Thank you 2015.
It was not a bed of roses kind of a year, yes, but it wasn't really that bad.
Earlier last year my aunt Cecilia, the youngest among my mother's brood had her second stroke. It was one of the saddest and lowest moment of our (cousins Vita, Normita, Jomarie, and Myra) life that I guess brought us even closer.
Shortly after that I made two resignations, the first one was with then Secretary Mar Roxas, at the DILG, where I worked as a senior writer. The other one was with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP). I thought I could stand and weather internal politics because I have had enough of it from the time I entered political media in February 2008. But, again I gave up and decided to just leave.
In late July, I once again turned to Blogging and later on to Wattpad. While fictional writing is not new to me, because I used to write short stories when I was handling a radio program back in my Radio Veritas days. Wattpad, or writing a fanfiction is much more fun and exciting. It's probably because there is an interaction between the writer and the readers. Every chapter in those two completed stories that I wrote, my creativity as a writer was challenged and put to a test. For some time I was in a euphoria, the feelings then were unexplainable and it was sort of self discovery. But eventually I stopped. I seemed to have lost my sense in writing to this day.
Then on September while I was busy playing with my cellphone, I received a call from my friend Johnna. She calmly said these words, "Sam, wala na si Aries" of course my mind was in denial. Again, I was in my most vulnerable and weakest moment. It was one hell of a week that I was literally crying my heart out. Much as I hate changes and goodbyes, I of course loathed eternal separation. But what can I do it was time for him to go.
In October, the sadness brought by my friend's death took a backseat to give way to what I love the most . . volleyball - my first love. There I get to enjoy without trying or having to think. It has always been great, the feelings every time I play are wonderful and beyond compare.
Other than getting the chance to play again, I got to meet anew and befriended batchmates that I never had the chance to talk to before back in high school. I never thought we could be friends and would share good morning, good day or goodnight greetings in our own little way.
Just this December, my partner and I celebrated our 13th. And like any relationship it has its share of ups and downs. The challenges, hardships and many other things are always put to the test.
And now that the year is about to end to welcome New Year . . . I hope to keep the love I have with me, to enable me to continously love and care not only to my romantic partner, but to everyone I enjoy spending time with. I may look and sound playful but in my heart I love each and every person close to me beyond words. You know who you are, I may not be good with words, but in my own little way I know my heart says what my mouth could not utter.
Thank you ALL for making my 2015 memorable and happy. Let us continue to smile and be happy. God bless us all.
Peace on Earth always and forever!