Back to blogging
Today, I realised I haven’t posted here for the last 2 years. I needed to sort out a lot of things in my life. Next year is a life milestone year for me and I thought it might be a good idea to start writing again. What better way to start than to write my annual tradition of reflecting about the year that has passed. I truncated it a bit.
2018 LIFE REVIEW
WHAT DID YOU DO IN 2018 THAT YOU’D NEVER DONE BEFORE?
*Fly a plane
DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU GIVE BIRTH? – Kittin
DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU DIE? – Chinky
WHAT COUNTRIES DID YOU VISIT?
*Vietnam, Singapore, China, Thailand, Italy, Switzerland
WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU BOUGHT?
*Technically I bought it in 2017, but only got to enjoy it in 2018 because of the STA — the Subaru XV
WHOSE BEHAVIOR MERITED CELEBRATION?
*All the new hires for marketing PH
WHERE DID MOST OF YOUR MONEY GO?
*Food, Travel, Gadgets
WHAT DID YOU GET REALLY,REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT?
*Going home after my STA so I could drive my Subaru
*Miss Universe 2018
WHAT SONG(S) WILL ALWAYS REMIND YOU OF 2018?
*NEVER NOT – and the entire album of Lauv (I met you when I was 18…)
COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR, ARE YOU:
i. happier or sadder? about the same
ii. thinner or fatter? Much, much fatter
iii. richer or poorer? poorer
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TV PROGRAM?
*The Crown
*Ru Paul’s Drag Race – replays on Netflix
WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ?
*The One Hundred Percenters
WHAT WAS YOUR GREATEST MUSICAL DISCOVERY?
*LANY
*Ben&Ben
WHAT DID YOU WANT AND GET?
1. All the people I wanted to hire
2. A long-delayed upgrade
3. Philippines for Miss Universe 2018
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE FILM OF THIS YEAR?
*International – Black Panther
*Local – Buy Bust
WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?
*Went home — road trip across the Davao Province
WHAT ONE THING WOULD HAVE MADE YOUR YEAR IMMEASURABLY MORE SATISFYING?
*I am happy this year — but i wished I didn’t gain so much weight
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL FASHION CONCEPT IN 2018?
*Back to Basic
WHAT KEPT YOU SANE?
*Prayers. Family. Friends.Food. Music. Netflix.
WHAT POLITICAL ISSUE STIRRED YOU THE MOST?
*TRAIN Law
HOW ARE YOU DIFFERENT NOW THAT THE YEAR HAS ENDED?
More mature, more pragmatic, more at peace
TELL US A VALUABLE LIFE LESSON YOU LEARNED IN 2018:
God is in control
QUOTE A SONG LYRIC THAT SUMS UP YOUR YEAR:
Akala ko ikaw nang binigay…. (AKALA by Marion)
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR 2019? (in leiu of a new year’s resolution. I’ll try to keep this simple so thatit’s actionable)
1. Pray More
2. Lose the Weight again
3. Visit as much Vietnam as I could
4. Make new friends outside of work
5. Overseas Trip with Mahal and Leah
6. Get back into running
WHAT ARE YOUR WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR?
1. A better Philippines
2. No more wars
3. Happiness for me and my loved ones
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