what a few words can do

i've spent a good part of today chatting with friends. i had four threads - 3 individuals at isang grupo where i was doing either counselling or consoling to the guys na kausap ko.

yong isa, tungkol sa lovelife ang topic. meron lang syang ilang maliliit na concerns about his labidabs. actually madaling sagutin for anybody like me who's not in the relationship. di ba ganon nga raw talaga, you can see better kaya madali mong makita ang sagot coz hindi ikaw ang involved and you're just expressing your opinion base sa mga sinasabi nya. i think nakatulong naman yong mga practical kong sagot/advise. he even thanked me for sharing some of my pragmatic views in in life. and love, most importantly.

two good friends are having situations sa trabaho. separately though.

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yong isa, may frustration kasi may inaantay syang improvement na hindi nangyari. and he was a bit depressed when things didn't turn out the way he was expecting. so i had to do some consoling to prop up his dampened moods.

yong isa naman is more of concern about his job security because of the economic crisis. and i understood his concern when he told me where the fear is coming from. i ended sharing one secret na ginagawa ko in handling my finances. i guess he got some encouragement based on his last mail na medyo upbeat na ang tono nya.

on the group naman ng mga kaibigan kong puro lokotoy, medyo personal at for adult ang usapan. pero kahit puro kalokohan ang inumpisahan, i was able to inject some sense sa mga pinag-uusapan. some practical analysis of life na kahit dinaan ko sa biro at kalokohan, pinilit ko pa ring lagyan ng sense so that they could reflect on the situation. i just hope that it helps them even one teeny-weeny bit pagdating sa intimate moments nila ng kanilang respective wives.

as the day ended, natawa ako sa nangyari maghapon. i got a sense of achievement na marami akong natulungan sa araw na ito. i'm not trying to be wiser than these guys. older pwede dahil medyo mas lamang ako ng 1 or 2 years sa age sa karamihan sa kanila. but wiser, no. these are intelligent people also na may kanya-kanyang experiences, prinsipyo at paniniwala.

but the fact that they listened to what i said and gave it a thought, malaking bagay na sa akin yon. it might be a few words na nai-share ko sa kanila. but if it helped them in any way, i would be very happy.

hmmm.... now i should consider taking up psychology. haha!