Diario de Mascarenhas

We started our trip with a bigger dinner. Sudeera cooked kotu-roti for us. Zai made pulled pork burgers. It was a lovely way to start our trip: Left home @ 8 pm.Checked luggages in then picked up duty free & headed to Emperor Lounge. Boarded plane @ 1130 pm.Flight was good; we had two seats with spacious leg room. For supper I had roast chicken with Spuds & vegies. Zai had steamed fish with rice & veggies in oyster sauce. For brekkie I had chicken sausage with pom pom potatoes& spinach frittata’s had prawn sambal on rice.Zai had a good sleep but I just had a few Minutes shut eye & watched movies like the Volcano a French movie & a South Korean movie Commitment Day One 7 th June: Arrived at Mumbai airport @ 1205 pm & luggage was delayed.Mum and Dad were worried .By 1 pm we finished customs etc & reached home by 3 pm because of traffic delays. Lunch was tuna fry, dal & Beef roast. A sad day as we found out Allwyn was in ICU & doc ...

It was my last day yesterday working for The Nile (Mercury Retail). For the second time around, I say goodbye to the place which was like my second home. This time around though there is no going back. I now have to embrace the change. Thank God I have one month to think about what I am going to do. I am still in limbo, unsure of my next move. But I have to take it one day at a time. I can't stress about tomorrow. I have to learn that change is good. And may God provide for me. I need to trust that something better is out there for me. In the meantime, Steve and I are excited to go to India for our holiday. It will be a blast. To celebrate:

Did you know that the oyster started the personal development movement? It's been turning rough bits of sand into pearls for thousands of years! Meanwhile us humans moan about our problems, worries and stress! In previous emails we discussed how our treasure is wrapped up and disguised within our "issue" as baggage. The issue that you struggle with has been brought to you for a reason. Something that you have been given to be in relationship with, reconcile yourself with, something to rub the sharp edges off you. Something to literally "make peace" with. You could think of your issue as a exquisite quill pen or fine brush held within the hands of Life and guided by the compassion of the Universe ... are you going to let go and let "Life" write upon you the message you were born to bring into the world? Your issue is your path to becoming the real you - your unique gift to the world. What's your unique gift to the world? Being who you truly...

                           Celebrating Christmas at Tagum, kami na pud ang wala. Next time na pud ni.   Walking through Parnell looking for a place to hang out. Only place was Mövenpick. Had cappuccino and a cronut. Happy New Year Auckland. Sitting at Fraser Park,Parnell to view the fireworks display. Welcome 2014!