The Belle: Thankful

I spent the first day of 2016 having an On The Wings of Love marathon, eating leftover food from our media noche and sleeping but that's not why I'm posting here. Hahaha. I've been putting off this supposed year end post because I have a lot to say but I can't put all of them into words.

I can say that I've been blessed this 2015. There were definitely uphills and downhills but I'm still thankful. I experienced things I haven't experienced before. I learned from them and I should be thankful for that. Because of all the things that happened this year, I'm treating my life now like an adventure. I'm more open now to take risks, to explore more and to experience more. I've been hesitant the past few years, I didn't want to risk anything, and yes I may want to explore more but I never act on it. I stay at home and the only people I socialize with are my close friends and family. But this year? I'm thankful that I met new people, got to socialize with them and had so much adventures I didn't know I can have!

I spent most of the first half of 2015 living in the US which I can say is lucky. I was there four months and I experienced and learned a lot of things. I met a lot of people who had affected my life and I'm thankful. Meeting them and being with them were learning experiences I treasure. Some were short-lived friendships but I want to keep those memories with them all the same. And to those people I met whom I still keep in touch with, I'm thankful for having met such an awesome bunch. (I know I already said a lot about my life there in this post -> click here)

I also visited the country I'm most excited to see. Japan. You were awesome and I would love it if I can visit you again. I think I was given a short amount of time to experience your culture and I want to learn more and explore more. I hope to see you again soon. (Japan trip link)

And then the last half of 2015 was a rough road of ups and downs. After my Japan trip, I dealt with anemia. I thought I was just having a hard time adjusting my body clock since I haven't adjusted much yet when I got back from US. Around a week after Japan, I felt so weak that for two weeks I mostly slept. I didn't know that anything was seriously wrong until I had enough and asked my mom when can I get a check up. My blood pressure was so low that my doctor's secretary jokingly asked me if I still had blood left. So August was officially the month when I went back and forth to two different doctors and encountered the syringe a bunch of times that I already lost count.

I slowly got better on September and October and of course, I'm thankful for that. I was on a sort of house arrest because my doctor didn't want me to be too active because I might collapse. When I learned that my blood count was already mostly normal, I happily went on an adventure. I got to see a beautiful piece of nature in my province, Laguna (which I haven't blogged about but I promise I will). And I'm thankful that my friend, Pritzy, convinced me to go on this amazing trip (even though we were so cautious because I was still recovering).

I was officially at my best on November. My aunt, my uncle and my cousin were home from Canada. I was mostly excited because we were going on a trip together to South Korea (which I also haven't blogged about yet but yes, I will). I'm thankful that I got to go back there again. I think the country is amazing and I love their food too. After that trip, I went on an adventure again to see another piece of nature in Laguna (with Pritzy and Crissel) which is a great way of ending my vacation before I go back to school.

Again, you were awesome. I don't think it's possible to have a perfect year but I'm sure it gets better from here so I'm excited to face you, 2016.

This 2016, I expect to graduate from college. Good luck to my hopefully last semester in school and good luck to finding a job I would love and enjoy. I also expect to start creating. I got in touch with painting again and I'm excited on what I'll do and what I can do. I hope to start writing more often (on my blog and on my fanfics), I'll get to that. I hope I'll get to meet more amazing people and experience more things I haven't experienced before. I only wish to achieve more steps to reach my dreams this year. This would be an awesome year, I just know it.

I'm thankful to my family for always supporting me and being there for me. Special mention to my mom for always always letting me feel that I'm not alone even if we were miles apart.

I'm thankful to my friends since high school. I know you're always there for me and we didn't let being separated after high school strain our friendship. I know even though we're all very busy with life, we can always count on each other if we're having a hard time dealing with problems. Hello to almost a decade of friendship! More food trip, more chika, more fun! (Hi guys, baka may ma-miss out ako kaya di ko na lang iisa-isahin. hahaha you know who you are labyu mwa harthart)

I'm thankful to my close friends, Ramon, Eeia and Ate Gladys. We don't see each other very often but I'm happy we keep in touch. I'm glad I have you guys to lean on. You don't forget to message me and ask me how I am (even if I'm a lame reply-er). I hope we can see each other more often this year.

I'm thankful to my dormmates, Mikee, Ann and Juja. You're the people I share my every day stories to and you're the people I can immediately count on when I'm away from home.

I'm thankful to my thesis partners, Danica and Jb. Danica, I think you know everything about me since we're always together when we're at school (which is where I am mostly all year for four years) and when we're at our dorm. You always listen to my rants and my stories even if I share them over and over again. I can always count on you, I know that and I'm happy I met you and have you in my life.

I'm thankful to my family in the US (Hi BenJer family). I'm really happy I became friends with all of you. I couldn't have survived living there and I wouldn't have gotten out of my shell if it wasn't for you guys. Special mention to Glyza and Sasa, GAP girls, I'm glad to have had adventures with both of you. I got to know both of you better and I'm happy it was you two I get to explore the US with. I hope we don't lose touch when we graduate.

Of course, lastly, thank you Lord for giving me the life I'm living now. For all the blessings I receive, thank You. I know You have plans in store for me and I'm sure it's only for the best. I'm know You're always there to support me to face the obstacles I'll have in the future.