In the training...

It was the third day of the foundations training program of the new company where I was hired and we were asked to speak or make a speech with a topic that you'll be picking from a "fish bowl" (though its container is not a really a fish bowl) just like a beauty contest Q&A portion.  I was so nervous and a bit shaky cause I thought it will be like an "impromptu" thing and I know in myself that I'm not that confident with my oral communication skills. As I open the small folded paper, my mind is already somewhere thinking of what type of question will I be getting... and the question goes like this

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO IN THE SUMMER? WHY? (i found it grammatically wrong and good enough the trainer corrected it at the latter part when I read it out loud during my speech)

I had difficulty thinking of the favorite thing I do during summer because my activity usually depends on the mood I am feeling.  Then, I realized that there is one thing I love doing even if it's not summer but is more fun and convenient doing it during summer, and that is TRAVELLING!...

I was trying to compose a draft in a paper hoping I could read it out in front of my co-trainees but we were told that we are not allowed to do so and I ended up messing up my whole "script" where I am supposed to say a lot of things but ended up telling, I think half only of what's in my mind. But If I'll be given a chance to give out that speech again by reading it, my manuscript would be like this....

Filipinos, especially old folks give meanings to the moles around our body, and I would always remember my grandmother telling me that I would be a traveller when I grow up and that's because I have a mole on my foot.  I didn't know if I ingested that idea so much that I had became what my grandmother thought I would be one day and since the best time to do all the travelling is during the dry season, It has become my favorite thing to do during summer.

Why travelling?...

For a person like me who worry so much and who easily get nervous with doing new things, travelling is a big challenge.  I am a so scared of riding an airplane or a boat.  I easily get dizzy when riding a jeepney or bus when I was younger and as far as I can remember, I even get nauseous and will vomit during a travel with around 3-5 kilometers distance.  As I mature, I overcome those nauseousness, vomitting and a bit of scared feelings but I always make sure that I travel during the safest time of the year.

Travelling had been the quality time I spend with my kids during summer since they are also free from school works.  We are like a "travelling family" that we really make it to the point that we have one out of town place to visit.

The good weather also give me additional strength to travel because there are no weather disturbances that will make me feel uncomfortable if I'm on the plane or on the ship. Making summer really is the best time for me to do my "vice"

Lastly, but of course not the least... summer is the best time to take "Memorabilias"... souvenir photos of the place you've been... Since the rain is out of sight, it's a clear sky and i know he would also like to take photos of what we supposed to be or do...