Hainrihi's Discoveries

I'm going to keep this straight to the point.  I'm writing this blog entry so I can keep track of the improvements that I need to do in 2012 and make sure to do them so I can say I became productive this year.

Anyway, here are the things I need to improve in 2012:

1. WRITING: While this list is not in order, I want to make this the first one because it's very important to me.  Now that I have a new laptop, I plan to improve my writing skills by---what else---writing more. I have this dream in 2012 where I write articles and get at least one article published in newspapers, magazines or online.  I plan on writing reviews in this blog, especially on books and a challenge is one way to do that (but we'll get into that later).  Plus, EDIT, EDIT and EDIT! I love writing and nothing makes me more satisfied than writing stuff that needed to be let out and will keep me thinking.  Last 2011, I was happy to finally land a job where I write full-time and even though it can be tiring at times, it keeps me fulfilled knowing that I'm doing what I love.  For 2012, it's time to improve on it.

2. READING: While 2011 is the year when I finally read The Hunger Games trilogy, it was a disappointment for me because I didn't read continuously. For months, I haven't read any books though I was buying one per payday.  As a result, more pending books.  Everything will change this year as I plan to join the Gathering Books Awards-Winning Books Reading Challenge January-December 2012, which is owned by my former college teacher and college friend.  In this way, I can expand my reading list to Filipino books and other books that I haven't read---and write reviews on them.  This challenge is hitting two birds with one stone as I improve my writing AND reading skills. I'm pretty much excited for this and listing some books now (both for the challenge and for personal reading).

In just one hour, we say goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012! 

For now, I just want to greet all of you a Happy New Year! 

I'll be posting tomorrow (Jan. 1, 2011) my sort of New Year's Resolutions to keep track of my plans for  2012.  As a teaser, I tag 2012 as my year of improvements on things that needed to be improved.  It will also serve as an assessment of my future. 

But for now, as I wait for 12 midnight, me and my boyfriend would like to greet everyone:

Wow! It's been 3 months since I wrote here and I am so frustrated and disappointed at myself that I was not able to update this blog. Well I have an explanation for that (sort of) and it's mostly psychological.  

Well, for one thing, the past 3 months have been a bit irritating to me because I was supposed to buy a new laptop for my work for my birthday.  But due to lack of funds, it never happened because I was having a hard time saving.  Somehow, I was still adjusting to my new job and budgeting my new salary on it---thus the delay.  And since I don't have any permanent computer, I didn't have the motivation to write.  My temporary PC kept crashing every 30 minutes so my work and personal writings were always interrupted and I just borrow a laptop here at home.  

But now, I can finally write all I want without any interruptions because I finally bought a new laptop---thanks to a blessing that came from (believe or not) from my previous job. After a few paydays of saving, I finally bought a great laptop that I know will help in my writings.  Now I can update my blog once in awhile, write more in my work and sidelines, and write more for personal purposes.  I can now take the steps in fulfilling my dream of writing great and relevant articles that hopefully, one day, would get published in a magazine or newspaper.  Of course, I have to read and research more to write great articles and I'm willing to do that.  After all, writing will always serve as a learning experience for me. 

Here are some updates that I missed writing in this blog:

I'm not much of a girly person and I have known that since I was little despite playing with Barbie dolls (though together with that, I also played with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Snoopy and X-Men figurines).  But when it comes to weddings, all the girlyness in me suddenly comes out as I think of ways on how I should look in this formal occasion---whether I'm just a guest or have a role in it. Since I don't have a lot of formal dresses, I make it a point to match my dress with the wedding's motif.  As a result, I really buy a new dress whenever I'm invited on a wedding of a relative or friend.

In the case of my Kalayaan College friends' wedding, Kharlo and Honey, I was asked by the bride to be an emcee in the dinner reception together with another KC friend, Dia.  Since I had a role, I wanted to make sure to get a great dress that would match the occasion. Dia and I set a day to shop for that and, after looking around SM Megamall, we both decided to get identical purple dresses from Forever 21.

Pictures Speak Louder Than Words

This is one section in my blog where I feel that pictures says a lot that I don't need to write something about it.

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Kharlo and Honey's Wedding - 8.20.2011

Pictures courtesy of my fellow Kalayaan College friends since I don't have my own camera yet.

The pictures say it all: Kharlo and Honey, my Kalayaan College friends, are totally in love and I'm very happy that they finally got married.  I know they are happy with each other and will be able to overcome obstacles in the years to come.  I am happy and honored to be one of the emcees for the dinner reception.

All these pictures say it all: their wedding is unique, special and full of love. :)

 Congratulations and Best Wishes Kharlo and Honey! :)