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The following day, local and international medical professionals were all busy caring for their patients. The volunteers and staff are on their toes. The food was delivered on time. The neighborhood got involved by cooking fresh maize and peanuts for everyone to eat during the day. Jovy provided a fruit basket in each tent, courtesy of the community residents, including guava, mangoes, bananas, and star fruits. We had a total of 135 adults and 105 children seen today, according to Gen Ari. This is really a productive and effective project. I am incredibly proud of everyone who is a part of this program, whether you are a local or international medical practitioner, a staff member, or a member of the military security forces. Not to mention the members of our core group, sponsors, and the media. I would like to mention the never ending support of the elected officials of the New Hope New Life community and the residents as well. We have detractors and we have proved them wron
It was a fulfilling three-day medical volunteer event. Participants felt so good about treating people who needed it most. Gen Cruz and his staff are in charge of the after event rest and relaxation segment. He created an itinerary for the next two days. He chose to bring the team to Beegan, one of the largest islands in Luzon facing the South China Sea, because they wanted to visit beaches and historic sites. It has a beautiful shore. The places to visit are Enzo's beach, Villa Simone, Calle Tylero, Matthew Mansion, and Issabella's rock house. It will be a two-hour road trip from CN province. Gen Cruz and his staff brought with them three sixteen-seater vans. Each van has 4 military personnel to secure the medical team, volunteers and staff. Upon arrival at Beegan Island, Gen Cruz announces... I wou
Ari, Savannah is stable now. She was a little shaky. I gave her a pill to calm her. She will sleep for a while. So, what's the plan now, Ari? I will call an emergency meeting tomorrow. I will bring her to my hometown while I am at HQ for my walking papers. I can not leave her here and will not let her travel to California without me. I have to protect her. That reminds me of calling Gen Cruz. Ari responded. Gen Cruz... something happened here. I can't tell you now. Don't let the medical team know about it, especially Savannah's children. So, after the tour of Beegan Island, what's the plan? Ari asks. We will d
When Gen Ari entered the interrogation room, Matilda was already seated with her lawyer. Gen Ari is focusing on Matilda, looking straight into her eyes. I am aware that you are a member of the 12K Triad. My men apprehended the members hiding on the island. They are all in jail and you got away. What was your purpose for hurting my wife? You know that I am only 10 feet away from her. You know that I have more than a dozen men with me. Why did you attack her? You know that you can't get away from that. Matilda's eyes on her feet, red teary eyes. She did not say anything. May I answer Gen Ari? Atty Lopez asked Yes, as Matilda's lawyer! Ari retorted. My client was desperate. The remaining members of the 12K Triad were haunting her. They will kill her in a savage way. Her attack on your wife was staged. She does not want to hurt her, but it is the only way she can do to be detained. The jail is her protection from the mob. She would like to be a material witness against K
It's 2 a.m., and the dark sky is devoid of clouds. Everyone in CN county and neighboring provinces was sleeping; others were simply lying down with their eyes closed, dreaming, or snoring, but the military unit led by Gen Ari was alert, inspecting the land boundary in order to secure the raid in under an hour. With the monitoring team at Camp Happy Hearts' HQ, the silent drones are busily surveying the region. The CN seals are ready to attack from the air. The CN coastal guards are ready. On foot, the land base crew is surveying and ready to attack. They're all waiting for Gen Ari's command to signal the attack. The chopper will take off once all of the teams are in place. This is the command to begin the attack. To confuse the gang in their hideout, Gen Ari chose to launch an air assault first. The mo
The print and TV media crews were putting up their equipment for the interview in the Camp Happy Hearts HQ conference room at about 10 a.m. Gen Cruz, Gen Torres, Lt Col Samson, Captain Chan, Captain Stewart, and the PR team were all summoned to the conference room for this press release by Gen Ari. Adela, I am giving you thirty minutes to gather all these officers. Please enlist the assistance of Ben and Edwin. Ari's instruction to Adela earlier. Yes, Sir, Adela responded nervously. Meanwhile, Ari received a congratulatory call from Gen Enriques of HQ-Central Office. Ari... I am changing my mind about letting you go. You're the only Commander In Chief in the whole country who can do that. What can I do to make you happy and retain your position? You want me to be happy, Gen Enriques, right? Let me go. I would like to spend the remaining days of my life with my wife. I promised to be a consultant from a distance. I will be in touch if need be.
