for what it's worth

i know i've been out there for more than month.
working my butt off for something people would count as "extra work".
lagari. traveling from place to place. been to 6-out-of-9 of our covered provinces.
training staff. talking nonstop. for something that i truly believe in.

doing development work means stretching yourself to the limits.
squeezing out every creative juice, mixed with hardwork, til there's nothing left to give.
and all these is because we wanted to "make a difference" (or at least we believe so...)

to tell you quite frankly, there wasn't even an inch of increment to my pay given the "extra" load we did for work. (well, yeah, we had travel allowances. but that was it). again, i'm not complaining. the growth i get from all the traveling and mingling is something that i shouldn't discredit above anything else... i guess, experience is far better. an intangible increment that i'd forever carry with me, wherever. (hmm. drama mode)

on the lighter note. getting positive remarks from your colleagues is something that can amp up your morale and fuel your esteem to go on and keep giving your best every chance you get.

here are some cool remarks i got (i didn't make them up. just culled them out from memory:D)

"ang dami kong nakat-unan. very articulate ang speaker."
(ang dami kong natutunan. very articulate ang speaker.)

"para narin siyang may sariling anak kung magsalita. very practical ang insights na binigay."

"their child-like way of facilitating made the training more enjoyable. i now understand ECCD better:)"

"pwede na siyang magka-anak, pero ewan natin kung pwede nang mag-asawa. hehe"

"bilib ako kay miday, very articulate. pero paspas musolti, parang di na humihinga. dire-diretso ang mga insights niya."
(bilib ako kay miday, very articulate. pero ang bilis magsalita, parang di na humihinga. dire-diretso ang mga insights niya.")

"i like the way the presentations were made. very reader friendly and engaging. simple yet colorful and creative. child-friendly talaga."

"maganda ang training. pati mga facilitators. hehe"

"ito lang ang training na napuno ko talaga ang notebook ko..."

"i like your twang. pwede ka pang callcenter..."

"nasasagot niya ang lahat ng mga tanong namin. at practical ang mga tips na binibigay. very encouraging na ipractice ang ECCD sa mga anak namin."

"maganda ang composition ng team. may mga bata pa - at meron ring may karanasan na sa larangan ng ECCD. nakaka-encourage although very challenging."


i'm just grateful that my (and our) efforts didn't go to waste. nakaka-encourage and nakaka-aliw at the same time. well of course, there were also some constructive remarks given us. and they were taken well by the group. proactive dapat. there's always enough room for growth:)

for what it's worth, i give back all the glory to my Maker.
Thank You, Lord for the grace and wisdom:)

i heart the whole experience. sana maulit muli:)