Mai's Sanctuary

OKAY, WAIT!

I know I told you guys that that WAS the last post, and I had established the new blog, but there were some restrictions to the new blog (like I can't post videos, ugh!), and I still don't have the powers to own the customized domain, (you know, the uhm, dot com) so I decided to move back today, yes, as in before this year ends. So, hello guys, confetti for the comeback. Too bad I had posted a good one blog to the new one, and I am figuring out how to move it here. Oh well, you just have to wait for it!☺

And wow! There were so many new things here, like, I could finally use some emoji without pasting links from other site! Yay-s for that! I have to discover other new things around here, but before that, how about a year-ender blog post?

For the past few weeks, actually this whole month, I am figuring out what to write about my whole year. I've been very busy with work, and I am too tired to have time to brainstorming about a year-end blog post, you know, the kind of theme, would it answers particular questions, or how would I enumerate the significant events, or what should I be thankful, sorry, and wishing for, etc. Those things were too cliché. I really prefer it to be different but the 2016 trend itself would never be gone.

And by that, because I am out of words to write how 2016 has been, I decided to make my 2016 vlog. Yes, the shaky vlog again! Haha! This year has been too long, and not every thing was captured to video, but I do think that I do not fail to take those memorable days, travels and events I had this year.

Whenever I look back, I thought this year has nothing special. It was an ordinary year for me. But I had these experience that makes this year significant: like, my first international band concert experience that I really looked forward, to make my short term goals met, some changes in career, met few new good people while keeping the good old ones,  new food trips and places to visit that are only nearby, and finally, to said NO to many things.

We all know that it was not always good to say NO, but still, you can't say YES to all things, right? No is not an act of defeat or weakness, For me, it cold be an act that you can bravely show others that you can stand with yourself, to fight for what is right, and to not tolerate things that would never do good unto you. Did you get it? Like, "NO you can't do that to me because it is not proper" or "No, I cannot do that because I can't and if I pushed myself to do such things, it would never do better." (Do not get me wrong. There is a difference between saying no and for trying before you said no to things. It would depend on the situation). Why am I saying this? I am used to say yes to things, to almost everything and I think I abused myself too hard, and it hasn't done good, and I ended up regretting and ranting and stressing myself (and now I think I am a b*tch for this whole write-up haha). I am not a perfect person. I would never please everyone. But I still try to choose to answer right, might be a yes or a no.

And to sum up the year, I feel grateful and blessed, knowing that I did not received the things that I really want, (and is mostly material), the good Lord has still given me the best things in life: my family, my friends, my career. I still hope and pray for the best next year and for the succeeding years of this life. What I have until now is enough, and what I will have will be more than better.

And this was waaaay shorter. Haha! I still have the shittiest internet connection ever! And I still have to wait for my vlog to upload. Ugh, I am tired of making my internet connection an excuse always. And I think I'll have to wait for the early morning in able to upload it.

Edited: the vlog has been uploaded yaaaaaas!

Edited part 2: the vlog has copyright issues and I deleted it. I have the new version but it is not yet uploaded.
Edited part 3: yaaaas! finally uploaded with no restrictions!

If time would permit, the vlog will appear here:

The following clips from the video blog was taken from:
- "Habang Wala Pa Sila", the Juan Miguel Severo show; Power Mac Center, Circuit Makati
- Intramuros trip, Manila
- Hike to Mount Daraitan, Tanay Rizal
- Live Photo from the National Museum trip, Manila
- Pinto Art Museum trip, Antipolo City
- Sky Ranch and Pampanga trip
- NDP Endo Party, Scrapyard Resort, Angono
- HRH Post Deployment Evaluation; Mr. and Ms. HRH 2016, Ciudad Cristhia Resort, San Mateo
- Magdael-Malaki Nuptials (Reception), Largo's Garden and Event Place, Sommerville, Cainta
- Surprise 26th Birthday Celebration with HRH Angono, Ciudad Cristhia Resort, San Mateo
- 26th Birthday Celebration with BB and SP, San Pedro, Angono
- "Wherever You will Go" Alex Band The Calling Concert, Mall of Asia, Pasay City
- MHO Christmas Party, Nieves Hills, Angono
- BB and SP Christmas Party, San Pedro, Angono
- HRH Angono Year end Party, Club Manila East, Taytay

Wow, way too much for the travel and events. I thought there were only few, and there's still more that I was not able to video.

And that was 2016. Happy New Year to all!