Happy Holidays, everyone! 🌲❄️🎁🎉🎊❤️🎅🏽
Things went pretty bad for me and I thought that even though theres more than half of the year left, I came to the conclusion that this would be the worst year to date! My sleeping habits were becoming out of line. I had to take Melatonin to help me get to sleep as I badly needed rest! Good thing that I only used it for a couple of times and my sleep went back to normal again. BTW, Melatonin is not a sleeping pill. It just helps you regulate your natural hormone so that you could go to sleep.
Midyear came and things were looking up. I had road trips and quick getaways with friends and other planned travels as well. I always love travelling no matter how short the trips are. I don't know if this is weird but I enjoy solo flights as I get to disconnect with everything and get to have that alone time even just for a short while. I was able to do that a couple of times last May and I had Odezsa on playback on all of them👍🏽
School was stressing me out at some point and I had a bit of trouble juggling both school and work but despite of that, I was having a great time. For so long (many years) I invested so much of me and yet I still go home feeling empty and helpless sometimes crying myself to sleep (a lot of times it was just due to PMS 😂). So it was an uncharted territory for me. You know the feeling that you don't have to exert too much effort to feel happy? I felt that and it was good! Its different when you feel good on the inside because no matter how busy or stressed you are, people won't easily get on your nerves and you won't get sick that easily! Aside from school, work and romantic/kilig feeling (esp that time when I unexpectedly received cake at work from someone I was dating) in between, I managed to squeeze a lot more out of town trips on some weekends and enjoyed quality time with people I love. I just didn't have time to exercise at all so I am in a bit of a bad shape if you may say it 😁
I did not fall short on gastronomy as well. I am not a big fan of sour and spicy food, so when I had my first Tom Yum in Champey Restaurant In Siem Reap, it really came to a surprise that I would love it👌🏽 Actually, the whole Cambodian food trips with my barkada was so good that it gave us more reasons to want to stay a little while longer (if only we could 🙄). The Pad Thai experience on Khaosan Rd., Bangkok was also superb👌🏽Eating Curacha's while on the sea at Sibadan, Surigao del Sur; yummy sizzling spare ribs in Seagull Steakhouse and Cafe, Buda; carbonara cravings satisfied in French Baker (just in SM Lanang though 😅); discovering and loving local organic food in Echostore, Diversion road; and detoxifying all those goodies (and a lot of junk as well) with SoulKitchenCo's cold pressed juices in Torres/Mabini St.
I would have never imagined myself being able to do so many things, eating a lot of good food (esp sweet treats) and travelling as much as I did, although its really not that much for others. Also, I never expected to be blessed with so many opportunities as well! It was a bit overwhelming as I kept thinking if I deserve such good things but I'm really thankful that I was able to receive them all.
Nothing will ever be the same, you get some and lose some. We celebrate newborns and we weep for those who have already gone ahead of us. So try to reflect on the people who are always there for you no matter what situation you are in and be grateful for them and make them feel it while you can, as I have also mentioned in my previous post, Missing Out. These are the gifts that we need to treasure for a lifetime as we get to share with each other not only happiness but comfort in times of sorrow as well. Also, when you're feeling like the whole world has turned its back on you, always know that it wont last as everything will be okay in the end. If its not okay, then its not the end yet 😉 Thinking about this makes me compare it to the seasons. The leaves may fall for winter. But spring brings in hope that better days are yet to come.
This year was nothing but complete delicious ambiguity. I hope that you all had an amazing year as well and that a whole new set of 366 days will provide opportunities for us to feel and share goodness with everyone we love.
Cheers to the New Year!!! 🎉🍻
"But I will hold on hope and I wont let you choke on the noose around your neck. And I'll find strength in pain and I will change my ways. I'll know my name as its called again." - The Cave, Mumford and Sons
"Something big I feel it happening out of my control. Pushing, pulling and its grabbing me, feel it in my bones." -Something Big, Shawn Mendes
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