cause your posterity

The past is behind, we should move-on with appreciation
The present is a gift, it doesn’t need justification
The future, lies ahead! we go forward with determination
What if you’re stocked? what motion will be your direction?

Its easy to say move-on, but have we? really?
tell me i am an idiot, who isn’t? anyway!
Steadfastly, i remain with my feelings in tact,
Rather than lose what i feel and go off track.

Sometimes we need to remain from behind , to become better.
Just like clinging to the past for a future that is bright and greater.
How magnificent it would be, to be with someone you ought to be with,
After all the ups and downs you remain strong and undefeated.


The story continues…..

I Call Her Ate

Disclaimer: I did not have a gift for her so i wrote something coming from my heart (Naks! cheezumss.. hihi) its raw and unedited... enjoy readin!

*********************************************************************************

Who knows her? Nobody.

Nobody but herself;
Herself a fine woman,
A woman worth more than fine diamonds.

I call her ate, an older sister;
A sister from the beginning of time;
A time we know not how existed;
An existence with no beginning nor end.

I was with her since the beginning;
A beginning with no end;
An end from nothing;
A nothing to forever.

She was with me when i was bare.
Her being molded my innocence;
Forever i will be grateful,
Grateful with no measure.

She has never been perfect
Yet she's beautiful as a rose
Strong as the heat of fire
Soft as a cotton blanket

Were never perfect together;
Yet our togetherness made it perfect.
She's my confidant, my believer
I call her ate, my Ate Joanne.

......... Happy Birthday! I am waiting for a new nephew or niece... Hehe... Lol

Just Maybe

I keep on wondering what i feel,
I ask myself, is this for real?
It seems very surreal.
Now, its getting to be a great deal.

At first it was just like something,
I think now its becoming my everything.
Never have i thought this could be the thing,
Or just maybe this is it, this is the ring.

Never in a milli second that i never thought of you,
It seems hopeless romantic but its so true
I don't know where this feeling started
All i know is, i woke up with a feeling undaunted

I feel uncertain if this would end
For in my heart theres only forever and no end.
I hope for nothing but the best,
For i know this is something worth the quest.

Temptations

Why in the world you're so difficult to counter

I try my best to defeat you from each encounter

No matter what i do, you seem bold and strong

I end up struggling, defending myself for long.

I contemplate if the culprit is either me or the opposition

I believe its due to the choices i make in every decision.

I feel grateful to have all the help i could get

Especially from the heavens above, i truly bet!

Time and again, i fall short and redeem myself

Human as i am, i falter sometimes and kick myself

Imperfect as i can be, i try harder to make myself free

From the temptations of the world that is vulgar and free.

Whenever i face a throng of enticements

I kneel down and express all my predicaments

Thats the best thing that i always do

For my heart tells me to do so.

I listen to what my heart speaks out

For i know it has the core values that never breaks out

I strive hard to overcome every challenges

Time will come it will never become a challenge.

I Know Its You!

I was trying to be creative with my writing so i explored the possibilities to create a lyrical piece that can be a match to an unsang melody. Friends, you might want to put music in it. Give it a try? It would be nice to collaborate you know... Hehe...
**********************************************************************

I was trying to think about you and nothing comes out but questions

I was trying to contemplate but my thoughts wont cooperate

I wonder whats going on with me, never been like this before

I tried harder to concentrate but i just couldnt anymore

The first time i met you was a moment of a life time

Watching you at the drivers seat wondering what to say was sweet

You said hello and i said its me! Now you see.

It was a wonderful moment to behold, it will always be remembered

Getting to know you was quiet a challenge you know.

I knew it would be a story worth remising in a year or two

It will be something to look forward to forever and beyond

With a feeling so pure, every human would never second.

I hope its you, i know its you

The love i dearly wait from years ago

I may look beyond calendar days,

I assure my feelings for you are true and true.

Time may continue to tick and tock

I will remain the man who will stick like a rock

This may seem surreal yet deep inside it is real

As real as the dreams i envisioned so long ago my dear...

Time will tell, time will reveal

I wont force the moment you hold dear

Its all up to you my dear, its all about you.

