Yes, I'm Still Alive

It's been ages since my last decent post, and I guess it's time for me to contemplate where I am standing now.

I've grown in many aspects. I've learned to value time; come to think of it, it's the scarcest resource in the universe. Like my dad said, "once it's passed, it's gone forever." I've learned that to make the most out of this life, I have to treasure every second - invest in anything and everything to make a more meaningful and opulent life.

I'm wondering when I'll marry my girlfriend. It's almost three years, and there's still that lack of resources. How I wish I had that money right now. Too bad cash doesn't grow on trees. I love her... and I can spend the rest of my life with her... I need a sideline job to marry her sooner.

It may sound like a contradiction when I tell you that buying a car may just bring me one step closer to that. Buying a car worth Php28,000 and repairing it and modifying it for racing until my savings bled doesn't seem to be the correct answer.

Again, I said "may" -- like "possibly," but closer to "maybe" and "hopefully."

I have a plan to race this car, win top honors, get sponsors, then live the happy life. Sounds easy, but it isn't. Heck, it's driving me nuts thinking that the plan should run smoothly when the reality isn't. No financial sponsors yet, but at least someone offered me a huge discount for performance exhaust works.

This will cost a lot, but it's a leap of faith.

Should the project fail... well, at least I have a daily driver. It'll be my first car.

As promised, I'll start setting aside money by March 2006.

I just hope the project won't fail... time is ticking away...

For now, I'm still grateful to God for giving me this life. I have a caring family, a loving girlfriend, a well-paying job, a very supportive car club, and enough will to brave myself to do an ambitious project like this.

If God wills it, and I do my part, everything will fall in place...