2009 is ME Year

This year's new year - or last year's new year's eve - basta parang ganun - was nothing special. Unlike the year before. Last year, I welcomed the new year with a huge smile on my face. The first drop of rain sort of told me that 2008 was going to be my year. There was something about that new year. Oh well, it was dramatic and all - so i wasn't really sure. This year, it was just Ok. There still was drama, but very minimal compared to last year. And it was raining - so lots of drops-droplets.

Anyhoo, to summaarize 2008:
First quarter: Getting things done because i want to get out of this crap
First quarter was about finishing what I had to finish - both on my personal crap and career. I was able to speak my mind and expressed what i really wanted - so there! tralala! yahoo! was able to get them. I thought, things are going my way, this is awesome!

Second Quarter: Let's go to the beach and Edward Cullen
It was my first "regional trip" with my friends. Daene, Ali, Katt and I went to Iloilo, Guimaras and Bora. It was fun fun fun even if it was storming and all. It was also my 2nd time to get really wasted - bwahahaha! During our team offsite, my teammates had to carry me back to my room. As expected, I wasn't, still can't remember anything! And of course, the Twilight bug - 'nuff said.

Third Quarter: Frank the drunk and making ends meet and SFC
It was during this quarter when typhoon Frank hit the Philippines and caused great, ginormous damage to Iloilo. It was a killer flash flood. According to my friends who were there when the tragedy happened, animals were literally swimming or just "flowing" with the current. People were on roofs, cold and hungry. There were those who were literally hanging on trees because the current was so strong it was impossible to swim. Coffins were floating, trees and houses were uprooted. We lost almost something something worth of stocks. I had to be extra thrifty because I needed to help out. Our business is recovering slowly, but lots of plans were put on hold becuase of Frank the drunk. Oh well, I'm still thankful that no one got hurt. This was also the quarter when I became officially, a Single for Christ :)

Fourth Quarter: First International Trip with Friends
It was our first time to go out of the country for a vacation. It was also my first time to go to the beach with Carms. It was one hell of a vacation. Lots of "huwat?" moments. It was a hilarious trip!
Thank you 2008 for the learnings, the experiences, the people i met, the realizations, the craziness, the opportunities, the good health - 2008, you rock!

So, what will 2009 gonna be? I'm calling this, the ME YEAR!

2009 will be all about ME! Lots of time for me, lots of stuffs for me, lots of firsts for me. ME ME ME! I'm not being selfish or anything. But I realized, last year, that all my life, it has been about other people. It was about their expectations, it was about what they will think, it was about what will make them happy. I'm not being rebellious, I just want to focus on Me this year. And, I'm starting the year right. I'm getting good roles at work, I have planned vacations, spas, and parlor days. I'm planning to grow my hair long and have it curled. I want to be fabulous this year. I will only think of things that I want. I will be who I always wanted to be - a better happier ME!!!