It’s been one hell of a ride this 2014.
So a really quick recap –
- I came back to my homeland (Oh how I missed it!)
- Met up with friends
- Went on random trips
- Hung out with my brother and sister
- Hung out with the family
- Went on a trip to Kota Kinabalu
- Met an amazing girl who loves traveling
- Got a job in a startup
- Got scolded for being to stubborn
- Got told off for being unprepared
- Was called too nice, too soft-spoken
- Became the boss’ anger sponge (to be fair, I pushed it…)
- Met amazing people
- Unlearned what I know
- Learned new things, became more aware and gained more perspective
- Re-learned and reapplied what I know
- Fell in love with my job
- Was pushed to grow and become more competitive (it’s like my Masters program all over again!)
- Have too much in my head
- Realized I have to act faster to keep up with my thoughts
- Realigned personal interests with business interests
- Discovered new area (Makati and North QC!)
- Discovered places to eat
- Discovered places to shop
- Started fending for myself
- Got an apartment to rent by myself
- Stopped making my parents pay for my credit card bills (lol)
- I pay for my food, my gas, everything
- Learned how to budget
- Takes sister out to splurge
- Started taking a cab
- Splurges on coffee
- Met amazing people not from work
- Lost 30 lbs
- Visited Bacolod and splurged on food
- Fell madly in love
- Re-evaluated the softer, more emotional side of me
- Was tested
- Hosted my host family (aunt and uncle!) from CA
- Celebrated my birthday with my family, shopping for Christmas haha
- Celebrated Christmas with family
- Worked during the holidays and didn’t mind at all
- Gave people food, money, gifts and loved every bit of it
- Will celebrate New Year’s with the family
It has been a crazy, wonderful year and I learned so much. Even though I had to put off my true love (travel), it was okay because I know after all this has paid off, I could always come back and it’ll be waiting for me with open arms.
Thank you 2014.
I welcome you 2015 and in fact, I am excited yet a teeny weeny bit scared of what’s going to come… still, BRING IT ON!
