friendillion

In life, it is not always Sunshine and Rainbows. Every now and then, the majority goes to their rough patch. A slump in their career, personal life, health, and anything that can affect any individual. And when you are in that  “Lowtide season” , it is appropriate that you should take a break and rethink yourself. To find the absolute definition of the real you. In the past few weeks, I took a break and took some time off to evaluate my purpose in life. I am not in some kind of a downturn, but I felt like that was burned out. Burned out on overthinking and trying to amuse people. In the past, I only wrote about myself. It was just me and my writing. Everything that I wrote in Friendillion is like a personal journey of mine. The people that I met along the way. And the mini-milestone that I have achieved through the month that passes. It was my special diary to keep tabs of my life. But when I started to gain following, I became more cautious of my content. I have to exert mo...

How can you tell if a man really loves a woman? Is it based on the number of years in their relationship? Or the number of travels and adventures that they have done together? Or the number of children they have produced? How can we tell? How do we gauge it? Do we have a standard barometer? Is there a way to grade it? No one really knows. My best bet is hearing their stories. I think that is one good way of measuring up. Most of these love stories can only be found in movies, but if you look hard enough, some do happen in real life. There this story of one ambitious young guy from Kalibo Aklan who joined the PMA (Philippine Military Academy) in hopes of getting a steady military career to help his family in the province. That guy was Col. Leandro R. Isberto. An Airforce pilot who fought during World War 2. He also was Base Commander in Nichols Air Base (Villamor Air Base). That guy was my Lolo (Grandfather). During those times, he met Anita. The love of his life. F...