“All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them” Walt Disney

It was March of 2014 when I read an article on the internet that Lawn Tennis superstars would be coming to the Philippines for some sort of tournament. It was the IPTL, with all the current and past tennis superstars participating in the event. I thought that it could cost a lot of money, since it was an international event, so I didn’t pay too much attention to it.

Months passed and I eventually forgot all about it, until the day of the event when one of my college buddies messaged me off Facebook and was really regretful for not getting tickets for the event, as well as airfare. And so I was there, at the office, trying to book flights online for two people. It was literally very expensive—how could it not be when the flight is for the next day? I was there, literally in a panic, trying to figure out where to buy tickets for the event. I was being impulsive.

Was able to book a plane ticket for two people, bought an event ticket for an absurd amount of money. And off we go to the event the next day.

We had an early morning flight. We arrived in Manila in the morning and still had to look for a place to stay. Since it was already a very expensive trip to begin with, we both decided to just stay in a very cheap hotel for one night. So there we were all settled and all prepped to go to the venue.

I was living my dream. It felt so surreal. Years ago when I was still in college, I only dreamt of seeing the tennis superstar with my own eyes. I grew up always watching them play on the internet, if not on television. I even joked to my friends that I could die if I were able to see them in person.

So I was there, oozing with excitement, feeling so high. I am literally living the dream. I’ve never been happier. For two days, I watched tennis superstars play with each other, the likes of; Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Ana Ivanovic, Andy Murray, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, etc. I won’t lie, it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

True enough, when the IPTL was launched the following year, I wasn’t too eager about it and I didn’t go. The thing about dreaming is that it’s always a 50-50 chance of achieving it. There are some dreams that you put on hold and just totally forget about, and there are some that present themselves in front of you, leading you to make a decision: “To go or not to go, that is the question”.

So never stop dreaming, even the hardest dreams, or ones that seem too impossible to achieve because more often than not, they always come true. Continue dreaming; it’s free, and it is limitless.