Red Cups are Here! - 2007 Edition

I started documenting my best scrapbook entries last year. This year, there are no more icicle stickers from Starbucks. Instead, they've been replaced with little red cup stickers. And I'm proud to say I've completed the set for this year. What happened to last year's planner, you say? Let's see...


Well, I turned 23, and that's always a milestone. My birthday this year has a really funny entry:

My day... A year's worth of blessings...
Blessings indeed!
- in the form of friends who sent a ton of text messages and emails
- and of family -- of my truly dysfunctional family!
    - Kris' fever and rash brought us to the hospital
    - Mama & Papa fighting
    - Yellow cab and Mango Bravo Part II
    - worry worry worry worry about dengue
    - cry cry cry -> whatta disaster!
Birthdays are always good :)


A big guy also celebrated his birthday last October. Happy 1st to my nephew and godson, Sean Matthew! There were ribbons in his party and they have somehow made their way to my planner.

Jesus' birthday was celebrated by TOM at Kim Siong in Silang, Cavite. It was a fun fun fun Christmas offsite for us. We cheered our voices hoarse, arranged ourselves for a team picture in 15 minutes to take shots within 5 minutes, and proved who actually listened back in gradeschool. OM, being the yellow team, had gold complimentary ribbons from Majel. And again, the ribbons have found their way to my planner.

Number one travel entry of this year goes to Sydney. I really love this city. The pictures are great -- I know it'll help me remember our The Ranch dinners, Rolan and Krizel's engagement, Oh my Greek God!!!, the sights in Bondi Beach and Blue Mountains, the stunning beauty of the Sydney Opera House, and most importantly, the happiness of coming back home to lovely Manila. I really hope I can come back with my family sometime.




Early this year, I also fell in love with Cincinnati big time.

It's nice to be back with hugs hugs hugs from everyone. :) Pero I feel a bit empty. I miss Cincy. :( Hay. I thought the people here at home can fill in the emptiness, pero hindi eh. :( Cincy is Cincy. The space in my heart is for Cincy. Huhu. :( I Miss Cincy.

The long flight also gave me a chance to update my journal in an in-between, as Delirium termed it. The entries were cool, I was making them on a flight, but not anywhere in particular.



Of course the Boracay trip was my best beach trip this year. Super enjoy with a lot of really funny stories, songs, and who can forget? Puff the magic dragon! Bora gang, where to next?

When Ate Mai was here this year, we were supposed to go to another beach, but we ended up touring different malls and bumming around. It was okay though, because Ate Mai and Kuya Paul were here for a very important occasion -- their wedding. It was such a beautiful celebration with the family. Again, I really am amazed by you both.





Lastly, I found this, which I think is very funny, but I guess you'll find it very cheesy.

I know I've written this so many times before and consequently thought I was overly-mushy. But forgive me future self, I just have to let this out...

People ask me: Why him? To me the answer is more like second nature. Well -- because it's HIM. :)


So, having mentioned that I'm a very cheesy girl, care to hear the whole story over a cup of Starbucks coffee?