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It's New Year's Eve and it's that time of the year once again for my annual "wrapping up" post. Although I think I am currently lacking in creative juices, I wouldn't want to let this year pass without making a post on the year that passed, especially because so many happenings took place this year, both bad and good . That's why, if you ask me to describe the year 2011, I'd say that it has really been one roller coaster ride.

The world saw many significant events this year, and it's the same for me as well. Events and whatnot that fall on the low points in my life this year include the passing of a number of relatives and family friends, the natural disasters that happened around the world (Japan, Southern Philippines, etc.), teenage hormonal imbalance & fights with my mom (HAHA), the withdrawal of 2 members from my favorite JPop group NEWS (yes, including that XD) and the loss of my beloved cellphone (that, too XD).

But more than that, I was showered with a lot of wonderful memories this year, too. My university life, both its social and academic aspects, definitely tops the list. Our exposure trips and outreach activities allowed me to encounter different types of people, and it's touching every time. It warms my heart to know that we've made them happy in our own little ways. This is definitely one of the main reasons why I love my course. I grow not only intellectually, but holistically as well.

Speaking of academics, it's been such a toxic year acads-wise. The last three months of my second sem in second year, and the whole first semester of my third year in uni (a.k.a. THE hell sem) have been very stressful. Nonetheless, I survived! We survived! :D I feel so proud of myself because of this, I can now say that I've fully regained my academic self-esteem. Haha. I feel very accomplished. All those "sabaw" days and sleepless nights were worth it in the end. I'm very thankful to God for guiding me all throughout :)

More than surviving the academic toxicity, my favorite moments in 2011 would have to be our block's bonding and winning moments :D Winning 1st place for the batch performance in the DBS Culminating Activity (1st runner-up for our representatives to the Mr. and Ms. BehSci-yad contest on the same event), 2nd place in the CAS Variety Show (a yearly inter-department competition which our department hasn't bagged a place in for some time) and bagging 10 out of 11 awards in the 1st Department of Behavioral Sciences Christmas Film Festival... how awesome can we get? ;) The numerous happenings this year also made us closer as a block, and that is what's awesome-est ;))

And of course, my favorite moments in 2011 would also have to include my bonding times with my best friends, most especially the impromptu hang-outs/night-outs which definitely made our bond stronger.

Lastly, there are our family bonding moments, my favorite being the Holy Week in Bicol, the random picture-taking moments with cousins, and my mom's birthday early this December which was really fun.

Looking back, I am truly thankful for each and every happy memory this year. Despite the bad things that happened, in the end I can say that I'm still bountifully blessed. Thank you, Lord, for all the blessings, and may the coming year be a brighter one for everyone! :D Cheers to a prosperous 2012~! Happy New Year! :D

I really don't have anything new to write about these days, and I still have a couple of papers that I think are worth sharing here, so that's what I'll be doing again today. This one is my reflection paper on part one of our exposure trip on BS155 (The subject focuses on deviance, as seen from psychological, sociological and anthropological views, although it's mostly psychological since we focused more on various mental disorders). The experience was very fulfilling for us, and I hope I'm able to convey that through my writing.

We had two days to go to four different institutions, and here's my first reflection paper where I detailed our experiences on day one of our trip.



( We may label these people as deviant, as a result of a mental illness or the constraints of society, but they possess qualities that we can definitely learn from, and it’s great that we had a chance to have an encounter with them. )



We've been on a lot of trips during the course of our lives in university, but this one is probably one of the most fulfilling ones I've had. Coming into contact with the people we've encountered really gave me a warm, light-hearted feeling :)

It's New Year's Eve once again. How fast time flies. It feels like it was just yesterday when I was writing my "Memories of 2009" entry, and now here I am writing another post to end my year.

2010 really did go by as fast as a bullet, and that was because of the many happenings that took place this year.

( Wonderful Memories of 2010 )
Looking back, it was truly a wonderful year, and I'm looking forward to a brighter 2011 ahead. Happy New Year, everyone! :D Off to enjoy the fireworks now~ :)