15th NYC in Koronadal CIty

February 2005 was the last time I came to the city of Marbel which has reverted to its original name - Koronadal. For One I was quite excited on this trip not because I was going to meet up with the Ilocano team from STI College Koronadal and Tacurong but also a new speaker has joined the team. Enter Pastor Adrian Ding who took the 5am Cebu to Manila flight so that he can join the team for the 7am Manila to Gensan trip.

When we landed there was a smirk in my face that was hard to take off since its back to the place where my heart suffered a severe set back many years back. Am glad that I have overcome such debacle and is now ready to face the challenge of being back here. Luckily, after meeting the gorgeous students of STI College Koronadal i forgot everything and was happy to meet new friends.

The team this time was composed of Greg Igaya of Globe Telecom, Pido Aguilar of Abundance and as I mentioned before Adrian Ding who was last seen in the NYC during the 13th version of our convention where he subbed for a sick Dennis Evangelista. I was lucky his schedule permitted him to join us. Adrian is a veteran speaker whose different style and approach in giving talks gives another good angle to the NYC. Adrian speaks through God with sincerity and his command of the visayan dialect is a big plus in relating to students who speak the same language.

Neil Coleta, our resident guest artist had the time of his life when he was warmly received by the STI students from General Santos, Tacurong, COtabato and host Koronadal. His charm caught the eye or the many colegialas as their screams and requests for pictures were overwhelming. Like what we always joke about, Neil owned Koronadal. Well, lets just see the what's in store for the other sites.