AS I LOOK BACK....

Few more days from now, another year will be folded before our eyes, but as I look back to the things that 2010 had brought to me, I can’t help but feel “ emo”-ish.

Twenty ten wasn’t my lucky year. It is because of failures and some unexpected and shocking stories that 2010 brought to my life.

First, the untimely death of my Tito Elvis, I felt bad when my mother told me that He was found dead at his room in Diego Garcia because of heart attacked. I still remember I was shocked and felt bad, staring at my computer for more or less 30 minutes. I felt upset and cried, why Him? He was a very good family man. His wife, Tita Ofie, and his two sons, PJ and Ivan need him. Her wife still needs him because their sons are still young, especially Ivan who is deaf and mute. Why, Tito Elvis, why did you gone too soon?

Second, My Uncle Noli died a week after my Tito’s internment. We are still grieving because of my Tito’s untimely deceased and yet another man in our family died. How sad life is.

Third, for the second time around I was failed to pass my Algebra subject. There’s no surprise here, because I really expected that, though I still prayed to pass. So come summer class, Algebra watch out, I will give you a shot!

Fourth, I failed to get into the top 10 in Regional Tertiary Press Congress. After my good records in Press Conferences way back in elementary and high school, I didn’t make it. Well, I think the luck wasn’t in my side anymore. But it was really bad.

These failures and death stories ruined my 2010. It was supposed to be a good year for me but because of that it became the number one worst year in my life beating 2009. Why? The day when my Tito died, I was supposed to come on our high school reunion but because of that I didn’t make it. Days passed by another family man died, we should be in the moment of moving on but because of his sudden death we extended our mourning.   

I was supposed to be happy in the first day of our class because I will meet again my college friends and have some fun with them but because I failed in Algebra I didn’t feel anything but being upset.

Another failure, I didn’t make it to the top 10 at the RTPC. Sigh…. It was supposed to be my gift to my mother. But no, I failed to give her that.

Truly, 2010 wasn’t my year! Too many bad things happened in my life in year 2010 but as the saying goes “when one door closed another one opens” . So I will start my 2011 with a positive outlook in life and erase all the bad memories of 2010. It’s time to freshen up. I hope you guys will also do that. Happy New Year!