Jan. 1, 2012 at 3:08am with 11 notes View comments
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Here’s the entry everyone will skip because but I’ll write it anyway because I just have too many feelings and I’m at the point wherein I just need to talk. Or write. Or type, whatever.

2011 has been the most exciting, emotional, nerve wrecking time I’ve ever had. It’s been a series of events I’ve never thought possible in a span of 365 days! It’s terrible how I can’t really find the words to describe that one hell of a ride. I would love to list down every single thing I am thankful for, but I probably would take more than a day to think because there are just too many things that helped make that year.

But most definitely at the top of my list are:

  1. My family - You know, I wouldn’t be anywhere near here without them. When I was deciding whether to go on Junior Term Abroad, I realized how much these people mean to me. I’ve always seen myself as this whole “family-oriented daughter” but it was this year where I just realized how dependent I was in their being there for me. They are the most loving, supportive people I can ever be with and I’m so thankful to have them.
  2. E2 and FA Lounge friends - I can never run out of things to say to these lovely bunch. I go to school excited every time because I know I’ll be spending time with these amazing people and despite being stuck in that little room in the corner of Gonzaga, it never gets boring. It’s always that one place that we never fail to visit everyday. It’s just like home. And my friends, like my siblings. I don’t know, I never expected a connection this close but gosh, I just love these people so much :( So thankful that I met all of these Fine Arts majors :D I can’t imagine college if it wasn’t them that I spent it with.
  3. My massive (self-inflicted) extracurricular work-load - I always had this ngarag and forever harassed vibes going on the whole year actually. Despite being one of the people who tended to lollygag (whoops!) all the time, I always was plagued by the endless amount of deadlines I had to meet. This year was a busy one: I ran for the student council, became a president of an organization and a core member in almost all of my orgs, got to work on multitudes of promotional materials, got exhibited a little, entered a few competitions, applied for things I’ve always dreamed of doing, became part of some of the biggest things in the Ateneo, started to seriously run for higher positions in some orgs, served as a speaker in my high school… Yeah. That was my 2011, pretty much. But doing all those made me realize what I wanted to do most and what I needed to do to get there.
  4. 3 BFA Information Design - Third year in ID is both the easiest and the hardest. Easiest because we finally get to immerse ourselves in endless design work. This is something every young ID major has ever dreamt of: being able to work on actual and legit design projects as academic requirements. But that’s also where the nightmare starts to kick-in too because while most people see designing as a walk in the park for us designers, it really isn’t. But this is just the start. And I don’t know, this is the kind of stress I don’t mind having the rest of my life :)) It’s amazing whenever you finally get that big bright idea and then suddenly you just can’t stop designing.
  5. Meeting so much people - According to Facebook, I became friends with almost 300 people during 2011. A little background on how I roll with that: I almost never add people on Facebook. I’m an asshole, I know HAHAHA But it’s amazing how despite that little quirk I have, I’ve met that many people this year :O It’s just surreal! I mean, before 2011… I guess I only had 400 people on that site and woaaah look at that baby now! :)) I guess this is the start of my becoming an extrovert. If you’ve met me before college, you’d be surprised at how reserved I was. Haha! I never dared going out of my comfort zone, and the times I did… I’ll just say I can count those times with my fingers :))
  6. God - Need I say more? :) I owe him every single blessing ever in my life. And I’m so so so so thankful.

As The Cab would put it, my only regret is having regrets so I will leave all of that to the year that has passed! Here’s to 2012! I trust it will be a heck of a ride :D

  1. dorkinprogress said: Shaniiiiiiiice. >:D< It’s been a big year, and sorry if we contributed in the wrong way to #3 hihihi :)) You will be missed on the team, and forever loved. Last two months, let’s make ‘em count. :) (Also I love The Cab.)
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