The One About My 2007
It scares me...how fast time flies.
I'm the kind of person who jots down every event in my planner or online tracker. And every single time I plot dates, weddings, get togethers, trips, birthdays, etc...there's this nagging thought behind my head repetitiously saying that all of these will be over soon. Quite sooner in fact.
And now, all those significant events that I plotted in 2007 are all indeed...over. And before I knew it, we're halfway through the January of 2008. Do you all get what I mean? Scary indeed.
But, as hopeful as I ever am, my heart always wins and tells my annoying mind that life is too short to be scared. Time is flying so go ahead and fly with it.
2007 had been a good year. It was a year of learning. I, in fact, consider it the beginning or ending, whichever you look at it, of a chapter in my life. A year of finding the truth, making heartbreaking and heartwarming decisions, discovering real "gold", meeting the "real" and sometimes "rotten" aspects of the world, finding out the core of a let down and basking in the glory of accidentally found opportunities.
2007 taught me a handful of things which I will benefit from for as long as I live.
I've learned that Sabah Malaysia is a very charming country.
I've learned that there is such a thing as true love and ever-growing happiness.
I've learned (moreso) that my mom is the ultimate essence of unconditional love and that I (and my sisters) are the some of the luckiest people on earth.
I've learned that you don't always get what you think you deserve.
I've learned that you sometimes get what you truly deserve.
I've learned that Hong Kong is not a place I would like to live in, but I'd love to visit it often.
I've learned that the Starbucks planner "keep up" fad only lasts after a month you got it.
I've learned that sometimes you have to let go of people in your life in order to make them realize what kind of people they've become.
I've learned that sometimes you have to let go of people in your life in order for you to grow.
I've learned that the bestest friends that you can ever have in the world are the ones who watch you from afar.
I've learned that the bestest friends that you can ever have in the world will not necessarily strike your enemy with you or for you, but will tell you that life is too good for bitterness.
I've learned that the bestest friends that you can ever have aren't necessarily in the same zip code as you are in...or the same country for that matter.
I've learned that sometimes, people aren't what you thought they were...but you have to love them anyway.
I've learned that I am strong after all.
I've learned to stop crying...all the time.
I've learned that happiness can be found EVERYWHERE. You don't even have to look!
I've learned that you can go around Macau for less than two days.
I've learned that I am capable of being angry after years of thinking that I can't.
I've learned that you don't have to be an old couple to find happiness in spending your weekends watching dvds, eating popcorn and all snuggled up.
I've learned that Boracay is so much more beautiful when you see it with FabPoT.
I've learned that travel is a contagious condition which my Porkchop had gotten from me.
I've learned that seeing the world with someone who loves you makes it more amazing than it already is.
I've learned that negativity can be contagious but there is always a way to choose not to be empowered by it.
I've learned that negativity can be cured by having late afternoon chats with God and surrounding yourself with good friends and family.
I've learned that living by yourself is one of the most difficult things that you can ever go through.
I've learned that cooking is not a skill...it's a gift from God.
I've learned (after all these years) that mom's really do KNOW WHAT'S BEST! Listen to your moms...trust me, no matter what the issue is...they are RIGHT.
I've learned that no matter how much more money you earn, it won't always be enough if you let this world eat you up.
I've learned that when you feel that you've done everything that you can and you have no energy left, all you have to do is laugh and trust me, you will pull it through.
I've learned that people live (oftentimes) by assumption so always put your best foot forward.
I've learned that acceptance, in all forms, may be difficult for a lot of people.
I've learned that amidst all the complaining I do, I'm still one of the damn luckiest people on earth so I should shut up and be grateful.
I've learned that I truly have the most wonderful people in the world around me.
I've learned that being grateful opens up your life for more blessings.
I've learned that love is penetratingly resilient and it is, and will always be, the answer to all our worries.
2008 sounds like a plan. I feel that it's going to be a great year...an amazing year. Amidst all the fortune tellers stating that it's not going to be a good year for my kind (the ones born in the same year or same horoscope as I am)...I still think that I'll be ok.
I wish you all a great year ahead! God bless!