Looking back what went to our lives this 2012 will tell us enough story and lessons that we can add in our toolkit to better journey our 2013. This is the reason why I always reflect. I may not be able to undo all the mistakes I did in the past, but I had the opportunity to make them as my guide to better myself in the future.
So here's how my 2012 went:
2012 has been a year of travel and adventures.
Travelling has been one of the few things Teng and I both love doing. Its good that we also have friends and relatives who enjoy doing the same that made our trips super fun and extra exciting. We started to travel since Teng and I started dating, and hopefully, we will continue to enjoy going to different places 'til only-God-knows-when. ♥
2012 has been a year of 'firsts'
Here are some few of the firsts I experienced this 2012: First time to swim with pawikan(s). First scuba-diving! First bullet train ride. First time to curl my hair permanently. First time to attend a make-up class. First out of the country with college friends. First time to ride a bus for more than 14 hours straight crossing countries! First time to beach-bike. First time to do sand surfing. First time to do skinny-dipping! First time to dine under the moon and stars in the middle of the sea. First time to ride a flying-fish/sting-ray. First time to experience autumn!
I am sure 2013 will be full of firsts too and I am excited. Bring it on! :)
2012 has been a year of love and surprises.
I am so lucky to have experienced beautiful surprises and received so much love from family and friends: indeed It has been a year of family ties, of friendships and of love. Some of the memorable surprises this year are:
- Romantic dinner in the middle of the sea. ♥
From this night, I realized that fairy tales do come true, that people dance in the rain when they are happily in-love, that roses and candlelight should come together, that flying and floating as a result of THE moment is possible, that hopeless romantics do exist.
Making love last a lifetime is worth the little bit of effort, creativity and ingenuity it takes to thrill your beloved with some surprises. Those surprises, tiny or big, simple or complex, perfectly planned or just spur of the moment can add excitement and spice up the romance in each relationship.
For full story, read on Love and Romance on Our Own Spot of Sand ♥
- Surprise birthday celebration c/o friends and family.
It was just a normal get together with my HS barkada. Nothing was really planned on that day except for a swimming party at my house. I didn't expect that its an advance celebration for my upcoming birthday until they revealed the cake. =) Thanks weewees!!
I was also physically away on the day of my birthday. Yet my family still finds way to celebrate it with me: sumptuous food, several gifts and heartfelt greetings were received. Hooray for face-time and Skype! ♥
- A Surprise Wedding Proposal. ♥
This was the ultimate surprise of all surprises. A life-changing even. It was 10.14.12 when Teng popped the question.
I came from weekend critical change. I met up with my college barkada to talk about our upcoming Vietnam-Cambodia tour. We decided to go to UP for a visit and to eat kwek-kwek. We rode UP Toki. There were balloons on our way, I didnt really think that it was for something. UP has been a place for different events - prenup shoots, student party, cinema pictorials and the likes - so it was just normal for me. I only came to realize that those balloons, petals, music, and everything was for something really special when I saw my HS friends and HP friends lined-up. They were holding roses. Then I told myself "OMG! This is it". And so was it. I got engaged.
2012 has been a year of challenges and achievements.
2012 was tough. It was a test of patience, of focus, of loyalty, of intelligence and of course determination. It has been a year full of challenges yet also a year of achievements.
I am really happy that despite all the struggle and hardships, I was able to pull-off my goals for 2012: SAP Certification has been unlocked. I got a valid license. My professional career goal stays on-track - has been fast forward even. Personal goal before reaching age 25 has been achieved. My financial goal has been unlocked. Teng and I were able to bought our own house just before we decided to settle down.
God has been really good and I thank him for giving me such difficulties this year that made me better. He will never give you problems that you cannot surpass. He will never challenge you for anything that will make you bad. Certainly, he knows what is best for everyone.
But 2012 has not been without any loss and failure.
2012 was not all good. It wasn't all flowers and rainbows. It was not all butterflies and sunshine. There have been some failures and losses: I failed to complete a project on-time, I lost a very sentimental phone, I failed to lose 10lbs and the most painful of all, we lost a very close family member whom we love so much.
But I know everything happens for a reason. That whenever God challenges you, there will always be something good in return - well, of course, it needs a little push from yourself. He will shake you for you to remember where you should be.
All those failures and losses where just God's way of giving us life lessons. Those that will be of value to us to overcome a more challenging tomorrow.
In summary, 2012 has been a year of loss and life lessons, yet despite all, its a year of blessings and new beginnings. I welcome 2013 with so much excitement and joy as I leave 2012 with a thanking heart, no regrets just lots of gratefulness.
I am as excited as I've been about 2013 despite uncertainty. I am sure that it will be: another year of joy, happiness and love, another year of luck and of blessings, another year to be inspired and be hopeful, another year full of firsts, of travel, and of memories, another year to be filled with some growing pains, with stretching and with learning who i am and who i am called to be, another year to introduce myself to new challenges, and be ready to embrace a new chapter of my life, another year to fail and yet to keep trying in order to succeed and of course another year to be thankful!
As each year is, 2013 will be a blessing!
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