LIVING LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE

We are petrified of the slow lane because we have allowed ourselves to be defined by the pace of our lives and our accomplishments. The slow lane does two things: 1) it makes us simply slow down — in our mindset, this means that we cease to be productive, and 2) the slow lane tends to make us sit in the silence — we cannot rush so we cannot do and the silence is ponderous and chilling to us because, for those few brief moments, we are put into a place where we are alone with ourselves… You, too will get caught in the slow lane. It’s inevitable in spite of all that you might do. But perhaps next time, you’ll choose to stay in the slow lane, switch off the radio and thank God for the time He’s allowed you to stop.

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Jul 25 2008

Benjie and Friends

Posted by: takeitallaway in Byahe Tayo!, Myoozings, Trabaho

Off to India in 3 days…

Have not packed yet. Madami pa naman oras. Besides, hindi ko pa din alam kung ano ang dadalhin klase ng damit. Limited wardrobe na nga dahil lumobo na ako ng husto, ang dami pang considerations — nandyan ang sobrang init ngayon doon (37 degC), formal na medyo informal (dahil sa mga ministro lang naman ang ka-meeting), travel ng travel (dami na agad warning about sa trains). Worried sa pera.

First stop will be in New Delhi. Ang average rate ng overnight sa isang hotel aabutin ng 11,000++ Indian Rupees (in Phil pesos, almost 11,500++). Yung sa akin, 13,000++ may luxury tax, hindi kasama ang airport transfer and wala breakfast yan. Ang babayaran 14,625 Indian Rupees (that is, $345.67 or Php15,208.08)! Stopover lang yan. Wala pang 8 oras ko hihigaan ang kama. Kung pwede nga lang sa airport na lang.

14 days @ 7,250++ Indian Rupees (Php7540) per night. Yan ang dapat ko pa bayaran for the next leg of the travel. Hindi kasama ang food dyan. Hindi kasama ang land travel. Hindi kasama ang laundry. Walang wifi. Sana naman may libre coffee at tea. Sana din may matinong bottled drinking water.

Walang choice. Ganyan talaga kamahal sa India. Hindi uubra ang powers nina Benjie and Friends.

Sana maging express ang tulong galing sa sundalo ng America. Sobrang good luck and best wishes talaga to me.

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