08/16/2026
Funny how life brings you back to where you started… just in a completely different way. ❤️🚢
I took this photo with Franco Panganiban last March, and I was really happy I got the chance to meet him and chat with him for a bit.
One thing I found out about Franco is that he also started his working life on a cruise ship. And of course, that immediately caught my attention because that's where I came from too. 😊
I spent so many years working onboard, and back then I honestly never imagined that one day I would be doing what I'm doing now.
That's why I love hearing stories like Franco's. He came from a pretty normal working background, worked hard, took a different path and eventually became very successful in business.
Sometimes we see successful people and think, "Well, that's them." But when you actually hear where they started, you realize they were once regular people just trying to figure things out too.
I think that's what made our little conversation special for me.
Two former cruise ship workers, years later, meeting because life somehow brought us into the same business world. 😂 Who would've thought?
It reminded me again that where you start doesn't have to be where you stay.
You really never know where one decision can take you. ❤️
🇵🇭 And to my fellow Filipinos working on cruise ships and yachts...
I know how hard you work. I know what it's like to be away for months at a time and to keep saying, "Konting tiis pa, para sa pamilya."
But have you ever asked yourself… hanggang kailan?
Not because there's anything wrong with working onboard, I will always be grateful for that chapter of my life. But maybe while you're working hard for today's income, you can also start building something that could eventually give you more choices for tomorrow.
If you're a Filipino cruise ship or yacht crew and you've been quietly thinking, "Sana someday may ibang option din ako," send me a message.
Crew din ako dati. I know the life. Let's talk. ❤️🚢🇵🇭