Met Cool People through CouchSurfing

Got home so late tonight and yet I don't wanna go to sleep without blogging about this noteworthy day :) 

Turn of events led me to meeting 4 nice people (according to first impression) today and have a great night of learning about their travel adventures. Thao (Vietnamese) and 3 more Kristine, Patrick and Kresta who are all Filino doctors just added colors to my typical work day with their stories, food trip and road trip.

So how did I happen to meet them? Well it's because my Lemon Chili Sauce bottles which I brought from Vietnam got confiscated by the immigration officer due to my ignorance about not bring liquids in my hand carry (this was during my first international flight and I was coming home to Manila from Vietnam). That was April 6 and up until early June I still couldnt get over its great taste and so I had this idea of posting to CouchSurfing.com this one:

And Thao MK graciously offered a stranger to buy the lemon chilli sauce. :) Today, Thao arrived in Manila from Vietnam and we set to meet at Robinsons Place Ermita (one of my least liked places in the Metro). She invited me over to street food dinner (which turned out to be Banchetto in Pioneer) with her Pinoy friends whom she met in Cambodia exactle 1 year ago! First thing that entered my mind is my being reserved of " Who are these people, i don't even know them, why will I join?" But there's something in my heart saying "Give it a try, it's something new!" So the learner and adventurous side of me gave in and it was worth it! So I met Kristine, Patrick and Kresta, too! I love the stories they shared about placed, food and experiences! I'm looking forward to join them in their spontaneous trips!!! :) Goodnight!

Selah moment: Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Friday night. While everyone else are outside enjoying the Hillsong concert maybe or whatever, I was at home taking all the joy in from the rest and break I could get from this weekend. And what I love about tonight is that I'm simply home yet I hear this louder calling of God for my life. Here's how.

I love my Friday routine: go home to my home city Paranaque after a weeklong stay in Makati, watch a movie, browse inspirin photos, and watch a movie. For this particular night, I really dont have much new saved in my laptop but my brother (who by the way has a girlfriend now!) happened to have a copy of Secret Life of Walter Mitty and I see that it has 7.4 rating over Imdb so I played it. At start it seemed boring, without the comedy, action, drama or mind stuff in its concept. But my soul got really drawn into it when Walter started to step out of his office and find Film #25. In short, he travelled! I know that this is just a fiction but it the parts after it were like neodymium magnets (strongest ones) attracting my heart. I even teared up to see him going out to see the world and imagine myself having the same boldness to leave things behind and pursue greater things. 

But you know how Walter really was ablr to fight ride the junky plane with a drunk pilot (and jump from there into the waters), struggle for his life against a shark, meet new people, bike a long road with picturesque scenes, trade a toy with strangers, skate through severl kilometers stretch, escape a volcano eruption, climb the himalayas and glance at a snow leopard? It was all because we was finding someone!!! And right at one monent in the movie when I had to pause the player and practice SELAH that I realize it's the same for us! We get to encounter adventures we never thought we would do as we seek and find or follow the trails God is leading us to follow! 

I love the part where it says that Walter makes Sean's work appreciated by those who look at it. Yeah it's the God and me analogy because God has pictured so much beautiful things that can only appreaciated if developed (by us!)

I enjoyed how passion this movie is, but it's 1am now and my mind is starting to fall asleep. 

I WANNA TRAVEL MORE!!!! Zzzz