Cebu's Sinulog a celebration for Señor Sto. Niño

Radiography Test Level 2 training

I took up Radiography Test Level 2 training on Dec 7 - 18, 2009 to enhance my competency. The training was conducted by Philippine Society of Nondestructive Testing (PSNT)at Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI).

I stayed at Camp Crame with my brother in his barracks.

Leaving Vietnam

It's almost a month now when I finished (October 30, 2009) my job in Vietnam. Vietnam is my fisrt country I work with outside the Philippines and my first oversea's job. And it so happened that the project there is the construction of Vietnam's first oil & gas refinery.

Vietnam will always be in my heart.

Mom's dream came true

If you only knew my Mom's life you would probably say it's a great story for a movie. The hardship that she'd been thru had made her a strong person. Now she is the happiest person in the world. For 62 years she dreamed of seeing her father. On the 15th Sep 2008, at last the moment of truth had came to her...that's the day she, with the tears of joy in her eyes, kissed and embraced her father.

My 2nd Vacation

The Secret no more a secret to me

Nov 26, 2007 around 1pm I watched the full length movie of The Secret. I've learned the secret of successful life and the principle of Law of Attraction.

Bohol trip

Nov 17, 2007 - At Bohol's Panglao beach...my first vacation after four months in Viet Nam.
Loboc - with the famous tarsiers, the smallest monkey in the world

Chocolate Hills - one of the eight wonders of the world.

PMC - Vietnam

Dung Quat Refinery, the first refinery to be built in central of Viet Nam located at Dung Quat, Quang Ngai Province.

We are the PMC team to make things happen.

7/27/07 - I flew to Vietnam to work as Welding Engineer for PMC.

A dream came true

October 7, 2007-Sunday, I bought my Sony Vaio Laptop at Da nang, Vietnam. I got a job in Vietnam that made me resign from my company in 13 years. In two months time I've been able to buy my dream laptop. No.4 in my dream list became a reality.

Blood links

There is nothing more precious than to get in touch with the people that you never know and see for a very long time and knowing they are there -existing gives you a marvelous feeling of joy.

I'm talking about my aunties, Auntie Willa, Auntie Bobbye and Auntie Angela who are now my pals in email. Receiving messages of Hello, love and best wishes from them gave me a misty eyes.

"Peace and Blessings Vic!

Just wanted to let you know that I am enjoying your blogspot/webpage. I explore it a couple of times a week. Thank you for the pictures. I can't wait to meet my sister and I am praying that one day we will all be able to get together and enjoy the company of loving family. I shared your blog with Franco. He enjoyed it too. He says his wife is from Cebu and will be going there in June. He is not going this time. He changed his mind because of his work here at the college. He says if he were going he would make it his business to meet with you. My brother (your Uncle Ronnie) is getting married (AGAIN!! Never give up on love!) next Friday, so the family will be getting together for the wedding and reception. It will be exciting and fun to see them because we don't always have time for all of us to get together. You have a WHOLE LOT OF FAMILY, Vic. Distance cannot impact the love that is being sent to all of you with every thought and heartbeat. ALL OF YOU ARE LOVED, WELCOMED AND INCLUDED!! I am so proud of you and I want to know my sister so bad it aches! Take care of yourself and the family!

When God made you, it was love at first sight!

Bright Moments!
Tiya Willa

"Hello Niece and Nephews, I am your Aunt Angela. I'm 54 years old (just a little younger than your mom, I think) and I'm a mainframe programmer for the Internal Revenue Service, a government agency here. God has blessed me with one son (James), a future daughter-in-law (Karen) and two grandchildren (Ryan 11 and Adrian 10). Pictures of us are attached. Please share them with your mom and give her a hug from me.

Today, the last Monday in May, is a national holiday - Memorial Day. Many offices are closed today so that we can remember and celebrate the lives of our deceased loved ones. On this day, there are also many events to honor men and women who sacrificed their lives, in the military, protecting our country.

I hope this message finds you, and all the family, well. It is exciting to be able to communicate with you; and it is a wondrous gift that after these many years our sister Ruth will come to America to meet us.

This was just a note to say hello so I'll end here, but I'll be thinking of you and I will write again.

