Today was a really great day! =)
Although, it didn't really start that way...I was very flustered and overwhelmed with wrapping up the plans for my Asia trip (21 days to go!!!). There were still some things that were not finalized. When was I going to spend time with all the people that I want to (Ate Doyet, Batangas, Bulacan, my cousins from Singapore, my cousins in Manila, my old elementary friends -- only through Facebook can you reconnect with anyone!). And all those people somehow in like 4 days?! I still had to figure out when exactly am I going to Cambodia (still need to buy my ticket). If I should do Cambodia first or go to family first. If I should stop by Singapore since the stopover is so long anyways on the way to Cambodia. If I was still going to Cambodia since I haven't heard back from the IT Dept of the Sihanouk HOPE Hospital. If I should continue to tour Philippines instead with my friends from US. There were so many options and I didn't know which way to go! It got so bad that I got a severe headache and had to go to the bathroom and pray! I prayed for God to make it clear where and what I should do and for Him to just take care of the details.
It still amazes me how God really does answer prayers (even if the answer is no!)! That afternoon I got an email from HOPE with the detailed itinerary of what we'd be doing during the HOPE Volunteer Corp. It turns out we'd still be able to see Taal, Tagaytay and Laguna during that week (the very same options that I had wanted to see with a group of friends before the Boracay option came up!). How great is that?! That takes out the option of if I should tour more of Philippines instead of going to Cambodia as I'd already be able to see what I wanted to see. So I've decided to be patient with the hospital and start looking into when I can go to Cambodia.
Later on that night I got an email from the IT Dept listing out the different ways I'd be able to serve while I'm in Cambodia! The encouraging thing was that I know the things that they actually need. I could actually be helpful to them! Well, I hope so anyways! =) So that's set! And I learned through the internet that if you have over 5 hour layover in Singapore, they'll let you tour the city for free for 2 hours and give you a ride from and to the airport, all for free! There's also tons to do at the Singapore airport from free massage to free movies, free games, free internet, free, free, free! They definitely spoke my language! Lol. So I started timing out different possibilities and see what would be the best schedule so that I can spend time with the family, see Singapore and serve in Cambodia....
On another great note, I also decided to buy a new camera today. My old camera is still really good, but I figured I'm going to all these different places, and I want to make sure that I'll have pictures to capture all that and I want to make sure they're good! =) It's time for a new one anyways. My Canon A720IS has treated me well these last 4-5 years and I'm sure my new Canon SD1400IS will last me a long time as well!! It has HD video also and is ultra compact and intelligent! I can't wait to see what it'll do!
All in all, a really great day. =)
