
Some other guy on my network of blogs started to get sentimental. So count me in.
Old DemonsWhile away for a month, I believe I had the time to think things over and finally bury them all in the past. Going to a place where nothing reminds you of the mistakes one has done in the past did its job, as yes, I came back, replenished, rejuvenated, and maybe ready to start over again.
In fact I shut down a lot of things, I was surprised that some things have quite changed since I came back. There was the blistering heat, for starters, as though I never lived in this country before. Then there was the lousy traffic. When I started to drive again, I was wondering why the car had such a poor suspension, as I was shaking around. Then I began to see the usual cracked and potholed asphalt that makes our roads.
And everybody's pissed off at GMA and the rising oil prices.
And the aircon at home has flunked out.
I felt like I had forgotten a lot of things that I had lived with for 19 years. Indeed, going to a foreign land can make you oblivious of the filth that lines up Metro Manila.
Before I left, I told myself the following things:
When I come back -
I'd have a clearer state of mind (Check)
I won't be tormented anymore by bad dreams of debt, rejection, or untapped opportunities (Check)
I would have lost 10-15 pounds (Uncheck). Thanks to the 11-course Chinese dinner!
I won't smoke anymore (In progress)
Well at least that's 2 out of 4.
Looking back, I felt I was able to regain my smile again. A happy smile that marked me before the start of 3rd year.
I feel so far from the me 6 months ago, when I was down smuck, alone in my condo, contemplating whether my happiness was for show.
I actually was surprised that I went through all of that.
One is Silver
I found new friends while I was away. I hope we could all be back for the next tour.
Just came back from KTVing with them. Great to see them all again.
Man we shared so much in one month; it was so hard to let go.
I am finally taking the initiative to head a project for ORSEM: Looks like its bound to be a very busy year, hopefully a fun one with a whole new set of people to work with.
The other, GoldFinally nice to see my friends again, friends who have stuck with me for 4 or more years.
It's amazing how we've managed to stick together, happy in each other's company, stressed at each other's laptops, sad at each other's failures, and a whole load of experiences. What changed?
Somebody always texts "God Bless" now.
May she get through.
Somebody got involved in theater.
She still has an effect on me.
Maybe its milder now.
One's an AVP.
He got wasted too.
A few are now involved in the big U.
One finds out that the marketing plans we made before were too crappy.
Some W.A.F. ( hehe!) failed to bring a camera.
I'm glad that she's doing what she loves to do, though.
One's my neighbor.
We still have to work on our noise emission rights.
One's got an iPOD mini.
Haven't seen his other half, though
One got his hair curly.
UandMe is still tight, yet I guess someone in particular will choose to stay away from the group.
Well, some people have stayed pretty much the same...and that's good for now, I think.
Yeah, its our last year in the Utopia we've called our 2nd home.
Wow, so different from what we were a few years ago.
Yeah, all of us are making plans now.
Hopefully not family for me at first.
Will we see each other this year? Hopefully, maybe the random numbers will get through.
Will we be together after Utopia?
Will it go on?
Questions one can never answer.
Maybe in the heat of the moment we promise ourselves that we will always be together for each other.
That we'll always keep in touch.
But heat must give way to cold.
Do I see it fading away in the end?
Just hope that reunions coincide with happy moments, hopefully not at each other's funerals.
I'm optimistic that we won't make that happen.
Plans
I might be setting aside marketing plans in favor of getting a minor in finance. Yeah, that's most probably the way I'll be going.
I'll take up advanced multimedia and digital photography.
I have to market for every major ACTM project. Training indeed.
I'm excited about the AJMA website!
I won't finish my minor by graduation. I still want time to watch every Ateneo UAAP game this year.
I'll start jogging intensively by June.
I'm still earning for an electric guitar.
I'm enthusiastic about life.
I'm different from who I was exactly a year ago.
I've walked on.
Playlist
U2 has been currently ruling. I love the edge. They rule.
Others would include Coldplay, Jimi, Nirvana, Dishwalla, etc.
It's been a really good start for this year.Henyo.Gago returns on the next post with more pics.