Residents of New Hope New Life hosted a sumptuous lunch for Gen Ari and Savannah. They prepared their favorite foods and served fresh fruits. It was like a party for everyone. They send their best wishes and to have a pleasant journey. Ari donated 10 used laptops that were raffled off to the residents. However, Luke got his from Savannah so they could email and also connect with Sheila. The newly elected officials of New Hope New Life were quite alarmed because they didn't trust Gen Torres yet, who was appointed by Gen Ari to take care of the community, in terms of their livelihood and other matters. Luke and Jovy are also thinking the same, but they are both happy for Ari and Sav to start their lives in California, far away from Ari's enemies. The next stop was lunch with the county politicians, the Mayor and the Governor General. They both presented a gift to Ari and Sav. The Core group hosted a dinner and gave send off gifts for both Ari and Sav. Guys, we received
Susan prepared a seafood lunch. Looking at the spread, Savannah did not say anything, though she was very hungry. Adam's face darkens as he notices the display of shrimp, crabs, grilled fish, shellfish, crawfish, rice, lemons, and fish sauce. He pulled Susan to the side and told her that Savannah was allergic to seafood. Susan almost passed out. She doesnt know what to do. She doesnt have any back up chicken or beef to cook. Ari noticed Adam was so upset talking to Susan. He looked at the lunch spread and was disappointed. Savannah noticed Ari's smirk. She whispers to him, it's okay, they don't know that I can't eat seafood. I will just have a fried egg and peanut butter sandwich. I will ask Ben to bring my energy drink. Don't be upset Ari, please. Then she went and looked for Ben in the living room, chatting with Ari's nieces and nephews. Excuse me guys, I have to grab Ben. He will return in 10-15 minutes. Ben, we have a situation here. I need an energy drink. I am
One Saturday early morning, around 5 am, 8 vans with 10 sitters each were already parked at the gate. It seems that they are waiting for the gate to open. It's too early. Why are they here? As Arnel was monitoring the security screen, he was alarmed. He instructed Ben, Edwin, and other guards to check the park vans while Arnel allerted Adam and Sam. Sam decided to buzz Ari. They were all surprised when Ben, Edwin, and the other guards went back with smiles from ear to ear. Adam radio Ben... who are those people? Nothing to worry about! It was a surprise visit from Ms Sav's family, including the doctors and other medical staff. We have 75 people waiting for the gate to open. The children were quite upset because they wanted to see their grandmother and they were hungry too. It was too late for the surprise because Ari was in the monitoring room already. Ari instructed Jessica to prepare breakfast right away. Then, he went to greet Sav's family and others, and instructed Sam t
Sir Alfred, you're back from your vacation! Naomi greeted him. I have to end our European tour to come back and see you guys and, of course, the farm. Where's everybody? Sir Ari is at camp and Mam Savannah is at work. Who's incharge? Our operations manager, Sam. Let me call him and I will introduce you to everyone Sir Alfred. Naomi texted Sam to please come to the gate. In 15 minutes, Sam was walking fast. He thought someone was harassing Naomi. Ben and Arnel followed. Then, they saw Alfred... Hi Sir Alfred... you're back! Ben said. Hi Ben...I had to rush over when Ari sent me an email about the opening day. I was still in London at that time. I felt so bad that I missed it. Well... I can show you around. Guys, this is Sir Alfred. He is the one responsible for the acquisition of this farm. Meet Sam, our operations manager, Arnel, our engineer, and Adam. He is Sir Ari's nephew, our creative and social media director. Guys, thank you for everything you've done
Everyone is excited about the opening day. The staff completed the signs early in the morning. At 6am, Ari, Sam, Arnel, and Ben inspected the whole farm. Security is Ben and Edwin's priority. Savannah went to check Jessica who was so busy the whole night baking and braising in the kitchen with the help of her staff, Mariel and Lani. She check the shop headed by Jeanne and her staff, they are still busy arranging the souvenirs, stuffing the displays and other items in their department. Chito was busy the day before, checking the shop, the kitchen, bed and breakfast facility, dining room, and the power lines.At 8 am, the entrance gate opened as people were waiting in line already. Lani and Mariel are checking their tickets. By 10 am, a lot of visitors were roaming around, taking pictures, enjoying the Ja
As soon as Arnel, Sam, and Adam arrived to help with the farm, Ari was called to report to Camp Robert's Army base in Monterey. He will work for three days a week as a consultant.He appoints Arnel as the officer in charge of the construction, since he is an engineer. He has 2 assistants. Adam was appointed as creative design consultant. Ari gave him a graphic design assistant and 2 buyers. Sam was the operations manager with three assistants. Jessica was in charge of the food preparations and manager of the bed and breakfast canteen. She was given two assistants, a baker and a kitchen worker. Jeanne was in charge of the butterfly farm souvenir shop. Ari assigned a bookkeeper and customer service personnel to Jeanne. Chito, Jeanne's husband, was in charge of the over all maintenance of the whole farm. He was given four maintenance workers. With all these employees on payroll, Savannah was too busy doing the budgeting.Thank God, we are still on the budget as I see it f