Love,
Aunt Angela

They are my mother's step sisters to her father who she havent seen yet since she was born. It took 50 long years before she had communication with her father. Because of Robert, my Australian brother-in-law who made it a project to trace our Grandfather. If not by him we might had lost our hope to at least communicate with Grandpop already.

I'm happy now for my Mother because she will soon gets her most ambitious dream of seeing and embracing her father. She's will not just see her father but also her step brother and sisters who are excited to meet her too.

God is GOOD!!!

The Secret - 1st 20 minutes

My senators 2007-2013

Portfolio: T-shirt design - Cebu

 

Happy New Year!!!

This I Believe

Seeds of Greatness by Denis Waitley
(This excerpt was taken from Denis Waitley's The Seeds of Greatness Treasury)

This I Believe

I believe in myself.

I believe that all people have the equal right to become all they are willing and able to become.

I believe that I am a good as anyone in the world. Although I may never be on the cover of Time or People magazine – I still have time to be one of the people who makes a really positive difference in the world.

I believe that although I may not be the best looking in the group, I'll always be looking my best in every group!

I believe in this and the next generation, and believe we'll build a better nation.

I believe that good health means more than wealth.

I believe in caring and sharing, rather than comparing.

I believe of all the people I see, still I'd rather be me!

I like to have in 5 years time...

1. a big house and lot

2. a brand new FORD EXPEDITION
3. my own business
4. a personal laptop computer

5. a mini library and office inside my house
6. a rest house
7. a video cam recorder
8. a one hectare lot
9. financial freedom

10. four kids
11. my own art gallery

12. a collection of best movies (local & foreign)in VCD/DVD
13. a collection of personal development books and or CD/VCD
14. a collection of opm music and songs of my favorite foreign singers
15. an athletic and healthy body
16. an inspiring relationship with my family and friends
17. a successful career
18. a telephone and internet connection in my house
19. a fashionable wardrove collection
20. an expensive shoes collection
21. my list of "my 100 dreams"
22. my own money making website
23. delicious foods in my table everyday
24. a license as Mechanical Engineer
25. focus on my personal development

Memoirs of 38 years...

2006
December:
12/31 - picture taken with Inay and before we go home in Cebu.
12/23 -
Celebrated my 38th Birthday in Batangas
12/22 - Went to Batangas with my Family for a vacation for 2 weeks until Jan 6, 2007.
12/19 - Company X-mas Party, Paskong Pinoy...a new level of christmas party for Metaphil.
12/17 - PWRDS X-mas Party
November:
11/5 - Victor Ivan's 2nd Birthday


11/2 - Sign MOA with RRJM
October:
10/21 - Attend SCEGA's 25th Anniversary. I'm the Stage Director of the event.
September:
9/26-27 - Attended a seminar/training on Project Proposal Preparation conducted by COSPO-Confederation of Scientific and Professional Organizations and DOST-Department of Science and Technology Region 7. A very good seminar which was paid by PWRDS.
9/22 - Recieving 10 year service award, plaque and cash from my company during our "recognition night".


- Job well done by the working committee.
August:
8/19 - My wife's 32nd Birthday.
8/11 - Got my driver's license.
July:
7/10 - Purchased my first ever owned vehicle, a multi-cab

7/1 - Re-elected President of PWRDS for year 2006-2008
June:
6/28 - Opening of the University of Cebu and PWRDS Welding Center.
I had successfully got the project of partnership with an academic institution to put up a training center in thier premises.
April:
4/19-21 - Attended Aboitiz Brand Team Strategic Planning and Team Building as one of the company's Brand Team representatives; held at USC Retreat house.


March:
3/18 - Became a member of ACO SportsFest Committee. SportsFest was sucessfully held at Brigth Academy, Cebu.


