First Time

We all run into these first things or first times of our lives. Life has a lot of these unexpected encounter to learn or even to be angry about. You choose your response. In my decades of traveling and flying, it was only during this recent trip back home I experienced ever an odd situation (but a norm to many passengers) my stuff being stolen, and went home with a broken luggage. But I have chosen to let it go this time. I am not praying to come across for more of this though–a very disappointing first-time circumstance, but I pray for more improvements including safety at the airfields. I can’t typecast every worker or generalize this latest experience of mine, I just wish that every airport will produce trustworthy workmen. I know, it is hope against hope. I won’t name names here–not this time, but let God’s grace works through me and whoever did it. Hopefully, there will be no more first time like this in the future flights.

It Is Home

I am back home–for good. Funny it may seem, but from the past four days until this hour, there has been a strange feeling coming over me–that reality called isolation. Don’t judge me, but I can’t help to feel like an alien in my own homeland. One, I have been away for a very long period of time. This isn’t the first, but I always had this feeling whenever I was here–this time is no difference. I know the exact reason for this and have prepared myself even to the worst scenario, and yet this eerie feeling keeps coming back so often, disturbing. When this truth gets to me, I just have to remind myself, I think, that I still belong here and this is where I should be. I pray for God’s grace.

    

Chock-full

The last ten days of May were so exhausting to go through. Aside from four flights to mind, visa issues to tackle, a big conference in Southeast Asia to attend, and a few more important stuff to care about–had to be done in a short time–all chock-full of busy life, going home for good was also trying to steal the show. For the first time in my existence had to sleep late every single night during those times, the remaining ten days of last month’s. Although it was worth the effort, but my body almost gave in. left me worn out like I’d never been my entire life. What an experience to endure!