Ari and I enjoy working together on a project. He always tells me that he treasured our time together, whether for fun or working on a project that we both loved. The grant money changed the landscape of our plan. Ari and I decided to add more facilities for children, like a small playground between the Japanese garden and the lanai. He ordered freshwater colorful fishes like the peacock cichlid, jack dempsey, electric blue acara, and paradise fishes to be added to the manmade lake that is flowing under the lanai. We are creating a paradise for children and adults. I admired Ari's planning and creativity. He always teases me about filing for an early retirement so I can work on the farm. I miss you honey when you're at work... Please reconsider filing for an early retirement. Ari said. I did not respond. How can I tell him that he is suffocating me? Going to work everyday is getting away from his claws, his over protectiveness and public displays of affection. I need time to adjust
Ari and I fell, we rose, we made mistakes, we learned. We are both human, and neither of us is perfect. When we got married, I was constantly hurt, both mentally and physically, but I survived. We saw being alive as a precious privilege, and despite the challenges we faced, we learned to breathe, enjoy it, and pursue our dreams. Sometimes there is sadness, but there are also a lot of happy times. We always put our foot in front of the other. We focus on our goal. We are both grateful for our struggle because it has made us stronger as one.Someday, everything will be perfect. So, for now, we laugh while we are finalizing the plan for our farm, our project. As I continue to work full time, he will start to work part time while working on our farm. It may take six months or three months to begin construction, but I am confident that we are on the right track.This project will end up being the biggest step in our lives. "You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to
As Ben was parking the van in the garage, Ari's eyes squinted and her face darkened. He saw Savannah's car parked beside the van. Naomi, I instructed you to burn that car. Havent I? Ari said. Yes, Sir, but Sir Alfred will explain everything to you. Naomi responded. Upon entering the townhouse, Alfred greeted the couple, including Ben and Edwin. Welcome back! Alfred said. Thank you, Alfred... nice to see you! Savannah said. Ari greeted Alfred... Naomi said you decided to fix Savannah's car? Yes, Ari... hear me out first before you get upset. Alfred retorted. First of all, the car is in good shape. It has very low mileage, only 165. The engine is great. Imperfection is in the body only. Ben and Edwin could use it for errands. Alfred said. Ari then turned to face Savannah, saying, "Promise me, honey, you will not drive that car and you will not drive anymore. " Whoa... what? I will not be driving anymore? Why? Savannah ask
Captain Enriquez made the following announcement: Hello and welcome to flight 101 to San Francisco, California. This is your captain speaking... If you're going to San Francisco, you're in the right place. If you don't, you're in for a very long evening.The weather looks good, and with the tailwind on our side, we should arrive in San Francisco about thirty minutes ahead of schedule.The weather in San Francisco is clear and sunny. We should get a great view of the city as we descend. Please turn off all personal electronic devices, including laptops and cellphones. Smoking is prohibited for the duration of the flight. Meanwhile, sit back and relax. Enjoy our hospitality as the crew will serve dinner and beverages in thirty minutes. Or you can sit up and be tense. It's your choice... Everyone laughs! We are going to dim the lights and take off. Enjoy your flight! As the big bird is cruising the Pacific ocean, passengers are relaxing, some are reading, some are drinking spirit
Everyone helped pack the luggages for Ari and Savannah. Some nieces and nephews are in the house to bid them goodbye and wish them a happy and safe journey! Edwin and Ben are traveling with them as Ari's security details. Arnel and Sam came to wish them the best! They will help to design, construct and create the butterfly farm in Gilroy. They are both retired, so they have all the time to help them. So are Adam and Jessica. They will be there to help out too. Since Susan is busy on the plantation, she will visit us soon. Ari and Savannah are in awe of the support of their friends and relatives for their project in Gilroy. Sav and I are honored to have family and friends who believe in us. We thank you all from our hearts. It is a sad day because we have to leave, but at the same time, it is a joyous day for all of us. We all found one another again after many, many years of absence. I was busy with my career and I apologized for not connecting with all of you. I was focused on my g