I think Mother’s day should be celebrated everyday.
A day to honor the woman who raised you and imbued the values and the lessons that you need to face this world is simply not enough.
A lifetime of Mother’s days, and it still won’t be at par with the love and the care a mother can give her children.
Wholistic.
I’ve neglected to update my blog since things have been in hyperdrive the past few weeks. I do have some photos to post but I can’t since the computer I’m using now doesn’t have Photoshop.
My room’s finally coming together, all I need is a table for my laptop so I can finally post process and upload my photos of Holy Week. I didn’t want to open the laptop without a proper place because it might get scratched.
The house is finally wi-fi-ed. I can’t believe how stupid I was for not wanting to have wi-fi before. It makes checking my Facebook and Twitter so much easier.
I have some good news too! In fact it’s great news! I won’t say it yet… but when it finally happens I’m going to post it ASAP!
Happiness is a state of mind.
Whenever I’m depressed, I just think of my family and my friends. I have a lot to be thankful for, even if things aren’t perfect.
I just need to remember that I’m on this world because I mean something to someone.
Family and friends came to celebrate my tita’s birthday at Shangrila restaurant in West Ave.
I vaguely remember the place, but I know they serve delicious food!
Bottomless drinks! Sometimes I think waiters keep tabs on how much I drink. How much? About 6 glasses.
If I’m going to eat in a chinese restaurant by myself, I’ll just order fried rice. I can eat it on its own!
After dinner, we headed out to Iceberg’s for some dessert. I missed ice cream!
I know it’s a little late for a year ender post, since we’re all way into January. But it’s only the 5th tomorrow, so I guess there’s still time.
A lot has happened the past year, some good, some bad, some worse. All in all 2011 did a balancing act on how I felt about it.
This year, I got hired for my second job, and while it was a far departure from my previous one, I was thankful that I was chosen, that I was the one they deemed worthy of being trained, and to be someone who represents the company to clients, VIPs at that.
I do admit it was hard to adjust, after coming from a creative industry. But soon I learned to accept what I had to do, after all, I accepted this job.
Fortunately, I got to “sideline” as a photographer for the company’s events, to which I am very grateful for. I just loved taking photos, and I feel that event photography is one of the most difficult, and tiring, type of photography. But I could care less that I had to run around the room taking photos, there is joy whenever I click the shutter and the image comes out great.
This year, my passion was recognized and rewarded. No details available as of this time. Soon! Hahaha!
This year, my luck decided to turn for the better. I won a mobile phone in a contest I forgot I joined. I was even ready to make an affidavit of loss, since I was almost certain that the ticket stub for my win would be long gone.
During our company christmas party, while standing near the stage, drink in hand, sipping it slowly and trying to look nonchalant while they were announcing the winners of the major prizes, I heard my name.
I was surprised. Shocked. I won a TV. Yay!
This year, I had the best Christmas. My titas were all complete, and we had dinner and opening gifts together. It was so happy. Too bad my father wasn’t able to come home for the holidays, though.
This year I made awesome friends. The one thing I am most concerned about working was the people I would be working with. I can be the best at what I do, but if I don’t like the people I work with, and vice versa, It won’t do any good.
I am thankful that my officemates became my friends. Work becomes lighter (especially in my case) when you work with people you like. They really are my family outside of home.
This year I learned to view things as they are. Never assume, so I never get hurt. It’s hard to decipher flirting with real affection, so I take everything in stride, and never think too deeply of people’s actions toward me.
2011 was not exactly the best year, but it wasn’t the worst.
I’m going to keep things in perspective for 2012. I’m going to try new things, take more risks, be more aggressive (hala kayo!). Even if the world ends on December 21, 2012, I can say I’ve lived the life I always wanted.
We had an impromptu shoot at the yard after our dinner, so please excuse the home clothes. I literally had to throw on the first blazer I saw! Hahaha!
I love these photos, I’m going to print them out and display them around the house. Merry Christmas!
22 years in the world and I'm still a child.
A myriad of photographs, anecdotes, rants, and raves about anything in my life.
