My 27th

I’ll be turning a year older in a few days and I’m kind of looking forward to it, to my birthday I mean. Of course, getting older makes me realize/think about some things that I feel I should have done or doing already or things I should have accomplished and haven’t, but for some reason, the cloud of sadness I’ve felt a few weeks ago has somehow lifted.

Looking back, the past year has been pretty good.

1. I was able to clear up some of my debts. Which really feels good! Growing up, I’ve been too careless with my finances which resulted to me accumulating quite a load of debts but I was finally able to clear most of them last year. It feels good not having to worry so much about where to get the money to pay your bills. Now I’m really trying to be more disciplined when it comes to my finances. And this leads to number 2…

2. I now have savings too! And that my friends, feels better than number 1! It may not be a lot, but at least I’m starting to have savings! :D

3. I’ve got a new sport. Lately, I’ve been quite addicted to running. Though I’ve only joined two marathons (1st is 3KM, 2nd is 5KM), I’m liking it a lot. I run on the treadmill (and to think that I was scared of that machine before!) for an average of 30minutes when I’m at the gym. Then my office friends and I have one running day in a week, sometimes when things are not so toxic, we run twice a week. I’m also planning to join a marathon every month. My goal is to run a half marathon by the end of the year (hopefully with Piolo during the next Timex run!). Oh, and I’ve joined the badminton competition for our sports fest here at the office, although I have no idea how to play it! :P

4. I gained new friends. Isn’t that the most amazing thing? I’m not so friendly and that’s something that my friends and the people who knows me can attest to, so it’s really great when I get to know new people and eventually be friends with them.


5. I finally lost those unwanted pounds! Honestly, this is the biggest thing that happened to me the past year. I started dieting and going to the gym on Feb2009 and after sooo many years of fighting a constant battle with my weight, I finally won. I’ve lost a total of 54 lbs. in one year and it really feels good. What it did to my confidence and health are amazing. I feel lighter, I don’t have to catch my breath after taking just a few flight of stairs, I can do sports (yey!), I don’t hear myself doing weird sounds when I sleep at night. I don’t feel so self-conscious when there are a lot of people, I don’t feel so frustrated when I try on clothes. I feel good about myself, inside and out. And I hope that I’ll be able to maintain this. :)

6. And I almost forgot, one of the highlights of my year... finally seeing Piolo Pascual in person. 'Nuff said. :)


Now, what will happen on my 28th? Not sure yet, but I think I’ve become more optimistic about it. Hmm, most of the predictions, by my friends and horoscope alike, says that I’ll fall in love this year. Well, we’ll see. :)