Gawad Kalinga Gig (Build a Home, Build a Muscle)

Our cute little office here in Alabang recently team-up with Gawad Kalinga Las Pinas to build homes. We've pledge to build 30 houses in 3 years and the village will named after our company (conceited di ba?) Eversince i've heard the news about it thru Ate Evelyn I was so excited I nominate myself to become our department's representative! Well, ganun nga nangyari, I was assigned as coordinator and core leader of this group, even landing me the rights to be the assistant leader of the powerful food committee hahahaha!

Finally, last weekend, it was our department's schedule to build the home. The day starts very very early at 8:00AM! Again, me being a non-avid fan of early-morning-wakeup-pag-weekend have to drag myself to the bathroom at 6:30. After eating my breakfast and driving my sister to her house in Sucat little did I ralize i was sooo late! 8:30 na pala and here I am, the leader of the group still in Alabang. LOL. Di bale they can't leave without me. =P. Supringsily I was not that late, mas mas late pa pala =D.

So, we all go to the construction site, all in happy faces and very eager to help and to work. After we arrive at site and made some short briefing, introduction, teaming-up, etc. we start our work at 9:00.

Our group did a lot of work in fairness, merong taga halo ng semento, taga bitbit ng hollow blocks, nagpipintura, assistant ni foreman, taga pahid ng pawis, etc. It was hard but hey we had FUN FUN FUN! After 2 hours we had our recess break of ginataan (kulit noh, mainit na nga panahon and here we are eating ginataan!), then after eating work ulit!

After half a day's work, 2 recess break, 1 plastic gallon of mineral water, 6 bottles of POP cola, 2 liters of paint, 10 bags of sand, 2 bags of cement our work is done. Everybody was exhausted but i can see in their face (except for the emo guy) the emotional gratification of finally doing something for others. Sabi nila they we're so happy to be a part of Gawad Kalinga, and kung may chance pa ulit in the future for them to join sasama ulit sila.

Then it strucks me. Ang pagtulong ay dapat bukas sa puso hindi sapilitan sapagkat sa bukas na kalooban mararanasan ang tunay na kaligayahan.

(yikes, ang lalim nun!)

Ang sarap talagang maging bata, di ba? =D.

Baguio anyone??

Our group in Tuloy sa Don Boco we're planning to go to the City of Pies this coming long weekend. Im so excited about this trip coz this will be my first time to go there. Yes casper, it's my first time kaya don't laugh about it pag nabasa mo to, or else wla kang walis tambo pagbalik ko.

As early as today im preparing my stuff to be brought to Baguio. Still undecided if I'm wearing rubber shoes or should i buy a brand new crocs. Di bale bahala na si Lord about it. Still thinking if I'm wearing my super cool but formal na jacket which i bought in glorietta (baka madumihan lang, sayang naman!) or the simple jacket of Arellano U which my sister gave to me.

Did a lot of cancellation of lakad for this event like the 3 day mallwide sale sa festival mall (heck, its a three weekend mall wide sale naman, so i still have some chance to buy a much deserved office pants), the outreach of lingkod sa bilibid (next time bro sama na talaga ako!), visiting old high school friends sa makati (text2 nalang mga sis, mahal gasolina eh!).

Hay, i just hope my co-volunteers will push this trip or else i'll end up cleaning our house during this long weekend.


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