What 2016 has taught Me

In less than 12 hrs or so from now 2017 will finally kick in! Still a working day for me tho and definitely one of the many blessings I should be thankful of. It wasn't smooth sailing but I am able to managed and survived. If I'd look back at the months that had passed I can only smile I managed to get until chapter 12 page 366 of this book! ( ansabe?) 2016 is still a good year, for I have been blessed with good health, family,and  friends.

"It's not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters"

At 30 I supposed to have a stable career, a good balance in my bank book and perhaps my own house- well that's what I dreamed of at least. But like always, some things will not go according to how we want it to be, at times we need to sacrifice a little to give way for God's plan in our lives. I may not have those things that I wanted at least I have my family with, maybe not complete but we are overflowing with love. I am happy that each Christmas and New Year since 2010 we start and end the year together with my siblings and my father. Not so long ago, this was just in my imagination.

I still have so much wish for my family, but I believe one day soon it will all come true, it is only a matter of when.

One of the many blessings that I received this is year as well was being reconnected to my mother's side relatives, I had never heard of them since I was 10, thankfully because of the modern technology - facebook to be exact my cousin Jeia found us. For now I am so looking forward to be reunited with them in flesh, ^_^

few of my cousins from mother's side that I have yet to meet in person ^_^

"There are some people in life that make you LAUGH a little louder, SMILE a little bigger, and LIVE just a little bit better"

Somehow I could claim that I am blessed with the kind of friends I have in my life,And my 2016 won't be amazing as it without these amazing people whom I shared this year's journey with.

my list could go on with the people I am blessed to have with in my life, these are just few of the family I choose to be with  <3 <3 <3

"Don't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect"

This year I took the courage to start something new again, it has been on my mind for so long and I was really hesitant about it. When your mind is clouded with all the negative thoughts and what ifs all you need is just one person who'll believe in you and trust that you will be able to do, gratefully I was able to have that one person in my life, thus last December 8 our little online business was launched. Wherever this would lead us, that I will be looking forward in this coming year with great hope!

"The best things in life are the people you love,the places you've seen, and the memories you've made along the way"

new year 2k16 escapade

sadsad @ Sinulog festival with le sissums

IEC 2016 @ SRP grounds

IEC 2016 @SRP Grounds

Holy Week trail

Best Western Lex Sandbar Resort Cordova Jul 2016

Christmas dinner @ Parklane International Hotel

A big thanks to everyone ( on and offline) who has been part of my 2016 journey

Now,with my family beside me, the good people I have whom I called friends and with all the lessons 2016 has taught, I am now very much ready to welcome 2017 and is excited to see what is in store for me!

THANK YOU 2016 & HELLO 2017!

Buffet Raid ala Mokz

I can give up buying new clothes,much more gadgets but never will I give up on food - that's pretty obvious with my baby fats😁.

I am normally "tihik/ kuripot" but when it comes to food nahhh! I could spend more than what I am earning on a daily basis, if I won't control myself.
But that wasn"t the case last Thursday, Dec. 15,2016 as we got a treat of more than 5bucks dinner,@ Manuel's Restaurant in  Cebu Parklane Hotel. For someone like me who is contented at carenderia food & fast food chain value meal , a diner at a hotel is definitely a luxury, therefore I have to make extra sulit!

1st plate: soup & main course right away
white rice - the essential
spare ribs - the "bomb" legit!
roasted chicken w/ raisin - nothing extra ordinary except it has raisins
chopsuey - don't want to get veggies can't turn away from my favourite

2nd plate: it's all about sushi
too bad I did get the name of all these but I fall in love with these. I did not like these when I first came there but I guess this time around my taste buds have improve

3rd plate : dessert round 1

and for the last panghimagas , halo-halo it is!

food display

Was it all worth it? Definitely it was, been there twice now and I would love to come again, but first I wish to try another place next time

Food tastes so much better when shared and so my date for that night...

Exploring New Horizons

 

A colleague of mine once told how she wish she's like me, " a risk taker" and I was like.....

 

I don't really consider myself like one.

I've been  technically  working for a decade now, and in that length of time I had work with two employers yet, with my first one  that I worked for with no less than 7 years, 3 years and counting with my current.Maybe it can be considered as loyalty, but honestly I am just afraid to get out in the open. It can be a good thing for my portfolio maybe but with the intense competition out there it can not fill the void of not having a diploma.

 I am someone whose afraid to get out of my comfort zone,I am gonna hold on until the very end of the string, just like what I have been doing now.

To be perfectly  blunt about it,  I am barely managing with my current job there has been countless of times that I've been disappointed and discouraged with, and has been advised by my good friend to get out there and find a new job, yet still here I am. Talk about stubbornness

On the other side, I have a lot business ideas on my mind but yet to execute it....the literally all are just but plans #procrastination

Until finally, I was like hit by a strong volt of lightning in a flash I've made a solid business plan ( char.com.choss). It is just but a dream but I am now working it  out with a good partner and hopefully very soon we can start kickin'.

I am not leaving my comfort zone yet ,but  hopefully this one is the right way towards that exit door.

 

Watch out for the launch of ......very....very soon

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