I’m still trying to adjust writing the year 2016, but I know eventually I would manage to get use to it. It’s the first day of the year and just like the previous years I’m staying with my family here in Valenzuela. All my nephews and nieces just grow up super fast, some I can’t even remember the names already. We are all growing up and I can’t do anything with it, I just need to live with it I guess. I’ve been far from them for so long I got a hard time connecting with them again. But I know, they are always looking forward to what I would be giving every time we will be having a family reunion.
Reflecting the things I made are a usual thing I do, not just yearly but almost everyday. I always try my best to assess my day-to-day activity and check if I did something different or something good or maybe something awful that even I don’t want to think of it, it still got its way to linger in my mind (which I don’t like). But I need to live with it; at least I would know if I’m doing good or not.
I did so many things last year, great, good, bad and worst. Some of my 2015 highlights includes, travelling to Puerto Galera, Palawan, Subic, Baguio, Hundred Islands and Boracay. I got to travel with Mom as well along with blogger friends and visited my grandparent’s house in Pangasinan. I got an opportunity to be different by becoming a radio jock and carry the name “Flynn Ryder” and air for a year every night at Wish 107.5. I watched concerts last year like backstreet boys and One Republic and partnered with some of my favorite brands and companies. I got a chance to become a student again and met new people. I was able to gain new friends and experienced other awesome moments that I’ll just cherish personally.
This first day of the year I want to write an open letter for my self;
Dear Self,
You did a great job last year, thou I still feel that it isn’t enough. You’ve grown a year but still you feel young at heart and that isn’t bad, but this year you need to grow up and face new responsibilities in life. Your parents are getting old and you need to do something about it.
I want you to stay positive in everything you do, negative thinking could be sometimes useful but not as always, enough with the crap of thinking the “what if’s” in life, it sometimes ruins the fun. Be more vocal and say good things to others, compliment them if needed, say what’s in your heart.
Be more confident, you’re a nice guy don’t hesitate and be afraid of rejections, jerks are always around you need to deal with them gracefully. You’ll meet people, who would like you and would not, be with the nice ones, leave the people who become a burden to you last year and accept a new line up. Be with creative people, share ideas and grow with them.
Save money, you need it. Learn to figure the wants and needs. Be mature in deciding on things.
Be contented and be happy with what you have, remember you’re way luckier than the most. Give importance and attention to what’s in your hand and don’t look far, you don’t want to lose it and be burden with regret afterwards.
And lastly, don’t forget to always give thanks to all the blessings you’re receiving, just be happy, do what is right and be your self, always.
Sincerely yours,
Rodel 010116
