Cheers 2014! My Year-End Reflection
11:06 PM
It’s
been a year since I posted something in this blog. Lots of life-changing events
happened the past year. Blessings came pouring, and along with it, are the
negatives as well because that’s how the world works. There’s always a Yin and
a Yang.
As
2014 bid farewell, I ought to write down all of the accomplishments, hardships
and lessons I learned from the past year. Like everybody else, my life’s been on
a roller-coaster ride.
This
year, I have emerged as a victor in ABS-CBN’s 1st Interschool
Newscasting Competition in Cagayan De Oro. It was something that I will
remember for the rest of my life. Along with my journey with the news team from
ABS-CBN, I gained new skills, knowledge and a whole lot of awareness in the
media. The real lessons are learned in the actual world, not inside the four
walls and a roof at fancy school. It is, by far, the greatest achievement of my
life.
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It
was, for me, challenging, but the real challenging part of my life this year is
to handle people. It’s hard to keep a straight face to the people who did you
wrong, who stabbed you in the back, who hurt you the most. One of the lessons I
learned, friends can bring you up, but they can pull you down as well. I realized,
that I would rather be alone unhurt, untouched rather than to be with
pretentious people. It could be like that, or I shared a part of me with the
wrong people.
Trust
is a big word. I once remember a quote from a Lady Gaga music video featuring
Beyonce, “Trust is like a mirror, you can fix it if it’s broke but you can
still see the crack in that reflection.” It is true. The shoe
fits.
Despite
all that, I had a lot of fun this year. Aside from doing occasional reports for
TV Patrol northern Mindanao, I also got a chance to explore my skills in
advertisement making, and directing a short film. I realized that my ways in
creating one is traditional it is because I grew up watching Mexican Telenovelas
and Soap Operas where most of the elements are traditional. As a Director, I
have to be open and embrace the new forms in creating short films, since it is
evolving from time to time.
How
am I different this year that the last? This year, my outlook in life is more
mature. I am now serious in establishing a good life, and to think not just for
my wants, but for my needs as well.
For
what am I particularly grateful? Oh, I have a long list of people that I would
thank for. But above everything else, I am grateful for the Our God, Jehovah,
for giving me a memorable year of my entire life.
Cheers
to 2015! Cheers to a new life!
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