The Year That Was

Happy new year!

This is my first 2006 entry so what’s left to do than assess my past year – from the best down to the worst. 2005 was fine. But it was one year when many things in my life happened that changed me in one way or another.


January
the start of the year... new beginnings... new hopes and wishes... new pains... new realizations.

February
It was when we had this bc101 fieldtrip at ABSCBN, that was actually my most unforgettable trip to manila. Even though the ABSCBN studio tour was such a drag, it was still worthwhile to view the world that I might as well get involved to in the future (so God help me). Since our fieldtrip was just one way, which meant each of us were allowed to go back to Baguio on our own, Anne and I decided to visit Qevz in his slick condo. Qevz was really helpful and accommodated us to sleep for a night in his crib. But spending the night wasn’t exactly the end of our journey. Qevz had a greater idea. After resting for a few minutes, he brought us to Glorietta and Baywalk – places in Manila that Anne and I haven’t been before. Qevz treated us for a creamy milkshake in Starbucks! (which was my first and last Starbucks experience) After Glorietta, he brought us to his condo where we rested for a couple of hours. After dinner, we went for a swim in the pool located at the rooftop of the building. We had fun, fun, fun! The pleasure we had was beyond words. (Of course with Qevz around, fun was actually a given). After swimming, we went to Baywalk which was actually just some kilometers from Qevz place. We ate and watched different bands perform. 3am wasn’t exactly the end for all of us because Qevz brought us then to a KTV bar!haha.. We sang our hearts out… Anne, Qevz, and I even sang “That’s What Friends Are For” (our high-school graduation song) together! Mushy, but it was one heartwarming number we had!hehe.. At 5am, when everybody else was bound to wake up, all of us decided to end the day/night of enjoying. The experience was unforgettable and until now I smile every time I remember how completely amusing our trip has been!

March
March was fine.. end of the semester and stuff but it seemed that nothing important happened to me within this month.. this was the start of the supposed “rest months” for me.

April
2005 was also when I got my k700i phone, my dream phone back then.hehe. I bought it last april and the phone has kept up with me until today. Yeah, it was really fun having the phone because 2005 was also the year when I became a self-proclaimed text addict.. thanks to unlimited promos, I was able to catch up with some elementary and high-school friends. My texting life started to become a blast!

May
When everybody else was in the beach and enjoying the last days of summer, I was taking care of my lola who started to undergo dialysis. This was one of the saddest months of 2005. Since I was off from school, I was helping out Auntie Dada in taking care of Inang. Inang was in and out of the hospital during this month and the least thing I did for her is actually be with her in the hospital. Being in the hospital was one awakening experience for me. It was where I realized how valuable a person’s health is. I have seen sick people, rich and poor alike, succumb to their diseases. My lola was diagnosed to have a kidney dysfunction and the last hope she had was dialysis – a painful and really costly treatment that she has undergone for five months. Yeah, she was really hopeless and until now I am brought into tears every time I remember how hard she has been through because of her disease. It was a really painful experience to see a love one suffer from a disease… if only I had the power to atleast lessen her pain back then, I would have. May was a really sad month for me. My last memory of my lola was when she cried the moment I left for Baguio. I knew her tears were saying “I will surely miss you…” I knew her sobs were expressing “thank you for taking care of me and I hope to see you again…"

June
I was officially a 3rd year BA COMM student… School began to get tough as major subjects came along. Yeah,’twas hard and all that but it was still fine. I was actually expecting to fail atleast one of my subjects but God was so considerate because I didn’t! And life did get better because it was during this semester that I finally became a college scholar or dean’s lister for a better term… yeah!hehe.. It was a real shock but it actually happened! Dreams do come true... It was just saddening to realize that Inang wasn’t able to hear the news… I’m sure she'd be really proud…

July
When I started to blog! This was when I was acquainted to the art of blogging – or should I say, to the art of writing down your emotions for the world to see.hehe.. It was when I realized how self fulfilling it is to write down your feelings (angst, most of the time) using the electronic media. www.shitactuallyhappens.blogspot.com was born!

August
Nothing important… It was just another month for me.

September
Nothing important… It was just another month for me. It was when my lola’s declining days finally came.. =’(

October
October 11… how could you forget the date of losing a loved one that has been with you for the 19 years of your existence? My lola died, peacefully. I was holding her hand during the last minutes of her life… I was by her side when her breathing started to decline... and stopped completely. It was a moment of complete grief, of complete agony of losing someone really special. But it was also a moment of peace, for atleast I was certain that it was the end of her pain, no more dialysis, no more injections for her too frail skin, at least. She was buried last Oct15, her birthday… It was the day when she lived and died all the same…


November
The start of our whole family’s life after Inang. It was really a sad experience but all we did is pray for her soul. Afterall, we knew she was with God already, no need to worry. After the tears was the beginning of a new life.
Before the 2nd semester started, me and my elementary classmates had a small get-together. It was actually a swimming get-together. The reunion we had was a real blast because I was able to catch up with some elementary classmates that I haven’t seen for ages! It was really good reuniting with some old friends. (Attendance: Me, Nitz, Imee, Dianne, Dhang, Katrina, Richard, BA, Ryan, Warren, Randy and Nicolai)

December
it marked my real maturity, when I kissed teen-age years goodbye. I turned 20 last dec14. and just like anyone else, it was when I realized I should change for good. I knew I must say goodbye to being childish and atleast act and think like an adult. Yeah, being twenty was somehow overrated but I knew I should be able to move one step forward.

Cheers for a new year ahead!