Please say yes and you're making my dreams come true.

I Am The Driver

Life is very surprising that sometimes the things you expect are not the ones you see on the table and the things you think of complacently are the ones that need attention and most of the time challenges the heck out of you. I don't know if you get the logic but my point is, life has its own way of maneuvering things to the point of letting you realize that, hey! You are the driver. Wake up and have focus to your destination, take charge!

More often than not, many people do not realize they are off track when they are actually beyond the demarcation line. Just like some people who died of smoking, let me take this as the first example. No one in this world was born with a stick of cigar on their fingers. Those who smoke started from a healthy lifestyle turned to just a fun-first-time-try to addiction of some sort and eventually realizing, gosh! I am hooked with this. Unfortunately, some people get lost when they are going through the pinnacle of an experience. Believe it or not, there is sometimes we call a way out if we chose to. How do we do it? By waking up to our senses, staying focused with our goals, and taking charge!

Life itself is ironic, weird, and incomprehensible. Its is tough if we think it is. But on the other hand, it is also wonderful, challenging, and worth living. We are so blessed because we chose to have life and we should not put it to waste. Our decision to be in this world goes far beyond our capacity to comprehend. There can be detours or unpleasant experiences but lets not give it the chance to pull us down, let us be determined! As 0g Mandino puts it, "Failure will not overtake you as long as your determination to succeed is strong enough." This particular quotation is special for me. It made me realize that true enough, being determined to accomplish something will get you to where you wanted to be. How do we do it? By waking up to our senses, staying focused with our goals, and taking charge!

Upon writing this article, my thoughts turned to my self knowing that i don't have a job yet and i am not getting any younger. Looking back at what i have been through getting the best education there is and having professional jobs with top level companies, everything has been a wonderful experience. I thought, why do i feel stocked? I don't think i have magnified the opportunities that came my way. So, after much contemplation i decided to detour on the norm of getting a job to be successful - as in financially stable... I ventured into business. I am new to it but i am not scared. I know it will be a tough journey but i am determined. There maybe inconsistencies at the moment yet i humbly work with it. I know for myself that i have the greatest support system that anyone could ever imagine: the best coach and mentor; most of all, the best team in the whole wide world! A journey has started, a new story will be told. It will be a good one. It will be about my life's success. I have woke up to my senses, i will stay focused with my goals, and i will take charge! Because i am the driver of my own destiny.

He Is The Man!

When i was young he taught me how to walk.
Words were unfamiliar until we spoke with love and i learned to talk
Tireless  was his determination for me to learn the best
Unfeigned was his love which my whole life can attest.

I was a toddler when he always carried me in his arms;
Now that i am older, he never carried me yet made me feel that i am the man. :-)
He has never failed to look after me even when life's turbulence is tough.
He is originally the man who is soft when it is rough.

I have been an imperfect son yet he always understands,
No matter what i do he always has a command
He does inspire, motivate, and uplift my spirit
Always and forever i will give him that credit.

Times get bumpy between the two of us,
Yet i will always have that respect and love for him, for both of us.
He is the father i have chosen before the world began.
Forever i will be with him and always i will be his son.

I am grateful to be a part of his family on earth,
Because of him i feel  a bit of heaven on this sky beneath.
I feel blessed  to be a part of his dominion
He is my Papa, my Dad, my Father in all occasion.

Happy Fathers day to the best Dad in the world!
Much love from my heart to yours...

The Unemployed :-)

Out of boredom... my thoughts came up with this piece.. hahaha... its unedited! lol..

The journey seems long and unending
as much as the clamor for a job is resounding.
No matter how much effort you put into it;
Fate always takes its credit.

No work, no pay, no money, no honey;
such benefits are of an unemployed's life story.
Its tough, not easy
It makes the future's vision blurry.

In spite the challenges and upsets
there are always positive side of tests.
Hard work and determination must be on set,
Added with prayers and lots and lots of it!

Opportunity is an inconsistent visitor
We must know which way he detours.
No matter how great we sell ourselves,
a part called luck closes the deal.

Always be ready for a setback!
Then you know you will always have a callback... :-)

Officially Missing You

Another unedited and raw piece from me... enjoy!!

