Thursday, September 21, 2006
Pieces of Halmen
Wow Filipinas. How cute are we? Haha.
What I know of Halmen are only pieces of whom she really is. I have never really worked with her nor have I even gone out to watch a movie with her. I do know one thing: she is someone worth having in your life. :)
Though I only hold pieces of Halmen in my hand, the pieces I have are colorful enough for me to want to see the bigger picture. Rarely have I met anyone so forgiving. Nor have I met anyone so resilient and able to move on in spite of life's tricky and often unfair challenges. Nor have I met anyone who would be willing to spend money and time for me, a person she has only met once, to make sure that I was comforted or that I received the package I got from my sister (remember IPM?).
Those few pieces, remind me of pieces which, I sometimes wish I had. I wish I were more forgiving. I wish I were more generous of my time, my energy and my resourcers. I wish I were more able to face challenges the way she is able to. And if only for those pieces, I can safely say that she is one of the people whom I would like to get to know more, to welcome more in my life and to learn more from.
To Halmen, my chat buddy, I wish you positive blessings. You deserve it. :)
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Thanks David, Henrik, Sarita, Ari and Jac! You know why. :)
6 comments:
Hey, Erica! Don't think we've ever talked. Then this is a good start! Finally you wrote someone I know (oh, I for sure know Aron as well, hehe...). Just want to second your opinion about Halmen! She is hell a wonderful girl I'll always respect!
She has so much pride for Philippines. She made me understand The Philippines and Philipinos better.
The 1st time I was visiting Manila, she came with 2 Limos, 1 AIESEC banner and durian! ;-) Sweet and hilarious - just as how Halmen always is! Really missing her after reading your post!
Hm...sounds like you got some negative critics about your blog or what.
Personally, I do feel it is great to be able to see the positive sides in people and in things.
Positive imprints unleash more brain potential. ;-)
Hahahaha!!
Hi girls! :)
I miss you both. To Erica, thanks for remembering me. It is such a great thing that AIESEC has 2 Pinay MCPs. :) Both as sturdy and flexible as the coconut tree. :) Able to bend during windy days, but strong enough not to be broken. :)
To Jingwei. :) I hope you are having an AWESOME time and you are not being RANDOM with your life. :) Sometimes it is also fun to do FREESTYLE. :) and do it in moderation. :)
Erica, FLY HIGH. :) Nothing is impossible coz you are Filipina. :)
"hugs from sunny Philippines".
Hey Jingwei,
Yeah we have never really talked except for that one time in IPM when I asked you a question and that one time when me and Annika got lost in Rotterdam. :) Well, for sure you will read about more people you know. :)
Hey Halmen,
Yep, Pinay power. :) Thanks for the confidence.
Cheerios,
Erica
Hi dear,
i just wanna say not just all the things you say about Halmen is true..but it's even more...
she's someone who will listen to you (or read if it's in msn,hehe),someone with a big heart yet very brave and confident in her actions.
miss talking crazy to you halmen (if you read this again),
ali
Hm...You know I thought we should have talked a lot more because of one thing - your answer to the American Express guy at IC'05. I would have given exactly the same answer but then I was falling asleep during his session. (Shame on me! But I fell asleep during a lot of sessions at that IC. Hehe...)
I'll keep updated of your life and thoughts through your blog then.
Cheers to you!
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