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.

A splash of freshness came back to my life when I met my Amazon peeps last November. They thought me how to be child-like again. I learned that I can be serious and responsible but still enjoy life as others of my age do. They brought back my passion for clothes and shoes, which I seriously lost during my last years of college. They made me laugh so hard every single day we’re together, for the previous months I forgot I could even laugh like that at all. Then after the fateful 69 days we had to let go. I was scared I’d lose them but the truth is, within those 69 days, I gained many friends that are here to stay forever. I can’t believe that after months of telling myself it’s not important, I even signed up to Facebook just to get in touch with them. Oh yeah! Dear Facebook ^_^

Then came February, I met new people in Startek. I met the craziest, goofiest people who thinks I’m the "good girl” and takes care of me like I’m a little kid. I like the feeling of being loved and being taken care of. I never realized I grew up too fast to even experience these things. I finally found a place where it’s safe for me to be carefree. Sometimes it makes me want to shed happy tears… LoL~~~

Well… I finally got my hands on the Huxtable series… only two more books to complete my collection. Why are they so hard to find anyway???!! It’s so tiring to read and re-read E-books all the time! And I finally got my Breaking Dawn hardcover and Twilight Graphics Novel 1. Hmmm… that’s 3 hardcovers to go. I just hope I won’t run across any Amanda Quick’s, Mary Balogh’s, Jenna Petersen’s and Kathryn Caskie’s books or my savings will be doomed.

Oh! I almost forgot I got my Nokia 5800 express music as well! A Christmas gift for myself. How sweet! And I’m just learning to appreciate all of its features now.

These are just few of the blessings I had last year. There are more that I couldn’t even make a track of. But it only proves how blessed I am. Despite the tears, depressions and aches. I can cry and be sad and be angry at times, but there’s always a reason to smile, to not give up, to continue moving forward, to hope and to love.