*************************************************


In lone, my thoughts visited a room of emotions

They were strong and real with genuine intentions

I pondered how I came to the matter

I realized the one is afar; not so nearer.



In days I wandered, I longed, I wished.

In the world of emotions I became phished

Days seem slow, it feels like a month or two

For the first time I missed, hope she misses me too! J



I listened to a song, and the song reminded me of her

I keep listening to it, now I know it is for real.

It says, “She’s the apple to my pie.”

I say, I am the neck to your tie.



I try not to show it yet the feeling is clear,

That deep within, I miss her so dear.

It’s obvious, transparent, definitely true,

I believe that’s what true love can do.



During those days she’s not around,

All I think of is her sweet and adorable sound.

Oh my, what a wonderful tone there is in her voice

Definitely my one and only; ultimately the best choice.



I never cease to wait for her coming,

Hours may seem days, days may mean yearning.

I will never stop thinking of you,

Because truly I am officially missing you.

A Love Story

Amid life’s perfect uncertainties,
It has its way of finding possibilities.
With love, endless chances of imperfect consistencies,
Magnificently worth living, in spite life’s atrocities.


One will truly wait for the one destined to be with
No matter how it takes; no matter what it bringeth.
Just as a King struggles patiently to win a queens heart,
Over mountains, or lands, and seas apart.


What splendor it brings to have the one you love,
Especially when her advent is unexpected; what a blessing from above!
Feeling of gratitude is abundantly overflowing,
No one can comprehend yet many will be contemplating


To love is to conquer all possible obstruction,
No barrier can stop, not even nuclear explosion
To be loved is sweeter than anything sweet,
Definitely better, ultimately sweeter.


Happiness is all that matters at the end of the day,
Even when the goin gets tough as everybody says.
Love works in mysterious ways,
You pay the price, you get the keys.

Ten Years...

Raw, Unedited.. enjoy! hehehe..

Ten Years has past, unknowingly, many things has changed
From sneakers to black leather shoes, evident, we’ve transformed.
Looking back, everything seems undaunted;
Vivid, resilient emotions sometimes were deprived or diverted.

True isn’t it? Ten years that has past is very unpredictable,
One can never imagine that in Ten Years, illusory can be possible.
Who would expect? Time could move emotions,
Incredible, True without any hesitations!


Ten years past was a clear moment of truth,
Unrecognized, silent, and still as the wind beneath.
In spite the subconscious unspotted feelings,
Cleverly it was kept, beyond heart’s longings.

Now that we’ve increased in stature and understanding
Ten years is enough to unravel the repressed feeling,
A feeling of genuine love and royalty;
To only you - my heart’s majesty.


Time took my emotions to a better grandeur,
Unsolicited, naturally it came without demur.
God, really works in mysterious ways,
Overwhelming, joyful, leading no astray.

With no expectation, I stand true to my emotion
Inconveniences may surface which would induce commotion
Know that I am here; I will always be there;
Running, for your life which I wholeheartedly care.



Show some love with your comments.. heheh..

The Sweetest Day

hahaha... a friend talked to me about something and after that talk this came out of my head... :-) Its raw, unedited.. enjoy! show some love with your comments... :-)

Long have I been waiting,
the moment has come surging,
With deep emotions unraveling,
from a loving person, believing.

The sweetest day happened;
Unexpected, unanticipated, unreckoned.
Just like a theif in the night who wandered;
Unexpected, unanticipated, unreckoned.

What a blissful plight to experience,
knowing its their, it came with patience.
No one can really comprehend,
the momentous event unprecedented.

Its here now, it will be forever.
Challenges we may encounter, we will never surrender.
Too good to be true yet it’s the only thing real.
People who don’t have it think its surreal.

You will wonder what are those that I said;
You will never understand it till youre fully committed.
Tied to something or someone you cant live without?
Until then youll comprehend and will not freak out.

Funny it may seem, were in circles like google plus,
Don’t try to understand it youll never get the fuzz.
You can always read the letters of these words you see.
Yet never the inscribed meaning underneath it, lets see.

