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Drop the last year in the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go – Brooks Atkinson
I didn’t make a good start of my 2009, I guess. The beginning of the year was a mess. I wasn’t able to configure the things that I have to prioritize and settle plus there were a lot of confusions on things I want to do.
But I do not have any regrets
I am the one who always have an open mind and positive outlook in life, though in times I feel tired and stressed. I am the one who think there’s a solution in every problem. And yes I believe that every suffering has an ending, so I continue with all my perspectives.
Now that 2009 is bidding farewell, I want to look back to the things that made me a better person
1. Pong – you have given me much much love I could have received and I am so thankful for that. I hope that our friendship and love will continue to grow as we grow old together.
2. Andrea, Aaron & Aiken – you have pushed my sanity to its limits and yet I’m still alive! You’re all my trophies in life and there is nothing that can change my love for all of you
3. My Family – we’ve been tested through thick and thin, and we proved that we can surpass the trials that comes on our way.
4. Old Bosses – you have taught me to be stronger and better in my craft. The lessons I have learned which brought tears some time will never be forgotten.
5. New Bosses – thank you for the brand new experiences that you are giving me. I am loving the opportunities and challenges I’m facing at school.
6. Friends – I don’t have many but I have loyal ones! To all of you, I know God has better plans for all of us on the year ahead.
As 2010 is fast approaching, let us give ourselves a chance to grab change and enhance our personalities by creating a positive living. Let us learn to accept defeat and learn to stand up from our mistakes. Begin to love ourselves before we can give love to others and last, make the most of what we can each day, for we do not know until when we are gonna stay in this world.
I don’t have any New Year’s resolution, do I need one?
Christmas could have been better if my family is complete in celebrating the birth of our dear Lord Jesus Christ. I am missing them all especially my nephew Ala. Since we are far and busy working, we fancied ourselves by sending love messages to one another and wished that the new year ahead will bring more blessings to each and everyone.
For the past 3 days, we’ve attended various parties and these made us busy cooking foods for friends. I felt honored to impart my knowledge in cooking and share it with others. With this, I am always keeping my fingers crossed that they liked them all and nobody suffered from food poisoning, hahaha!
We started our day by greeting one another at house and since Nestle’s got work today (their company don’t acknowledge Christmas as a holiday) the kids waited for him to arrive home for lunch to receive and open the gifts! I could see from their faces how excited they were to open their gifts but they have no choice but to wait…wait…and…wait!
Then daddy arrived. Yey! Wearing the best smiles they could have, off they went to the Christmas tree to find their names on the gifts
After a while, we took photos to seal the season and said thanks for the great year that passed.
At 6pm, we went to the Dionco’s for our “Exchange Gift ng mga Superstars” event where gifts rained like cats and dogs! It’s potluck so we brought our share of fried chicken, yang chow and stir fried veggies
I think I could feed a good number of people with what I prepared because it’s quite a lot for us. Nevertheless, everybody enjoyed it.
It’s the exchange gift that everybody is waiting for. As soon as we started, the participants round together to see what others got from their secret Santa. I received a very nice teamug from Robin which came with a pack of tea! It’ll be more convenient for me now to make my tea especially at school
Thanks Obin! I got many presents from friends and they’re all awesome! The thought of them remembering me made me happy and this gave me an impression that I am somehow important to them, geez cheesy!
I am truly grateful for all the blessings that my family received, thankful to all the friends that we have through thick and thin and special thanks to my kids and Pong for making this season a wonderful event. I had a blast!
P.S.
Pictures to follow..

Joy to the world
The Lord has come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and heaven and nature sing
Joy to the world
The Lord has come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and heaven and nature sing
Joy to the earth
The Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods
Rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls
Joy to the people everywhere you see
Joy to you and me
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls
Joy to the people everywhere you see
Joy to you and me
He rules the world
With truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonders and wonders of His love
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls
Joy to the people everywhere you see
Joy to you and me
Joy to the people everywhere you see
Joy to you and me
In just a few days, we will be celebrating Christmas. It’s been my 5th Christmas away from home and I am kinda forgetting how it feels like when you get to celebrate it with all of your family and friends. Nevertheless, I am still grateful for having my family here with me and though we are far away from our relatives and other love ones, we still wish them a happy Christmas and a prosperous year ahead of them.
I am not yet done with my Christmas shopping and gift wrapping, there will be 3 parties this week and I will be cooking foods for friends. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will be on time to prepare everything before Christmas hits the clock.
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