Mass and Dinner

It's the second event for the Quadri celebration of UST.

It is also our RLE reunion today.

And I have my night duty.

Anyways, what I was really looking forward today is not just our RLE reunion but also the Thanksgiving Mass that will be presided by Cardinal Grocholewski, Legate of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI together with the 30 Bishops. 

Pope Benedict XVI also gave a warm message to the Thomasian community through a video conference straight from the Vatican, which made all Thomasians proud.

After the mass, our RLE met up minus seven. Yup, it happens all the time only five of us are always available and only four of us are always present. Anyways, we didn't attend the formal dinner for the alumni because the tickets were a little bit pricey. There are free foods in the Barrio Fiesta but unfortunately only students were allowed to eat there.

So we decided to ate instead in the Chicken Inasal in Dapitan, and even though I only have 30minutes left before my duty I opted to stay, after all it is our RLE reunion. Although I didn't really felt that it was a reunion because the people who arrived where the same people I met everyday or rather everytime we decided to meet up.

Hay, I just hope the next time we called for a reunion, my RLEmates won't hesitate to come. I miss them so much :(

400 Years and Fireworks

Yup we are celebrating UST's 400 years of existence..the oldest university in Asia and I'm happy I'm still alive to celebrate it with them, even Rizal himself wasn't able to attend the other centennial celebration of UST, so at least lamang ako sa kanya, although I'm guessing he will not attend any celebration in UST even if he is still alive because he hates the school.

One whole week is dedicated for the University's Quadricentennial celebration but the main event is celebrated on the 27th and the 28th of January. 

The Quadri Celebration is just like the Paskuhan all over again, with the programs and everything except that the emcees of the shows were all celebrities and that there are more people not just in the Grand Stand but all over the campus.

After my duty I met up with Aaron and Tricia then we waited for Jes to arrive. Haidee and PJ were supposedly going to meet us but unfortunately wasn't able to do.

Of course the main event of the program is the pyromusical display which was so great. After the fireworks display, we meet Hannah, Daniel and Lot then we ate in BK. Then we went home.

It's a nice celebration but I'll be happier if our RLE is complete. Anyways, tomorrow is the day we decided to have our RLE reunion, in time with the Quadri celebration part 2. I just hope those guys will not be busy enough to ditch the plan.

The Year That Has Been and Will Be

2010....full of surprises, dreams and hopes, of suffering, let downs and emotional breakdown (lesser though compared to 2009). This is the year where I had dreamed of leaving the country. Tired of the job that didn't satisfy me anymore. There is a spark of hope in the first quarter of the year. I tried UK and US (again) but unfortunately I failed to pass their interviews. That was so heartbreaking. The start of the second quarter is much better, new opportunities came. I was able to grab a job offer in UK and I was able to return in my previous hospital (which is much better compared to my current workplace). The third quarter has been a slump but I enjoyed the company of my co-nurses. I found new friends. By the end of the year, another disappointment came, due to the recession in UK, the hospital were I was supposed to go to made a decision to cancel my job offer. But I'm still hoping.

2010 is the year that I've watched more films rather than read more books. Out of the 52 books that I should have read, I was able to read only 12 books.

12 Books out of 52..I wasn't able to meet the goal :(

This was also the time that I was able to visit new and old provinces. For the first time I was able to experience the magic of Bohol and was able to visit the home of the sisig, Pampanga! We also tried to visit the tourist attractions in Davao and splurge in Samal Island. And as usual we had our yearly visit in Siquijor Island.

Bohol, Davao, Pampanga and Samal Island :)

2011...the year of everything new: challenges, hopes and dreams, surprises and adventures. My only resolution is simple, that is to become happy and appreciate life as the days goes on. Hope for the best but do not expect too much. Love. Eat. Pray. Travel. Laugh. Cry. Enjoy the company of not just the good people but also the bad.

Two Goals for this year: Continue the challenge of Reading 52 books in 52 Weeks and to try the Project 360 - that thing where you take photos everyday for a year.