Powerful Poem

Here's what I got on the internet about Khalil Gibran's poem on Love :)

Kahlil Gibran on Love

When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams
as the north wind lays waste the garden.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.

Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast.

All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart.

But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.

When you love you should not say, "God is in my heart," but rather, "I am in the heart of God."
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.

http://www.katsandogz.com/onlove.html

September

We had a meeting in skul today for the incoming skul yr in Sept. I'll be teaching 20hrs lng per week, Social Studies Grade 4 and 5. Well, I talked to the Vice Principal this afternoon. It's not so bad naman. I'll just have to think of my own welfare, that is, if I don't get a good pay here, I'll definitely think of going to Singapore. I dun wanna go home yet so I want to try my luck again in SG. God bless my plans!

Vacation

Just finished our kindergarten graduation so officially on vacation till 1st September. I'll be teaching Social Studies and Health daw in the next skul year. It's a new start, I think I like it!

I got an award for Best Teacher. Haha. The last time I got an award was college graduation, I think. Coz in my graduation at ISS, I only got a certificate. In one Faculty Assembly at USC, I got recognition for my studies at ISS. But not really a Best Teacher award. So okay, I'm happy with it.

Good luck, Doki!

Lucy Gakii Kirimi (+)

I learned today that my good friend from Kenya, Lucy Gakii Kirimi passed away last July 30. I even made sure that it was really correct, I saw her death and funeral notice.

I'm gonna miss her. We've been fairly in touch since our ISS days.

Rest in peace, Lucy. See you in the next life!

School

I have been in school for the rest of my life! Just today I saw our pictures in the yearbook. I'm so amused! I didn't stay long enough to be included in the yearbook last time. Now I have my pic in there with my K3G class, cute!

Gipit

This time I'm gipit coz I paid up Marije for the amount I borrowed from her last year for the TESOL course. Naikog man gud ko when she said la pa syay work.

I paid her up and then I also need to buy an electric fan plus possibly new sandals for school since kaput na man ako power sandals. Hehe..Basin 20 n lng ako mapadala ani sa Pinas for my Citibank. Next payday n lng pohon ang para sa ako Philam. Life talaga...

Graduation in School

Start na mi practice today for our graduation on 21 August. Kanta mi "Waving Flag" as our graduation song.

Human na 1 school year. La ra hibaw-i. Seems like yesterday when I came back to our old school. I keep the faith.

Let me look back on how this school year went:

Term I (Sept to Nov -I came back in October):

I went to Kampong Som with Ate Ica during Water Festival holiday. We got on the banana boat.

I celebrated my bday quietly. Lunch ra mi ni Ate Ica at KFC in Pencil.

I went with Yuka to Siem Reap for the AWHM. Lipong2 ko ato na trip which took 24hrs in all! But I'm really glad Yuka came to visit me!

Term II (Dec to Feb)

Christmas!! Twas my 3rd Christmas in a foreign country! I survived it coz busy mn pud mi prepare for our charity event. Ex Dono was 6 Feb Sat with our special guest, Makisig Morales. We had holiday in skul for Chinese New Year. I went to Saigon then, exit. Incidentally, the 2nd day of the Chinese New Year (Feb 14) was also Valentine's Day. Ate Ica and I got a rose from Cafe Yejj in TTP.

By end Feb I knew that I was gonna stay on in skul till August. I'd say I fought to stay at my job that week.

Term III (Mar to May)

Went to Siem Reap again. Merky with Vance were in town. Went to watch Globalteer's football games also.
Went to Kampot/Kep with Ate Ica for Khmer New Year outing.
Lost the elephant necklace that my student Nata gave me in VIP Club when we went swimming with K- Arn and Sally and Ate Malyn. Tsk tsk..

Term 4 (June to Aug)
Nagresign ang mga puti in our school --Teacher Luke and Teacher Jeanette left.
Teacher Nick came back pero he only lasted 2weeks.
World Cup time! I went to Siem Reap again on 18-20 June. Paiba lng!
Then assessment tests na for Term 4. Time to determine the honour students!
Then practice for graduation.

And that's it, that's my school year in brief. My K2G and K3G classes changed classrooms due to the Nursery classes. I thought I would be shaken by the change but I survived it!

I might go to grades 1/2/3 in the next school year. I said I would like to give it a try. I hope I'd be given the chance. If not, stay where I am!