Have fun reading this poetry of mine,
In time, youll figure out the reason, sublimely saccharine.

From My Heart to Yours

Estoryaheeee!!! hehehe... (This is it!)



***********************************************************



Superlative thoughts surface when the heart’s hit with cupid’s arrow

Why so? I wonder. No on can answer

I doubt. I question. They say no need for reason.

Reasons are void when feelings are in motion.



Heaven knows what I truly feel,

It is simple. Intangible, definitely real!

What more can I say?

Nothing! Wishing we’re on the same way.



Endless is my desire

Time does not require

To love my beloved,

With a love undaunted



Rage may wage

Men may age

Affection will never fade

Even though entrenched with a blade



Amid the challenges of life,

Together we will conquer strife.

Uncertain might life be,

In love, we will set it free.



Looking through the sands of time,

I feel more sublime.

Each day I will always be grateful,

Like a resounding clarion call.





Dancing in the moonlight,

What a wonderful place in site!

Going to the moon and back,

Is easier with love on track.



Take this, from my heart to yours... :-)

Five Loooong Years: Mom, it’s the end of the day!

This piece is dedicated to the good and beautiful girl friends i have... PLEASE READ THIS POEM WITH ALL YOUR FEELINGS!! :-)



One, Two, Three Pack!!!

Just like that, five years crack.

Four, Five, Click!

No more six, Cant handle the trick!



Why oh why, time flies by

All of a sudden we say to someone goodbye.

It may be so Pait!

I don’t think its like igit…paksit!



Five loooongg years is long,

Especially with the ooohhh prolonged.

It was one heck of a roller coaster ride

I went up and down, side by side.



After all, I don’t know what to feel,

Everything seems surreal.

It was fun under ulan,

It was chasing me so I need to dagan.



I gave it my all, so there’s no pagmahay

Now I am free and I am all hayahay

Life is just like that, with all ups and downs

You just have to give it a try, and get yourself a crown.



So now, I went to my mommy

Mom, na unsa man ni?

I asked her all the way

Mom, it’s the end of the day!



Mommy, I don’t know what to do

I’m lost like scoobedoo

Im worried, scared, in what people say,

Mom, it’s the end of the day!



Mommy, I lilly lilly like him

I cannot even seduce him.

I want him forever and today,

Mom, it’s the end of the day!



Mommy, how will I approach?

I need you to really coach

I am so in a hurry,

Mom, it’s the end of the day!



Mommy, I asked him for a talk,

But, I cant seem to talk the walk,

I am so confused really!

Mom, it’s the end of the day!



Mommy, mommy! What to do? What to do?

Yaya is competing with me all the way through

Duh! let her do it baby,

Remember, it’s the end of the day! J

Aboitiz; One of Asia’s Best Managed Companies for 2011

Aboitiz Power Corporation (AP) earned an outstanding recognition by an international financial publication - Eurmoney Magazine, as one of the Best Managed Companies in Asia for 2011.

Euromoney, a monthly periodical on the world's capital markets, requested that analysts at leading banks and research institutes nominate their top companies in each of the Asian countries or sectors they covered, bearing in mind market strength, profitability, growth and potential and quality of management and earning.

Out of the 16 companies that were nominated, Aboitiz Power emerged as top 3 in the Most Convincing and Coherent in the Philippines category.

There were a total of 27 companies from China, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, and the Philippines that made it to the yearly record. Most of the companies were from the telecommunications sector, which makes Aboitiz Power so unique among others in the ranking.

Euromoney’s regional ‘Best Company’ rankings are taken from an assessment of market analysts at premium banking institutions and research institutes around the world who give their views on which companies they think are on top according to their different categories and sectors.

Abotiz Power made a great contribution to its parent company, Aboitiz Equity Venture’s (AEV) bottom line, which in the first and second quarters of 2010 grew by 389 percent to P14.2 billion from P2.9 billion in 2009. This huge achievement was recognized also by the Asiamoney Magazine, which gave AP the Large Cap Corporate of the Year award from the publication respectively.

This recognition shall add to the company's foothold in ascending to the upper flanks of Asia's companies in the near future.

