FLASH BACK

This is the time when I look back at the past year, soak in the lessons I have been lucky to participate in and thank God over and over again for blessing me with everything. I may have not enjoyed the entire 365 days I have been given, but not everything is meant to be enjoyed. There are meant to be some tears and some difficult times. Life is meant to be interesting that way and boy do I enjoy it.

I'm not going to say 'Go away!' to those who have hurt me or pushed me back for something I may have done. Because I am better than that, sure, I will dwell, but only to see whether I understand why that was the case. It saddens me more when these things happen, only because, how can you expect someone to learn from something when it hasn't really been hinted or explained? Yet you scoff at them and claim they indeed haven't learned. You obviously haven't learned either since you're still dwelling on it.

Let's move forward to something great and not sit up on a high horse. Cause in the end, no one will be laughing with you, they'll be laughing at you.

OLA 2011!

     HAPPPY NEW YEAR I ended up making some couple of promises while waiting for year 2011 to come. 

• Study hard. No, make that harder.
• Read ahead of time.
• Listen attentively. Do not pretend to be listening.
• I should not have any make-up duties.
• Participate in class discussions.
• Blog even when busy.
• STOP procrastinating.
• Bring my digicam for  the spur-of-the-moment scenes with my blockmates.
• Do what our professor assigned us to write. Right away.
• Pray more.
• STILL, gain weight.
• Sleep early.
• Spend less time in the cyber world.
• Save some money. :D

     Just thinking about what I'll be doing for four whole hours in school makes my mind sore. Like seriously. So tonight, "WE'RE GONNA PARTY LIKE, LIKE IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD. WE'RE GONNA PARTY LIKE IT'S 2012. TURN IT UP, TURN IT UP, MASH IT UP, IT AIN'T THE END OF THE WORLD!!" =)))

Christmas Gifts :)

 A cute puppy stuffed toy with a dog frame and a cool Christmas card given by my Super Friend, Jobelle Ponce

Nice dog puzzle from Daddy Kyle

 

Yellow thumbler from Tatay Jom.  Lahat kami na anak niya sa COC nakareceive ng thumbler from him. How thoughtful. I dunno the significance of its color. LOL.

 A book of my favorite author Mitch Albom from Mommy Tine. :))

This one is also from Tatay Jom, early Christmas gift.

 An inspiring daily Bible reflection from Mommy Rets.

 Cross key chain also from Tatay Jom

Bracelet given by someone

 Cross rosary given by Mommy Tine

Cellphone strap from my Baby Owek

 Another cellphone strap from Jomar

Simple planner and a wallet also given by Jomar

Shoulder bag from Ate Margeoux

Cute wallet from Marlo's Mom

SEIZE THE MOMENT.

"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." 

     I was afraid of taking risks because I don't like the feeling of rejection. But when I woke up this morning, I realized I missed a lot of things for I have let many opportunities pass. What if I've let go off the things that are meant to help me reach my full potential? So yeah, we should not be afraid of taking chances. Jump off the edge even if we never know if there's solid ground below. Even if there is no hand to hold or ropes to walk through. It's better to try then feel the rejection, the failure and the pain afterwards, but at least we tried. That's better than saying, "What could have been if I tried?", right?

    Taking chances is about overcoming our fears because the truth is everytime we take a big risk in our life, no matter how it ends up, we always learn from it. Life is short. We should step out of our comfort zones. Seize the moment. Take risks. Live carefree. Take responsibility of our actions.

MALABO. MAHIRAP ISPELENGIN. HINDI MO ALAM KUNG ANONG GUSTONG SABIHIN.

10 SIMPLE THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER

You will only know what a person really is by the way he faces criticisms hurled at him. A person who gracefully accepts criticisms and learns from it is more intelligent and worth respecting than those who never wants to hear their faults pointed out.

Fact one: You cannot mold people in your hands. You may influence them but you can never force them to fit in a molder that doesn't fit them.

Fact two: A person's behavior is influenced by his upbringing, his environment, his emotions, experiences and state of mind (and that's about less than half of all the things that could affect behavior). The way you act and react speaks a lot of the kind of breeding you have. You cannot expect a person to react the way you would react in a situation because the factors that affects you does not necessarily affect them.

Fact three: You cannot judge a person based on one incident for reasons stated above.

Fact four: Each individual deals with their problems in their own different way. Don't expect them to behave like you do.

Fact five: You cannot expect understanding and respect from people you don't try to understand and respect.

Fact six: Action speaks louder than words.

Fact seven: Its always irritating and hurtful to hear the truth but sometimes, you just haveto deal with the harshness of life.

Fact eight: It will only hurt if it hits.

Fact nine: A tiny crack can break even the strongest shield.
Fact 10: There is such a thing as GROW UP.

Journalism is never about us. It’s all about the responsibility to others, first.