Wow is the biggest understatement of the year!
The 21st 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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