AboitizPower: Energizing People and Communities for A Better Future

Almost two years has passed since AP Renewables, Inc. (APRI), a wholly owned subsidiary of AboitizPower Corp. won the bid for the 747-megawatt (MW) Tiwi-Makban geothermal power complex. Since then, a lot of people have benefited, not only the employees themselves, but also the host communities.

Offering room for growth

The development of APRI’s Tiwi-Makban geothermal power facilities, for the most part, could be credited to its talented workforce that is behind its entire daily procedures. These passionate workers have been distributed all over the country, being a huge part of AboitizPower’s generation group. AboitizPower believes in motivating its employees, enhancing their talents and distinguishing their worth as business partners. With the company’s world-class quality training programs, which are designed to nurture excellent employees; excellent results are also being reaped.

Tiwi-Makban’s remarkable financial contribution to AboitizPower created a strong competitive advantage within the worker industry market in terms of salary and benefits. This has paved the way for engineering-related jobs to have increased average salary packages, goading favorable results for both the workers and the company itself. Since the turnover of the Tiwi and MakBan plants, AboitizPower has consistenly rewarded its employees for their hard work and excellent performance. With this notable achievement comes a great Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program.

AboitizPower’s commitment to go above and beyond power generation and distribution is evident in the CSR activities that involve its host communities.

Enlightening minds

Aside from the fun and enjoyment Aboitiz Power has offered, they also donated computer equipments, library kits and school desks and chairs to educational institutions in Tiwi, Laguna and Batangas. Of which, two schools, Naga National High School and Tiwi Agro Industrial School were each provided with ten computer units and two printers.

31 Valedictorian and Salutatorian graduates from elementary schools in Tiwi and Makban last year were given High School scholarships for the school year 2010 to 2011. This scholarship will continue and will be expanded to more than double from last year as we launch Aboitiz Power college and vocational/technical scholarships.

New construction, repairs and rewiring of a more than 20 classrooms in both areas, Tiwi and Makban, are underway this year

APRI Corporate Services SVP Juan Alfonso said that, "We are making these donations to help provide these students a suitable learning environment where they could nurture their dreams." Indeed, Aboitiz Power has endowed not only spur of the moment fun and excitement but sustainable education as well.

Nurturing good health

A free visual screening with free eyeglasses for the elementary pupils in both areas was done in order to help those children with visual impairment affecting their learning process. Not only that, APRI considerably provided assistance to 218 children for circumcision in those two areas.

Medical, Dental and Optical missions were held consistently in both areas. APRI has always been an advocate in promoting a healthy way of living, which would create a wonderful community and promising future for the Philippines.

Providing relief operations

Relief operations, which assisted more than 7,000 families in Laguna due to the flooding brought by supertyphoons Ondoy and Pepeng were undertaken by Aboitiz Foundation and APRI. In Albay, AboitizPower was quick to assist in providing mats and rice to the evacuees of the Mayon Volcano eruption of 2010, and the flooding and landslide affected families due to non-stop rains in January of 2011.

The company never gets tired of exerting so much effort to help the communities develop along with them. It is their commitment to share their success not only to those who are part of their work force, but to those who are in need of help as well.


Building good will

In 2010, Christmas outreach programs were held in the Tiwi and MakBan areas for indigent children of the host communities. It was a wonderful first time event for APRI, where kids were treated for lunch, games, gifts, magic show, picture taking with Santa Claus, and a presentation number from the volunteers and selected APRI scholars. This activity was also aimed to foster employee volunteerism and personal social responsibility. Because of its success, this Christmas event will be held every year. It will now be an annual celebration of life and love for the community.

Caring for the environment

As the world's growing energy needs puts increasing stress on the planet's resources, AboitizPower recognizes the need to pursue alternative, cleaner sources of energy to fuel their power plants. Through its Cleanergy brand, which is an energy solution harnessed from the company’s hydroelectric and geothermal generation assets, it hopes to encourage AboitizPower consumers towards a more responsible choice. APRI employees understand that Cleanergy is more than a brand, it's a lifestyle. They support the Aboitiz Group's commitment to plant three million trees by 2015, and has planted thousands of seedlings since 2009.

