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.
- The bestfriends who stood up for me whenever I need them - Mommie, Queen, Queenie, Jimson, Mark, Noli, and the rest of the boys. Thank you for coming into my life. Ellen for listening to me and keeping up with my silly mind. Queen - the best girlfriend ever -who knows me more than any of my friends does, and who treats me like a stone she can always lean on. Queenie for trying to fix our broken relationship since high school - in you, I feel needed and appreciated. Jimson for trying to protect me from anything that will do me harm, for making my life safer and easier. Noli for sharing all that he knows about guys, and for Mark who I can always drag along,and for being my walking diary.
- El Jim, the Former-Turned-BestBud, my Manoy, who always keeps an eye on me, who always looks after my welfare, for protecting me from the wiles of men, and for always respecting my womanhood, who always nags at me if I forget to take care of myself, who shouts at me for keeping secrets, and who is sensitive enough to respect my feelings, and who demands so much to know everything about me. Boy! You are one hell of a BEST BUD..
- The people whom I’ve shared my time with in 2008 - SITES, PSITS, COMELEC, ITE Program Officers, under the tutelage of Jasi and TCI Staff. Thank you for keeping up with my lapses in the organization. I wouldn’t promise anything but I’d do my best to work out our objectives. Cheers to PSITS for the recently concluded PSITS SPORTSFEST AND ITE NYT.
- The people behind the opportunities I had - the ITE Program and Faculty, especially to Mr. Yamit and Mr. Jerry Flores, PHILNITS, Fitz Gerald Camacho, and HSA Ma’am Babes. These people were the ones responsible why I had lots of opportunities.
- The gifts of talent. Maybe we are all blessed of talents but it will always be our own personal decision to take the opportunities, and avenues wherein we can use our skills - to be developed as individuals. I do not hold any interest to be recognized for anything I’d done good. Otherwise it’s politics.
- The friends I have - CS4 dudes and dudettes. I’ve been through a lot with you. Thank you for everything we’ve shared and the lessons we’ve all learned from each other. I’m proud to be with you.
- The JRMSP FRIENDS ‘08 - (Marjhun, Anna, Josephus, Stacy, Rioland, Franzel, Chris, Ryan, and et cetera) even though we’ve only spent a couple of days together, the friendship is worth the keeping. Thank you for the lessons. You are simply one bunch of beautiful people who knows that they can be catalysts of society’s change for the better. I just miss the hospicio/convent/orphanage/hotel/tambayan/MOA/SM Manila days with you.
- The Jairosolutions Inc. for adopting me last summer, and in the early months of the first semester. Nakaka-miss.
- Lastly, the guy to be held responsible for my 180-degrees change in my amor vida - Bernard. He knows too well why I am grateful to have found him. Friends tell me I am so damn lucky to have someone like him. Someone so close to being so ideal, if not perfect. I used to play dating games, not ready to give my heart out to anyone, knowing for a fact that I was a hopeless romantic for someone. But still trying to find the most suitable person, ending up finding no one in the list. And here comes the guy who just used to pass by me. I never thought that this serious guy would end up to be the guy responsible for my outbursts, arguments, and fights with Manoy, and the guy who made me think I cannot be myself again without him,who made me realize that I can always learn to love someone else rather than be stucked up in the past. He knows too well why I am thankful to have him.
This post was real great…
Happy New Year to you.
And more blessings to come this coming 2009. Kita lang ta sa Japan next year.
Thanks for being my one of my friend.
Comment by pvegetah — December 30, 2008 @ 10:10 pm