It's 5AM again and for the past 5AMs of this vacation (now 7am before I publish this), I was also awake so i guess it's official that my Sleeping Habits have been reversed and my Circadian Rhythm has been broken. In a few minutes, the sun will peep out, and hopefully I'll convince myself again to sleep. And wake up around 2PM. Aah. The Life. The Bum Life.
Being the only person awake in the house makes you talk to yourself more. Not the freaky-talk-to-self-shizophreniac-type but more of the reflective type. I realized That it's under 10 days before we change our calendars, around 2 more sleeps before xmas and bbye to 2010! well, I actually already did.
I kissed 2010 Goodbye weeks ago. The moment December checked in, I went on Vacation mode and I'm just so ready to leave this year in the hopes of a better year. This year I lost 3 Phones, a laptop, wet my iPod that disabled it forever, 2 reformats, failed a subject, discovered I have sleep Apnea, blablablablabla the list will go on and on and on that I want to leave all the crap the Year of the Tiger thats-supposed-to-be-a-lucky-year has given me. But this post will not be here in the first place if this will be just a "Rant List" or "Series of Unfortunate events"
2010 is not the best year for me. Yes, I can say that. But saying that 2010 sucks would be unfair to all the good things that this year also given me... So, this, is my attempt to count my blessings this year.
1) I dont know if this happened this year or very early of January. But number 1 is not just about Sylar. It's about my family. I had better ties with my Sibs and Parents. Although my parents hate me more this year than last year, and of course I know why- they have all the reasons to be mad at me most times - but I am yet to redeem myself.The thing is, I'm glad they haven't given up on me. And I'm glad I haven't given up on Me either.
2) Shan and Pae received great DWTL gifts this year in the form of Batch 79 and 80. Im glad they had the time of their lives and they got to relive their DWTL moments, got their own set of Staffers and Kids and got drunk with their own dose of they Days High.
It made me relive my own batch (54) and when I Rectored (70) and these thoughts made me feel old. Damn. Haha.
3) I learned a lot about leadership. How to handle people a little bit. Learned more about priorities and managing my time better. Being the Segundus of the fraternity meant a lot for me because I have a lot to prove to them and I gave a lot of promises the day of The Grilling. I'm not gonna comment on how I'm doing my job so far, but, I believe I have set standards and raised them a little bit. I believe I'm a part of the evolution. And looking back, we've gone quite far.
Like what we always say to new brods, "There will come a point where it will all boil down to one reason alone: Mahal natin ang Frat. Let that be the guiding light to everything we do"
I met a lot of new brods and sisses not just from UST but from different chapters as well. Some already know me before we even met, thanks to Facebook. Some from far away, even out of the country. And I even got the chance to visit brods out of the country and treated me as if we knew each other for a long time even though first time lang talaga kami nagkita. Nanlibre pa. Haha.It was nice to think that wherever I go in the states, there will always be a brod in the vicinity.
4) The Fraternity induction ball marked a new age for the frat. (Well, I kinda made that one up, actually) But the alumni who were there were proud on how much the Frat has grown since their time. It put us in high spirits that it will was one of the most memorable (and most toxic) events of my term. So this event deserves a separate recognition from number 3
"I am a Spark. I am the Spark of Right. I am the Fraternity. And Scintilla Juris is my name"
5) MEDICAL MISSIONS! Tons of it this year. Most from Noynoy's Spark for Change, all 15 of them this year, most notably during his inauguration Rites. Became a part of History. While Noynoy was being Inaugurated, I was checking the Vital Signs of one collapsed woman.
And of course, the Zambales Mission :)
6) And yes. The opposite of Frat. I am still active at Days With The Lord. I never thought I'd last this long. It's my siblings' fault. I'm supposed to retire yeaaars ago, but they always seem to be invited as staff and they need me to support them.
So then I realized that you don't go back to days when you run out of batch mates, candidates, or friends that you know. because, in the end, the real reason must be: we go back to Days because of Him.
And then came a new set of Grandkids c/o Pot's batch 78. Recruited Biboy (77), Junboy Ed (78), Odan (78), and Jacob (80) Im pretty sure Im not gonna be gone in the Days weekend anytime soon because of these people :) From batch 56 onwards, I never missed a batch :)
7) And oh. The V-neck. You walk down the halls of the Med Building with pride because you no longer have a collar and the buttons are on the side and glide in the corridors with slow-motion effect. That means you passed Pharma and Patho last year. Proud to wear it this year. But only for the first few months... and then, you'll forget about the king-of-the-med-building feeling because you were drowned again from all the school crap.
8) SYLAR! Our cute adopted baby that always brighten up our day when we go home
9) Participated in a lot of Activites by the Student Council. And had fun doing it.
From LTS tour-de-med to Freshmen walk to Q Rosary to MEd Week and the rest of the activities especially when there are free food involved. :D
10) Friends who are non Frat and non Days related but are still my friends (Med Friends kasama na mga Prof, Council Friends, Bio Friends, Wisdom Friends, Dogsquad, and my Blog Fans (that includes the squealers who have been telling my mom that I've been cursing on FB. Tss.)) - I'm thankful for all of them.
All these, and more... I haven't included my trip to US, the fun Birthday week I had, the Dorm Adventures, and the story on how I conquered my Writer's Block, blablablablabla the list will go on and on. This year isn't bad after all.
One thing this year taught me, is that, at the end of it all. There is still a lot more things to be thankful for.
So, Goodbye 20-effing-10. and Hello, 2011. Cheers to a better year!
Happy New year, Everyone!
(oo maaga talagang New year Blog to. Yung Xmas blog naman ipopost ko before new year. haha)
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