It has been almost two years since AboitizPower took over the Tiwi-Makban facilities, which contributed deeply to the plants' local areas. Underneath this milestone is a deep-rooted fact that both workers and communities share a passion and an undaunted commitment for sustainable development. AboitizPower is truly not just power generation and distribution but beyond those. It’s all about the people, the community for a better future.

AboitizPower is the holding company for the Aboitiz Group’s investments in power generation, distribution, retail and power services. It is a major producer of Cleanergy, its brand for clean and renewable energy, in the Philippines with several hydroelectric and geothermal assets in its generation portfolio and also has non-renewable power plants located across the country. The company owns distribution utilities that operate in high-growth areas in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. (For more details, please visit: www.abotizpower.com and www.cleanergy.com.ph.)

A-Land and its Values

AboitizLand is not just a real estate company that caters to the architectural needs of their customers. Beyond the uniqueness of the buildings they’ve built underlies the passion of reaching through their client’s personal growth and community development. With the brand “Developing high quality villages that nurture long term communities,” the company is driven to nurture other people‘s lives through secured communities and better living. Take for example the Mactan Economic Zone II (MEZ II) in Lapulapu City, one of AboitizLand’s industrial villages—it is a pure example of a high quality, evident security, and an environmentally clean industrial community for their patrons.

MEZ II has a total land area of 63 hectares that extends through the central part of Lapulapu city. The location is huge enough to establish quality buildings and strategic locations. Customers will not have a hard time going from building A to building C due to easy access and huge roads. As a student intern to one of the companies in MEZ II, I always appreciate how the roads are strategically constructed not to create traffic on both sides. Now, that’s high quality design, planning and implementation solely for the benefit of everyone. As much as high quality is always the goal of every undertaking, security is always a priority in every move.

“Safety first” is a universal rule that is literally executed in MEZ II. The moment a person enters the gate, security measures are already taken to prevent crimes, illegal activities, and any kerfuffle of some sort to take place. Security guards make sure everyone who enters the premises is identified through their ID cards. They are well trained and strict enough to handle situations beyond control. Much to my surprise, the first time I entered MEZ II, my thoughts took me into a realization that this place is one of a kind and it’s like America in the island of Cebu – safe and organized. Moreover, having been able to stay in the United States for a couple of years, I can’t keep but compare the places that I have been to wherever I go. That doesn’t mean that I do comparisons in a negative way, it’s just that there are places that are better than the others. MEZ II is definitely one of the best industrial villages that I have been to. Apart from its evident security, it is also environment-friendly.

Cleanliness in the environment creates an image of respectability, hospitality, and sustainability. It is an atmosphere that would call for respect not only to the location itself but the people around it as well. MEZ II Clearly has this characteristic that is evident from one corner to the other. Definitely due to its clean surroundings, there are forty-eight and counting light to medium industries that occupy the vicinity. Aside from that, clean environment also transcends the spirit of hospitality to visitors and future investor’s, which would inevitably induce more businesses and job opportunities. Consequently, the still workforce of more than eighteen thousand will increase tremendously. Indeed, clean environment changes lives for the better. If people have better status in life, sustainability in the environment is not far off. The quality of life an individual has is generally directly relative to the choices he makes. Therefore, good life and clean living sustains the environment.

All this considered, AboitzLand truly has passion for better ways. The company is well driven to lead and provide quality houses and better homes with affordable prices. They are driven to excel to reach far beyond what they can offer the people to meet and even exceed their expectations. They are also driven to serve and create a life-long value for their customers. These are values that they do best because they make communities that are made for life.

The Revelations on an Impressive Interview

Job interviews can be very nerve racking and heart pumping. Especially when it is done in a panel of three who may soon be your future Bosses, in a company you very eager to work with, if God permits. You can not just simply expect anything out of obscurity or unpreparedness but as a future worker of the company you have to level up – Be the best no matter what it takes. Never in my life had I been to one of the best job interviews that this country had to offer and that is only found in Aboitiz Equity Venture’s (AEV) offices in Banilad, Cebu City.

