678

It was during my call center days when I wished myself to be successful (as if everyone does not wish to become one). How did I define success? To be rich. I guess that would be the most common indicator of one's success, but, that meaning has evolved as years passed, at least for me.

I needed a sign to know that I am on the right track to my success. So I decided to choose which sign should it be. I told myself, if I will see the series '678' on a plate number, then that would mean Im on the right track. From then on, I started to take notice of car plate numbers when I'm in a public transpo looking outside the window at the cars passing by or even when just strolling the streets of my hometown. Years gone by, but no signs at all. Then, 2007, I left for Dubai.

With no friends and family connections, I braved the desert sands of the UAE. Within a month of randomly dropping CVs in offices, emailing, faxing, and endless sign ups with jobsites, fortunately, I got a job, which I think has greatly influenced (and still influencing) the direction of my life. It was then that I started to see 678 on car plates all over Dubai. The first 678 that I saw was in a parking lot. While I was walking towards our office, I felt that I would be seeing the series. It was fascinating because the feeling was so strong that it seems that I can feel its presence, which I did see.

Since then, I have been seeing the number randomly all over the place but not so often until I was transferred to our sister company. The number's appearance is becoming frequent. Maybe it is because of the nature of my job that I am mostly on the road to meet clients. That could be the reason, yet it encourages me and excites me in a way. Sometimes, it makes me think though that I am just making this up, and that it is just a way convincing myself that I am on the right track. Well, I could always ignore it but I just choose to believe it. It works for me.

The sign is getting intense. It has shown itself not only in car plates but in other forms including mobile numbers. Too intense, that it has manifested on my passport number and my recent job contract for the same company which I will be working with in PA. Yesterday, when my boss's wife picked us up at State College airport, right after she drove out from the compound, in front of us was a car bearing the series 678. Perhaps, it is welcoming me to the new chapter of my life.

"Choose to believe in whatever you think would work for you."

Namaste.