Sunrise Narratives

The 1 st Cup
Brekkie Bite
A 2 nd Cup
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Hoy por Manana
Magis
Reminiscence
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Burning Desire
for Service
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5:48-6:01 AM
Sept. 14, 2020
Reminiscence – memories as momentum
Sunrise!
Every few moments, the vibrancy of the day is
revealed; each penciled colored line changing and
dancing on the canvass in the horizon. Sometimes,
a minute or two does not transform the skylines,
then in one moment – you become dazzled by
photonic symphony.
Sunrise!
The show does not wait for you. You blink, or turn
your gaze somewhere else, and you risk missing the
grand moment. In the past few weeks, I have taken
effort (no effort, actually) to catch and capture
these wake up shows. I missed a few, but the ones I
captured – well, they are as good as the smell of
coffee in the morning.
When I look at these photos, I cannot help but
compare my thoughts on my life moments. Events
of life altering significance are like these snapshot
moments of the sunrises I archived in my library.
As I sit here at the balcony this afternoon, the
photos these mornings serve as a backdrop to my
reminiscence.
I was 29
when I became president of
Seaport Holdings Inc. I have
been with the CDL group of
companies for almost 8 years
then. I remember the
moment Carlos de Leon (CDL)
interviewed me 1988. “Do you
know how to write
procedures?” “Yes” I said,
thinking of computer coding
procedures and functions
since I am a graduate of
Computer Engineering. After
all, the position being offered
was System Analyst.
I was hired on the spot.
On my first day, I was
surprised that I was tasked to
document company policies
and procedures. Embedded
into a team of four, we were
given a mandate to complete
the whole company SOP
manual in one month.