W-O-W!

Wow! Pure honest wow!

Not that I am bragging or anything, what I feel is just overwhelming…enough to brighten up my life ahead.

Did you even experience having something good…really great happen in your life and you can’t help but clap your hands like you are clapping for someone else? Crazy right? But that’s exactly how I feel. I can’t help but blink back the tears. I am so proud of myself. If this sounds like bragging, I really don’t care. I am just surprised for such a fortuitous discovery. I was stunned. I felt everything good. For a long time, I never felt this significant…

Last year was not the best year of my life…the worst actually…or so I thought. I simply felt rotten and hollow for the most part. So having learned that I am one of the students who are to receive the highest honor of recognition for this year’s academic achievers in my school, I could not help but give myself a good pat on the back to say, “Not bad!”

Honestly, I am close to tears right now. I just feel so blessed, it’s like I don’t deserve this honor. I never thought I can do this as this point of my life. When all I planned was to be a plain attentive student, I was surprised to discover that I can actually be something bigger and more.

Thank God for the family I have. Thank God for the friends who helped keep me sane during the past few months. More importantly, I thank God for the greatest inspiration in my life… my SON. NJ, Mama has been working so hard. This is just the start! You’ll see, I promise you will be proud of what Mama will become. This honor is for YOU. I love YOU.

"HI...HELLO...YOU'RE GREAT!!"

I don’t know why I have this tendency of rooting for everybody else so they can make themselves feel better. I just feel that I can see beyond what these appear and act. Although I may easily notice sudden changes, good changes that is, for people wearing good clothes, cute items, and everything that is admirable, I just feel that noticing these things will help make them feel better about themselves. I disagree that what I do is flattery. Trust me; I don’t even know how to define flattery. What I see, what I observe, what I don’t like, I say. Haha! Just imagine the effort these people have made to improve themselves. Isn’t that commendable? Doesn’t that deserve any attention? Once in a while, I feel that I am making my life harmonious by learning to lessen my cynical thoughts and increasing my appreciation to every good that happens around me. After all, people are still people, depriving them of the knowledge that they are just fine and okay wouldn’t hurt me right? Besides, what I say is TRUE. I wouldn’t even comment on anything that I don’t feel or that I’m not convinced of. Why would I do that? I’m not making harmonious relationships by being a true blue PLASTIC. I feel that I may sometimes sound too self-righteous or too sure about myself by having the confidence to stand up and say that ”hey, you look good today!” or “hey, where did you get that from?” or “hey, what did you do to your hair, it’s nice!”. I hope I haven’t offended anybody by doing that. All I wanted to say is that, you simply rock! You are doing great. Thriving, confident and unique! So, regards to these people. You make make each day interesting for me.