just some random, incoherent thoughts on 2007
Happy new year everyone!
Perhaps my biggest regret this year was not being able to produce a number of creative works. I couldn't, or perhaps deliberately didn't, find the time to write. I've been very busy, and all I ever managed to write were my columns, a few news-feature articles on different literary events, my part in our thesis. I did write one poem though, last November, which, upon further reading, I realized was better off as part of a longer poem I meant to create. If only I found the time.
And I didn't write any story. What's a fictionist without a story? Wala, I'm really not a writer. Nagasgas lang ang writing skills ko (kung meron man) this year. Maybe I'll settle for just becoming a nurse. :(
And Varsi took a huge chunk of my time this year. I became the acting literary editor last December 2006, and from then on Varsi became my life. And some of the most fulfilling moments of my life happened because of Varsi - Ustetika and V-Fic Workshop. Ang sayang makatapos ng extra-eds na alam mong pinaghirapan mo. It was a rewarding experience. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen.
At siyempre, friendships. I think mas naging malapit ako sa college friends ko this year, now that we're about to graduate. And I love my RLE to bits and pieces. But since I spend so much of my time in Varsi, mas naging ka-close ko ang mga tao dun. Mas naging matibay ang foundation naming team Nursing. There are people that I never thought na magiging ka-close ko, like yung midyear fetuses.
Now I can really say I love our incumbent batch. They're really what keeps me in Varsi. If one goes, it'll break my heart. Seriously. Walang iwanan ha, mga mare't pare. Hanggang May 31, 2008 ang kontrata natin dito, friends.
The things that made me happy the most - 8th UST National Writers Workshop and 23rd Ustetika Awards.
I don't think I need to expound on these two.
I spent less time with my family this 2007. I hope makabawi ako this 2008.
Love life? Non-existent, one-sided, and unrequited even. I hope 2008 will give me more reasons to write metaphors of the heart.
New Year's resolution? Only to pass the board exams with flying colors. Kahit hindi na ako mag-cum laude, basta makabawi lang sa boards, ayos na ako. After that, everything will follow suit. God, I'm going to graduate na, finally.
Hmm... Once again, happy, happy new year everyone!
Perhaps my biggest regret this year was not being able to produce a number of creative works. I couldn't, or perhaps deliberately didn't, find the time to write. I've been very busy, and all I ever managed to write were my columns, a few news-feature articles on different literary events, my part in our thesis. I did write one poem though, last November, which, upon further reading, I realized was better off as part of a longer poem I meant to create. If only I found the time.
And I didn't write any story. What's a fictionist without a story? Wala, I'm really not a writer. Nagasgas lang ang writing skills ko (kung meron man) this year. Maybe I'll settle for just becoming a nurse. :(
And Varsi took a huge chunk of my time this year. I became the acting literary editor last December 2006, and from then on Varsi became my life. And some of the most fulfilling moments of my life happened because of Varsi - Ustetika and V-Fic Workshop. Ang sayang makatapos ng extra-eds na alam mong pinaghirapan mo. It was a rewarding experience. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen.
At siyempre, friendships. I think mas naging malapit ako sa college friends ko this year, now that we're about to graduate. And I love my RLE to bits and pieces. But since I spend so much of my time in Varsi, mas naging ka-close ko ang mga tao dun. Mas naging matibay ang foundation naming team Nursing. There are people that I never thought na magiging ka-close ko, like yung midyear fetuses.
Now I can really say I love our incumbent batch. They're really what keeps me in Varsi. If one goes, it'll break my heart. Seriously. Walang iwanan ha, mga mare't pare. Hanggang May 31, 2008 ang kontrata natin dito, friends.
The things that made me happy the most - 8th UST National Writers Workshop and 23rd Ustetika Awards.
I don't think I need to expound on these two.
I spent less time with my family this 2007. I hope makabawi ako this 2008.
Love life? Non-existent, one-sided, and unrequited even. I hope 2008 will give me more reasons to write metaphors of the heart.
New Year's resolution? Only to pass the board exams with flying colors. Kahit hindi na ako mag-cum laude, basta makabawi lang sa boards, ayos na ako. After that, everything will follow suit. God, I'm going to graduate na, finally.
Hmm... Once again, happy, happy new year everyone!