Tag: service

I Do, I Do, I Do

Sometimes, the unexpected is just inevitable. Just to be clear, I did not get married. Not getting married anytime soon, either. Well, not yet… 😉

I was looking forward this year for my best friend, Rhodes’ wedding. Such an amazing story written by God! And, I’m just privileged to be able to witness that from Day 1. Their love story is a testament that indeed nothing is impossible with God. Nothing. 🙂

KVN_7225The lovely bride, Rhodes

It was a blessing & truly an honor to be her maid of honor (MOH) and just to be able to help in whatever way I can up to her wedding day. I did not know that special event would somehow open little doors for me.

BBM39498That’s me, trying to be the “Maid of Honor” of the Year (lol)

I thought that was the only wedding I was going to witness this year. Now the story of the unexpected…

Two amazing ladies at our church, aka “The Verzosa Sisters” got married – different time, different place but same year, this year!

Few days after I got back from Philippines (after attending my bf’s wedding), Ria, one of the Verzosa sisters and I had our usual quick catching up after the worship service at church. This was days before her wedding. Who would have thought that our conversation would end up, me being the on-the-day wedding coordinator of her DIY wedding. When she said she didn’t have an on the day coordinator, my “event planning siren” just went off.  I kinda volunteered myself, there. 😉

41787122_10215465625488460_6764261174063136768_nThe lovely bride, Ria

I’ve never been to a DIY backyard wedding, nor coordinated one. Thank God for being a MOH and really saw the nitty-gritty of my best friend’s wedding. I had a great time executing all the details of the wedding, from the ceremony to the reception. Ria did a good job in planning her wedding, an event planner herself. 🙂 Being there to witness not just the wedding but really the celebration of love and family that whole weekend was already a blessing. But being able to help and be the on the day coordinator was a privilege. And I’m truly thankful for Ria & Miggy for just really trusting me to do that.

As I said, there’s another Verzosa sister. Months after Ria’s wedding was Frances’ wedding. And when she asked me if I could do the same for her wedding, how can I say No? It’s such an honor. This time, the wedding was a little bit DIY and mostly setup by the staff at the venue. So, I had to make sure that Frances’ plan for her wedding were properly executed which she also did a I great job. Very organized. A skill every bride needs to have. 😉

45956978_10215908946891218_166715177138388992_oThe lovely bride, Frances

It was another fun experience for me. Thanks also to Frances & Christian for allowing me to help and for the trust! I had organized a couple of events but those were mostly seminar/conference type of events. I never thought wedding coordination could be this fun. My primary goal was to take off the stress from the bride on her wedding day and I hope I was able to achieve that!

41327543_10215401460764382_4296591205954748416_nThat’s me with the bride Ria, in “action” (lol)

It’s just amazing when door of opportunities  opened on such an unexpected season. Those experiences truly made an impact in my life this year. To have courage to just go and do it,  can indeed open to possibilities. I’m excited to more “on the day wedding coordinator” gigs. And I don’t mind doing it for free for all my friends who are getting married. So, if you need one, don’t hesitate. While it’s still of no charge… lol

At your service.

 

 

Life of a Programmer

I just finished watching the movie, “The Internship” in Netflix and as much I want to go to sleep now because it is past my bedtime, I just need to write this down.

Anyway, the movie is about two friends who are sales people and are very good with what they do but lost their jobs because their company shut down. Not knowing what to do next, they ran into the browser “Google” and just googled about it. They saw the internship program and decided to apply for it, faking their resumes. And yes,  at the end of the movie, they got accepted in Google.

While watching the movie and listening to their lines talking about programming stuff, they sounded so normal to me. It’s not something new or strange. It’s just the lingo that I’ve been so used to since I enrolled into a computer course in college. When they were asked about C++ and Bill (one of the characters) said that it’s just a C+ and the other + is about attitude, it made me laugh. If I wasn’t a programmer, I will not get it. It made me miss the life of being a programmer.

You see, I’ve made a choice of getting away from being a technical person doing programming because I wanted to pursue something I believe I can be better of than being a programmer. But then I realize, I can never get away with it. Because the moment I see something wrong on just a simple site I access, my programmer instinct immediately kicks in. The movie reminded me that being a programmer is more than just sitting at your desk, facing your computer and coding thousands and thousands of lines. Not that I will go back to all those coding and stuff. It just made me appreciate more the life I chose to leave.

If you are a programmer reading this and you think that you are not making a difference, I hope you realize that your craft is not just about going to work 8 hours a day or sometimes more, debugging your code, making the system run and meeting deadlines of your deliverable. What you are doing, just like a doctor or a teacher also affects lives. Regardless how small or big the company you are working for, remember that you being a programmer gives A “service”. Everything you do is about serving. Not to a system or a program, but to PEOPLE. Just imagine if the health system of a hospital is not running properly, how will they keep the records of the patients? Just imagine if the banking system was not properly coded, how would the banks track all transactions?

You may feel like what you are doing is not that much compared to other programmers, but truth is, small and big task have the same importance in the world of IT. A simple bug like a missing letter to a variable may be a simple fix but that fix made the whole store system ran smoothly, thus allowed stores to process the purchases of their customers. It is a simple code change that made a huge difference.

And if you are one of those aspiring to work for an IT company someday, like Google, perhaps, but, you are doubting yourself about it. Always remember that programming can be learned by anyone. Not that it is easy, but because it does not limit you to just one thing that you can learn and do. Just by looking at the applications you have downloaded in your phone, you would know what I mean.

I may not be a programmer anymore based on my current job description but I’m glad that I still get to work with a lot of them. And, importantly, being a programmer will never be erased from my resume.

P.S. I’m so thrilled for my Google campus visit, not sure if I can get in though, but regardless!!!

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I must say tonight is my “Appreciation Night” to all programmers

in the world who make the online space a better click away. 

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International

Today has really been a meaningful day.

In today’s Sunday service, we have a guest speaker from Singapore, Ptr. Edmund Chan. His message was about our dreams which are not yet fulfilled. He left us 3 points to ponder upon.

Is your dream from God?
Are you discouraged with your lack of resource?
Are you depending on God for the fulfillment of your dream?

In the afternoon, together with friends, we spent Christmas party in Binondo with students of different nationalities. They were from Chinese, India, Korea, Nepal, Ghana and Iran. It was a very fun and meaningful event. To be able to share the love of God to these people who do not even know Jesus. It was such a privilege to be able to do that. 🙂 I’m hoping that they would dig in more the story of Christmas. 🙂

To God be all the glory!

Good night! 🙂

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