Kape at Keso

What to dream for this year? To be honest, I was not thinking of anything to do  this year - resolutions, goals, plans. Nothing of that sort. Unlike the past years, I was that woman who was always looking forward to the possibilities of the new year, full of hope and fire. But what is a dream anyway? I read that a dream especially a God-dream is something that you can let go but won't let go of you. It is a dream that would inspire hope to the people around you. It would make them see God's favor in your life. This idea I got from the first book on my haul this year. The Kiss of Heaven by Darlene Zschech. And this book stirred me into answering the question "What is your dream?" Anyway, my coming to Japan I would say is a God-dream. It started when in 4th grade I came across a story about a Japanese family. It was actually a sad story and I'm somehow proud of myself that I still remember the plot. Well after reading that, the dream of one day visiting Japan star...

Learning is a never ending process - this overly used adage has been ringing to my ears. I crave and thirst for knowledge. I cannot equal great minds like that of Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Einstein or even that science-geek-big-glasses boy in the room. But I have always wanted to be a better, more informed person than I was yesterday. Choosing the teaching profession is a big twist in my career. I never wanted to be a teacher. I cannot afford to see myself die an old maid inside a classroom. 😂 But even before, I would always hear my teachers both in the primary and secondary school telling me that I have a potential to become like them. Yet I avoided that remark. I said to myself that I'll be a journalist or a broadcaster. As I said, I will never be a teacher, never! ever! After finishing Mass Communication I had this disturbing feeling and vision that there is a little chance of seeing myself in the media industry. It was a long and weary battle inside of me. I was asking God f...