3/17 - Farrah celebrated her 3rd Birthday.
2005
December:
12/xx - Received the P10T worth gift cheque from Calpol Com. for winning in their photo contest for mommy's and their kids. Here the winning picture That's what we use to buy an aircon unit for our room.
12/23 - Celebrated my 37th Birthday.
12/4 - First time to join in a fun run.
November:
11/5 - Victor Ivan celebrated his 1st Birtday.
August:
8/25-26 - Attend Consuelo Foundation Project Review

8/10 - We were featured in a local newspaper, SunStar Cebu
At the photo - TUV Auditors: Erwin and Loi; Metaphil QMR: August and me as IQA Lead Auditor.
July:
7/15 - Given a certificate of Appreciation by our President & COO and Chairman & CEO
for a commendable performance in preparation for the recent ISO 9001:2000 Audit.
7/6 - My company was recertified in ISO by TUV a great achievement for me as the IQA Lead Auditor.
May:
5/1 - Applied for two years AWS Membership paid by PWRDS.
March:
3/27 - Went to Tagaytay for a family outing.

3/17 - Celebrated Farrah's 2nd Birthday in Batangas. That was also the firstime my kids saw their grandmother and relatives in Batangas.
3/12 - PWRDS held its first strategic planning.


2004
December:
12/19 - Completed the first issue of The Welding Enthusiast Journal - TWEJ; Official publication of PWRDS. Its Title Design, Cover concept & Lay-out and its content was researched and done by me.
November:
11/5 - My second child Victor Ivan

was born.
11/4-5 - Completed a 1 1/2 day seminar on Basic Presentation Skills at ACGI training center. Conducted by Maximum Impact with Francis Adrian Ding as facilitator.
August:
8/16 - Was transfered to a newly established "Contracts and Claims Department. Been thankful because i was separated from my difficult and selfish manager for more than ten years.
April:
4/16 - Was elected President of Philippine Welding Research and Development Society (PWRDS)

March:
3/14 - Elected as one of the Board of Directors of SCEGA Coop.
2003
December:
12/8-12 - Completed Basic Occupational Safety and Health Course; conducted by World Safety Organization-Philippines.
March:
3/17 - My first child, Farrah Yvette

was born.
2002
October:
10/6-10 - Been to Batangas for a vacation
August:
8/30 Metaphil Bowlfest
8/12-16 -Attended Lead Auditor Training Course conducted by SGS at Marriot Hotel Cebu.
May:
5/18 - Got married.


April:
4/26 - Saw President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in person at the pier of Orion, Bataan. Fisrt time to see president of the Philippines in person and in close distance.
4/4 - The ISO Project team (with me as Lead Auditor) successfully made ACGI-Metaphil ISO Certified;
March:
3/2 - Elected Chairman of SCEGA Coop Credit Committee.
February:
2/28 - First time to go to Cagayan de Oro, in our project in Limketkei
January:
1/28 - Transfer to my own house and lot.
2001
April:
4/27-30 - Completed workshop/seminar on Capability Build-up in Organizational Development and 5S Productivity & Quality. Conducted by TESDA.
4/xx - With Ivy, I brought her to Batangas to meet my mother and my relatives. We tried tracking(Philtranco Bus)trip from Cebu to Manila then to Batangas. We saw beautiful Mayon volcano along the way.
2000
November:
11/7 - Ivy gave me her YES to be my Girlfriend.
August:
8/xx - Met Ivy with Purings help.
1999 to be updated...
1998
April:
4/15 - Assigned in Batatan for BPC Project
January:
1/16 - Backed to Cebu after the BPC Project.
1/1 - Spend New year in Batangas.
1997 to be updated...
1996 to be updated...
1995 to be updated...
1994
September:
9/14 - Send by Metaphil to Cebu.

My first time to go to Cebu to attend TQM seminar conducted by Aboitiz Co. This is also the very day my Father died which i was informed after the seminar(3 days after).
February:
2/1 - Promoted as QA/QC Supervisor.
1993
September:
9/16 - I was hired by Metaphil as Senior QC Engineer for their project at Caltex, Batangas
1992
March:
3/xx


1991
October:
10/xx - I passed the QC Inspector's exam and transfered to QC Department. My sister Bien and Bong Felicilda helped me on this. Started as Junior Quality Control Engineer. Same company, EEI.

July:
7/xx - Accepted at EEI as Grinder operator/Helper. My first job and first company.
1990
June:
6/xx - Completed my home study Comics Illustration course with Nestor Malgapo as my mentor.
6/1 - Graduated BS Mechanical Engineering

1985
March:
3/xx - Graduated High School
1981
March:

3/xx - Graduated elementary.