I think to myself, “How do I write a bio without making my private life public.” This website wasn’t meant to do that anyway, it’s here as a catch-all for everything that goes through this thing I call my brain. There are times when I just want to sit back and write, for no one in particular, sometimes a thought passes me by, sometimes I get this picture in my mind but there’s not way to capture it. I guess with a website of my own I get the chance to do all this and at the same time share my ideas with anyone who’s interested. I’m not after praise and adulation…I know I can’t please everyone, but in doing this, I hope that something in here might touch someone, and might lead to something great someday.

OK. So this ain't going to be a bio after all, if we confine ourselves to its strictest definition; but if I don’t start writing anything about me, then this piece won’t even reach the SAVE AS phase.

I’m actually a journalist by profession, been at it for almost 2 years now. I find myself working at the news desk of one of the country’s (can I say) top television stations. I majored in Broadcast Communications back in College so more or less I’m on the right track. Our class prophecy saw me as a CNN Anchor; hopefully someday I can find a way to make that dream come true. In the near future however I hope to graduate from the news desk and work as a reporter.

Ironically however, I have developed a disliking of the news. If you really think about it, News is mostly “bad”, well the news that sells as least. Sometimes having everything develop before your eyes can get to you and if I had the choice would take more days off away from this crazy world. Politics sucks, its dirty, its insincere, and it’s a conspiracy on its own; buts its one major event we never miss. Violence is another one, and don’t get me started on that.

I guess it just shows you that the world is real, that life isn’t and never has been perfect, and though dreamers like me can bask in surreal pictures of what life should be, that place doesn’t exist or ever will in this lifetime.

There are other things that preoccupy me, my music, my books, my computer and everything that attaches itself to that particular technology.

I’m a techie, I can’t work without my Palm, can’t leave the house without checking my e-mail, and continue to work hard each day saving up for some new device, wish I could afford them all, can’t wait for the day that I will. Technology has always been my hidden “thing”. I’ve always found it easy to learn new gadgets on my own...in fact all this technical knowledge is self taught, (of course with the help of some books).

I love music. I’m a musician, though I have never had the time to master an instrument, I am proud to have been gifted with a tenor voice, though quite disappointed that puberty took an octave off my scale. I’ve had Classical Training for two years with the UP Singing Ambassadors and additional training in the shower, and probably everywhere else I’m allowed to sing out loud. Music is such a wonderful thing; it’s indescribable. Even better is it if you can sing along, maybe someday I can cut a few tracks of my own for personal consumption and for posting on this website. My preferences for music depend on my mood; they range from classical to pop to rock, though I don’t find a liking for Blues Music and Country.

Country Music is just one of those things that can drag me into a temporary depression, along with Dusk, and Houses lighted only with Orange Light Bulbs. Based on the other two, I guess it’s the lack of light that gets to me, I’m not really much of a night person, I don’t have an active nightlife, I would much prefer a quiet night at home (in front of the computer).

Like can be depressing at times, I guess that’s normal when you become an adult and realize that you have to earn your keep and face the problems the world is ready to hurl at you. Makes you look back and wish you were a child again. Life is so much better off lived simply; sometime we are so caught up in urban living that we complicate things. The best thing to do is just take some time off to think about life and get back into perspective.

Recently I realized that I was a control freak; that I always wanted to have a sense of balance. Not really immediate balance, but at least an impression that things are going normally. I don’t like sudden disruptions to the schedule…so even if I’m off to a vacation, I really need to make sure that everything is fine before I leave. Unexpected twists can really knock me off normalcy.

That’s why I try to maintain a good relationship with the Lord. It is through Him that I find that balance in my life. Growing up in the mission field got me started well, but did work some disadvantages…thinking that I knew Him well enough sometimes gave me no reason to know Him more. I’ve learned my lesson over and over again, I understand today that time spent with Him each day not only makes me whole, it keeps me sane.

Lastly I consider myself a philosopher or perhaps a thinker. I sometimes talk to myself, ask myself questions, and think about answers. I once asked myself what drives me, and realized that it was doing the things that I loved, the things that give me fulfillment and satisfaction, the things that make me happy. My happiness is derived from the REAL things in life, a loving family, good friends, and a great God.

With all this to drive me, life is worth is worth living.