Sweetest Sixteenth Birthday !

SWEET SIXTEEN

A birthday is only one among the 365 days in a year, it is a day that commemorates our birth to this world, a day we can call our own, a day so special that celebrating it with the people you love is the only way you can truly get its essence.

I have lived my life already for one and a half decade... Or 15 years...

Last January  4 2014 was my Sixteenth birthday or what most teenagers would call as their "sweet sixteenth birthday"

I can really say that I have grown much in the last years in my high school life( though not physically - height deprived hahaha) mentally and spiritually. As a teenager I have realized the significance of having a lot on my arms, family there! friends over here! And many other important parts in my life that I often have a hard time choosing which one would come first. DILEMMA - a word... An expression that I usually say to connote what I am going through when faced in a situation of having to choose which has more value.

It's hard to make a choice especially when you can't differentiate the things that you have to do from the things that you desire.

I'm growing up and it brought good changes to me. The experiences that I had made me grow into a person that i am sure my parents and many others are very proud of. And as i strive for greatness, I do not only think about what it is to me but also to others, that is if I can do it so can they. "Thank you for inspiring others"; "continue giving inspiration to others" most of my closest friends have told me this and it just brightens my heart that overcoming the struggles in my studies...in my leadership experience...in my family, I have also managed to inspire others to do the same. We might have different ways in doing so but the fighting spirit is what it takes to make the impossible, POSSIBLE.

I'll never go away, that old me will always be intact but the thing here is "I am growing up" and there are people that are close to me that have to accept that while I'm finding out more about myself it does not mean that I'm losing that part of me that came from them.

I would like to thank everyone who made my sweet 16th birthday very unforgettable...

My parents who supported me in my decision to be more mature in dealing with my responsibilities. It was a rough path to take at first, I mean it's hard to tell your parents that you would want/ need to celebrate your birthday without them because you have a party to attend to or you want to celebrate it with your classmates on your senior year... Right?

But I made it through, I stood up for what I believe would make me happy. Though i only got to spend 12:01 am - 9 am of my day with them it still counted as a big part of my birthday celebration. (Garlic rice for breakfast! Yum! )

" I am their baby, and the more I find myself, the more they feel that they are losing me "

My LCLC Family who celebrated with me with great joy and enthusiasm. Though the gathering was for the purpose of our post X-mas party but they also made me feel loved by making my day interactively fun, with parlor games that blows your mind out. They even made me do an interpretative dance and with my rough voice they even let me say the prayer. Through a silent but meaningful birthday surprise, all the b-day celebrants of December and January  were made to light a candle and make our wishes to the Lord.

@ YELLOW CAB with 4 CALUNGSOD

My 4 Calungsod family who waited for me at yellowcab pizza and have my birthday dinner with me. They sang me a happy birthday and even had me blow a candle placed in the center of a big pizza. Though my family was not with me but i had them to celebrate my night with. Thank you for the happiness that you have shared with me especially those people who made me in awe out of the big pink secret Surprise they made for me! I never thought my day could get any better after being able to spend it with the people i treasure the most- but it did! As i opened the doors to my room... There it was floating pink balloons, a bouquet of roses, pictures, gifts, and messages from my friends...

I could not measure the wideness of the smile that I had put on! Surprises were really my thing, but in the sense that I am the one who gives it and not the one who gets it. Somebody told me that , "loving, caring ...bring those traits with you, bring those traitts which you have acquired in pages 1 - 15 as you turn to page 16 ." I hope this person gets the message of how grateful I am and thankful for all the efforts that he has put into it, it has touched me really deep and i'll always have this person close to my heart. Friendship becomes stronger because of the experiences that you shared with each other.

My birthday was truly special and wisely spent. Every moment was special and meaningful. I am now a sixteen year old teenager, living my life as best as I could and treasuring the people that gave me a purpose to live.

The 13 Day Challenge

CHALLENGES ARE WHAT MAKES LIFE INTERESTING, 

OVERCOMING THEM MAKES LIFE MEANINGFUL

You see our Christmas break turns out to be from December 20 to January 5, it is a long period for a break considering the previous stats on the number of vacation days we have. So I decided to make these days count by doing something very interesting. I challenged myself to complete a list of random tasks. I call it the "13 DAY CHALLENGE" All the challenges are easy to do but technically all of them are things that I usually don't have time to do. The challenges lies in completing all of them while not missing out on the fun of Christmas and other festivities. Finding the TIME to do it is a priority that I can't disregard. ENTHUSIASM is another thing to consider, how can I get the best out of it if I don't have the right attitude towards each task. Most especially I need to have the DETERMINATION to make each challenge a success. 

This is a page taken out from my NEW 2014 Planner that was given to me by a very special friend. I'll always keep it in my mind.

The Difference between the Impossible and the possible lies in a Man's Determination

 If you just take the chance and make the most out of it, then you'll be one step ahead to making all your dreams a reality. You just need to take baby steps first. My way would be starting from simple tasks and learning from those experiences, using those lessons by applying them in my future endeavors.

THIS IS THE LIST OF MY CHALLENGES

* READ A GOOD BOOK*LETTER MAKING FOR LOST PALANCAS*FINISH ALL SCHOOL WORK IN ONE DAY*JOG EARLY IN THE MORNING*PLAY IN THE RAIN/ SHOWER IN AN ARTIFICIAL RAIN*MAKE MY OWN BLOG *WAKE UP EARLY SEVEN TIMES*PLAY A BASKETBALL GAME WITH BROS*DO A MAJOR MOVIE MARATHON OF 7*ORGANIZE ALL MY FILES*MAKE THREE LIFE POEMS* SLEEP AT THE ATTIC/ HAVE A CAMPING*PREPARE MY PLANNER EXTRAVAGANTLY *TWITTER CHALLENGE *CHRISTMAS SPEECHES FOR MY FAMILIES                                                                                   Simple and Satisfying. Brief but Meaningful. Easy but Time-consuming. Challenging and Interesting                   

I have a Confession though, as of this moment I have only managed to complete 12 out of the 16 that I have. Though I am not able to complete everything but I did manage to start those FOUR tasks. I'm looking at the brighter side in things, I mean I have a lot of days ahead to complete this unfinished challenges. One thing I learned is it only takes a pen and a paper to remind you of the things that you could do and what you could have done. Completed or not, at least I know that I have it in me to challenge myself...to have that determination to complete it...and the openness to growth that whatever experience it brings forth to me I'll take it as a lesson that I can apply to achieving my bigger dreams.

PALANCAS

POEMS

Just some of my outputs....

Anyway, thanks for the time you gave to read this entry. Good bye for now.