5 posts tagged “2006 recap”

BOOKS READ IN 2006 (ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

1. A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
2. Captivating by John & Stasi Eldredge (Still not done, but my favorite so far. Thanks, Chi!)
3. Charmed Thirds by Megan McCaffertey
4. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
5. Kafka on The Shore by Haruki Murakami
6. Marley and Me by John Grogan
7. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
8. Night by Elie Wiesel
9. Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities by Alexandra Robbins
10. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
11. Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot
12. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
13. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
14. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
15. The Man of My Dreams by Curtis Sittenfeld
16. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

LESSONS LEARNED THE HARD AND NOT-SO-HARD WAY

• Love involves both reason and emotion. Without reason, it is merely attraction. Without emotion, it is merely rationalization.
"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." -- Proverbs 4:23 
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." -- 1 Corinthians 13:13 
Those who care don't matter, and those who matter don't care. 
Behaviors change by an emotional experience, not by rational interpretations.

As a nurse, you can never ever be able to fully detach ourselves from your patients. When that happens, that's the time you've got to detach yourself from nursing.
Respect is a two-way street.

MY OVERPLAYED SONGS IN 2006 (NO PARTICULAR ODER)

1. Far Away by Nickelback
   I wanted, I wanted you to stay coz I needed, I need to hear you say that I love you.
   This was Ian's song for me after we fought once. Haha do you remember?
Makita Kang Muli by Sugarfree
Pangako natin sa Maykapal na tayo lamang sa habang buhay
Cheesy, but my Panday dedicates this song to me. HAHA!
People Are People by D'Sound
Be still my heart, don't you fail
This was the song I listened to during my period of depression. See #4 above.
Teenage Kicks by Nouvelle Vague
I wanna hold you wanna hold you tight.
Will always remind me of summer!
Everything (Big Room Mix) by Kaskade
Ever since your love filled my life, I see it's changing everything.
Again, summer.
Sunrise by Simply Red
I don't know if it's even in your mind at aaall..
Always by Kaskade
You are always in my heaaart.
Carribean Blue by Enya
Do I believe the sky above is carribean blue?
I Love You Always Forever by Donna Lewis
Say you'll love, love me forever. Never stop, never whatever. Near or far, and always and everything.
Very Special Love by Maureen McGovern
Staaay always with me, and I always will be the one person that you can't count on always to love you.
OLD SKOOL NA KUNG OLD SKOOL!
I Didn't Know I Was Looking For Love by EBTG
If you left I would be two foot small.
HAHA oh the song that Ian and I researched on. Two foot? Two feet? Nevertheless, we loved this.
Hey Look At The Sun by Sitti
It's shining on my life and it's all because of yooou
Bossa was the it thing. It will always be reminiscent of summer 2006.
Ikaw Forever by Brownman Revival
Ikaw ang pangarap, sana'y kasamang nangangarap
One of the best new musical discoveries this year. Thanks, baby!
Amber by 311
Amber is the color of your energy
Better Together by Jack Johnson
Love is the answer at least for most of the questions of my heart. Why are we here and where do we go and how come it's so hard?
 ♥
I'm Yours by Jason Mraz
I won't hesitate no more, no more. It cannot wait, I'm yours
Sleeping To Dream by Jason Mraz
Sleeping to dream about you and I'm so tired of having to live without you, but I don't mind
The City Lights by The Umbrellas
So have you been to a place like this?
Wishes by Nathan Morris
Just a little bit of happiness is all that I wish, and I hope that you can grant me this.
Dreams by Boyz II Men
I know that I can't be there, baby it's alright. I'll be waiting for you tonight. I pray that you'll be there when I close my eyes. Meet me in my dreams tonight.
Missiiiiiiing.
Any Lucky Penny by Nikki Hassman
Dream over me with a tear, anything that takes to wish me here.
Aw.
Next To You by Danny Siegel
If I had me a bag of good wishes, there's no mystery to what I would do.
Any Lucky Penny's counterpart HAHA
Lie About Us by Avant
I can't wait till it's officially us. I can't wait to let them know about us.
Ridin' by Chamillionaire
They see me rollin, they haaaatin
HAHA OH SO GHETTO
Buttons by The Pussycat Dolls
I like when the physical don't leave me asking for more.
SUMMEER!
Hips Don't Lie by Shakira
Asi es perfecto.
This will always remind me of Psych clinicals. Haha
Sexy Love by Ne-Yo
And I just can't think of anything else I'd rather do than to hear you sing, sing my name the way you do.
Babylove. ♥
Girl by Paul Wall
We started out, we were two peas in the pod. Motivated by love with the presence of God.
AY CRUSH KO TONG KANTANG TO! Hahaha!
About Us by Brooke Hogan and Paul Wall
Why do people go out of their way tryin to bring us down.
Too Little Too Late by JoJo
That's some waaay to live yeeeah.

