Final Post 2008
Starting off with 2008 was a hard stuff - trying to fix broken relationships, trying to appreciate myself even more, trying to survive financial setbacks and a whole lot more. And I didn’t quite notice that 2008 will soon be just a part of history - my history (I wouldn’t go as far as Greggo saying "During my Spanish Period…" Cheers to you ya!!). A few hours from now, the clock will be ticking a new start for all of us - the YEAR 2009 - Year of the Ox. And i think it wouldn’t be of any harm to make a list of my blessings in 2008.
- The very core reason why I work hard is my family. And ever since I stepped into fifth grade elementary, I promised to myself that I’d work hard and smart. I wouldn’t mind ending up as the breadwinner - it’s the only way that I could finally repay them for standing up for me even though we suffer financial setbacks, even though I end up taking special exams, or if I only have five pesos for an allowance. I am proud to belong to a complete family, and I’ll always look back to them wherever opportunities take me to. I can remember people telling me that my parents don’t know how to raise children when I was younger and meek (God bless their souls), but given the chance to face them again, I’ll proudly tell them that I am my parents’ daughter.
- Being a Christian was tough - when you are losing hope, or if you feel the whole world is on you. I had always believed in God’s Providence - the final refuge whenever I feel desperate. It is somewhat soothing to just sit quietly in a corner and think of him. Just picturing him out in my head, and thinking of the good things He had done for me is enough to give me a spark of hope. Whenever I feel like crying and there’s no one I can possibly turn to, He’s the one who best understands my silence. (more…)
December 28, 2008
December 19, 2008
PBoyz’ Christmas Surprise
Three weeks ago, after all the crying, and mending friendships in our retreat, Mark promised me to wait for something in the third week of December. The guys are planning a little treat for me. But I don’t know what it is and who among them. Hmm.. It may be Mark himself, who happened to be the person I can drag along to any place I want to, the one who belongs to the No-Girlfriend-Since-Birth, the First-Time-Suitor, the Merman, or my Walking Diary. Or it may be Noli, the Sentimental Guy, whom I can always confide to when it comes to guy stuff. Or it may be Kuya Greggo, the Weird Kuya, the Always-Misunderstood. Or it may be Jim, the Ex-Turned-BestBuddy, and the Playboy-in-Denial who’s always keeping a shotgun beneath his tongue for me, claiming he knows all the wiles of men.
Of course, Pangz was just too busy with his girlfriend now that we wouldn’t mind not having him along in our walks and get togethers. And Allen does have a world of his own, and too preoccupied with his list of girlfriends. And Eufy who always gets missed out because he has things to do on his own, or maybe hanging out with Bonjing. But in any other way, these guys are just important in my world.
Our usual Tuesday and Thursday afternoons were spent on walks in the downtown. With a pot of boiling rice, and a couple of canned goods stewed in garlic and onion waiting for us in Kuya’s room. That would be enough lunch for five to six hungry mouths. And sadly, i can’t go along with them these last weeks because I was too busy with my stuff.
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