It has been a great Ox year for me, and I can’t believe how time flew so fast. Though it already sank into me that I wrote my 2008 – The Year That Was entry exactly a year ago, reminiscing my experiences this year made me say to myself, “It seems like it’s only yesterday.” And one of the things that made my 2009 so awesome is the fact that I had tons of firsts this year! You’ll know to whom I owe a lot of those experiences after the meat of this entry.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. -Genesis 1:3

January

1. Jan. 4 – My first short hairstyle after how many years. New year’s look!
2. Jan. 16 – My first henna tattoo. For Sinulog ’09.
3. Jan. 28 – My first time in Starbucks. It was Jessa‘s birthday treat to D’ Hacienderas!
4. Jan. 30 – My first time to taste Alberto’s Pizza. Lyn’s birthday treat to D’ Hacienderas!

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Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.

This afternoon, I was re-watching The Polar Express, and I forgot how much lesson I could get from the movie until I finished it. It made me realize again and again that there’s more to life than the eyes can see.

We’ve all been through a lot this year. Some had it good, some had lost hope because of the tragedies that came their way. But the harder we fall, the higher we bounce back. All we’ve got to do is believe that there’s still tomorrow to make up for the loss. The wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

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It’s officially Christmas vacation! And to add to the vacation feel, joyous events came our way.

In the afternoon of December 20, 2009, Sinjin, Mark M., Aika, Jim, and I went to Cebu Parklane International Hotel to watch Stories from the North Pole, a live puppet play of the story of Jesus’ birth with Mrs. Claus as the narrator. It was an interactive storytelling as kids also shouted answers everytime Mrs. Claus asked some! I felt like a kid again!

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