Arriving at the building more than an hour ahead for my awaited interview was an actual circumstance of how I badly needed the job. Considering the fact that both traffic and the scalding temperature conspired to make things inconvenient, I managed to arrive at the place with an adequate sense of confidence and optimism to be hired. The security guards were so accommodating even though they weren’t still allowed to let the visitors enter the vicinity of its offices because it was lunch time. So, I waited and kept on thinking what would be the probable questions in the interview. An impression came to mind that this company truly takes care of their employees as these security men radiates professionalism even in the lowest echelons of the company especially when it comes to dealing with customers in front of them. Not only that, when I was finally able to enter the building, I saw employees working with a smile on their faces and with a commendable sense of belongingness towards each other just like a family. I thought, “wow! I can feel the spirit of Aloha in here”. I continued to wait at the lounge while familiar faces came and said their greetings.

In spite the "good luck" phrases and encouragements, I couldn’t help but feel anxious about how the interview would turn out. I kept a prayer with faith in my heart that I would be blessed. One of their HR personnel came and approached me at the lounge and said, “Its time for the interview”. My heartbeat raised but still I kept my composure and confidence.

As the HR Personnel led me to the office, I was wondering who’s going to interview me for the job until I came in and saw the Assistant Vice President of the Branding Department, Ms Carol Ballesteros. Her exemplary sense of professionalism made me feel at ease. Then, two ladies came in and sat on the seats provided for them. I thought, “Panel interview! Again”. The two ladies introduced themselves as Ms Ganzo, Manager from the External Communications Dept. and Ms Biyen, a Corporate Communications officer. I was nervous yet focused to get things done accordingly. Concentrating on every question they asked and answering them the best way I know how according to my experiences. Ms Carol moves on by saying, “We are creating a new department joining together Branding and Corporate Communications. It is called Reputation Management Department. Your job will be an Assistant to the Department and the three of us will be your bosses”. Then, smart interview questions were raised one after the other as I answer each one the best and honest way I could.

One of the questions that struck me during the interview was with MsGanzon’s words, “Can u handle pressure? Why Aboitiz?,” It was a very simple question but the weight of those words seemed pretty heavy. With all honesty, I said, “Yes.. Because, Aboitiz truly takes care of their employees. That’s what I noticed and I love that.” At the middle of the interview, I actually got dizzy a bit but that didn’t stop me from answering their questions intelligently.

I liked how the panel did the interview. Aside from the fact that those bosses knew what they really wanted, they always smiled and made the interviewee feel at ease. I thought, “I want to work with these corporate leaders and learn from them.” I was amazed that even though I still haven’t been deemed worthy to work with them, I was learning so much!


The Interview lasted for almost an hour in total. I went out of the room with much more confidence, because I have withstood pressure and made it my motivation to endure and do my best; and a greater sense of affinity in dealing with corporate leaders, as well as hopeful to have the privilege of working with them in the future.

Heartaches and New Beginnings...

Who could have thought, years of bliss,

Ends in an unlike manner: an abyss of sadness.

So much of a conceived, joyful eternity,

Underneath is unconsciously siege with the thief named reality.



Who could have expected,

One is blinded, truth has been neglected.

In spite awful circumstances,

One unconsciously welcomes pretenses.



Confusion occurs as reality sinks-in,

Break-up comes handy and then built in.

Words like heartache and pain comes true,

Agony and burden is so not far through.



A crucial question appears out of obscurity,

Ironic, that one could answer it in a state of uncertainty.

Am I going to continue my love story and discount ill experiences?

Or I have had enough, what are life’s lessons for?! Does it make sense?



No question can satisfy what pain has delivered.

No intelligence can comprehend what hurt has implanted.

A medicine is needed to heal deep wounds

Only Time is the capsule to break all bounds.



A new beginning has come, time to regain strength.

In spite all the Kerfuffle that seems endless in length.

Love stories can begin again: promising and exciting.

Lessons learned will always be a guide and would not be misleading.



To love is to accept that things are not perfect,

To care is to give without any suspect.

Love again like you’ve never loved before,

For who knows? He or she can be the one you’ve been waiting for.





***Ssensya this is unedited.. but enjoy!