new year, new life

it's another new year. 2004 has been great for me in so many ways because it has opened up a lot of doors for me. i realize that life is a circle, never ending...always beginning. this only means that i am given a chance to start over. to face life with a new perspective. to be enlightened in everything that i do. oh, you might think that i would now go into detail on my new year's resolutions. don't worry, i won't because i don't believe in that. for me, resolutions should be daily or weekly so that they are more attainable. as the old saying goes... "one step at a time". that's more practical, don't you think?

anyway, i've been thinking of what the past year has brought me, and i can say that i really had a blast! i was able to bond more with old friends, make new ones and got closer to my family. yes, i also had a lot of problems but that's just to balance my life. a girl can't have it all, right? but the important thing was, i was able to have fun.

looking back on the past year, i could say that the following were the highlights of it:

* i was "promoted". i never imagined that i would be in the position i'm in right now. the "promotion" might not have its financial compensation, but it still made me feel happy knowing that the management trusts me enough to give me more responsibility.

* the concert that our choir has been dreaming about finally became a reality. the tuguegarao stint may be "small" compared to the ones you hear or read about but it was still worth the experience. the people, specially the priests, really enjoyed the show. the priests were so impressed that they proposed to bring us to Cebu to perform. i just hope that it would push through.

* i was able to strengthen my relationship with my family and friends. yes, our family had a lot of problems even now, but problems bring people closer together. and i'm proud to say that our family survived. ;)

that's it! that was 2004 for me. i can feel that this year would give me more memories to cherish. trials may come my way, but i could just say that...

"there's always a rainbow after a storm."

cheers! :D