I am actually supposed to do something for work but I felt
this itch coming into my fingers and clicked on my blog. I am surprised to see
that my last blog entry was last year. Since then, I have never made any entry
for this year. What a shame.
To tell you honestly, I’ve been so occupied with a lot of
things for the past few months. Good thing, they were all positive things that came along. There’s nothing to complain about and I think I’ve come into
terms that we get both – good and bad in this life. If I were to recollect my
past experiences, I think this year, 2016 has been so good to me. I can’t
enumerate them all and I reserve them for my own for now. But here are some of my 2016 highlights.
Work has been so generous to me and I think I’m reaping the
hard work and resilience. There are ups and downs, but I’m always ready to
celebrate the small wins. Part of me has grown because of the role I have in
the company. I’m very privileged to have a very strong team and I’m so proud of
their individual contributions. I’m so thankful for my boss and we’ve been good
friends. This we found as a good formula for work relationships. We also go by
the mantra of “making our people happy.” This ignites passion and keeps our office
culture in tact.
In the family front, I’m delighted to have my first niece.
Sister and brother-in-law is doing well in New Zealand and parents are there
for a six-month vacation. I’m elated seeing my parents enjoy the snow but more
importantly, I’m pleased to see their health in full-swing.
Currently, I live alone in a simple house, just a kilometer
away from our old abode. Younger brother was tasked to man the old house as we
have several pets there. I’m tasked to look after our property in the east of
the metro, and I haven’t seen it for four months or so.
Partner and I are still going strong. He’s doing well in his
new found love – business. He’ll return to corporate set-up in the next few
days in Manila. We’ll live together as we sort out our future. We decided after
two years that we take the next step. Our weekly house dating is just getting
too short for us. We want to be together all the time. I just have one
condition for him – let me do my hobby which is badminton. He’s supportive and
I think it’ll never be an issue to us.
You see, despite the negativity we see in our world
nowadays, I think it’s paramount for us to look on the small good things coming
our way. I bet challenges will always be there, it’s part of the normalcy. One
question I asked when I was in China, should we waste time in overthinking
instead of contemplating how we can better ourselves and our future? I observed
other countries whose people has been passionate in their own craft. They
simplify, excel, inspire, they progress. I went home with that lesson in mind.
As I move forward to another year, my fervent hope is for
the people around me to feel good about themselves and start to experience
growth. I was stagnant before but it takes a mindset to really change my
situation.
If I can, I’m sure you will, too.