Promise by Ciara
Baby come and hold me, I'll be waitin waitin waitin.
Irreplaceable by Beyonce
Since I'm not your everything, how about I'll be nothing?
All I Want by Erin Prestileo feat. Casely
Baby look at me, can't you see? I'm dyin, I need you. Just run with meeee.
Myspace song when I thought somebody left. WAHAHA
Felt So Right by Sarah Geronimo
And that love, became mine in just one night when you held me tiight..
WAHAHAHA! Kasi Bituing Walang Ningning ang favorite show namin dati ng mga SG.
Hawak Kamay by Yeng Constantino
Hawak kamay, di kita iiwan sa paglakbay.
To the tune of this song, PAUTAAANG PRAMIS KO IKAW AY BABAYARAAAN.. RUGBY BOYS, DI KITA IIWAN SA PAGLAKBAY. Haha, favorite SG song!
High by The Speaks
Time won't flow, everyone knows when the pain fades away
Minamahal Ka by Elim Music Ministry
Minamahal Ka, higit sa kayang sambitin.
Thanks to my Mare for sending this to me. :)
Oras Oras by GenRev
Di ko na maitago ang hiling na ito, makapiling Ka lamang at mapasa'Yo.
Very appropriate for my waiting theme this year.
Still by Hillsong
Father, You are King over the flood. I will be still and know You are God.
This is so my song this year. (Chi! HAHA!)

2006 IN A NUTSHELL

1. The year was pretty much off to a rough start. We lost Uncle George on New Year's Eve 2006 Manila time. It was a huge surprise. But it was nevertheless a valuable lesson learned at the beginning of the year. Life's too short and you don't know when your last breath will be. He was blessed and he lived life to the fullest as God intended him to do.
I learned to be more comfortable in my decisions and opinions. Yes, not everyone will agree. Not everything will be ideal. But whose standards apply anyway? Only His and mine. This year I've learned to fully grasp and own my decisions. At the same time live up to its setbacks.
I fully owned Ian by name and by heart. He knows what this means. (And I guess, some of you do too.) Initially, we were a grey area. Us, but not really. Because of this and that. Only the two of us know. Thank God, I've understood at the beginning of the year that God gives us the desires of our heart. Who are we to say no when it is given and laid out in front of us?
This year, I learned to be vulnerable. I'm pretty much relational. I value intimate and close relationships -- with family, a partner, a best friend, etc. When I feel like I am not valued the same way as I do the other person, I make myself believe I don't need anyone. Make the other person believe I don't need them. This year, I've learned to say I need you and I need you to need me too. I've learned to break the walls I built myself.
Ian's my best friend. Over the year, we have grown so much as an individual person and as a couple. We also argue a lot. But he understands me more than anyone, simply because he is very similar to me. More than anyone, he tries hard to understand my needs. And I thank God he hasn't given up on me. He's the only one who makes me feel I'm worth fighting for. Worthy to be explored even if I pose as a huge threat. I know sometimes I am a pain in the ass. I make things harder for him as it is, but he is still there. He inspires me to become a better person.
Chi has always had my back all the time. We've talked less this year. She may not know it, but she is the only person I run to when I need someone to listen to me and someone to earnestly pray for me. We are so different yet still find common ground. I feel like I could have been a better friend to her this year, but I hope she'll still give me a chance next year. Hahaha, more souprices! :)
2006 was the year I let loose and just lived. I have a lot of ideals. I want things done perfectly in a certain order. While morals are important, it is still important to live. This year I learned to do just that. 2006 was my year of freedom from myself and my ideals. :)
I have been utterly blessed to have met patients in my clinical rotations. I will never forget my patient who I had for the most part in Psych. He might think otherwise, but it was he who made me more comfortable in conversing with people with emotional problems. After taking care of him, it was easier to understand people who have problems similar to his (only in a less degree). Neither will I forget about my adolescent patient struggling with her first baby but at the same time so optimistic and ecstatic to take care of this bundle of joy. She has taught me what happiness is really made of. That amidst hurdles, there is still happiness. I thank God for all the patients I took care of this year, because they have all taught me to see people different from me in a different way. God bless them all.
I've been more comfortable in school, especially in clinicals. Gone are the days when I would walk in a patient's room all jittery. After this year, I can really say I am comfortable in the career I have chosen. I thank God that He has showed me my niche. Maternity?! ;)
This year was the year of friendship. Sometimes things happen when you least expect them too. Even after we've all hung out at several parties. How would we know that all it needed to take was an afternoon in Central Park of playing volleyball and walking 20 blocks or more to Saigon Grill. From there on followed trips to the beach, spontaneous trips to the mall, sleepovers, Bible study nights, barbecue parties, and a thousand or so pictures together. It was a great year, Sanga Girls. Haha! :)
It was a year of several best week ever's (the first one being somewhere in April ;P), surprise LJ entries, surprise Johnny Air packages, birthday cakes we eat ourselves (HAHA), random Myspace comments, and cellphone calls out of nowhere.
JP came down to visit twice this year. Hahaha, what can I say? Nothing beats seeing a good old friend. Especially one who's known you since second grade. Next year ulit (and hopefully, someone else will be here too.)
This was the year I finally got a job. My job is a bore -- data entry and invoicing. But it is still better than staying home doing nothing. I'm hoping I can save for next semester. I should stop shopping!!!
2006 was still a year of waiting, just like 2005. God first taught me to grasp waiting last year. I guess He is still not done with me, because right now I am still... waiting. Hahaha! I can say though that I have been more patient with waiting. For Ian. For graduation. For my RN license. For our green cards. For a chance to go home. I know that He will answer all of this one by one. AMEN! :)

During my prayertime, I got these messages. How appropriate. :) On to 2007!!!

"You who are young, make the most of your youth. Relish your youthful vigor. Follow the impulses of your heart. If something looks good to you, pursue it. But know also that not just anything goes; You have to answer to God for every last bit of it." - Ecclesiastes 11:9 (The Message) 

"Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!" - Psalms 27:14