BINATA NA KO! My 21st Year :)

AUGUST 18, 2011 -- a date to be thankful for -- this is how I want to describe this another gift that God has given me. Time really flies so fast that here I am, taking another step of my life.

As I read my post a year ago, I felt how blessed my last year was since everything is all about saying thank you. I love how I wrote this a year ago: Our life really depends on how we will look at it. Think that it's such a lonely life and you will forever suffer. Think that life is a blessing and we will forever be thankful. This is how I want to think about my life, A TRUE BLESSING.  

It is another year, another beginning, and another opportunity to make life worth living for. In this 21st year of mine, I have nothing to complain because I always believe that each moment in my life happened, happens and will happen for a purpose. 

21 years of being alive, alone, is something that I must be truly be thankful for above anything. Not everyone is given the chance to live this far. I remember, it was just yesterday when a man went here in our office asking for help because his grandson died. His grandson died inside his mother's womb. This made me feel more blessed because God gave me 21 years to live. I also realized that I really have to value this life because it is a gift from heaven.

This year has been a difficult year for me. I can't imagine how I have faced all those hardships but now, slowly, I'm starting to understand how. First, of course is because I have God with me. Also, I have my friends, officemates and especially my family. THANKYOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL STRONGER AND FOR ALWAYS BEING BEHIND ME FOR 21 YEARS NOW. 

Living on earth for 21 years is indeed a blessing and this one must be celebrated. Honestly, I don't have any plans for my birthday but God has plans and He helped my special day, as always, a memorable one (may extension pa!) And so, I want to thank my Father in heaven for the following:

The chance to celebrate with my mom and brother exactly on my birthday. We just attended mass then ate dinner out. This is the kind of celebration that I really love, simple yet memorable. I always love celebrating special occasions with the people that I love the most and that's my family. :)

Celebrating with my friends is the second thing that I always look up to when there are special occasions in my life. It doesn't have to be a big celebration ('di naman kasi sila choosy kahit muntik na nilang i-order ang pinakamahal sa menu. haha!) but just to have them around is so much to be thankful for. I am glad that my birthday became the way for us to cope up with each other. It also became a way for me to open up things to them that made me prove that they really know me so well. Kain, inom, iyak, tawa. I am happy that I have friends who are with me not just when I am happy but also when I not-so-happy. :)

for capturing this stolen shot at alam kong hirap na hirap ka dahil ngiti ako ng ngiti, many thanks, Pat! :)

Last year, I celebrated with a new family, my Broadcore family. It's been months since I left them. It was sad because I really have shared a lot of memories with them but I am glad that the friendship is still there. And as always, there's a reason why parting must take place and that is for me to meet these wonderful people that I am with right now. I thank God for my newest family, the people in the City Government of Antipolo. :)

[photos to be ulpoaded soon]

I am also thankful for the following gifts that I have received:

And to all those who remembered and greeted me, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! :)

I know that there are more to come for me since I am just in the middle of my journey. 21 years of living on earth is definitely a blessing but to live my life better each year is a goal that I must achieve. I may not be able to mention all those who became the reason why I am here now but I want you to know that even the littlest thing from anyone is a big part of who I am now. I THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING ME FEEL BLESSED.

Lord, thankyou for the 21 years that You have given me. I know that saying thank you is not enough to give it all back to you so I will just promise to be a better person as much as I can. I may not understand all the things that are happening to me now but I know that you have the BEST plans for me and for each of us. I lift you everything and I thank you for all the blessings and people that you have given me to help me through thick and thin. FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE, THANKYOU LORD! :)

Again, I will say, if my life will be taken from me now, I will be very willing to give it because it is an order form God. Anyway, I have enjoyed it and I became happy and so blessed with the past 21 years that was given to me. But until I am still here, I will choose to live my life with happiness and optimism.

Cheers to my 21st year! 

BINATA NA 'KO, AYOS! :)

         xoxo