Ladies and gentlemen, this is (not) me…

Yesterday, had a lovely voice chat over the internet with my youngest brother.  Such a very young mind and soul.  Still in need of guidance.  Yet, very eager to prove that he can make it.  And I believe he can.

>>>  Roeder, keep your dreams in front of you.  Never lost sight of it.  We know you can make it.

I also talked to my mum in the US over the phone.  The phone call was very cheap.  It cost me RM2.50 for a 45-min (ish) call.  That same call length will cost you a fortune in the Philippines.  I can continue to babble about how expensive phone calls made in the Phillippines, but that is not what I am writing about now.  Some other time.

Mentioned to my mum, about our "family" plans.   She was a bit surprise how come it will take us so long.  Told her our own reason - financial.  I was surprised by her response.  "Kami nga ng daddy mo, wala ring kapera-pera nun, pero maayos pa rin ang pagpapalaki namin sa inyo. (Me and your dad were having financial problems as well, but we were able to raise you properly)."  She was right.  We were 8 siblings.  And she was right.

But I haven’t told her the second reason - emotional.  So, March 2008 it is.

After a 5 day long holiday, it’s back to work for me.  And I can say, it’s got to be one of my best days at work.  I finally closed off a 2-month old problem, and will put in a fix on an 11-month old one.

I just got commended by my HK colleagues for this feat.  But I am not taking all the credit for this.  I received tons of help, a help that cannot come at a better time.

Got home to my wife, ia.  Ever since she joined me here in Malaysia a little over 2 months ago, I never had a better goal to come home.

We talked.  And it was raised again today.  Are we ready to raise?  Dec 2007 or March 2008.  Two key months.  Still not decided.  Personally, I prefer the latter.  Is it because it is farther away?  Perhaps.  We would have more time to prepare.

She has been a blessing to me, ia.  And whatever month we would decide upon, I am sure it is for the best.    One more thing I have learned after being married for over 4 months.

And I hope it is a boy.

You might be wondering why the title of my blog is such.  Well, because having a blog is not me.

I am the type of person that does not normally speaks his mind.  Don’t get me wrong.  I have a lot of things going on in my mind.  I just don’t allow it to escape.  I am pretty much comfortable where they are right now.

Next question, why then did I setup this blog.  To be honest, that is a good question.  I will definitely get back to you on this.  Maybe later, tomorrow, or perhaps might be one of these days.

But what I can tell you, having a blog has been in my mind for quite some time.  I just did not push myself to do it.  Lazy?  No.  Because I really thought that blogging is un-being of me.  But today, something gave me a slight nudge.  So here I am, typing away.

Finally, here is my blog.  I do not guarantee that you will know me thru this.  But, let’s see…