THE YEAR THAT WAS - 2006

It is exactly 12.00 noon of 31st December 2006. 12 hours from now we will be entering the NEW YEAR 2007. In fact, I’ll be flying again tomorrow mid day for the Philippines for a business trip and also to meet the mischievous Mr Alexander Jentes in Bora.How time flies, and before we know it another year is about to end. This is the time to take a break and instrospect of the 12 months that have passed by. Was it good? was it bad.I have decided to look into myself..and there is lots I have to be thankful for. There have been some downs and many ups, there has been some sorrow and some very happy moments. Memories were created that would last me a lifetime. A lot of new people have entered my life and made a difference, the old ones have added more meaning to my life. There has been pain when some people hurt me so deeply, and there has been laughter and smiles and joy.I have to say thank you to all my blogger freinds for reading my blogs, for leaving their comments, and some of whom have become my freinds. Though I have not seen them, they keep in touch with me via email and cell phone. There is Alex, with whom I am yet to have a blind date with friends, there is Dominique, Jing, Sandra, Gerald, John, Jeff new friends to count and crack off, there is Donald and Aviegael a friends as thought. Jeremy, who emails me sometimes. Raysond, Cheche a very nice sweetheart that I can trust, cry and lean on, Jornard Ceburon my dearest babe, Dheo the sweetest dude ever, Andiola, Mike, Ryan, Jelie, Annie, Cath, Blessie, Alex River, James, thank you all for reading my blogs, for leaving your comments,for motivating me to write better.Besides my blogger freinds new people have entered my life via the net...Ian my net friend from Australia...he came all the way from Sydney just to see me. Emmanuel...from Dubai visited me here in Paris...Carl another UAE freind from Dubai..Stephane my fan..from Shoppers stop, Jason my first ever blind date..Thank you all for touching my life and making a difference.And my freinds of many years JC, Jocelyn, Vangie, Rosalie, Bryan, tita Angie, Alain who made my trip to New York possible, Jornard Ceburon my babe since he was a baby, now a young man and dating me...Norie and Noel..Thank you all for staying in my life without giving up on me...and adding a zing to my life.Alister...the person whom I would want as my soulmate but cant...Sander who has been my business collegue..but confessed that he loves me...how sweet...my boss who cannot do without me...my sub ordiantes..who fear and respect me and yet love me too...thanks to all of them.My family of course have always been with me...I cant thank them enough. Along the way of the year that is going by, yes I did make a few mistakes, I would like to make amends...and my new year resolution? Ihave yet to decide.The high point of my life in 2006 have been the many travel trips out of USA, several times this year to the Philippines, to Mykonos and Passia for the first time, to Santa Barbara for summer holidays...to Alex River for making my trip to Tahiti possible.The love of family and friends.There have been lows too, the time I wanted to leave my present job...was so angry with my boss and his behaviour...the hurt inflicted by the person I care for most, for not bothering to even call me on hectic schedules i.e Donald, for freinds bickering behind my backs. I prefer to forget these lows and forgive those who hurt me.My resolution...most of all to lower my cell phone bill.ha ha ha.which means less sms...specially to people who never return the sms...that is Jong, Marvin and Eric..tho he has rosolved to reply to my emails...to be more understanding of others, to reach out in love to the people I dont like - like my sister in law...to be there for my grandsons..I am hardly ever there for them...to be less critical of people who do not come up to my level, to take life in its stride...and live every moment like its my last...WITH THIS NOTE I WISH ALL MY BLOGGER FREINDS AND EVERYONE WHO READS THIS BLOG A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY, PEACEFUL, JOYOUS NEW YEAR 2007....HIC HIC HIC CHEERS....