ONE YEAR.

I’ve never thought that I would last a year. But, alas! I just got my new ID lace with the big fat number 1 showing… which roughly means I’ve been with the company for a year.

There were many times that I considered leaving. I am still thinking of that now. Though, I would admit that this company has become a very important part of my life. It brought me great friends. It helped me pay for our housing debts. It helped me saved some cash. It also thought me more of God’s grace and faithfulness. For many times, I was down… lifted up only to be buried into depression and shame. I was praised only for my pride to be taken away. I was at the verge of tears and giving up. But GOD was there. He still is. He always would be.

Just like the new lace I now have a new year ahead of me in this company. Who knows? I might not be able to get a chance to have number lace with number 2. I might be able to get it or more. The future is a mystery. It is a puzzle that you get to complete when you’re already in that exact point in time.

But one thing I do know. I’ll do my best with everything I have in here. So that someday, not far from now, I’ll be able to reach my dreams and have no regrets. Today is just an investment. Soon, the dream will come true— with or without a new lace.

Praise the Lord for all His blessings

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 Wow is the biggest understatement of the year!

The 21^st year of my life has been the best I could think of. I’ve never made more memories, met new friends and achieve more than i thought possible this past year. And for that I’m forever grateful to God. His love endures forever.

By April, I got my first job. Although I didn’t stay long enough, I experienced the joys of my own money; the pride of my own work. I met people who thought me how to be responsible, how to surpass your expectations of yourself, how to persevere, how to work really hard and put forth all knowledge you have in what you are doing, how to make decisions and stand by them until the end. It thought me how to be an adult with priorities. It gave my life a new direction to take.

May last year, I finally got my Bachelor’s Degree for the course I chose for myself. I got the recognition I worked and fought so hard for. I finally made my parents prouder by fulfilling their long-time dream for me. And I finally gained one thing to prove my self’s worth.

Same month we finally settled on our new house. Bite me! I thought I would be forever loyal to Antipolo, but our house’s view is simply— breathtaking. Now San Mateo is my home. And I love commuting from here… so convenient for someone like me who only knew how to travel using MRT, LRT, FXs and jeepneys. I realized I like riding the bus. It also helps that it’s faster and cheaper to go to Quezon City, Manila and Makati from here. Oh, what extra blessings! The people here are great. Even during the storms and the flood, we always stick together, even if we barely knew each other’s names.

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I was feeling down for almost a week now coz of some incident on this event *look at the title pipz* but now that things are half way cleared I’m feeling like myself again…. and i made a testimonial for the event too… but i was not able to deliver it coz of some time constraints…. I don’t want to waste it… and I really want to share such great experience to everyone so…

I entered Tourism, not just because I dreamed of traveling a lot, of riding an airplane or giving service to people of various cultures since I have watched Ever After of Drew Barrymore when I was young.

I also did it, as a rebellion, against those people who taught that I’m only born to deal with Science, or to be a lawyer or to be someone whose talents rooting from my family are worth… someone successful and serious: like my uncles and aunts who are either a businessman/publisher, a professional photographer, a scrub nurse, a teacher, or an architect.

I did it to rebel against myself. To push from the limit which I’ve set upon myself. To be someone different. To be someone happy. And so I did. And I have never thought, and as much as to others’ surprise, I am able to make it… to have a College life, full of learning and fun. And I am so grateful to be given the chance to share one of the best parts of it with everyone.

I just the same as everyone, I have dreams to be successful. To have my own business and to drive my own car… but I guess one of the best— and probably worst thing about me is that I am always so content. I take what I have or what I was given, value it and make the best of it. It’s seldom that I would think of wanting more…. Believe me, that applies even to my clothes! So when we were asked to start in our 2^ndPracticum, I’m a little confused. I’ve never thought of it— what do I really want after UNI?

After I prayed about my confusion, God gave me the answer! Mam Yolai then told us the demand for hotel personnel, especially abroad. It’s like a ring of bell in my ears. Now that’s something I want to do. So I and my "justfriends barkada” went and found FERSAL HOTEL GROUP. It’s quite easy entering their program. We went Thursday/ Friday and we started our internship on Monday. Sadly, we were separated on different branches.

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