The Inevitable Year-Ender Post

Goodbye 2011! Pleased to meet you, 2012!

It might seem anti-climactic of me to post some sort of year-ender special several days after. But believe me, If I were forced to write this one days earlier, I don't think it would be coherent enough to be understood. 

It's exactly 3 am. I went home from the mall thinking how I would start this year-ender entry (That's how excited I am!). Hopefully my mind would cooperate considering the current time I'm writing this one.

Seems like just yesterday. In the blink of an eye, we are yet again bound to bid goodbye to 2011, and be pleased and hopeful to say hello to 2012. This year has been one hell of a roller coaster ride for me and my family, with a couple of unprecedented loops and puking turns which are somehow soul-contorting. In the past couple of months, we have been withered, beaten to the pulp and set into a dizzying spin by problems. But to come out of those infinite holes of despair intact and united by strands, I believe, is already a testament to a family's intellect and resilience. And fortunately, we did. It's a Herculean feat accomplished for the family, because even though we were basically caught off guard by these inevitable atrocities of life, still, our optimism and collective faith have made us successful at the end. I am not bound to go into details anymore, we might lose track If I would. :) 

It is also in this year that I have learned that school and real life are very different. Even though I barely have enough exposure in the clinical setting (Roughly 5 months at Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center), still, the experience was worth treasuring and reminiscing. If I could be thankful for anything, at least my college life previewed how it is like to be immersed in an actual working environment. Although it may not be pitch perfect, it is better than going straight from the classroom to the real world adult existence.

It might be too much of a generalization for me to conclude that 2011 is all about despair and challenges to overcome. There were also a lot of things to be thankful for. First and foremost, I would like to extend my profound thanks to my friends (esp. my college friends, best friends Ronelie and Mary Jane, and Khadzz!) who were always there with me through thick and thin. They showed me the real meaning of unconditional love and respect. I grow fonder everyday because of them. I would willingly trade the whole world just to be with them forever, to infinity and beyond! =)

The wisdom that I have gained all throughout the year is also something to be cherished for as long as I live. No amount of money can equate this one, be it the wisdom that I have derived from books or the wisdom I have inculcated along my interminable journey on the highway of excellence.

And lastly, I would like to thank our Creator for giving me another year to enjoy and live my life to the fullest. Even though there are times that I feel extremely down on the slumps, still, You stood by me and never let me succumb to the temptation of giving up. I may not have followed everything in accord to Your will, still, I promise that I will try my very best to be a faithful servant of Yours, proclaiming Your Words of Salvation and Goodwill for the common good of everyone.

This entry is insufficient to describe how 2011 had been life-changing for me. I gained some and lost some, others I won't care about, but a few leaving an unfathomable, gnawing void. This year has been an immense learning experience, equally blessed and challenging, bruising and elating. I bid farewell to passing year and welcome the coming one full of optimism and enthusiasm.

I think I have just exhausted all the thoughts in my head. I must be hitting the hay now, lest I would be a zombie on tomorrow's (I mean, later's) New Year's eve revelry. Happy New Year everyone! Make our optimism come true! xx