Real Post 151 – Hi, It’s Me Again. How Are YOU?

It’s been a wild ride these past couple of years. Few things in the bucket list have been checked – experiences I enjoyed so much that I want to do it again, and some that clearly needs to happen once in a lifetime.

One certain thing I regret though, was not letting you know about how I’ve been. But rest assured, I’ve cherished every moment – the triumphs and failures, happiness and sadness, lives and deaths that came passed me. All the learnings and opportunities that came knocking – the yes’ and no’s of life.

And so, am here again.

I’m turning 30 by the way. Not for another 6 months or so, but just want to let you know, coz it’s important to what am about to tell you.

First, am building a house of my dreams!

Well, not me personally, but my Popsi and Momsi are the ones overseeing the construction in the province while am here in Manila. But still, this is one important milestone for me. Am not here to boast about it, maybe a bit, however you need to understand it’s almost a decade in the making in my mind. Before I went here in the city to work, I set a goal – get my own room by the age of 30.

Second, my Momsi said it’s okay to be gay!

I’ve been going back and forth for the past year in the province, and everytime her and I had a conversation, a grand child is being slipped into. Of course I’d say no coz it’s gonna be difficult for me to give her an apo knowing that am not into women who can get pregnant, unless she also considers my plan of adopting a kid in the future. She’d always say, “It’s okay. Just do you, but am still hopeful for you to have a baby. You are just 30.”

Third, my Popsi and Momsi, as always, supports me!

There are times in our lives that we think coz we are already adult, we do things our way and make decisions alone. I recently realized, no matter where you are in life, seeking for advise from your friend, family or loved ones is never a bad move. As a matter of fact, it can save you from your impending doom. Just to give you a clearer scenario, the decision I made so hastily was gonna be my burden for years, which likely gonna make me crazy or land in jail. Not to mention can create altercations between our friends and family. It was a huge relief for me to backtrack that decision. I did not expect that I would cry in front of my parents at this age, but it turned out to be a beautiful relevation – my folks will always be there to provide me guidance, for as long as they live. All I need to do is ask for it. As I wiped the tears in my eyes that day, my Popsi did say, “Travel as far as you can go. Do the things that your heart wish. Live your life, for you only have one.” Then he walked away, while cleaning the fog that formed in his eyeglasses with his shirt. “You are only 30.”

So you see, it’s been a wild ride for me. I realized 3 important things just recently…

1. It’s never too early nor too late to set a goal. Keep it present, even just in your mind. Then make it happen.

2. Give more credit than you think they deserve for the people who truly loves you. Communicate with them, for there’s no clearer way to receive an answer other than by asking for it.

3. Life does not stop giving you lessons when you feel like you know how the world works. For mistakes can easily be made whether you are 6 or 60. And there is nothing wrong if you wanted to cry in front of people if you are feeling down, whether you are 3 or 30. You never know, they might be the one to cheer you up, or change your future.

Now that you know what I’ve been going through, how about you?

How are you doing?

Real Post 143 -A Backtrack Before The New Year

Five more pages to go and the book of 2015 will be closed. It will be sealed and locked away. We can take a peak on some pages of it but we can never reread it thoroughly. It’s how the way it was created, no further explanations needed. A new leaf will unfold and through it, a new set of pages will be made. It’s a clean slate, that it why we call it new beginnings. For some it’s a new start, while others think of it as another stop of our lifelong journey.

Many people become excited when a new year comes along. We sometimes considered it as a reboot of our life or a complete overhaul of our system. It gives us an idea to take a pass on the things that we did over the last year. It gives us a complete sense of relief from the bad decisions that we made or a trophy of success for those good ones. A new year can be many things for each of us. The way we wanted it to be is solely dependent on our own perspectives. As for me, it’s another uncharted waters and I cannot wait to sail off where the wind blows.

Now, before we get more excited on the year 2016, let us take this moment to backtrack the things we have done over the course of this year and ask ourselves these questions:

• What have I accomplish this year?
• Did I do something out of the ordinary and did it make any difference to me or to other people?
• What decisions did I regret and what did I consider as good ones?
• If I will be given a chance to relive one moment this year, what would it be and why? And lastly,
• If I die before the New Year comes, am I going to be grateful for it and ask for nothing or regret and wish I could have done – insert-them-here – thing?

Let’s start, shall we?

I reached a quarter of a century this year so I guess it can be counted as an accomplishment. I still have my job that feeds me and my family, as well as pays my bills. Also, I became depressed and felt so down after my surgery but I was able to regain my composure, thanks to the help of my friends and family.

I purchased an insurance policy, something that I haven’t think of knowing that I am not a risk-taker so it’s out of the ordinary for me and it certainly did make a difference towards my outlook in life. It took a harsh turn on me which brings us the decisions I may or may not yet regret. I admit I was disappointed with how things went on after the procurement of this policy. It felt like the decisions I made or the documents I signed up in this case were used against me. I guess I was not clever enough to counteract. Either way, it’s a lesson learned the hard way, to always read the fine prints.

If I will be given a chance to experience one magical and amazing moment that happened this year the second time around, I will pick one randomly and relive it exactly how it went through for the first time, for I am grateful for everything that I’ve been through. The reason why? It’s obvious, no matter how awful or awesome those events, I survived all of them.

Now for the last question, if I cannot make it through 2016, I will still be thankful and grateful for the things that happened to me in past as it shaped me to a person I am today. I will not ask but one thing though, to wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year!!!

Cheerios everyone! ‘Til next year. 🙂