twenty eleven

Two years ago, I’ve decided that I’m going to focus on a certain “theme” or goal for each year as I figured that is the best approach if I were to accomplish all the things that I want. The way I see it is that after one year of doing things related to my goal, I’ve already made a habit out of them so I will then continue to do them the succeeding years, effortlessly. And the next year, I come up with a new goal and they eventually add up to the previous years’.

For this year, it was “giving more and giving back”. I think I' did quite well in terms of supporting a few organizations and projects:

Ateneo Alumni Scholarship Foundation, Hero Foundation, Project Malasakit, Cancer Warriors Foundation, Isang Litrong Liwanag, Ulingan Kids of Project Pearl,

CRIBS Foundation, Children’s Joy Foundation, Typhoon Sendong Survivors.

But more than these I would like to believe that this year, I was also more giving to family and friends. Not only of material things but more importantly of time, encouragement and support. This is a little more difficult to measure and I can only hope that during the times we spent together, they felt more loved and appreciated.

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On a lighter note, I think this was also the year that I travelled the most: Jan – Davao; Feb – Boracay; Mar – Taal Volcano, Vietnam; Apr – Mt. Pinatubo; Jun – Ilocos; Nov – Hong Kong; Dec – Bicol. Plus of course a few other adventures and new things learned in between.

Thank you, 2011. You’ll be one of those years that I will always look back to with happiness. :)