Crazy adventure with 2013. Keep up 2014!

2013 taught me how to value MY FAITH AND BELIEF. MY FAMILY. MY EDUCATION. MY FRIENDS. MY COUNTRYMEN. MY SANITY. MY SELF.

Thank you Lord, indeed you really do work in mysterious ways. Blessings that, I know, are too good to be true and can be classified as miracles. Yes, there are many UPs and fair amount of DOWNs but I could not manage to get through it without You.

I love my family more and more and more. That easy and simple. I love mama, papa, and kuya. I hope they never get tired of me. Like they have a choice? But really, love you all! PS. Kuya Danny, thank you for everything! I owe you a lot.

I've been an official Lasallian graduate. Wherein I learned the value of not only the privilege to be part of the community but also to be grateful for the professors and friends I acquired. Can this be more highlighted? *winks

I've been an Atenean student. Hopefully a graduate of this prestigious institution as well. My journey here is just beginning and honestly surviving is really challenging. Few years from now, I would like to reread this blog and just laugh about this part. 

Thankful for the patience and understanding my friends are giving me. Let's see there's my high school friends, CAT co-officers, college friends, college blockmates, law school blockmates, law school orgmates, food buddies, APID, south study, clingy/ies, long lost friend/s. Thanks!

Thank you Dumagats of Malatunglan and of the whole Quezon. Immersion really taught me a lot about the IPs. As I look back, I pray for their safety and prosperity, that they may continue to inspire people like me to be a better person.

To my sanity, I know you're still there. Just hang on tight! 

To my self. I know how much of a stubborn kid I've been this year and there isn't a moment of my life wherein I wish I could be better. May I be not a cause of headache to my family and friends for this 2014.

So here's what happened this year

(with pictures from me, my IG, Roween's Bryan's, Raissah's, + other tagged photos) 

  

January - April 

• 9th and last term as a Legal Management Student

• Went to UP Fair 

• Last University Week

With ME, Raissah and Michelle

• When I went to REDUX because I'm a good friend

• MANASCI and got a 2.5 (love you sir!) 

With my food buddies: (L-R) Jo, ME, Charlene, Richard

• Got unexpected grades from my other classes 
• Was able to watch my DEBUT VIDEO without shedding a single tear (yehey!)
• Attended Luxe (Legal Management Alumni Homecoming and '110 Grad Ball)

• Wrote this post about saying goodbye to my ID NUMBER 11023945
• April 25: Got reconsidered for Ateneo Law School 

May

• My life as an official JD student started

• Met my new family: BLOCK 1C 

June

• Graduated 

With parents, during the College Recognition Rites

With almost everyone I love that graduated last June with me

July - October

• MIDTERMS (august) FINALS (september - october)
• When we went to UP to "study" for CRIM MIDTERM exam

Along the corridor of AS, with: ME, Kenneth, and Bryan

Every time I see this, it would always remind me of how this would suit perfectly for a MOON LEAF ad inside a Teen Magazine ;)
With: Annielle, Angel, Kenneth, Bryan, and ME

• When we dress up like this for Fr B's birthday bonanza

Ended up performing Be Our Guest with: (L-R) Mara, Gel, Nica, Laine, Me, Annielle, Ayie, Eana

• Had a day when me together with my fellow Lasallian blockmates wore green because La Salle won against Ateneo and had our picture taken with the Fr. B

With my fellow Lasallians: (L-R)
Beau, Wiann
Lans, Fr. B, Ana,
Laine, Kaila, and ME

• Worst stranded case with Kenneth Vince and Bryan

• Went to Subic/Clark for Roween's birthday

• Was really thankful to have them as friends

• Had this last dinner out before Andy leaves for UK 

With Michelle, Andy, Raissah, and ME

• When I celebrated my FAKE BIRTHDAY last September 19 

• When we went to Tagaytay just because (in lieu of birthday week)

• Got accepted at the Ateneo Human Rights Center 
• Celebrated my 20th birthday with Mama and Kuya 

• Went to our block party 

• (barely) survived First Year First Semester

• Survived the Sembreak Intersnship Program and met my new family "Batch Marasang" 

• Went to the last of BarOps + Salubong 

November - December

• Second Semester 
• Celebrated my birthday (again) last November 12 

• Had our official block photo for the year book

• Also had our official org picture for the year book

• Had this picture taken because all of us stayed late after class that day

• Was really thankful that our relatives survived Typhoon Yolanda and was really happy to have been visited by some of them here in Manila

• Christmas party with APID 

Finally able to see Melay and celebrate her 21st birthday

Indeed, there are just a lot that transpired this year 2013, I bet I'm not even close to listing them all down. Haha! 

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I am always looking forward to the brand new year that will come. I know it will be full of surprises, headaches, heartaches. Oops. Haha. 

Fair enough, there's a lot of things to look forward for the year 2014. There's: 

• Sherlock Series 3 
• MIDTERM exams for the Second Semester 
• UN assignment (i just had to put this to remind myself about it) 
• More adventures with the APID, south people, AHRC family, block 1C, college friends, blockmates, high school friends, CAT co-officers, family! UGH! YEAH! 
• Books to read. Yes. Books. More crazy books! 
• Series to watch. 
• Movies to see.

This 2014 I would like to ask God for perseverance and more faith for me and my family.

Patience for my friends. 

A brighter tomorrow for this country. 

Goodbye 2013 and thank you for all the wonderful things you've brought!